2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Fawaz Al-Hasawi | |||
| Chairman | Fawaz Al-Hasawi | |||
| Manager | Dougie Freedman (until 13 March) Paul Williams (caretaker from 13 March to 13 May) Philippe Montanier (from 27 June) | |||
| Stadium | The City Ground West Bridgford (Capacity: 30,445) | |||
| Championship | 16th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nélson Oliveira (9) All: Nélson Oliveira (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 27,551 (vs. Leeds United, Football League Championship, 27 December) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,237 (vs. Walsall, Football League Cup first round, 11 August) | |||
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The 2015–16 season was Nottingham Forest's 150th season in existence and 8th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08.[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup. On the 13 March 2016, manager Dougie Freedman was sacked after Forest lost five of his final six games in charge. Freedman was replaced by first team coach Paul Williams, who was appointed for the remainder of the season.[2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
First team squad[edit]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Joined First Team | Player Contracted Until | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dorus de Vries | 
|
29 December 1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2013 | 2017 | |||||
| 26 | Dimitar Evtimov | 
|
7 September 1993 | Chavdar Etropole | 2011 | 2019 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Eric Lichaj | 
|
17 November 1988 | Aston Villa | 2013 | 2018 | |||||
| 3 | Bojan Jokić | 
|
17 May 1986 | Villarreal | 2016 | 2016 | |||||
| 4 | Michael Mancienne | 
|
8 January 1988 | Hamburg | 2014 | 2017 | |||||
| 5 | Matt Mills |
|
14 July 1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 2015 | 2018 | |||||
| 6 | Kelvin Wilson |
|
3 September 1985 | Celtic | 2013 | 2016 | |||||
| 13 | Danny Fox | 
|
29 May 1986 | Southampton | 2014 | 2017 | |||||
| 25 | Jack Hobbs |
|
18 August 1988 | Hull City | 2014 | 2018 | |||||
| 31 | Daniel Pinillos | 
|
22 October 1992 | Córdoba | 2015 | 2017 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | Chris Cohen |
|
5 March 1987 | Yeovil Town | 2007 | 2017 | |||||
| 10 | Henri Lansbury |
|
12 October 1990 | Arsenal | 2012 | 2017 | |||||
| 11 | Andy Reid | 
|
29 July 1982 | Blackpool | 2011 | 2016 | |||||
| 15 | Ryan Mendes | 
|
8 January 1990 | Lille | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| 22 | Gary Gardner |
|
29 June 1992 | Aston Villa | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| 24 | David Vaughan | 
|
18 February 1983 | Sunderland | 2014 | 2017 | |||||
| 32 | Robert Tesche | 
|
27 May 1987 | Hamburg | 2014 | 2016 | |||||
| 35 | Oliver Burke |
|
7 April 1997 | Academy Product | 2015 | 2020 | |||||
| 37 | Jorge Grant |
|
26 September 1994 | Academy Product | 2013 | 2017 | |||||
| 38 | Ben Osborn |
|
5 August 1994 | Academy Product | 2012 | 2019 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Matty Fryatt |
|
5 March 1986 | Hull City | 2014 | 2017 | |||||
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga | 
|
6 December 1992 | Peterborough United | 2014 | 2019 | |||||
| 17 | Nélson Oliveira | 
|
8 August 1991 | Benfica | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| 18 | Federico Macheda | 
|
22 August 1991 | Cardiff City | 2016 | 2016 | |||||
| 19 | Jamie Ward | 
|
12 May 1986 | Derby County | 2015 | 2019 | |||||
| 23 | Dexter Blackstock | 
|
20 May 1986 | Queens Park Rangers | 2009 | 2017 | |||||
| 29 | Chris O'Grady |
|
25 January 1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
New contracts[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length of Contract | Player Contracted Until | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2015 | GK | |
Dimitar Evtimov | 4 Years | 2019 | [5] |
| 4 January 2016 | DF | |
Jordan Gabriel | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 17 February 2016 | MF | |
Chris Cohen | 1 Year | 2017 | [7] |
| 17 February 2016 | MF | |
Oliver Burke | 4.5 Years | 2020 | [8] |
| 11 March 2016 | MF | |
David Vaughan | 1 Year | 2017 | [9] |
| 12 March 2016 | DF | |
Eric Lichaj | 1 Year | 2018 | [10] |
Player transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Transfer Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Matt Mills | Free agent | Free transfer | [12] |
| 2 July 2015 | MF | |
Jamie Ward | Free agent | Free transfer | [13] |
| 30 July 2015 | DF | |
Daniel Pinillos | Free agent | Free transfer | [14] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Transfer Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2016 | MF |  |
Anel Ahmedhodžić | Malmö | Undisclosed | [15] |
Loans in[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Loan Expired | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2015 | MF | |
Kyle Ebecilio | Twente | 1 February 2016 [b] | [17] |
| 1 September 2015 | ST | |
Chris O'Grady | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2016 | [18] |
| 4 September 2015 | MF | |
Ryan Mendes | Lille | 30 June 2016 | [19] |
| 4 September 2015 | ST | |
Nélson Oliveira | Benfica | 30 June 2016 | [20] |
| 10 September 2015 | MF | |
Jonny Williams | Crystal Palace | 16 January 2016 | [21] |
| 24 October 2015 | MF | |
Liam Trotter | Bolton Wanderers | 4 January 2016 | [22][23][24] |
| 8 January 2016 | DF | |
Bojan Jokić | Villarreal | 30 June 2016 | [25] |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | |
Gary Gardner | Aston Villa | 30 June 2016 | [26] |
| 15 March 2016 | ST | |
Federico Macheda | Cardiff City | 30 June 2016 | [27] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Transfer Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2015 | ST | |
Jamie Mackie | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | [28] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Danny Collins | Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[29] | Released | [30] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Greg Halford | Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[31] | Released | [30] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Dan Harding | Free agent (Later joined Eastleigh)[32] | Released | [30] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Louis Laing | Free agent (Later joined Motherwell)[33] | Released | [30] |
| 30 July 2015 | MF |  |
Djamel Abdoun | Free agent (Later joined Veria)[34] | Contract Terminated | [35] |
| 30 July 2015 | MF |  |
Radosław Majewski | Free agent (Later joined Veria)[36] | Contract Terminated | [35] |
| 27 August 2015 | MF | |
Stephen McLaughlin | Southend United | Undisclosed | [37] |
| 1 September 2015 | MF | |
Michail Antonio | West Ham United | Undisclosed[c] | [39] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Transfer Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | MF | |
Jack Blake | Free agent (Later joined Minnesota United)[40] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Kieran Fenton | Free agent (Later joined Worksop Town)[42] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | ST |  |
Wilfried Gnahoré | Free agent (Later joined Hemel Hempstead Town)[43] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | ST |  |
Josh Macdonald | Free agent (Later joined Western Sydney Wanderers)[44] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | |
Aaron Myles | Free agent (Later joined Tolka Rovers)[45] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | ST | |
Derrick Otim | Free agent (Later joined Xavier Musketeers)[46] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  |
Ilias Polimos | Free agent (Later joined Panthrakikos)[47] | Released | [41] |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  |
Edouard Schoenecker | Free agent (Later joined Carlton Town)[48] | Released | [41] |
| 21 January 2016 | DF | |
Roger Riera | Celta Vigo B[49] | Contract Terminated | [50] |
| 23 May 2016 | GK | |
Ross Durant | Ilkeston | Released | [51] |
| 1 June 2016 | DF |  |
Andreas Karo | Apollon Limassol | Released | [52] |
Loans out[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Loan Expired | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | ST | |
Lars Veldwijk | Zwolle | 30 June 2016 | [53] |
| 1 September 2015 | ST | |
Jamie Paterson | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2016 | [54] |
| 22 January 2016 | MF | |
Chris Burke | Rotherham United | 30 June 2016 | [55] |
| 23 January 2016 | MF |  |
Deimantas Petravičius | Stevenage | 21 February 2016 | [56] |
| 22 February 2016 | DF | |
Jack Kelly | Hemel Hempstead Town | 20 March 2016 | [57] |
| 24 March 2016 | ST | |
Tyler Walker | Burton Albion | 30 June 2016 | [58] |
- ^ Please note that this section includes players in or out from date commencing 10 June 2015; the date that the UK Summer transfer window opened.[11]
- ^ Ebecilio's loan was originally agreed to expire on 30 June 2016, but his loan was terminated early by mutual consent.[16]
- ^ Reported by the BBC to be £7,000,000.[38]
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
On 3 June 2015 Nottingham Forest confirmed their pre-season friendlies and plans for a tour of Sweden.[59]
| 8 July 2015 Friendly | OB | 4–2 | Nottingham Forest | Trelleborg |
| 19:00 CEST | Zohore  38' (pen.) 65'Festersen 63'Greve 83' |
Report | 20' Blackstock 74' Paterson |
Stadium: Vångavallen |
| 12 July 2015 Friendly | Mjällby AIF | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Hällevik |
| 18:00 CEST | Fadi 10' |
Report | 81' C. Burke |
Stadium: Strandvallen Attendance: 1,026 |
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | FC Helsingør | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Helsingør |
| 19:00 CEST | Koch 1' Olsen 64' |
Report | 88' Walker |
Stadium: Helsingør Stadion Attendance: 747 |
| 17 July 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Stevenage |
| 19:30 BST | Report | 13' Mills 20' (pen.) Lansbury 88' Hobbs |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 21 July 2015 Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Main 16' |
Report | 34' C. Burke |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Darren England |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Swansea City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Tesche 68' |
Report | 60' Ayew |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Blackstock 1' Lansbury 81'Wilson 90' |
Report | 22' 52' 64' Sinclair |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Steve Martin |
Competitions[edit]
Championship[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 52 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: Nottingham Forest
Results by matchday[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Nottingham Forest
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[60]
| 7 August 2015 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Falmer |
| 19:45 BST | LuaLua 50' |
Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 24,623 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Rotherham United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Mills 45' Antonio 61' |
Report | 13' Collins |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,885 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 18 August 2015 3 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,801 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Dobbie 90' |
Report | 81' Vaughan |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 16,410 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Cardiff City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Antonio 86' |
Report | 23' Jones 49' Mason |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 12 September 2015 6 | QPR | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| 12:30 BST | Austin 66' Green  72' |
Report | 75' (pen.) Lansbury 82' Oliveira |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,424 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 15 September 2015 7 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | 54' Blackstock |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,609 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | West Bridgford |
| 12:30 BST | Mills 7' |
Report | 3' Nugent 32' Ayala |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 24 September 2015 9 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Huws 84' |
Report | 23' Mendes |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,299 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 3 October 2015 10 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Hull City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Mills 87' |
Report | 41' Hernández |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,985 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 16 October 2015 11 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
| 19:45 BST | Wilbraham 4' 11' |
Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 20 October 2015 12 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Burnley | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Lichaj 73' Lansbury 75' |
Report | 90' Taylor |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,721 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 24 October 2015 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Trotter 90' |
Report | 75' Parr |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 31 October 2015 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Forestieri 68' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,465 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 3 November 2015 15 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle 2' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,216 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 6 November 2015 16 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| 19:30 BST | Oliveira 5' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,114 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 21 November 2015 17 | Brentford | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Hounslow |
| 15:00 BST | Canós 63' Dean 71' Hofmann 90' |
Report | 74' Lansbury |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 28 November 2015 18 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | O'Grady 20' Oliveira 31' 49' Hobbs  42'  64' |
Report | 14' Vydra |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,128 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 5 December 2015 19 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Fulham | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Mills 45' 78' O'Grady 52' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,377 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 11 December 2015 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Ebanks-Landell 15' |
Report | 80' Blackstock |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 14 December 2015 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,002 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 19 December 2015 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | MK Dons | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Oliveira 2' Mendes 16' |
Report | 81' Murphy |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,975 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 27 December 2015 23 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Leeds United | West Bridgford |
| 16:00 BST | Oliveira 17' |
Report | 80' Byram |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,551 Referee: James Linington |
| 29 December 2015 24 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Gunnarsson 13' |
Report | 9' O. Burke |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,461 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 2 January 2016 25 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Greenwich |
| 15:00 BST | Makienok 70' |
Report | 44' Osborn |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,090 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 January 2016 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Birmingham City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Mills 30' Vaughan 74' |
Report | 24' Toral |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,342 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 16 January 2016 27 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Oliveira 12' (pen.) O. Burke 16' Ward 83' |
Report | 12' Amos |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,465 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 23 January 2016 28 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 70' Ward |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 26 January 2016 29 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | QPR | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,030 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 6 February 2016 30 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 60' Oliveira |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,079[61] Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 13 February 2016 31 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 14' (o.g.) Mills 84' Billing |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,984 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 23 February 2016 32 | Burnley | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Burnley |
| 19:45 BST | Vokes 68' |
Report | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 27 February 2016 33 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Bristol City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Osborn 30' |
Report | 41' Kodjia 70' Flint |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,551 Referee: David Webb |
| 5 March 2016 34 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Pringle 63' |
Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,658 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 8 March 2016 35 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Preston North End | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Oliveira 37' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 16,747 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 30' McGeady 62' Hooper 77' Bannan 85' Matias |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,690 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 15 March 2016 37 | Hull City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 BST | Aluko 73' |
Report | 28' Gardner |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,663 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 19 March 2016 38 | Derby County | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 12:30 BST | Olsson 79' |
Report | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 33,010 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2 April 2016 39 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Brentford | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Lichaj 77' |
Report | 49' Vibe 65' Yennaris 87' Canós |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,444 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 5 April 2016 40 | Reading | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 20:00 BST | Vydra 68' Norwood 81' |
Report | 41' Osborn |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 11 April 2016 41 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Blackstock 50' |
Report | 27' Dunk 90' Sidwell |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,642 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Rotherham United | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Blackstock 15' |
Report | 22' Graham |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 16,449 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Fulham | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 62' |
Report | 23' Tesche 44' (pen.) 70' Lansbury |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,253 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Gardner 68' |
Report | 58' Mason |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 22,291 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 7 May 2016 46 | MK Dons | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Milton Keynes |
| 12:30 GMT | Maynard 19' |
Report | 8' Cohen 37' Fox 74' Assombalonga |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 15,486 Referee: Steve Martin |
FA Cup[edit]
| 9 January 2016 Third round | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | QPR | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Ward 23' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 14,197 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 30 January 2016 Fourth round | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Watford | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 89' Ighalo |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 24,703 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
Football League Cup[edit]
| 11 August 2015 First round | Nottingham Forest | 3–4 | Walsall | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Walker 32' Antonio 81' 90' |
Report | 11' 14' 90' (pen.) Bradshaw 79' Sawyers |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 5,237 Referee: Darren Handley |
Squad statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NED
|
Dorus de Vries | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA
|
Eric Lichaj | 46 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SVN
|
Bojan Jokić | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Michael Mancienne | 33 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Matt Mills | 42 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Kelvin Wilson | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | ST | ENG
|
Matty Fryatt[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Chris Cohen | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | COD
|
Britt Assombalonga | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Henri Lansbury | 29 | 4 | 26+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL
|
Andy Reid[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SCO
|
Danny Fox | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NED
|
Kyle Ebecilio | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | ST | NED
|
Lars Veldwijk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CPV
|
Ryan Mendes | 32 | 2 | 26+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | ST | POR
|
Nélson Oliveira | 29 | 9 | 24+4 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Michail Antonio | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 |
| 18 | ST | ITA
|
Federico Macheda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Liam Trotter | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NIR
|
Jamie Ward | 34 | 3 | 20+11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL
|
Jonny Williams | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | ST | ENG
|
Jamie Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
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Gary Gardner | 22 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | ST | ATG
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Dexter Blackstock | 32 | 4 | 12+17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL
|
David Vaughan | 37 | 1 | 31+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG
|
Jack Hobbs | 23 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | BUL
|
Dimitar Evtimov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Burke | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | ST | ENG
|
Chris O'Grady | 21 | 2 | 15+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP
|
Daniel Pinillos | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GER
|
Robert Tesche | 25 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | ST | ENG
|
Tyler Walker | 15 | 1 | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | SCO
|
Oliver Burke | 21 | 2 | 6+12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG
|
Jorge Grant | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Ben Osborn | 38 | 3 | 32+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | ST | BUL
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Nikolay Todorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | SCO
|
Alex Iacovitti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | ST |  EIR
|
Gerry McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Worrall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | ENG
|
Ross Durrant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | LTU
|
Deimantas Petravičius | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG
|
Ben Brereton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ENG
|
Toby Edser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | GK | ENG
|
Jordan Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs during the course of the season.
- ^ Players whose names appear emboldened left the club on a permanent basis having appeared in a competitive fixture this season.
- ^ An injury to Fryatt's Achilles tendon, sustained in March 2015, prevented him from playing this season.[62]
- ^ An injury to Reid's groin, sustained in October 2014, prevented him from playing this season.[63]
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.
Goal scorers[edit]
- As of 9 May 2016
| Rank | No. | Position | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Striker | Nélson Oliveira | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Defender | Matt Mills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | Midfielder | Henri Lansbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Midfielder | Michail Antonio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23 | Striker | Dexter Blackstock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 19 | Midfielder | Jamie Ward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Midfielder | Ben Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | Midfielder | Ryan Mendes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Midfielder | Gary Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | Striker | Chris O'Grady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | Midfielder | Oliver Burke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Defender | Eric Lichaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Midfielder | Chris Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Striker | Britt Assombalonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Midfielder | Liam Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Midfielder | David Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Midfielder | Robert Tesche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Striker | Tyler Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 43 | 1 | 3 | 47 | |||
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of 9 May 2016
| No. | Position | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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| 2 | Defender | Eric Lichaj | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Defender | Matt Mills | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 24 | Midfielder | David Vaughan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Defender | Michael Mancienne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Midfielder | Ryan Mendes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Midfielder | Henri Lansbury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Striker | Nélson Oliveira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Midfielder | Jamie Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Striker | Dexter Blackstock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Defender | Jack Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Defender | Bojan Jokić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Midfielder | Gary Gardner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Midfielder | Robert Tesche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Midfielder | Ben Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Dorus de Vries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Midfielder | Jorge Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Defender | Danny Fox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Defender | Kelvin Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Midfielder | Chris Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Striker | Britt Assombalonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Jonny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Midfielder | Chris Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Striker | Chris O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Striker | Tyler Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 89 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 6 | ||
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.
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