Nottingham Forest · Premier League 1996/97

Nottingham Forest 1996/97

Nottingham Forest finished 20th of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 34 points (won 6, drawn 16, lost 16; scored 31, conceded 59) and were relegated. They were top of the table after 1 match of 38; lowest 20th, after match 13. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 16 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Nottingham Forest
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	Coventry (away)	3–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Wed 21 Aug 1996	Sunderland (home)	1–4 L	Lost	3	9th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	10th
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Southampton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	5	13th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Leicester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	6	10th
6	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Manchester United (away)	1–4 L	Lost	6	14th
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	West Ham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	6	16th
8	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Chelsea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	16th
9	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Leeds (away)	0–2 L	Lost	7	17th
10	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Derby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	18th
11	Mon 28 Oct 1996	Everton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	8	18th
12	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Aston Villa (away)	0–2 L	Lost	8	18th
13	Mon 18 Nov 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	8	20th
14	Mon 25 Nov 1996	Blackburn (home)	2–2 D	Drew	9	20th
15	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Wimbledon (away)	0–1 L	Lost	9	20th
16	Mon 9 Dec 1996	Newcastle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	10	19th
17	Tue 17 Dec 1996	Liverpool (away)	2–4 L	Lost	10	20th
18	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Arsenal (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	20th
19	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Manchester United (home)	0–4 L	Lost	13	20th
20	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Leicester (away)	2–2 D	Drew	14	20th
21	Wed 1 Jan 1997	West Ham (away)	1–0 W	Won	17	19th
22	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Chelsea (home)	2–0 W	Won	20	18th
23	Sun 19 Jan 1997	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	17th
24	Wed 29 Jan 1997	Coventry (home)	0–1 L	Lost	23	17th
25	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Everton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	23	17th
26	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Aston Villa (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	17th
27	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Tottenham (away)	1–0 W	Won	27	17th
28	Wed 5 Mar 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–3 L	Lost	27	17th
29	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Arsenal (away)	0–2 L	Lost	27	17th
30	Tue 11 Mar 1997	Blackburn (away)	1–1 D	Drew	28	17th
31	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Liverpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	18th
32	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	19th
33	Mon 24 Mar 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	18th
34	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Southampton (home)	1–3 L	Lost	31	18th
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	20th
36	Wed 23 Apr 1997	Derby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	33	20th
37	Sat 3 May 1997	Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	20th
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Newcastle (away)	0–5 L	Lost	34	20th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.