Summary
Nottingham Forest was one of 20 clubs to join the Premier League in 1992. However, they finished outside of the top ten in the first season.
During Nottingham Forest’s long history, there have been plenty of successes and disappointments. The club’s first major honour came when they beat Derby County in the FA Cup final in 1898. However, Nottingham Forest also spent a number of years in the wilderness. Their last top-flight season was in 1999, and they’ve since been in the third tier for the last three seasons. They’ve made some key signings, but have also suffered some defeats.
Nottingham Forest was one of 20 clubs to join the Premier League in 1992. However, they finished outside of the top ten in the first season. That year was also the first time that Forest won more games than they lost, and the team’s unbeaten streak was also extended to nine matches. The team’s only defeats came in the last six league matches of the season.
Nottingham Forest reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1995. However, the club was knocked out of the European Cup in the semi-finals by Anderlecht. During the 1995/96 season, Forest were also in the FA Cup, and they drew three matches and lost three. The team finished the season in 21st place in the old Division One.
Nottingham Forest’s most recent top-flight season was in 1999, but the club has been out of the Premier League for more than twenty years. In fact, the club had been relegated from the top-flight four times during their history, and the team had spent a number of seasons in the third tier. The club won promotion in 1994, but that was the last time that they reached the top-flight. In the past two weeks, the Forest squad has made 11 incoming signings. They’ve also signed Jesse Lingard, who was formerly with West Ham, and Belgian midfielder Orel Mangala from Stuttgart. The club is also still in the FA Cup, where they’re preparing for a two-legged semi-final against Leeds.
Nottingham Forest lost two out of five league games in the first season of the Premier League. They’ve won five out of their last 12 matches, though, and have only drawn ten. The team has been largely unbeaten in the league since September, with the exception of a 3-2 loss at Everton.
Nottingham Forest’s last season in the Premier League was in 1999, and they ended up finishing in the bottom three. However, many of the club’s players weren’t even born when the team last played in the top flight. The club’s current squad is looking to follow in the footsteps of Brian Clough, who was one of the most successful managers in English football history. He was the manager of Nottingham Forest when the club won their first League Championship and European Cups. He also won the Anglo-Scottish Cup with Forest in 1976.
Brian Clough was appointed as manager of Nottingham Forest on January 6th 1975. He went on to win four League Cups and the English title with the club. He was able to take the club to Wembley in May 1997, where he led them to a 4-2 victory over Leeds in the play-off final. His last match as manager of Nottingham Forest was a 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town.