Nottingham Forest 1996/97 squad
Nottingham Forest were relegated in 20th with 34 points, 7 points short of Coventry in 17th. They drew 16 times, the most in the league. That was 11 places lower than in 1995/96, when they finished 9th. Alf-Inge Haaland and Kevin Campbell shared top scorer with 6 league goals each. 23 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Colin Cooper made the most with 36.
- League finish
- 20th of 20, relegated
- Points
- 34
- Record
- Won 6, drew 16, lost 16
- Goals
- 31 scored, 59 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
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Alf-Inge Haaland (defender, £5.5m) scored 6 and set up 0: 1.09 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Nottingham Forest player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Kevin Campbell at £6.0m, with 6 goals and 4 assists in 17 appearances.
Nottingham Forest 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Nottingham Forest in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Crossley Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Fettis Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cooper Defender | £5.0m | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| Alf-Inge Haaland Defender | £5.5m | 35 | 6 | 0 |
| Stuart Pearce Defender | £5.5m | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Chettle Defender | £4.5m | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Des Lyttle Defender | £4.5m | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| David Phillips Defender | £4.5m | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Bart-Williams Defender | – | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikola Jerkan Defender | – | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Blatherwick Defender | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Warner Defender | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Woan Midfielder | £5.5m | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| Scot Gemmill Midfielder | £5.5m | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Allen Midfielder | £5.0m | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Roy Midfielder | £5.5m | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Nigel Clough Midfielder | £5.5m | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian O'Neil Midfielder | £4.5m | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Stone Midfielder | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Saunders Forward | £5.5m | 34 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Campbell Forward | £6.0m | 17 | 6 | 4 |
| Jason Lee Forward | – | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre van Hooijdonk Forward | £5.0m | 8 | 1 | 2 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.