2014–15 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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Nottingham Forest
2014–15 season
OwnerFawaz Al-Hasawi
ChairmanFawaz Al-Hasawi
ManagerStuart Pearce
(until 1 February)
Dougie Freedman
(from 1 February)
GroundThe City Ground
West Bridgford
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Britt Assombalonga (15)
All:
Michail Antonio
Britt Assombalonga
(15 each)
Highest home attendance30,227 (vs. Derby County, Football League Championship, 14 September)
Lowest home attendance19,619 (vs. Wigan Athletic, Football League Championship, 11 February)

The 2014–15 season was Nottingham Forest Football Club's 149th season in existence and 7th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08. The club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Stuart Pearce, who made over 500 appearances for the club as a player, began the season as manager before he was replaced by another former Forest player, Dougie Freedman, on 1 February 2015.

First team squad[edit]

As of 5 May 2015[1]
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (Age) Previous Club Joined First Team Player Contracted Until
Goalkeepers
1 Karl Darlow England (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33) Newcastle United 2014 2015
26 Dimitar Evtimov Bulgaria (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30) Chavdar Etropole 2011 2016
29 Dorus de Vries Netherlands (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980 (age 43) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2013 2017
Defenders
2 Eric Lichaj United States (1988-11-17) 17 November 1988 (age 35) Aston Villa 2013 2017
4 Michael Mancienne England (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) Hamburg 2014 2017
5 Danny Collins Wales (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 43) Stoke City 2012 2015
6 Kelvin Wilson England (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 38) Celtic 2013 2016
13 Danny Fox Scotland (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 37) Southampton 2014 2017
15 Greg Halford England (1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 39) Portsmouth 2012 2015
16 Jamaal Lascelles England (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) Newcastle United 2014 2015
17 Todd Kane England (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 30) Chelsea 2015 2015
20 Louis Laing England (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 30) Sunderland 2014 2016
25 Jack Hobbs England (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35) Hull City 2014 2018
33 Roger Riera Spain (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29) Barcelona 2014 2018
Midfielders
8 Chris Cohen England (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37) Yeovil Town 2007 2016
10 Henri Lansbury England (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) Arsenal 2012 2017
11 Andy Reid Republic of Ireland (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 41) Blackpool 2011 2016
18 Michail Antonio England (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) Sheffield Wednesday 2014 2017
21 Jamie Paterson England (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32) Walsall 2013 2018
22 Gary Gardner England (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31) Aston Villa 2015 2015
24 David Vaughan Wales (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) Sunderland 2014 2016
27 Chris Burke Scotland (1983-12-02) 2 December 1983 (age 40) Birmingham City 2014 2016
30 Stephen McLaughlin Republic of Ireland (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 33) Derry City 2012 2015
37 Jorge Grant England (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 29) Academy Product 2014 2017
38 Ben Osborn England (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29) Academy Product 2012 2019
Forwards
7 Matty Fryatt England (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38) Hull City 2014 2017
9 Britt Assombalonga Democratic Republic of the Congo (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) Peterborough United 2014 2019
14 Lars Veldwijk Netherlands (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 32) Excelsior 2014 2017
23 Dexter Blackstock Antigua and Barbuda (1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 37) Queens Park Rangers 2009 2017
31 Chuba Akpom England (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 28) Arsenal 2015 2015
34 Tyler Walker England (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) Academy Product 2015 —

New contracts[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player Length of Contract Player Contracted Until Reference
25 July 2014 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 2 Years 2016 [2]
22 August 2014 MF England Henri Lansbury 3 Years 2017 [3]
30 December 2014 DF United States Eric Lichaj 2.5 Years 2017 [4]
9 February 2015 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 2 Years 2017 [5]
10 February 2015 DF Denmark Frederik Nielsen Undisclosed Undisclosed [6]
10 February 2015 MF England Matty Cash Undisclosed Undisclosed [6]
10 February 2015 ST Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov Undisclosed Undisclosed [6]
10 February 2015 ST England Tyler Walker Undisclosed Undisclosed [6]
23 February 2015 MF England Jorge Grant 2.5 Years 2017 [7]

Player transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

First team
Date Position Nationality Name From Transfer Fee Reference
1 July 2014 ST England Matty Fryatt Free Agent Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2014 DF England Louis Laing Free Agent Free Transfer [9]
1 July 2014 MF Wales David Vaughan Free Agent Free Transfer [10]
16 July 2014 DF England Michael Mancienne Hamburg Undisclosed [11]
29 July 2014 MF Scotland Chris Burke Free Agent Free Transfer [12]
6 August 2014 MF England Michail Antonio Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [13]
6 August 2014 ST Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga Peterborough United Undisclosed[a] [15]
14 August 2014 MF Germany Robert Tesche Free Agent Free Transfer [16]
Academy
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Reference
15 July 2014 DF Spain Roger Riera Free Agent Free Transfer [17]
10 September 2014 DF Denmark Frederik Nielsen Viborg Undisclosed [18]
8 October 2014 MF England Matty Cash FAB Academy Scholarship [19]
10 February 2015 DF Scotland Jordan Gabriel Southend United Scholarship [6]
2 June 2015 GK Sweden Tim Erlandsson Halmstad Undisclosed [20]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date Until Reference
22 July 2014 DF England Jack Hunt Crystal Palace 31 December 2014 [21]
9 August 2014 GK England Karl Darlow Newcastle United 30 June 2015 [22]
DF England Jamaal Lascelles
30 October 2014 MF England Tom Ince Hull City 22 December 2014 [23]
8 January 2015 DF England Todd Kane Chelsea 30 June 2015 [24]
10 January 2015 MF England Gary Gardner Aston Villa 30 June 2015 [25]
12 March 2015 MF The Gambia Modou Barrow Swansea City 25 April 2015 [26]
26 March 2015 ST England Chuba Akpom Arsenal 31 May 2015 [27]

Transfers out[edit]

First team
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Reference
15 July 2014 ST Algeria Rafik Djebbour Free Agent (Later joined APOEL)[28] Contract Terminated [29]
1 August 2014 ST England Darius Henderson Free Agent (Later joined Leyton Orient)[30] Contract Terminated [31]
7 August 2014 ST Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Reading Undisclosed [32]
9 August 2014 GK England Karl Darlow Newcastle United Undisclosed[b] [33]
DF England Jamaal Lascelles
Academy
Date Position Nationality Name To Transfer Fee Reference
1 July 2014 MF Northern Ireland David Morgan Free Agent (Later joined Ilkeston) [34] Released [34]
29 August 2014 ST Cyprus James Demetriou Swansea City Free Transfer [35]

Loans out[edit]

Date From Position Nationality Name To Date Until Reference
29 July 2014 MF Poland Radosław Majewski Huddersfield Town 30 June 2015 [36]
8 August 2014 ST Scotland Jamie Mackie Reading 30 June 2015 [37]
19 August 2014 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov Mansfield Town 5 January 2015 [38][39]
12 September 2014 DF England Louis Laing Notts County 13 December 2014 [40][41]
29 September 2014 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin Notts County 30 December 2014 [42][43]
4 November 2014 DF England Greg Halford Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2015 [44][45][46]
5 January 2015 DF England Dan Harding Millwall 30 June 2015 [47]
30 January 2015 DF England Louis Laing Motherwell 30 June 2015 [48]
2 February 2015 MF Ivory Coast Wilfried Gnahoré Ilkeston 30 June 2015 [49]
MF Cameroon Edouard Schoenecker
3 February 2015 MF Algeria Djamel Abdoun Lokeren 30 June 2015 [50]
24 February 2015 MF Scotland Oliver Burke Bradford City 22 March 2015 [51]
2 March 2015 MF Germany Robert Tesche Birmingham City 30 June 2015 [52]
26 March 2015 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin Southend United 30 June 2015 [53]
  1. ^ Reported by the BBC to have been a club record fee of £5.5 million.[14]
  2. ^ The combined fee for Darlow and Lascelles was reported by sources such as the Nottingham Post and the Mirror to be £7,000,000. As part of the agreement, both players remained at Forest on loan for the 2014–15 season.

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

12 July 2014 Ilkeston 0–4 Nottingham Forest Ilkeston
13:00 BST Report 77', 83' Cox
81', 90' Osborn		 Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 3,020
16 July 2014 Porto B 2–3 Nottingham Forest Vila Nova de Gaia
18:00 BST Kléber 4'
David Bruno 59'		 Report 44' Lansbury
82' Veldwijk
88' McLaughlin		 Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
19 July 2014 Rio Ave 1–0 Nottingham Forest Esposende
18:00 BST Diego Lopes 71' Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo
23 July 2014 Rotherham United 1–0 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:30 BST Agard 65' Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
27 July 2014 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Nottingham Forest Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Reeves 11' Report Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 4,121
30 July 2014 York City 1–2 Nottingham Forest York
19:30 BST Platt 51' Report 52' Mackie
57' Cox		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,714
Referee: Ross Joyce
2 August 2014 Nottingham Forest 1–0 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
13:30 BST Fryatt 25' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 6,423
Referee: Andre Marriner

Competitions[edit]

Championship[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 54 60 −6 60
13 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 18 14 43 49 −6 60
14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 14 17 71 69 +2 59
15 Leeds United 46 15 11 20 50 61 −11 56
16 Huddersfield Town 46 13 16 17 58 75 −17 55
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
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 15 14 17 71 69  +2 59 9 5 9 37 32  +5 6 9 8 34 37  −3

Last updated: 3 May 2015.
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Results by matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultWDWWWDWDDDDLDLLLWWLDDDLLLWLLWWDWWWLWDWLLDLLDLL
Position331111112225671011118910991010131212121210109999999999910111214
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

9 August 2014 1 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Blackpool West Bridgford
15:00 BST Antonio 25'
Burke 30'
Hunt Yellow card 64'		 Report Yellow card 76' Mellis
Yellow card 81' Orlandi		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,028
Referee: Tony Harrington
16 August 2014 2 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Nottingham Forest Horwich
15:00 BST Mason 4'
Wheater 29'
Spearing Yellow card 37'
Pratley Yellow card 85'
Mills Yellow card 90'		 Report 27' 35' (pen.) Assombalonga Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
19 August 2014 3 Bournemouth 1–2 Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
19:45 BST Wilson 58'
Ritchie Yellow card 66'
Cook Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 37' Fox
67' Assombalonga
72' Yellow card 89' Fryatt
Yellow card 90' Hunt		 Stadium: Goldsands Stadium
Attendance: 10,768
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 August 2014 4 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 BST Antonio 17' 47'
Fryatt 53'
Assombalonga 64'
Cohen Yellow card 69'		 Report Yellow card 80' Blackman Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,795
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 August 2014 5 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
12:15 BST Semedo Yellow card 21'
Loovens Yellow card 31'
Mattock Yellow card 34'
Palmer Yellow card 53'
Maghoma Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 29' Antonio
37' Lansbury
Yellow card 90' Burke
Yellow card 90' Assombalonga		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,656
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 September 2014 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Derby County West Bridgford
13:15 BST Reid Yellow card 38'
Osborn Yellow card 47'
Lansbury Yellow card 59'
Assombalonga 72'
Burke Yellow card 80'		 Report Yellow card 7' Eustace
Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 87' Buxton
80' Shotton		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 30,227
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 September 2014 7 Nottingham Forest 5–3 Fulham West Bridgford
19:45 BST Assombalonga 9' 21' (pen.) 79'
Antonio 77'
Paterson 89' Yellow card 90'
Lascelles Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 20' Hutchinson
Yellow card 20' Burn
31' 65' McCormack
Yellow card 50' Fotheringham
51' Rodallega
Yellow card 58' Amorebieta
Yellow card 69' Bodurov
Yellow card 73' Parker		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,572
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 September 2014 8 Millwall 0–0 Nottingham Forest Southwark
15:00 BST Beevers Yellow card 54'
Williams Yellow card 86'		 Report Yellow card 51' Lansbury
Yellow card 55' Mancienne
Yellow card 79' Darlow		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,038
Referee: Graham Scott
27 September 2014 9 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bridgford
15:00 BST Fox Yellow card 40'
Tesche Yellow card 55'		 Report Yellow card 52' Bennett
Yellow card 79' Colunga
Yellow card 85' Ince		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,811
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 September 2014 10 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Nottingham Forest Wigan
19:45 BST Huws Yellow card 89' Report Yellow card 26' Lansbury
Yellow card 52' Mancienne
Yellow card 85' Hunt		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Kevin Wright
5 October 2014 11 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
15:00 BST Lansbury Yellow card 57'
Tesche 63'
Antonio 90'		 Report 19' 71' Murphy Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,354
Referee: James Linington
18 October 2014 12 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
12:15 BST Macheda 22'
Whittingham 27'
Noone Yellow card 45'		 Report Yellow card 41' Wilson
Yellow card 54' Lansbury
Yellow card 88' 89' Assombalonga		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,263
Referee: Mike Jones
21 October 2014 13 Watford 2–2 Nottingham Forest Watford
19:45 BST Ighalo 29'
Vydra 52' (pen.)		 Report 31' 67' Antonio
Yellow card 42' Mancienne		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,095
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 October 2014 14 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Fryatt 37' Report Yellow card 35' Evans
66' Baptiste
75' Gestede
77' Rhodes
Yellow card 90' Williamson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,345
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 November 2014 15 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Lynch 1'
Wells 20'
Coady Yellow card 51'
Holt 54'		 Report Yellow card 37' Lichaj
Yellow card 68' Fox		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Andy Davies
5 November 2014 16 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lansbury Yellow card 20'
Antonio 82'		 Report 17' Toral
35' Gray
48' (pen.) Yellow card 70' Pritchard
Yellow card 55' Douglas		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 21,072
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 November 2014 17 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Norwich City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Assombalonga 85'
Tesche Yellow card 88'
Antonio 90' Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 2' Martin
16' Howson
Yellow card 63' Tettey
Yellow card 82' Lafferty		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,783
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 November 2014 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Doherty Yellow card 49'
Stearman Yellow card 81'		 Report Yellow card 21' 83' Lansbury
Yellow card 45' Lascelles
65' Assombalonga
68' Fryatt
Yellow card 69' Lichaj		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Paul Tierney
29 November 2014 19 Birmingham City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 GMT Cotterill 10'
Gray Yellow card 45'
Caddis 89' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 61' Ince
Yellow card 80' Antonio
84' Red card 88' Assombalonga
Yellow card 90' Lansbury
Yellow card 90' Lascelles		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,595
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
6 December 2014 20 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Charlton Athletic West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lansbury Yellow card 7'
Tesche 59' Yellow card 72'		 Report 10' Harriott
Yellow card 30' Coquelin		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,297
Referee: Kevin Wright
13 December 2014 21 Rotherham United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
15:00 GMT Pringle Yellow card 52'
Lawrence Yellow card 82'		 Report Yellow card 42' Fox Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,228
Referee: Richard Clark
20 December 2014 22 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Leeds United West Bridgford
17:15 GMT Mancienne Yellow card 23'
Fryatt 45'
Antonio Yellow card 73'
Lichaj Yellow card 82'		 Report Yellow card 24' Byram
54' (pen.) Sharp		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,664
Referee: Roger East
26 December 2014 23 Middlesbrough 3–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Friend 53'
Vossen 79'
Leadbitter 88' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 39' Mancienne
Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 67' Wilson		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,277
Referee: Scott Duncan
28 December 2014 24 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Birmingham City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Lansbury Yellow card 34'
Assombalonga 90'		 Report 35' Cotterill
38' 45' Yellow card 74' Donaldson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,212
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 January 2015 25 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Vaughan Yellow card 89' Report 45' Lee
50' Maguire		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,209
Referee: Andy D'Urso
17 January 2015 26 Derby County 1–2 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:15 GMT Lansbury 16' (o.g.)
Ward Yellow card 21'
Mascarell Yellow card 74'		 Report Yellow card 30' Wilson
Yellow card 36' Gardner
75' Assombalonga
90' Osborn		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 32,705
Referee: Andrew Madley
21 January 2015 27 Fulham 3–2 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith & Fulham
19:45 GMT McCormack 7' 18' 35'
Grimmer Yellow card 84'
Kačaniklić Yellow card 90'		 Report 45' 62' Lansbury Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,512
Referee: Andy Haines
31 January 2015 28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Antonio Yellow card 32'
Tesche Yellow card 53'		 Report Yellow card 34' Upson
Yellow card 81' Williams
83' Fuller		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,018
Referee: Mark Heywood
7 February 2015 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Nottingham Forest Falmer
15:00 GMT Dunk 42'
Ince Yellow card 62'
Kayal 90'		 Report 44' Collins
63' Lansbury
86' Osborn		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,267
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
11 February 2015 30 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Wigan Athletic West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Assombalonga 33'
Burke 50'
Lansbury 61'		 Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
14 February 2015 31 Blackpool 4–4 Nottingham Forest Blackpool
15:00 GMT McMahon Yellow card 23'
Aldred Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 77'
Madine 45'
O'Dea Yellow card 60'
Orlandi 66' Yellow card 67'
Cameron Yellow card 69'
Davies 73'
Ferguson 90'		 Report 68' Blackstock
70' Gardner
77' (pen.) Lansbury
90' Burke		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,712
Referee: Lee Probert
21 February 2015 32 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Bolton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Burke 8' 68'
Antonio 17'
Lansbury 65' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 47' Mills
45' (pen.) Yellow card 73' Le Fondre
Yellow card 90' Dervite		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,441
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 February 2015 33 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Bournemouth West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lascelles 21'
Lichaj Yellow card 33'
Lansbury 44'		 Report 3' Surman Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 20,637
Referee: Nigel Miller
28 February 2015 34 Reading 0–3 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 GMT McCleary Yellow card 60' Report 56' Osborn
70' Fryatt
80' Gardner		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,586
Referee: Mick Russell
3 March 2015 35 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Nottingham Forest Greenwich
19:45 GMT Bulot 7' 38' Report Yellow card 6' Lascelles
14' Yellow card 90' Antonio
Yellow card 32' Lansbury
Yellow card 90' Lichaj		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 14,937
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 March 2015 36 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Gardner 34'
Blackstock 65'		 Report 27', Yellow card 44' Leadbitter
Yellow card 90' Nsue		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Jonathan Moss
14 March 2015 37 Leeds United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 GMT Bellusci Yellow card 50'
Morison Yellow card 66'
Mowatt Yellow card 77'
Murphy Yellow card 86'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,722
Referee: Keith Hill
18 March 2015 38 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Gardner Yellow card 37'
Blackstock 43'
Antonio 45'		 Report Yellow card 30' Smallwood
Yellow card 38' Árnason		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 20,569
Referee: Michael Bull
21 March 2015 39 Norwich City 3–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
15:00 GMT Olsson Yellow card 17'
Howson 45'
Jerome 56'
Hoolahan 59' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 66' Mancienne
76' Burke		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,976
Referee: James Linington
3 April 2015 40 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Gardner Yellow card 15'
Lascelles Yellow card 75'
Blackstock 90'		 Report 46' Afobe
Yellow card 66' Price
72' (pen.) Sako		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,185
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 April 2015 41 Brentford 2–2 Nottingham Forest Hounslow
15:00 BST Gray 80'
Jota 90'		 Report Yellow card 37' Vaughan
61' Walker
77' Kane
Yellow card 90' Lansbury		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: David Webb
11 April 2015 42 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
15:00 BST Report 43' Scannell
Yellow card 51' Gobern		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 21,572
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 April 2015 43 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 BST Wilson Red card 60'
Gardner 72'		 Report 4' Ighalo
41' Connolly
Yellow card 52' Deeney
Yellow card 55' 87' Abdi
Yellow card 65' Motta		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 20,723
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 April 2015 44 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Gestede 3' 35' 82'
Williamson Yellow card 90'		 Report 7' 88' Antonio
45' Lansbury
Yellow card 62' Vaughan		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,876
Referee: Andy Haines
25 April 2015 45 Ipswich Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 BST Murphy 22'
Sears 83'
Anderson Yellow card 90'		 Report 53' (o.g.) Berra Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,199
Referee: Graham Salisbury
5 May 2015 46 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:15 BST Lascelles Yellow card 41'
Antonio Yellow card 45'
Kane Yellow card 66'
Lansbury Yellow card 76'
Blackstock 90'		 Report 14' Ralls
Yellow card 16' Peltier
24' Doyle
Yellow card 57' Gunnarsson
Red card 76' Marshall		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 21,988
Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
3 January 2015 Third round Rochdale 1–0 Nottingham Forest Rochdale
15:00 GMT Vincenti 12' (pen.) Report Yellow card 65' Assombalonga
Yellow card 86' Burke		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,791
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
12 August 2014 First round Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Birkenhead
19:45 BST Report 12' Antonio
Yellow card 27' Osborn
Yellow card 33' Hobbs
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 53' Mancienne		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,374
Referee: David Webb
26 August 2014 Second round Huddersfield Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
19:45 BST Lynch Yellow card 71' Report 72' (o.g.) Vaughan
82' Lansbury		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 6,509
Referee: Mark Brown
24 September 2014 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Nottingham Forest Haringey
19:45 BST Mason 72'
Soldado 83'
Kane 90'		 Report 61' Grant Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,912
Referee: Andre Marriner

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of match played 5 May 2015[a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Karl Darlow 44 0 42 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF United States USA Eric Lichaj 44 0 36+5 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Dan Harding 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne 38 0 34+2 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Kelvin Wilson 25 0 22+1 0 1 0 1 0
7 ST England ENG Matty Fryatt 26 6 17+8 6 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Chris Cohen 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
9 ST Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Britt Assombalonga 32 15 27+2 15 1 0 1+1 0
10 MF England ENG Henri Lansbury 40 11 36+3 10 0 0 1 1
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Reid 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Scotland SCO Danny Fox 30 0 25+2 0 1 0 2 0
14 ST Netherlands NED Lars Veldwijk 14 0 0+11 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF England ENG Greg Halford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Jamaal Lascelles 28 1 20+6 1 0 0 2 0
17 DF England ENG Jack Hunt 19 0 15+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
17 DF England ENG Todd Kane 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Michail Antonio 49 15 46 14 1 0 2 1
19 MF The Gambia GAM Modou Barrow 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Tom Ince 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Louis Laing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 ST England ENG Jamie Paterson 25 1 4+17 1 0+1 0 3 0
22 MF England ENG Gary Gardner 18 4 16+2 4 0 0 0 0
23 ST Antigua and Barbuda ATG Dexter Blackstock 20 5 11+8 5 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Wales WAL David Vaughan 15 0 10+3 0 1 0 1 0
25 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs 19 0 17 0 1 0 1 0
26 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Evtimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Chris Burke 44 6 34+7 6 1 0 1+1 0
28 MF Poland POL Radosław Majewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Netherlands NED Dorus de Vries 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
30 MF Ireland EIR Stephen McLaughlin 9 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
31 ST England ENG Chuba Akpom 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Germany GER Robert Tesche 25 2 18+4 2 1 0 1+1 0
34 ST England ENG Tyler Walker 7 1 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Oliver Burke 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
36 GK England ENG Ross Durrant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 1
38 MF England ENG Ben Osborn 40 3 27+10 3 0 0 3 0
39 MF Algeria ALG Djamel Abdoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs during the course of the season.
  2. ^ Players whose names appear emboldened left the club on a permanent basis having appeared in a competitive fixture this season.

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Goal scorers[edit]

As of match played 5 May 2015
Rank No. Position Player Championship FA Cup Football League Cup Total
1 9 Striker Britt Assombalonga 15 0 0 15
18 Midfielder Michail Antonio 14 0 1 15
2 10 Midfielder Henri Lansbury 10 0 1 11
3 7 Striker Matty Fryatt 6 0 0 6
27 Midfielder Chris Burke 6 0 0 6
4 23 Striker Dexter Blackstock 5 0 0 5
5 22 Midfielder Gary Gardner 4 0 0 4
6 38 Midfielder Ben Osborn 3 0 0 3
Own goals 2 0 1 3
7 32 Midfielder Robert Tesche 2 0 0 2
8 5 Defender Danny Collins 1 0 0 1
16 Defender Jamaal Lascelles 1 0 0 1
17 Defender Todd Kane 1 0 0 1
21 Striker Jamie Paterson 1 0 0 1
34 Striker Tyler Walker 1 0 0 1
37 Midfielder Jorge Grant 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 72 0 4 76

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played 5 May 2015
No. Position Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
10 Midfielder Henri Lansbury 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
18 Midfielder Michail Antonio 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 Defender Michael Mancienne 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
16 Defender Jamaal Lascelles 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2 Defender Eric Lichaj 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 Defender Danny Fox 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
32 Midfielder Robert Tesche 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 Striker Britt Assombalonga 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
17 Defender Jack Hunt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 Midfielder Gary Gardner 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 Midfielder David Vaughan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 Midfielder Chris Burke 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
6 Defender Kelvin Wilson 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
38 Midfielder Ben Osborn 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1 Goalkeeper Karl Darlow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Striker Matty Fryatt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Midfielder Chris Cohen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Midfielder Andy Reid 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 Defender Todd Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Midfielder Tom Ince 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Striker Jamie Paterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Defender Jack Hobbs 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 68 3 2 0 2 1 72 4

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

References[edit]

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