1987–88 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1987–88 season was Nottingham Forest's 123rd year in existence and 12th consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| 1987–88 season | |||
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| Chairman | Maurice Roworth | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | The City Ground | ||
| First Division | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | Semifinals | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Football League Centennial | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Clough (19) All: Clough (22) | ||
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Summary
The season was, surprisingly, a decent campaign for Clough, with the club finishing third in the league despite losing several players during summer, but they did not play in the UEFA Cup the following season due to the ban on English clubs in Europe after the Heysel Stadium disaster. They finished 17 points behind champions Liverpool, who lost just twice all season (one of them against Forest on 2 April) and for much of the campaign looked uncatchable.
Forest lost just seven times in the league in 40 games, and lost only twice at City Ground, but a few disappointing draws against relatively unfancied sides including Charlton and Luton led to crucial points being dropped and prevented them from mounting a serious threat to Liverpool.
New arrivals for Clough were coming from the Youth team such as: Steve Chettle,[1] Steve Locker, Gareth Price, Terry Wilson and Billy Stubbs, only to be Terry Wilson [2] the one who clinched a spot as starter. Also, the club transferred in Gary Crosby,[3] Tommy Gaynor,[4] Nigel Jemson[5] and Garry Parker in a clear sign of austerity for this season.
Meanwhile, Clough transferred out several starters such as: Ian Bowyer, Gary Mills, Garry Birtles, Fairclough and Johnny Metgod. In FA Cup the squad reached the semifinals for the first time ever in the "Clough era" being eliminated by Liverpool F.C. After rejected to play the first two editions (1985–86 and 1986–87) the club accepted to participate in the Full Members' Cup[6] this 1987–88 campaign only to be eliminated on Round Three by Reading.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Garry Parker | Hull City | £260,000 |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Preston North End | £150,000 |
| MF | Gary Crosby | Grantham Town | £20,000 |
| FW | Tommy Gaynor | Doncaster Rovers | |
| GK | Mark Crossley | Youth team | |
| DF | Steve Chettle | Youth team | |
| DF | Steve Locker | Youth team | |
| MF | Gareth Price | Youth team | |
| MF | Terry Wilson | Youth team | |
| DF | Billy Stubbs | Youth team | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Ian Bowyer | Hereford United | |
| MF | Gary Mills | Notts County | |
| FW | Garry Birtles | Notts County | |
| DF | Chris Fairclough | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| DF | Johnny Metgod | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| FW | David Riley | Port Vale | |
| DF | Gary Andrews | ||
| MF | Ray Campbell | ||
| FW | Paul Chalmers | ||
| GK | Paul Crichton | Peterborough United | |
| MF | Kjetil Osvold | Leicester City | loan |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Martin Scott | Rotherham United | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Hans Segers | Sheffield United | loan |
| DF | Steve Locker | Hartlepool United | |
| FW | Phil Starbuck | Birmingham City | loan |
| MF | Kjetil Osvold | Djurgårdens IF Fotboll | loan |
| FW | Dave Campbell | Notts County | loan |
Results
Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 90 | Qualified for the Football League Centenary Trophy and disqualified from the European Cup[7] |
| 2 | Manchester United | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 81 | Qualified for the Football League Centenary Trophy and disqualified from UEFA Cup[7] |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | Qualified for the Football League Centenary Trophy |
| 4 | Everton | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 70 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 67 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Results by round
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1987/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Disqualified from 1988-89 European Cup; = Disqualified from 1988-89 UEFA Cup; = Qualified to 1987–88 Second Division play-offs; = Relegated to Division Two
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Disqualified from 1988-89 European Cup; = Disqualified from 1988-89 UEFA Cup; = Qualified to 1987–88 Second Division play-offs; = Relegated to Division Two
Matches
| 15 August 1987 1 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | South Norwood |
Mark Reid  9' (pen.) |
6 | 60' Lee Glover 67'Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,021 Referee: JE Martin |
| 19 August 1987 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Watford | West Bridgford |
| Stuart Pearce 26' (pen.) |
3 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,527 Referee: D Scott |
| 22 August 1987 3 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Everton | West Bridgford |
| 2 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,445 Referee: RG Milford |
| 29 August 1987 4 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 2 | Nigel Clough 44' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,100 Referee: DB Allison |
| 2 September 1987 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
| Neil Webb 5' Stuart Pearce 32'Nigel Clough 66' |
3 | 24'Andy Townsend 71' (pen.) Colin Clarke 87' Gordon Hobson |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,173 Referee: GM Tyson |
| 5 September 1987 6 | Chelsea | 4–3 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| Gordon Durie 23', 58' Clive E Wilson 59'Steve Clarke 67' |
6 | 9' Colin Foster 20'Nigel Clough 35'Paul Wilkinson |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,414 Referee: D Hutchinson |
| 12 September 1987 7 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
| 6 | 19' Alan Smith |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,490 Referee: N Midgley |
| 19 September 1987 8 | Coventry City | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| Terry Wilson 19' |
4 | 71' Franz Carr 73' (pen.) Stuart Pearce |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,517 Referee: R Bridges |
| 26 September 1987 9 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| 3 | Neil Webb 28', 31' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,755 Referee: P Don |
| 10 October 1987 10 | Derby County | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 5 | 33' Paul Wilkinson |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,180 Referee: RS Lewis |
| 17 October 1987 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| Nigel Clough 20' Franz Carr 58'Paul Wilkinson 78' |
3 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,685 Referee: DR Elleray |
| 24 October 1987 12 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
| Franz Carr 29' Neil Webb 76'Nigel Clough 86' |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,543 Referee: RF Nixon |
| 31 October 1987 13 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Bryan Robson 59' Norman Whiteside 65' |
4 | 27' Paul Wilkinson 77' Stuart Pearce |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 44,669 Referee: JC Deakin |
| 14 November 1987 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Portsmouth | West Bridgford |
| Terry Wilson 2' Paul Wilkinson 13'Neil Webb 41'Brian Rice 78'Nigel Clough 82' (pen.) |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,851 Referee: LC Shapter |
| 21 November 1987 15 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | Upton Park |
| Tony Cottee 13', 52' Ray Stewart 50' (pen.) |
4 | Neil Webb 32' Nigel Clough 70' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 17,216 Referee: G Courtney |
| 5 December 1987 16 | Wimbledon | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wimbledon |
| Dennis Wise 55' |
4 | 25' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,227 Referee: H Taylor |
| 13 December 1987 17 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| Tommy Gaynor 40' Nigel Clough 81', 83', 85' (pen.) |
3 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,130 Referee: LR Dilkes |
| 19 December 1987 18 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Oxford |
| 3 | 59' Brian Rice 73' Calvin Plummer |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,743 Referee: CC Trussell |
| 26 December 1987 19 | Arsenal | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| 2 | 40' Terry Wilson 89' (pen.) Stuart Pearce |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,22 Referee: DJ Axcell |
| 28 December 1987 20 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
| Tommy Gaynor 30', 73' Brian Borrows  78' (o.g.)Terry Wilson 81' |
2 | 25' Cyrille Regis |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 31,061 Referee: B Hill |
| 1 January 1988 21 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Newcastle United | West Bridgford |
| 2 | 26' Paul Gascoigne 86' Mirandinha |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,583 Referee: JB Worrall |
| 3 January 1988 22 | Everton | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Walton |
| Wayne Clarke 14' |
2 | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,675 Referee: G Courtney |
| 16 January 1988 23 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | West Bridgford |
| Calvin Plummer 48' Neil Webb 83' |
2 | 71' Rob Lee 85' Andy Jones |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,363 Referee: RA Hart |
| 23 January 1988 24 | Watford | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
| 2 | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,158 Referee: KS Hackett |
| 6 February 1988 25 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| Colin Foster 23' Gary Crosby 48'Nigel Clough 65' (pen.) |
2 | 50' Kerry Dixon 53' Kevin J Wilson |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,203 Referee: JW Lloyd |
| 13 February 1988 26 | Southampton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| Colin Clarke 38' (pen.) |
3 | 44' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,315 Referee: AW Ward |
| 5 March 1988 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 3 | 14' Webb |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,509 Referee: G Aplin |
| 16 March 1988 28 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
| Dean Coney 12' Wayne Fereday 75' |
4 | 57' (o.g.) Danny Maddix |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 8,316 Referee: D Hutchinson |
| 19 March 1988 29 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Manchester United | West Bridgford |
| 3 | Stadium: City Ground |
| 26 March 1988 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Colin Foster 15' (o.g.) |
5 | 60' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,306 Referee: DA Hedges |
| 30 March 1988 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| Nigel Clough 24', 52' |
4 | 61' (o.g.) Colin Foster |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,017 Referee: JB Worrall |
| 2 April 1988 32 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| Alan Hansen 25' (o.g.) Neil Webb 59' |
3 | 70' (pen.) John Aldridge |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,188 Referee: KP Barratt |
| 4 April 1988 33 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Portsmouth |
| 3 | 67' Terry Wilson |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,528 Referee: H Taylor |
| 13 April 1988 34 | Liverpool | 5–0 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Ray Houghton 17' John Aldridge 37', 86'Gary Gillespie 58'Peter Beardsley 78' |
5 | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,535 Referee: RG Milford |
| 20 April 1988 35 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | West Ham United | West Bridgford |
| 5 | Stadium: City Ground |
| 30 April 1988 36 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Wimbledon | West Bridgford |
| 5 | Stadium: City Ground |
| 4 May 1988 37 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| Neil Webb 9' Lee Glover 41' |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,610 Referee: Art. Robinson |
| 7 May 1988 38 | Nottingham Forest | 5–3 | Oxford United | West Bridgford |
| Neil Webb 5', 86' Franz Carr 17'Nigel Clough 35', 43' |
3 | 10', 64' Martin Foyle 75' Trevor Hebberd |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,762 Referee: LC Shapter |
| 13 May 1988 39 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| Mal Donaghy 5' |
3 | Lee Glover 46' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,108 Referee: MD Reed |
| 15 May 1988 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
| Neil Webb 61' |
3 | 2' David Oldfield |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,055 Referee: BT Stevens |
League Cup
| 23 September 1987 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Hereford United | Nottingham |
| Neil Webb 37', 69' Franz Carr 53'Nigel Clough 84'Paul Wilkinson 87' |
(Div 4) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,617 Referee: AN Buksh |
| 7 October 1987 2 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Hereford |
| Phil Stant 65' |
88' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,900 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
| 27 October 1987 3 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Imre Varadi 2', 52' Paul Stewart 20' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 15,168 Referee: MG Peck |
FA Cup
| 9 January 1988 3 | Halifax Town | 0–4 | Nottingham Forest | Halifax |
| Terry Wilson 23' Stuart Pearce 33'Calvin Plummer 70'Paul Wilkinson 83' |
Stadium: Shay Stadium Attendance: 4,013 Referee: T Fitzharris |
| 30 January 1988 4 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Leyton |
| Ian Juryeff 52' |
Lee Glover 66' Calvin Plummer 73' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 19,212 Referee: G Courtney |
| 20 February 1988 5 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 9' Gary Crosby |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 34,494 Referee: N Midgley |
| 12 March 1988 6 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| David Rocastle 89' |
42' Paul Wilkinson 74' Brian Rice |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 50,157 Referee: D Scott |
| 9 April 1988 Semifinal | Liverpool | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| John Aldridge 12' (pen.), 51' |
66' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 51,627 Referee: G Courtney |
Full Members' Cup
Football League Centenary Tournament
| 16 April 1988 1 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Wembley |
| 13:00 | 7' Franz Carr 15' (pen.) Stuart Pearce 37' Garry Parker |
Stadium: Empire Stadium |
| 18 April 1988 Quarterfinals | Aston Villa | 0–0 (1–0 p) | Nottingham Forest | Wembley |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Empire Stadium |
| 19 April 1988 Semifinal | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Wembley |
| Ian Muir 13' Ian Muir 51' |
47' Clough 53' Carr |
Stadium: Empire Stadium |
Final
| 19 April 1988 Final | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Sheffield Wednesday | Wembley |
| Pearce Clough Webb |
Sterland Megson Worthington |
Stadium: Empire Stadium |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League First Division | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG |
Steve Sutton | 44 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Steve Chettle | 37 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Des Walker | 44 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Colin Foster | 48 | 2 | 38+1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Stuart Pearce | 43 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  SCO |
Brian Rice | 38 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Neil Webb | 49 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| MF | SCO |
Terry Wilson | 45 | 6 | 33+3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Franz Carr | 25 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG |
Nigel Clough | 40 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG |
Paul Wilkinson | 35 | 8 | 24+2 | 5 | 4+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| GK |  NED |
Hans Segers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NIR |
Gary Fleming | 26 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Lee Glover | 23 | 4 | 17+3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Gary Crosby | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  IRL |
Tommy Gaynor | 14 | 3 | 10+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Calvin Plummer | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | NIR |
Dave Campbell | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Brett Williams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Darren Wassall | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Phil Starbuck | 12 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF |  NOR |
Kjetil Osvold | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Garry Parker | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  WAL |
Mark Crossley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Nigel Jemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Steve Locker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Gareth Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Martin Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Billy Stubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |