2014–15 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2014–15 season
Chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi
Manager Stuart Pearce
(until 1 February)
Dougie Freedman
(from 1 February)
Ground City Ground
Championship 14th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Britt Assombalonga (15)
All:
Britt Assombalonga (15)
Michail Antonio (15)
Highest home attendance 30,227 (14 Sep. vs Derby County)
Lowest home attendance 19,619 (11 Feb. vs Wigan Athletic)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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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. It was Stuart Pearce's first season as manager, until he was replaced by Dougie Freedman on 1 February 2015. The season covers the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

First Team Squad

As of 5 May 2015[1]
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed from Year Signed Year Contract Expires
Goalkeepers
1 Karl Darlow England 8 October 1990 England Newcastle United 2014 2015
26 Dimitar Evtimov Bulgaria 7 September 1993 Bulgaria PFC Chavdar 2011 2016
29 Dorus de Vries Netherlands 29 December 1980 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2013 2017
Defenders
2 Eric Lichaj United States 17 November 1988 England Aston Villa 2013 2017
4 Michael Mancienne England 8 January 1988 Germany Hamburg 2014 2017
5 Danny Collins Wales 6 August 1980 England Stoke City 2012 2015
6 Kelvin Wilson England 3 September 1985 Scotland Celtic 2013 2016
13 Danny Fox Scotland 29 May 1986 England Southampton 2014 2017
16 Jamaal Lascelles England 11 November 1993 England Newcastle United 2014 2015
17 Todd Kane England 17 September 1993 England Chelsea 2015 2015
25 Jack Hobbs England 18 August 1988 England Hull City 2014 2018
Midfielders
8 Chris Cohen (c) England 5 March 1987 England Yeovil Town 2007 2016
10 Henri Lansbury England 12 October 1990 England Arsenal 2012 2017
11 Andy Reid (vc) Republic of Ireland 29 July 1982 England Blackpool 2011 2016
18 Michail Antonio England 28 March 1990 England Sheffield Wednesday 2014 2017
21 Jamie Paterson England 20 December 1991 England Walsall 2013 2018
22 Gary Gardner England 29 June 1992 England Aston Villa 2015 2015
24 David Vaughan Wales 18 February 1983 England Sunderland 2014 2016
27 Chris Burke Scotland 2 December 1983 England Birmingham City 2014 2016
37 Jorge Grant England 26 September 1994 England Nike Football Academy 2013 2017
38 Ben Osborn England 5 August 1994 Club Academy 2012 2019
Forwards
7 Matty Fryatt England 5 March 1986 England Hull City 2014 2017
9 Britt Assombalonga Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 December 1992 England Peterborough United 2014 2019
14 Lars Veldwijk Netherlands 21 August 1991 Netherlands Excelsior 2014 2017
23 Dexter Blackstock Antigua and Barbuda 20 May 1986 England Queens Park Rangers 2009 2017
31 Chuba Akpom England 9 October 1995 England Arsenal 2015 2015
34 Tyler Walker England 17 December 1996 Club Academy 2015 —

Contract Extensions

Date Position Name Extension Contracted Until Ref.
25 July 2014 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 2 Years 2016 [2]
22 August 2014 MF England Henri Lansbury 3 Years 2017 [3]
9 February 2015 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 2 Years 2017 [4]

Player Transfers

Transfers In

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
7 FW England Matty Fryatt England Hull City Out of Contract 1 July 2014 [5]
20 DF England Louis Laing England Sunderland Out of Contract 1 July 2014 [6]
24 MF Wales David Vaughan England Sunderland Out of Contract 1 July 2014 [7]
33 DF Spain Roger Riera Spain Barcelona Out of Contract 15 July 2014 [8]
4 DF England Michael Mancienne Germany Hamburg Undisclosed 16 July 2014 [9]
27 MF Scotland Chris Burke England Birmingham City Out of Contract 29 July 2014 [10]
18 MF England Michail Antonio England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 6 August 2014 [11]
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga England Peterborough United Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] 6 August 2014 [13]
32 MF Germany Robert Tesche Germany Hamburg Out of Contract 14 August 2014 [14]
N/A GK Sweden Tim Erlandsson Sweden Halmstads BK Undisclosed 2 June 2015 [15]
  1. ↑ Although officially undisclosed, sources such as the BBC reported that Nottingham Forest had paid a club record fee of £5.5 million for Assombalonga.[12]

Loans In

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
17 DF England Jack Hunt England Crystal Palace 22 July 2014 31 December 2014 [16]
1 GK England Karl Darlow England Newcastle United 9 August 2014 30 June 2015 [17]
16 DF England Jamaal Lascelles England Newcastle United 9 August 2014 30 June 2015 [18]
19 MF England Tom Ince England Hull City 30 October 2014 22 December 2014 [19][20]
17 DF England Todd Kane England Chelsea 8 January 2015 30 June 2015 [21]
22 MF England Gary Gardner England Aston Villa 10 January 2015 30 June 2015 [22]
19 MF The Gambia Modou Barrow England Swansea City 12 March 2015 25 April 2015 [23]
31 FW England Chuba Akpom England Arsenal 26 March 2015 31 May 2015 [24]

Transfers Out

# Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
19 FW Algeria Rafik Djebbour Free Agent (Later joined APOEL) [25] Contract Terminated 15 July 2014 [26]
9 CF England Darius Henderson Free Agent (Later joined Leyton Orient)[27] Contract Terminated 1 August 2014 [28]
31 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox England Reading Undisclosed 7 August 2014 [29]
1 GK England Karl Darlow England Newcastle United Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] 9 August 2014 [30]
16 DF England Jamaal Lascelles
— FW Cyprus James Demetriou Wales Swansea City End of Contract 29 August 2014 [31]
12 FW Scotland Jamie Mackie England QPR Free Transfer 16 June 2015 [32]
20 DF England Louis Laing Scotland Motherwell End of Contract 30 June 2015 [33]
  1. ↑ Although officially undisclosed, the combined fee for Darlow and Lascelles was widely reported by sources such as the Nottingham Post and the Mirror to be £7,000,000. As part of the transfer agreement, both players were loaned back to Forest for the 2014-15 season.

Loans Out

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
28 MF Poland Radosław Majewski England Huddersfield Town 29 July 2014 30 June 2015 [34]
12 FW Scotland Jamie Mackie England Reading 8 August 2014 30 June 2015 [35]
26 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov England Mansfield Town 19 August 2014 3 January 2015 [36][37]
20 DF England Louis Laing England Notts County 12 September 2014 13 December 2014 [38][39]
30 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin England Notts County 29 September 2014 30 December 2014 [40][41]
15 DF England Greg Halford England Brighton & Hove Albion 4 November 2014 30 June 2015 [42][43][44]
3 DF England Dan Harding England Millwall 5 January 2015 30 June 2015 [45]
20 DF England Louis Laing Scotland Motherwell 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 [46]
39 MF Algeria Djamel Abdoun Belgium Lokeren 3 February 2015 30 June 2015 [47]
35 MF Scotland Oliver Burke England Bradford City 24 February 2015 24 March 2015 [48]
32 MF Germany Robert Tesche England Birmingham City 2 March 2015 30 June 2015 [49]
30 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin England Southend United 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [50]

    Pre-Season Friendlies

    Competitions

    Championship

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Bournemouth (C, P) 46 26 12 8 98 45 +53 90 Promotion to the Premier League
    2 Watford (P) 46 27 8 11 91 50 +41 89
    3 Norwich City (O, P) 46 25 11 10 88 48 +40 86 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Middlesbrough 46 25 10 11 68 37 +31 85
    5 Brentford 46 23 9 14 78 59 +19 78
    6 Ipswich Town 46 22 12 12 72 54 +18 78
    7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 12 12 70 56 +14 78
    8 Derby County 46 21 14 11 85 56 +29 77
    9 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 16 13 66 59 +7 67
    10 Birmingham City 46 16 15 15 54 64 −10 63
    11 Cardiff City 46 16 14 16 57 61 −4 62
    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
    17 Fulham 46 14 10 22 62 83 −21 52
    18 Bolton Wanderers 46 13 12 21 54 67 −13 51
    19 Reading 46 13 11 22 48 69 −21 50
    20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 17 19 44 54 −10 47
    21 Rotherham United 46 11 16 19 46 67 −21 46[lower-alpha 2]
    22 Millwall (R) 46 9 14 23 42 76 −34 41 Relegation to Football League One
    23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 9 12 25 39 64 −25 39
    24 Blackpool (R) 46 4 14 28 36 91 −55 26
    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
    (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
    2. ↑ Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[51]

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    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

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAH
    Result W D W W W D W D D D D L D L L L W W L D D D L L L W L L W W D W W W L W D W L L D L L D L L
    Position 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 6 7 10 11 11 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 14

    Source: Statto.com
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Matches

    FA Cup

    Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

    League Cup

    Squad Statistics

    Appearances and Goals

    As of 5 May 2015[lower-alpha 1]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK England Karl Darlow 44 0 42 0 0 0 2 0
    2 DF United States Eric Lichaj 44 0 36+5 0 1 0 2 0
    3 DF England Dan Harding 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0
    4 DF England Michael Mancienne 38 0 34+2 0 0 0 2 0
    5 DF Wales Danny Collins 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
    6 DF England Kelvin Wilson 25 0 22+1 0 1 0 1 0
    7 FW England Matty Fryatt 26 6 17+8 6 0 0 0+1 0
    8 MF England Chris Cohen 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
    9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga 32 15 27+2 15 1 0 1+1 0
    10 MF England Henri Lansbury 40 11 36+3 10 0 0 1 1
    11 MF Republic of Ireland Andy Reid 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
    12 FW Scotland Jamie Mackie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 DF Scotland Danny Fox 30 0 25+2 0 1 0 2 0
    14 FW Netherlands Lars Veldwijk 14 0 0+11 0 1 0 2 0
    15 DF England Greg Halford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    16 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 28 1 20+6 1 0 0 2 0
    17 DF England Todd Kane 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
    17 DF England Jack Hunt 19 0 15+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
    18 MF England Michail Antonio 49 15 46 14 1 0 2 1
    19 MF England Tom Ince 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
    19 MF The Gambia Modou Barrow 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
    20 DF England Louis Laing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    21 FW England Jamie Paterson 25 1 4+17 1 0+1 0 3 0
    22 MF England Gary Gardner 18 4 16+2 4 0 0 0 0
    23 FW Antigua and Barbuda Dexter Blackstock 20 5 11+8 5 0 0 0+1 0
    24 MF Wales David Vaughan 15 0 10+3 0 1 0 1 0
    25 DF England Jack Hobbs 19 0 17 0 1 0 1 0
    26 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    27 MF Scotland Chris Burke 44 6 34+7 6 1 0 1+1 0
    28 MF Poland Radoslaw Majewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    29 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
    30 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin 9 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
    31 FW England Chuba Akpom 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0
    32 MF Germany Robert Tesche 25 2 18+4 2 1 0 1+1 0
    34 FW England Tyler Walker 7 1 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
    35 MF Scotland Oliver Burke 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
    37 MF England Jorge Grant 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 1
    38 MF England Ben Osborn 40 3 27+10 3 0 0 3 0
    39 MF Algeria Djamel Abdoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1. ↑ Those players whose names are in italics were loaned out to other clubs during the course of the season.

    Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

    Goal Scorers

    As of 5 May 2015
    Rank No. Nationality Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 9Democratic Republic of the CongoBritt Assombalonga150015
    18EnglandMichail Antonio140115
    2 10EnglandHenri Lansbury100111
    3 7EnglandMatty Fryatt6006
    27ScotlandChris Burke6006
    4 23Antigua and BarbudaDexter Blackstock5005
    5 22EnglandGary Gardner4004
    6 38EnglandBen Osborn3003
    7 32GermanyRobert Tesche2002
    8 5WalesDanny Collins1001
    16EnglandJamaal Lascelles1001
    17EnglandTodd Kane1001
    21EnglandJamie Paterson1001
    34EnglandTyler Walker1001
    37EnglandJorge Grant0011
    TOTAL 70 0 3 73

    Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

    Disciplinary Record

    As of 5 May 2015
    No. Position Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    Red card Red card Red card Red card
    10MidfieldEngland Henri Lansbury1300000130
    18MidfieldEngland Michail Antonio70000070
    4DefenceEngland Michael Mancienne60000161
    16DefenceEngland Jamaal Lascelles60000060
    2DefenceUnited States Eric Lichaj50000050
    13DefenceScotland Danny Fox40000040
    32MidfieldGermany Robert Tesche40000040
    9ForwardDemocratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga21100031
    17DefenceEngland Jack Hunt30000030
    22MidfieldEngland Gary Gardner30000030
    24MidfieldWales David Vaughan30000030
    27MidfieldScotland Chris Burke20100030
    6DefenceEngland Kelvin Wilson22000022
    38MidfieldEngland Ben Osborn10001020
    1GoalkeeperEngland Karl Darlow10000010
    7ForwardEngland Matty Fryatt10000010
    8MidfieldEngland Chris Cohen10000010
    11MidfieldRepublic of Ireland Andy Reid10000010
    17DefenceEngland Todd Kane10000010
    19MidfieldEngland Tom Ince10000010
    21ForwardEngland Jamie Paterson10000010
    25DefenceEngland Jack Hobbs00001010
    TOTAL 68 3 2 0 2 1 72 4

    Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/team/
    2. ↑ "Dimitar Evtimov signs new Forest deal". Nottingham Forest FC. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
    3. ↑ "Lansbury signs new Nottingham Forest contract". SeatPitch. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "De Vries signs contract extension". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
    5. ↑ "Matty Becomes A Red". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 June 2014.
    6. ↑ "Louis Laing Signs For Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 19 June 2014.
    7. ↑ "Vaughan Agrees Permanent Deal". Nottingham Forest F.C. 20 April 2014.
    8. ↑ "Roger's A Red". Nottingham Forest F.C. 15 July 2014.
    9. ↑ "Reds Swoop For Mancienne". Nottingham Forest F.C. 16 July 2014.
    10. ↑ "Burke agrees Reds deal". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 July 2014.
    11. ↑ "Forest sign Wednesday winger". Nottingham Forest F.C. 6 August 2014.
    12. ↑ "Britt Assombalonga:Forest seal deal for Peterborough striker". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    13. ↑ "Reds land front man". Nottingham Forest F.C. 6 August 2014.
    14. ↑ "Reds bring in Tesche". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 August 2014.
    15. ↑ "Erlandsson signs permanent deal". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
    16. ↑ "Forest sign Palace's Jack Hunt". Nottingham Forest F.C. 22 July 2014.
    17. ↑ "Magpies swoop for Jamaal and Karl". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 August 2014.
    18. ↑ "Magpies swoop for Jamaal and Karl". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 August 2014.
    19. ↑ "Forest land Ince on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 October 2014.
    20. ↑ "Ince heads back to Hull". Nottingham Forest F.C. 22 December 2014.
    21. ↑ "Chelsea defender signs". Nottingham Forest F.C. 8 January 2015.
    22. ↑ "Another new face". Nottingham Forest F.C. 10 January 2015.
    23. ↑ "Barrow joins on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 March 2015.
    24. ↑ "Akpom joins on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 26 March 2015.
    25. ↑ "Conclude Agreement with Rafik Djebbour". APOEL FC. 5 August 2014.
    26. ↑ "Striker Leaves Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 15 July 2014.
    27. ↑ "Orient Sign Darius Henderson". Leyton Orient F.C. 1 August 2014.
    28. ↑ "Striker departs Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 August 2014.
    29. ↑ "Forest striker signs for Reading". Nottingham Forest F.C. 7 August 2014.
    30. ↑ "Magpies swoop for Jamaal and Karl". Nottingham Forest F.C. 9 August 2014.
    31. ↑ "Swansea sign James Demetriou on a free transfer". Sky Sports. 29 August 2014.
    32. ↑ "Mackie makes Rangers switch". Nottingham Forest F.C. 16 June 2015.
    33. ↑ "Louis Laing signs on again". Motherwell FC. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
    34. ↑ "Majewski makes Terriers move". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 July 2014.
    35. ↑ "Another Red heads south". Nottingham Forest F.C. 8 August 2014.
    36. ↑ "Evtimov joins on loan". Mansfield Town F.C. 19 August 2014.
    37. ↑ "Dimi returns". Nottingham Forest F.C. 5 January 2015.
    38. ↑ "Louis heads for the Lane". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 September 2014.
    39. ↑ "Laing staying at the Lane". Nottingham Forest F.C. 14 October 2014.
    40. ↑ "McLaughlin agrees loan switch". Nottingham Forest F.C. 29 September 2014.
    41. ↑ "Back to the Lane". Nottingham Forest F.C. 6 November 2014.
    42. ↑ "Seagulls swoop for Halford". Nottingham Forest F.C. 4 November 2014.
    43. ↑ "Halford to stay with Seagulls". Nottingham Forest F.C. 28 November 2014.
    44. ↑ "Halford back at Brighton". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 January 2015.
    45. ↑ "Harding heads south". Nottingham Forest F.C. 5 January 2015.
    46. ↑ "Laing heads north of the border". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2015.
    47. ↑ "Abdoun departs on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 3 February 2015.
    48. ↑ "Bantams loan move for Burke". Nottingham Forest F.C. 24 February 2015.
    49. ↑ "Tesche joins the Blues". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 March 2015.
    50. ↑ "McLaughlin signs for Southend". Nottingham Forest F.C. 26 March 2015.
    51. ↑ "Rotherham United deducted three points for ineligible player". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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