1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
1974–75 season | |||
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Chairman | Jim H. Willmer | ||
Manager | Allan Brown (until 29 December 1974) Bill Anderson (caretaker) Brian Clough (from 6 January 1975) | ||
Second Division | 16th | ||
FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
League Cup | 2nd round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Martin (10) All: Martin (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,013 (League) 23,355 (Cup) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,534 (League) 14,183 (Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,639 (League) | ||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
GK | John Middleton | Free | |
DF | Viv Anderson | Free | |
DF | Paddy Greenwood | Boston Minutemen | £10,000 |
MF | Dave Jones | AFC Bournemouth | |
MF | John McGovern | Leeds United | £81,000 |
MF | Barry Butlin | Luton Town F.C. | £120,000 |
FW | John O'Hare | Leeds United | £49,000 |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | John Galley | Peterborough United F.C. | loan |
GK | Jim Barron | Swindon Town | |
FW | Duncan McKenzie | Leeds United | |
FW | David Serella | Walsall F.C. | |
DF | John Winfield | Peterborough United F.C. | |
DF | Dave Jones | Norwich City F.C. | [8] |
MF | Miah Dennehy | Walsall F.C. | [9] |
Statistics
[edit]Players statistics
[edit]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 | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Middleton | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Anderson | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Chapman | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
O'Kane | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jones | 41 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bowyer | 37 | 7 | 27+3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Richardson | 43 | 4 | 35+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Dennehy | 30 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Lyall | 41 | 7 | 35+1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Butlin | 34 | 7 | 28+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Martin | 32 | 12 | 24+2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
GK | ![]() |
Peacock | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Cottam | 18 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Greenwood | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Serella | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Jackson | 16 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
McGovern | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
McIntosh | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
O'Neill | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Robertson | 18 | 4 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Galley | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
McCann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
O'Hare | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Woodcock | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1975–76 First Division; = 1975–76 First Division; = 1975–76 Third Division
Matches
[edit]A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1974–75 season.[10][11][12]
Competitive
[edit]17 August 1974 1 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Bristol City | Nottingham |
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 | Nottingham |
Martin ![]() Bowyer ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
31 August 1974 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Oxford United | Nottingham |
Bowyer ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
7 September 1974 6 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
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Stadium: Old Trafford |
14 September 1974 7 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Hull City | Nottingham |
Lyall ![]() Martin ![]() Martin ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
17 September 1974 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Portsmouth F.C. | Nottingham |
Jones ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
21 September 1974 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
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28 September 1974 10 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Nottingham |
Lyall ![]() |
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 |
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12 October 1974 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
Butlin ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
19 October 1974 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
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Stadium: The Hawthorns |
26 October 1974 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nottingham |
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 | Nottingham |
Dennehy ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
16 November 1974 18 | Cardiff City F.C. | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff City |
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Stadium: Cardiff |
23 November 1974 19 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | York City F.C. | Nottingham |
Richardson ![]() Bowyer ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
30 November 1974 20 | Leyton Orient F.C. | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leyton |
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Stadium: Brisbane Road |
7 December 1974 21 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Fulham F.C. | Nottingham |
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. | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground |
26 December 1974 24 | Hull City | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
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Stadium: Boothferry Park |
28 December 1974 25 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Notts County F.C. | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground |
11 January 1975 26 | Fulham F.C. | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,159 |
18 January 1975 27 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Leyton Orient F.C. | Nottingham |
Richardson ![]() Richardson ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,582 |
1 February 1975 28 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Oldham |
Alan Young ![]() Alan Groves ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,736 |
8 February 1975 29 | Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Nottingham |
Dennehy ![]() Dennehy ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,922 |
14 February 1975 30 | York City F.C. | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | York |
Jimmy Seal ![]() |
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Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 7,666 |
22 February 1975 31 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Cardiff City F.C. | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,806 |
28 February 1975 32 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Oxford |
Billy Jeffrey ![]() |
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Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,602 |
8 March 1975 33 | Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Nottingham |
O'Hare ![]() Butlin ![]() |
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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 | Nottingham |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,893 |
25 March 1975 36 | Notts County F.C. | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
Ian Scanlon ![]() Paul Richardson ![]() |
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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 | Nottingham |
Lyall ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,077 |
5 April 1975 39 | Bristol Rovers F.C. | 4–2 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
Alan Warboys ![]() Frankie Prince ![]() Colin Dobson ![]() Dave Staniforth ![]() |
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Stadium: Bristol Attendance: 9,684 |
12 April 1975 40 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Southampton F.C. | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,554 |
19 April 1975 41 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
Martin Peters ![]() Phil Boyer ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,302 |
26 April 1975 42 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
Butlin ![]() Butlin ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,721 |
League Cup
[edit]10 September 1974 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground |
25 September 1974 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Stadium: St. James' Park |
Third round
[edit]4 January 1975 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
Jones ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
Replay
[edit]8 January 1975 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
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Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,996 |
Fourth round
[edit]28 January 1975 1 | Fulham F.C. | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 14,846 |
Replay
[edit]3 February 1975 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Fulham F.C. | Nottingham |
Neil Martin ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,361 |
Second replay
[edit]5 February 1975 | Fulham F.C. | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
Alan Slough ![]() |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,920 |
Third replay
[edit]10 February 1975 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Fulham F.C. | Nottingham |
Bob Chapman ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,240 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Barry Butlin". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ John Middleton, The City Ground
- ^ Nottingham Forest : 1946/47 – 2009/10 on Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database profile
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (10 October 2015). "Brian Clough and the miracle of Nottingham Forest". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "The forgotten story of … Brian Clough's other right-hand man | Nick Miller". The Guardian. 17 September 2014.
- ^ THE CITY GROUND, John McGovern
- ^ Transferred out on 14 April 1975
- ^ Transferred out on 19 April 1975
- ^ "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
- ^ Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.