The 1974–75 season was Nottingham Forest's 110th year in existence and third campaign consecutive in the Second Division since their relegation in 1972.

Summary

During summer the club reinforced the side transferred in several players, left back Paddy Greenwood from Boston Minutemen, Welsh defender Dave Jones from AFC Bournemouth[1] and forward Barry Butlin[2] from Luton Town F.C. From the youth squad arrived goalkeeper John Middleton[3][4] and defender Viv Anderson for the right back position. After a bad streak of results, included an early elimination in League Cup on 6 January 1975 the board sacked Allan Brown and appointed former Derby County 1972 League Champion manager Brian Clough.[5] Also, Jimmy Gordon arrived as club trainer as the Scottishman had been for Clough at Derby County and Leeds United.[6] The two made their debut in League winning at Fulham bringing with him two players from his 44-day failed tenure in Leeds United: midfielder John McGovern and forward John O'Hare.[7] However, the team plummeted 11 successive matches without a win. The squad reached two games won in the last five rounds to avoid relegation to Third Division.

Meanwhile, in FA Cup the team in third round, now with Clough, defeated Tottenham Hotspur and advanced to the fourth round being eliminated by Fulham F.C. after three replay matches.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG John Middleton
— GK England ENG Dennis Peacock
— DF England ENG Viv Anderson
— DF England ENG Sammy Chapman (Captain)
— DF England ENG John Cottam
— DF England ENG Paddy Greenwood
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam O'Kane
— DF England ENG Dave Serella
— MF England ENG Ian Bowyer
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Miah Dennehy
— MF Wales WAL Dave Jones
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Jackson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO George Lyall
— MF Scotland SCO John McGovern
— MF England ENG Jim McIntosh
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Martin O'Neill
— MF England ENG Paul Richardson
— MF Scotland SCO John Robertson
— FW England ENG Barry Butlin
— FW England ENG John Galley
— FW Scotland SCO Neil Martin
— FW England ENG James McCann
— FW Scotland SCO John O'Hare
— FW England ENG Tony Woodock

Transfers

Winter

In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Viv Anderson Free
MF John McGovern Leeds United £81,000
FW John O'Hare Leeds United £49,000
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Dave Serella Walsall F.C.

Competitions

Second Division

Main article: 1974–75 Football League § Second Division

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Notts County 42 12 16 14 49 59 0.831 40
15 York City 42 14 10 18 51 55 0.927 38
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 14 16 43 55 0.782 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 44 54 0.815 37
18 Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Position by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLDWLWDLWLWWLWLWDDLDWLWDLLDDDLDLDDWLDLW
Position151621111817131310141410121081391411101113131113119131412151415151616161517161716
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1975–76 First Division;   = 1975–76 First Division;   = 1975–76 Third Division

A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1974–75 season.[8][9][10]

Matches

17 August 1974 1 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City West Bridgford
Report Stadium: City Ground
19 August 1974 2 Millwall F.C. 3–0 Nottingham Forest Millwall
24 August 1974 3 Portsmouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest Portsmouth
27 August 1974 4 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Millwall West Bridgford
Martin
Bowyer 		Stadium: City Ground
31 August 1974 5 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Oxford United West Bridgford
Bowyer Stadium: City Ground
7 September 1974 6 Manchester United 2–2 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Cottam
Bowyer		 Stadium: Old Trafford
14 September 1974 7 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Hull City West Bridgford
Lyall
Martin
Martin
O'Neill 		Stadium: City Ground
17 September 1974 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Portsmouth F.C. West Bridgford
Jones Stadium: City Ground
21 September 1974 9 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Martin
Martin
Bowyer
28 September 1974 10 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sunderland AFC West Bridgford
Lyall (pen.) Stadium: City Ground
2 October 1974 11 Aston Villa 3–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
5 October 1974 12 Southampton F.C. 0–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Jackson
12 October 1974 13 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Norwich City West Bridgford
Butlin Stadium: City Ground
19 October 1974 14 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
Richardson Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 October 1974 15 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Bristol Rovers West Bridgford
Martin Stadium: City Ground
2 November 1974 16 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Nottingham Forest Horwich
Stadium: University of Bolton
9 November 1974 17 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Oldham Athletic West Bridgford
Dennehy Stadium: City Ground
16 November 1974 18 Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff City
Martin Stadium: Cardiff
23 November 1974 19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 York City F.C. West Bridgford
Richardson
Bowyer 		Stadium: City Ground
30 November 1974 20 Leyton Orient F.C. 1–1 Nottingham Forest Leyton
Bowyer Stadium: Brisbane Road
7 December 1974 21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Fulham F.C. West Bridgford
Butlin Stadium: City Ground
14 December 1974 22 Bristol City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
21 December 1974 23 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Blackpool F.C. West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
26 December 1974 24 Hull City 1–3 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
Martin
Martin
Butlin		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
28 December 1974 25 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Notts County F.C. West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
11 January 1975 26 Fulham F.C. 0–1 Nottingham Forest Fulham
71' Butlin Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 9,159
18 January 1975 27 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Leyton Orient F.C. West Bridgford
Richardson 86'
Richardson 88'		 22' Derek Possee
37' (o.g.) Bob Chapman		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,582
1 February 1975 28 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Nottingham Forest Oldham
Alan Young 23'
Alan Groves 65'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,736
8 February 1975 29 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Bolton Wanderers West Bridgford
Dennehy 8'
Dennehy 80'		 26', 38' John Byrom
59' Hugh Curran		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,922
14 February 1975 30 York City F.C. 1–1 Nottingham Forest York
Jimmy Seal 44' 63' Lyall Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7,666
22 February 1975 31 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Cardiff City F.C. West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,806
28 February 1975 32 Oxford United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Oxford
Billy Jeffrey 32' 55' Lyall Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,602
8 March 1975 33 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Aston Villa West Bridgford
O'Hare 16'
Butlin 43'		 29', 40' Ray Graydon
66' Brian Little		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,205
15 March 1975 34 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 30,812
22 March 1975 35 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United West Bridgford
36' Gerry Daly Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,893
25 March 1975 36 Notts County F.C. 2–2 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford
Ian Scanlon 20'
Paul Richardson 59' (o.g.)		 40' Lyall
78' Butlin		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,303
Referee: K Styles
29 March 1975 37 Blackpool F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,640
1 April 1975 38 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
Lyall 57' (pen.) Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,077
5 April 1975 39 Bristol Rovers F.C. 4–2 Nottingham Forest Bristol
Alan Warboys 25'
Frankie Prince 44'
Colin Dobson 56'
Dave Staniforth 72'		 67' Lyall
76' O'Hare		 Stadium: Bristol
Attendance: 9,684
12 April 1975 40 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Southampton F.C. West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,554
19 April 1975 41 Norwich City 3–0 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Martin Peters 44'
Phil Boyer 74', 86'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,302
26 April 1975 42 Nottingham Forest 2–1 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
Butlin 41'
Butlin 85'		 14' Robson Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,721

League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup

Second round

10 September 1974 1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Newcastle United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
25 September 1974 replay Newcastle United 3–0 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park

FA Cup

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup

Third round

4 January 1975 1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Jones Stadium: City Ground
8 January 1975 replay Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
34' Martin Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,996

Fourth round

28 January 1975 1 Fulham F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,846
3 February 1975 replay Nottingham Forest 1–1 (a.e.t.) Fulham F.C. Nottingham
Neil Martin 62' 44' John Dowie Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,361
5 February 1975 2nd replay Fulham F.C. 1–1 (a.e.t.) Nottingham Forest Fulham
Alan Slough 24' 46' John Robertson Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,920
10 February 1975 3rd replay Nottingham Forest 1–2 Fulham F.C. Nottingham
Bob Chapman 61' 26', 54' Viv Busby Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,240

Statistics

Players statistics

The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1974–75 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1974–75 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Second Division		 Football League
Cup		 FA
Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Middleton 34 0 28 0 0 0 6 0
DF Wales WAL Jones 41 2 36 1 2 0 3 1
DF England ENG Chapman 38 0 31 0 1 0 6 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR O'Kane 48 0 41 0 2 0 5 0
DF England ENG Greenwood 19 0 15 0 0 0 4 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dennehy 30 3 23+3 3 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Bowyer 37 7 27+3 6 2 1 5 0
MF England ENG Richardson 43 4 35+2 4 1 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Lyall 41 7 35+1 7 2 0 3 0
FW England ENG Butlin 34 7 28+1 7 0 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Martin 32 12 24+2 10 1 0 5 2
GK England ENG Peacock 16 0 14 0 2 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR O'Neill 23 1 16 1 2 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Robertson 22 0 14+3 0 4 0 1 0
DF England ENG Cottam 18 1 12+2 1 1 0 3 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Jackson 16 1 12+2 1 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Anderson 16 0 12+2 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO O'Hare 10 2 10 2
MF Scotland SCO McGovern 8 0 8 0
DF England ENG Serella 9 0 6+2 0 1 0
MF England ENG McIntosh 3 0 2+1 0
FW England ENG Galley 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Woodcock 5 0 1+4 0
FW England ENG McCann 1 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Barry Butlin". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  3. ^ John Middleton, The City Ground
  4. ^ Nottingham Forest : 1946/47 – 2009/10 on Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database profile
  5. ^ Taylor, Daniel (10 October 2015). "Brian Clough and the miracle of Nottingham Forest". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "The forgotten story of … Brian Clough's other right-hand man | Nick Miller". The Guardian. 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ THE CITY GROUND, John McGovern
  8. ^ "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  9. ^ Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
  10. ^ Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season
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