Paul Hart's first season as Manager & Forest finish 16th in Division One. The Hull-born youngster came up from the ranks of the Youth Team during the 1999/2000 season. A highly impressive midfielder, Prutton was capped at England Under-21 level. The 2001/2002 season was his finest in a Forest shirt. Left for Southampton in January 2003 for £2.5million.

Forest finish 11th with Chris Bart-Williams top scorer (14 goals). Joined the Reds from Sheffield Wednesday in a £2.5 million deal in summer 1995. CBW was a classy player who could operate in a number of positions with equal skill and efficiency. The 2000/01 campaign represented his best in a Forest shirt and he was rewarded with a richly deserved player of the year title. Signed from: Sheffield Wednesday, July 1995. Sold to: Charlton Athletic, November 2001 (Loan); June 2002 (Bosman).

David Platt's first season as Manager & finish 14th - Rodgers & Freedman top scorers (9 each). Another of Bassett’s big money buys in summer 1997 from Tranmere Rovers for £2.5 million. Made the left-back position his own after the departure of Stuart Pearce, and put in a series of strong performances to help guide the club to promotion the following season. David Platt played Rogers in midfield during his first year in charge, and the Liverpool-born player rewarded him by finishing joint top scorer with Dougie Freedman. Rogers started the 2000/01 season by continuing his fine from but suffered a cruciate ligament injury at Gillingham in November that ended his season.

Forest finish last in the Premier League (again) and go straight back down. The veteran goalkeeper raised a few eyebrows when Dave Bassett plucked him from Southampton reserves in August 1997 to solve a goalkeeping crisis. Went on to claim the number one spot at Forest beating off competition from Switzerland and Welsh international goalkeepers Marco Pascolo and Mark Crossley. Signed from: Southampton, January 1998 (on loan from August 1997). Released July 2001.

Division One Champions & promoted (Dave Bassett manager). Van Hooijdonk joined Forest in March 1997 for a club record £4 million from Celtic where he was top scorer. His arrival at Forest however could not stop them from being relegated in his first season with the club. In Division One however, Van Hooijdonk really made a name for himself, scoring many goals, most notably from free kicks. However, despite achieving promotion, the Forest board refused to buy any new players and instead sold stars such as Kevin Campbell and Colin Cooper. Dismayed by such a lack of ambition, Van Hooijdonk refused to come back to pre season training Forest and instead led a strike against the club, remaining in his native country of Holland. After weeks of argument, Van Hooijdonk eventually came back to the club where he played the rest of the season before being sold to Vitesse Arnheim for £3.5 million.

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Bottom of Premier League & relegated (Pearce brief spell as Player / Manager). Mark was born in Sheffield and had 13 years with Forest, ending his City Ground career with a testimonial before joining Middlesbrough on a free transfer in the summer of 2000. He had an uneasy baptism at first team level but eventually won over his critics to become a highly-popular veteran of more than 400 appearances. He earned himself a reputation as a spot-kick specialist after becoming only the second man to save an F.A. Cup final penalty. He started his international career with the England Under 21's but switched his allegiance to Wales.

 

1996 - UEFA Cup Quarter Final

Clubs: Aston Villa, Portsmouth.

International Honours: England (9)

One of the most popular performers of the 1990s. He endeared himself to Forest fans with his whole-hearted approach to the game. Battled back from three broken legs before breaking into the big-time and won nine England caps before sustaining a serious knee injury. Made more than 200 appearances before joining Aston Villa in a big money move in 1998.

Frank Clark (Manager) & Forest promoted 2nd place. Joined Nottingham Forest in August 1993 after he could not agree terms for a new contract with Norwich. He helped Forest gain promotion to the Premiership but was then overlooked at times by the various Forest managers. In November 1997, he joined Division One strugglers Huddersfield Town.

Clough retires, Forest relegated & Keane departs. Signed from: Cobh Ramblers, May 1990. Debut: 28 August 1990 v Liverpool. Sold to: Manchester United, July 1993. International Honours: 55 caps (Republic of Ireland) and counting ...

Born in Cork, Ireland, Brian Clough signed him from Cobh Ramblers at the age of 18 for £10,000. He made his debut in the 1990-91 season away to Liverpool. When Forest were relegated the race began to sign him and Manchester United paid Forest a then English record fee of £3.75m.

1991 - FA Cup Runners-Up

1992 - Football League Cup Runners-up& Zenith Data Systems Cup Winners

Football League Cup Winners. Locally born and a product of Nottingham schools football, Hodge was a huge favourite at the City Ground in two spells with the club. Blessed with genuine pace, he was an ever-willing midfield runner with a tigerish attitude and those qualities brought many goals for himself as well as creating them for his colleagues. Clubs: Leyton Orient , Watford, QPR , Derby County, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur ,Aston Villa. International Honours: England (24).