The 1981–82 season was Nottingham Forest's 117th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the First Division.
Summary In his eighth season as manager, Brian Clough appointed Alan Hill as new trainer after the departure of Jimmy Gordon in the previous season. Meanwhile forward Trevor Francis was transferred out to Manchester City being replacing by Norwich City striker Justin Fashanu. The team finished in a disappointing 12th spot with a defensive line (4th overall) not being helped by his offensive line in a mediocre season delivered by Fashanu, Wallace and Ward. The club was early eliminated in FA Cup on third round. Meanwhile, the squad reached the League Cup fifth round only to be defeated by Tottenham Hotspur after a 1–0 score.
After six seasons with the club, assistant Peter Taylor announced his appointment as new manager of Derby County."Signing 'a hooligan' and a Shankly team talk: how Clough set up Forest for title" The Guardian 11 November 2015 Also, goalkeeper Peter Shilton left the club by the end of the season to be transferred out to Southampton. Central back Dave Needham was transferred out to Canada, and Scottish midfielder John McGovern signed with Bolton Wanderers for the next campaign.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Justin Fashanu Norwich City £875,000 MF Mark Proctor Middlesbrough £440,000 MF Jürgen Röber Bayern München Out Pos. Name To Type FW Trevor Francis Manchester City £735,000 DF Frank Gray Leeds United £300,000
Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Peter Davenport Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. Free MF Ian Bowyer Sunderland DF Willie Young Arsenal £50,000 Out Pos. Name To Type DF Kenny Burns Leeds United £400,000 FW Peter Ward Seattle Sounders loan
Spring In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type FW Justin Fashanu Southampton loan
Results
Division One
League table
Position by round
Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1982/
FA Cup
League Cup
Statistics Squad statistics
References