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1981–82 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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The 1981–82 season was Nottingham Forest's 117th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the First Division.

Nottingham Forest
1981–82 season
ChairmanGeoffrey McPherson
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumThe City Ground
First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Wallace (9)
All:
Ian Wallace (12)
Highest home attendance26,327 vs West Ham United (League)
Lowest home attendance15,037 vs Swansea City (League)
Average home league attendance20,593 (League)

Summary

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In his eighth season as manager, Brian Clough appointed Alan Hill as new trainer after the departure of Jimmy Gordon in the previous season.[1] Meanwhile forward Trevor Francis was transferred out to Manchester City being replacing by Norwich City striker Justin Fashanu.[2] The team finished in a disappointing 12th spot with a defensive line (4th overall) not being helped by his offensive line in a mediocre season delivered by Fashanu, Wallace and Ward. The club was early eliminated in FA Cup on third round. Meanwhile, the squad reached the League Cup fifth round only to be defeated by Tottenham Hotspur after a 1–0 score.

After six seasons with the club, assistant Peter Taylor announced his appointment as new manager of Derby County.[3] Also, goalkeeper Peter Shilton left the club by the end of the season to be transferred out to Southampton.[4] Central back Dave Needham was transferred out to Canada,[5] and Scottish midfielder John McGovern signed with Bolton Wanderers for the next campaign.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Peter Shilton
— GK   ENG Steve Sutton
— DF   ENG Viv Anderson
— DF   SCO Willie Young
— DF   ENG Bryn Gunn
— DF   ENG Dave Needham
— DF   NOR Einar Jan Aas
— DF   SCO Kenny Burns
— DF   ENG Chris Fairclough
— MF   ENG Stuart Gray
— MF   SCO John McGovern (c)
— MF   ENG Mark Proctor
— MF   ENG Ian Bowyer
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SCO John Robertson
— MF   FRG Jürgen Röber
— MF   ENG Gary Mills
— MF   SCO Colin Walsh
— MF   ENG Calvin Plummer
— MF   ENG Steve Hodge
— MF   ENG Steve Kendal
— MF   ENG Neil Redfearn
— FW   ENG Justin Fashanu
— FW   SCO Ian Wallace
— FW   ENG Peter Ward
— FW   ENG Peter Davenport
— FW   ENG Trevor Francis

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Justin Fashanu Norwich City £875,000
MF Mark Proctor Middlesbrough £440,000
MF Jürgen Röber Bayern München
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Trevor Francis Manchester City £735,000
DF Frank Gray Leeds United £300,000

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Peter Davenport Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. Free
MF Ian Bowyer Sunderland
DF Willie Young Arsenal £50,000 [a]
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Kenny Burns Leeds United £400,000
FW Peter Ward Seattle Sounders loan

Spring

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In
Pos. Name from Type
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Justin Fashanu Southampton loan

Results

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Division One

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Main article: 1981–82 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Manchester City 42 15 13 14 49 50 −1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[b]
12 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 42 48 −6 57
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 13 16 43 52 −9 52
14 Coventry City 42 13 11 18 56 62 −6 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Transferred in on 12 December 1981
  2. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

Position by round

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ResultWDLDWWWLDWDWDLWLLWWLDLLDWDWDDDWLLWLLDLLLWW
Position61111265466455575786671111111110101010101091012101011111213131211
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1982/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Qualified to 1982–83 European Cup;   = Qualified to 1982–83 UEFA Cup;   = Relegated to Division Two

Matches

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29 August 1981 1 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Southampton West Bridgford
Trevor Francis   25',   26'   44' Kevin Keegan Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,234
31 August 1981 2 Manchester United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Greater Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,496
5 September 1981 3 Birmingham City 4–3 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Kevan Broadhurst   33'
Tony Evans   39'Neil Whatmore   73',   86'		   1',   45',   75' Ian Wallace Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: EA Read
12 September 1981 4 Nottingham Forest 0–0 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,618
19 September 1981 5 Stoke City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
Adrian Heath   6'   51' Colin Walsh
  85' Gary Mills		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 15,569
23 September 1981 6 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sunderland West Bridgford
Ian Wallace   65'
Mark Proctor   85'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,133
26 September 1981 7 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Brighton and Hove Albion West Bridgford
Kenny Burns   55'
Ian Wallace   86'		   10' Gordon Smith Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,220
Referee: PA Tyldesley
3 October 1981 8 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Nottingham Forest Tottenham (North London)
Mark Falco   27',   82'
Micky Hazard   72'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,870
10 October 1981 9 Middlesbrough 1–1 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
Bryn Gunn   54' (o.g.)   71' Justin Fashanu Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,043
Referee: D Richardson
17 October 1981 10 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City West Bridgford
Ian Wallace   67',   79'   44' Steve Hunt Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,101
Referee: MJ Heath
24 October 1981 11 Manchester City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Moss Side
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,881
31 October 1981 12 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Leeds United West Bridgford
Peter Ward   22'
John Robertson   53' (pen)		   43'Aidan Butterworth Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,272
7 November 1981 13 Nottingham Forest 0–0 West Ham United West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,327
21 November 1981 14 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Arsenal West Bridgford
Justin Fashanu   43'   62'Alan Sunderland
  79'Brian Talbot		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,912
25 November 1981 15 Sunderland 2–3 Nottingham Forest Sunderland
Rob Hindmarch   62'
Ally McCoist   79'		   21'Colin Walsh
  51'Justin Fashanu
  86'Dave Needham		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 17,419
28 November 1981 16 Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Des Bremner   6',   38'
Peter Withe   76'		   51'Colin Walsh Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,847
5 December 1981 17 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Liverpool West Bridgford
  57' Mark Lawrenson
  59' Ray Kennedy		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,521
12 December 1981 18 Swansea City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Swansea
Robbie M James   34'
John Robertson   89' (pen)		   77' Willie Young Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 17,559
9 January 1982 19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Birmingham City West Bridgford
Peter Ward   61'
Ian Wallace   68'		   73' Frank Worthington Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,906
Referee: RA Banks
23 January 1982 20 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Notts County West Bridgford
  63'Paul Hooks
  74'Trevor Christie		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,158
Referee: CB White
30 January 1982 21 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Stoke City West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,219
6 February 1982 22 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
Martyn Bennett   31'
Kevin Summerfield   66'		   47' Peter Ward Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 14,975
13 February 1982 23 Southampton 2–0 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Kevin Keegan   24'
Mick Channon   55'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,350
16 February 1982 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,195
20 February 1982 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Nottingham Forest Brighton
  44' Peter Ward Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 17,168
27 February 1982 26 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
Stuart Gray   90'   6' David Hodgson Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: C Thomas
9 March 1982 27 Coventry City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Coventry
  12' Jurgen Rober Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: JB Worrall
13 March 1982 28 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Manchester City West Bridgford
Peter Ward   82' (pen)   45' Tommy Caton Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,929
17 March 1982 29 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
Calvin Plummer   69'   81' (pen) John Wark Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,686
20 March 1982 30 Leeds United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
Frank Worthington   26' (pen)   7' Jurgen Rober Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,036
27 March 1982 31 West Ham United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Upton Park (East London)
  31' Ian Wallace Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,633
3 April 1982 32 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Everton West Bridgford
  74' Steve McMahon Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,323
10 April 1982 33 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
  63' Andy M Gray Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,691
12 April 1982 34 Notts County 1–2 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford
Trevor Christie   22'   16' Ian Bowyer
  83'Calvin Plummer		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 19,304
Referee: G Courtney
17 April 1982 35 Arsenal 2–0 Nottingham Forest Islington
Brian Talbot   38'   64' Graham Rix Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,986
20 April 1982 36 Everton 2–1 Nottingham Forest Walton
Graeme Sharp   46',   87'   69' Jurgen Rober Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 15,463
24 April 1982 37 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
Dave Needham   13'   57' (pen) Gordon Cowans Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,213
1 May 1982 38 Liverpool 2–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Craig Johnston   55',   69' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,321
5 May 1982 39 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United West Bridgford
  36' Frank Stapleton Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,449
8 May 1982 40 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Swansea City West Bridgford
  2',   85' Robbie M James Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,037
12 May 1982 41 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur West Bridgford
Peter Davenport   39'
Stuart Gray   57'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,273
15 May 1982 42 Ipswich Town 1–3 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
Alan Brazil   67'   51',   64',   72' Peter Davenport Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,974

FA Cup

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Main article: 1981-82 FA Cup
2 January 1982 3 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Wrexham Nottingham
Mark Proctor   2'   61' Steve Dowman
  69'Mick Vinter
  72'Dixie McNeil		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,649

League Cup

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Main article: 1981-82 Football League Cup
6 October 1981 2 (1st leg) Birmingham City 2–3 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Frank Worthington  
Neil Whatmore  		   14',   16' Ian Wallace
  57'Mark Proctor		 Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 14,330
28 October 1981 2 (2nd leg) Nottingham Forest 2–1
(5–3 agg.)		 Birmingham City Nottingham
Dave Needham   8'
John Robertson   74'		   86' Tony Evans Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,316
11 November 1981 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
  23' Justin Fashanu Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,752
2 December 1981 4 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Nottingham
Ian Wallace   46'
Jurgen Rober   54'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,244
18 January 1982 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Ossie Ardiles   59' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,192

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Division One		 FA
Cup		 Football League
Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Peter Shilton 47 0 41 0 1 0 5 0
DF   ENG Viv Anderson 44 0 39 0 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO Willie Young 26 1 25 1 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO John McGovern 34 0 26+4 0 0+1 0 3 0
DF   ENG Bryn Gunn 43 0 36+1 0 1 0 5 0
MF   ENG Ian Bowyer 24 1 23+1 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Mark Proctor 43 3 35+2 1 1 1 5 1
MF   ENG Stuart Gray 38 2 32+1 2 0 0 5 0
MF   SCO John Robertson 42 3 36 2 1 0 5 1
FW   ENG Justin Fashanu 36 4 31+1 3 0 0 4 1
FW   SCO Ian Wallace 34 12 28+1 9 1 0 4 3
GK   ENG Steve Sutton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   FRG Jürgen Röber 25 4 21+1 3 1 0 2 1
DF   ENG Dave Needham 21 3 17 2 1 0 3 1
FW   ENG Peter Ward 18 5 14+1 5 1 0 2 0
DF   NOR Einar Jan Aas 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
MF   ENG Gary Mills 17 1 13+1 1 0 0 1+2 0
MF   SCO Colin Walsh 19 3 7+8 3 1 0 2+1 0
MF   ENG Calvin Plummer 9 2 7+2 2 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Kenny Burns 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Peter Davenport 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Chris Fairclough 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Trevor Francis 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Hodge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Kendal 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Neil Redfearn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Nick Miller (17 September 2014). "The forgotten story of … Brian Clough's other right-hand man". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Stroud: Amberley. p. 127. ISBN 978-1445617374.
  3. ^ "Signing 'a hooligan' and a Shankly team talk: how Clough set up Forest for title" The Guardian 11 November 2015
  4. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (9 July 2015). "Why the importance of a goalkeeper cannot be overestimated". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ "North American Soccer League Players David Needham". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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