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List of Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons

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This is a list of all seasons played by Nottingham Forest Football Club, from their first entry into the FA Cup in 1878 to their last completed season in 2024. It details the club's performance in every competition entered, as well as the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season.

Seasons

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=9|League

!rowspan=2|FA Cup

!rowspan=2|EFL Cup

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Europe / Other

!colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s){{efn|Includes all goals scored in Premier League, English Football League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Full Members' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Charity/Community Shield and Football Alliance matches.}}

Division

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!Pts

!Pos

!Player(s)

!Goals

1878–79

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|SF

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1879–80

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|SF

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1880–81

|colspan=9|

|R2

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1881–82

|colspan=9|

|R1

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1882–83

|colspan=9|

|R3

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1883–84

|colspan=9|

|R2

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1884–85

|colspan=9|

|SF

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1885–86

|colspan=9|

|R3

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1886–87

|colspan=9|

|R3

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1887–88

|colspan=9|

|R5

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1888–89

|colspan=9|

|R2

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1889–90

|rowspan=3|FA

|22

|6

|5

|11

|31

|62

|17

|11th

|R1

|

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|Horace Pike

|8

1890–91

|22

|9

|7

|6

|66

|39

|23

|5th

|R3

|

|

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|Sandy Higgins

|29

1891–92

|22

|14

|5

|3

|59

|22

|33

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|SF

|

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|Sandy Higgins

|33

1892–93

|rowspan=14|Div 1

|30

|10

|8

|12

|48

|52

|28

|10th

|R2

|

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|Sandy Higgins

|13

1893–94

|30

|14

|4

|12

|57

|48

|32

|7th

|R3

|

|

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|Tom McInnes

|14

1894–95

|30

|13

|5

|12

|50

|56

|31

|7th

|R3

|

|

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|Albert Carnelly

|17

1895–96

|30

|11

|3

|16

|42

|57

|25

|13th

|R1

|

|

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|Tom McInnes

|9

1896–97

|30

|9

|8

|13

|44

|49

|26

|11th

|R3

|

|

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|Arthur Capes

|9

1897–98

|30

|11

|9

|10

|47

|49

|31

|8th

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|

|

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|Len Benbow

|13

1898–99

|34

|11

|11

|12

|42

|42

|33

|11th

|R3

|

|

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|Fred Spencer

|9

1899–1900

|34

|13

|8

|13

|56

|55

|34

|8th

|SF

|

|

|

|Jack Calvey

|19

1900–01

|34

|16

|7

|11

|53

|36

|39

|4th

|R2

|

|

|

|Jack Calvey

|16

1901–02

|34

|13

|9

|12

|43

|43

|35

|5th

|SF

|

|

|

|Jack Calvey

|14

1902–03

|34

|14

|7

|13

|49

|47

|35

|10th

|R2

|

|

|

|Grenville Morris

|26

1903–04

|34

|11

|9

|14

|57

|57

|31

|9th

|R2

|

|

|

|Grenville Morris
Billy Shearman

|14

1904–05

|34

|9

|7

|18

|40

|61

|25

|16th

|R1

|

|

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|Billy Shearman

|14

1905–06

|38

|13

|5

|20

|58

|79

|31

|bgcolor=Pink|19th

|R3

|

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|Grenville Morris

|22

1906–07

|Div 2

|38

|28

|4

|6

|74

|36

|60

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|R1

|

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|Grenville Morris

|22

1907–08

|rowspan=4|Div 1

|38

|13

|11

|14

|59

|62

|37

|9th

|R1

|

|

|

|Enoch West

|26

1908–09

|38

|14

|8

|16

|66

|57

|36

|14th

|R4

|

|

|

|Enoch West

|25

1909–10

|38

|11

|11

|16

|54

|72

|33

|14th

|R3

|

|

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|Grenville Morris

|20

1910–11

|38

|9

|7

|22

|55

|75

|25

|bgcolor=Pink|20th

|R1

|

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|Grenville Morris

|12

1911–12

|rowspan=4|Div 2

|38

|13

|7

|18

|46

|48

|33

|15th

|R1

|

|

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|Grenville Morris

|10

1912–13

|38

|12

|8

|18

|58

|59

|32

|17th

|R2

|

|

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|Tommy Gibson

|21

1913–14

|38

|7

|9

|22

|37

|76

|23

|20th

|R1

|

|

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|Jack Derrick

|8

1914–15

|38

|10

|9

|19

|43

|77

|29

|18th

|R1

|

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|Jack Coleman

|16

colspan=16|In 1915, competitive football was abandoned in Britain owing to World War I
1919–20

|rowspan=3|Div 2

|42

|11

|9

|22

|43

|73

|31

|18th

|R1

|

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|Jack Lythgoe

|11

1920–21

|42

|12

|12

|18

|48

|55

|36

|18th

|R1

|

|

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|Jack Spaven

|11

1921–22

|42

|22

|12

|8

|51

|30

|56

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|R3

|

|

|

|Jack Spaven

|22

1922–23

|rowspan=3|Div 1

|42

|13

|8

|21

|41

|70

|34

|20th

|R1

|

|

|

|Jack Spaven

|10

1923–24

|42

|10

|12

|20

|42

|64

|32

|20th

|R1

|

|

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|Duncan Walker

|17

1924–25

|42

|6

|12

|24

|29

|65

|24

|bgcolor=Pink|22nd

|R2

|

|

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|Duncan Walker

|8

1925–26

|rowspan=15|Div 2

|42

|14

|8

|20

|51

|73

|36

|17th

|QF

|

|

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|Syd Gibson

|10

1926–27

|42

|18

|14

|10

|80

|55

|50

|5th

|R4

|

|

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|Syd Gibson

|17

1927–28

|42

|15

|10

|17

|83

|84

|40

|10th

|QF

|

|

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|Noah Burton

|16

1928–29

|42

|15

|12

|15

|71

|70

|42

|11th

|R3

|

|

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|Sam Jennings

|17

1929–30

|42

|13

|15

|14

|55

|69

|41

|10th

|QF

|

|

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|Johnny Dent

|18

1930–31

|42

|14

|9

|19

|80

|85

|37

|17th

|R3

|

|

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|Johnny Dent

|23

1931–32

|42

|16

|10

|16

|77

|72

|42

|11th

|R3

|

|

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|Billy Dickinson

|23

1932–33

|42

|17

|15

|10

|67

|59

|49

|5th

|R3

|

|

|

|Billy Dickinson

|15

1933–34

|42

|13

|9

|20

|73

|74

|35

|17th

|R4

|

|

|

|Johnny Dent

|27

1934–35

|42

|17

|8

|17

|76

|70

|42

|9th

|R5

|

|

|

|Tom Peacock

|21

1935–36

|42

|12

|11

|19

|69

|76

|35

|19th

|R4

|

|

|

|Tom Peacock

|21

1936–37

|42

|12

|10

|20

|68

|90

|34

|18th

|R3

|

|

|

|Dave Martin

|31

1937–38

|42

|14

|8

|20

|47

|60

|36

|20th

|R4

|

|

|

|Dave Martin

|15

1938–39

|42

|10

|11

|21

|49

|82

|31

|20th

|R3

|

|

|

|Harry Crawshaw
Jack Surtees

|9

1939–40

|3

|2

|0

|1

|5

|5

|4

|—{{efn|Competitive football was abandoned three games into the new season and all results were annulled.}}

|—

|

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colspan="16"|In 1939, competitive football was abandoned in Britain owing to World War II
1945–46

|colspan=9|

|R3

|

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1946–47

|rowspan=3|Div 2

|42

|15

|10

|17

|69

|74

|40

|11th

|R5

|

|

|

|Sailor Brown

|16

1947–48

|42

|12

|11

|19

|54

|60

|35

|19th

|R3

|

|

|

|Tom Johnston

|12

1948–49

|42

|14

|7

|21

|50

|54

|35

|bgcolor=Pink|21st

|R3

|

|

|

|George Lee

|10

1949–50

|rowspan=2|Div 3S

|42

|20

|9

|13

|67

|39

|49

|4th

|R2

|

|

|

|Wally Ardron

|25

1950–51

|46

|30

|10

|6

|110

|40

|70

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|R2

|

|

|

|Wally Ardron

|36

1951–52

|rowspan=6|Div 2

|42

|18

|13

|11

|77

|62

|49

|4th

|R3

|

|

|

|Wally Ardron

|29

1952–53

|42

|18

|8

|16

|77

|67

|44

|7th

|R4

|

|

|

|Wally Ardron

|22

1953–54

|42

|20

|12

|10

|86

|59

|52

|4th

|R3

|

|

|

|Alan Moore

|29

1954–55

|42

|16

|7

|19

|58

|62

|39

|15th

|R5

|

|

|

|Jim Barrett

|10

1955–56

|42

|19

|9

|14

|68

|63

|47

|7th

|R3

|

|

|

|Jim Barrett

|17

1956–57

|42

|22

|10

|10

|94

|55

|54

|bgcolor=Silver|2nd

|QF

|

|

|

|Jim Barrett

|30

1957–58

|rowspan=15|Div 1

|42

|16

|10

|16

|69

|63

|42

|10th

|R4

|

|

|

|Tommy Wilson

|22

1958–59

|42

|17

|6

|19

|71

|74

|40

|13th

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|

|

|

|Tommy Wilson

|27

1959–60

|42

|13

|9

|20

|50

|74

|35

|20th

|R4

|

|

|

|Tommy Wilson

|12

1960–61

|42

|14

|9

|19

|62

|78

|37

|14th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Colin Booth

|19

1961–62

|42

|13

|10

|19

|63

|79

|36

|19th

|R4

|R3

|Fairs Cup

|R1

|Colin Booth

|14

1962–63

|42

|17

|10

|15

|67

|69

|44

|9th

|QF

|—{{efn|In the EFL Cup's early seasons, some major clubs opted not to enter the competition. Forest did not enter between 1962–66.}}

|

|

|Colin Addison

|20

1963–64

|42

|16

|9

|17

|64

|68

|41

|13th

|R3

|—

|

|

|Frank Wignall

|16

1964–65

|42

|17

|13

|12

|71

|67

|47

|5th

|R5

|—

|

|

|Colin Addison
Frank Wignall

|16

1965–66

|42

|14

|8

|20

|56

|72

|36

|18th

|R4

|—

|

|

|Colin Addison

|9

1966–67

|42

|23

|10

|9

|64

|41

|56

|bgcolor=Silver|2nd

|SF

|R2

|

|

|Ian Storey-Moore

|25

1967–68

|42

|14

|11

|17

|52

|64

|39

|11th

|R4

|R3

|Fairs Cup

|R2

|Joe Baker

|21

1968–69

|42

|10

|13

|19

|45

|57

|33

|18th

|R3

|R2

|

|

|Ian Storey-Moore

|18

1969–70

|42

|10

|18

|14

|50

|71

|38

|15th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Ian Storey-Moore

|12

1970–71

|42

|14

|8

|20

|42

|61

|36

|16th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Ian Storey-Moore

|22

1971–72

|42

|8

|9

|25

|47

|81

|25

|bgcolor=Pink|21st

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Ian Storey-Moore

|14

1972–73

|rowspan=5|Div 2

|42

|14

|12

|16

|47

|52

|40

|14th

|R3

|R2

|

|

|John Galley

|8

1973–74

|42

|15

|15

|12

|57

|43

|45

|7th

|QF

|R2

|

|

|Duncan McKenzie

|28

1974–75

|42

|12

|14

|16

|43

|55

|38

|16th

|R4

|R2

|

|

|Neil Martin

|12

1975–76

|42

|17

|12

|13

|55

|40

|46

|8th

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Ian Bowyer

|16

1976–77

|42

|21

|10

|11

|77

|43

|52

|bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd

|R4

|R3

|Anglo-Scottish Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|Peter Withe

|19

1977–78

|rowspan=19|Div 1

|42

|25

|14

|3

|69

|24

|64

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|QF

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|

|

|Peter Withe
Tony Woodcock

|19

rowspan=2|1978–79

|rowspan=2|42

|rowspan=2|21

|rowspan=2|18

|rowspan=2|3

|rowspan=2|61

|rowspan=2|26

|rowspan=2|60

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=Silver|2nd

|rowspan=2|R5

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=Gold|W

|Charity Shield

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|rowspan=2|Garry Birtles

|rowspan=2|26

European Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

rowspan=2|1979–80

|rowspan=2|42

|rowspan=2|20

|rowspan=2|8

|rowspan=2|14

|rowspan=2|63

|rowspan=2|43

|rowspan=2|48

|rowspan=2|5th

|rowspan=2|R5

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=Silver|RU

|Super Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|rowspan=2|John Robertson

|rowspan=2|19

European Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

rowspan=3|1980–81

|rowspan=3|42

|rowspan=3|19

|rowspan=3|12

|rowspan=3|11

|rowspan=3|62

|rowspan=3|44

|rowspan=3|50

|rowspan=3|7th

|rowspan=3|QF

|rowspan=3|R4

|Intercontinental Cup

|bgcolor=Silver|RU

|rowspan=3|Ian Wallace

|rowspan=3|13

Super Cup

|bgcolor=Silver|RU

European Cup

|R1

1981–82

|42

|15

|12

|15

|42

|48

|57

|12th

|R3

|QF

|

|

|Ian Wallace

|12

1982–83

|42

|20

|9

|13

|62

|50

|69

|5th

|R3

|QF

|

|

|Ian Wallace

|17

1983–84

|42

|22

|8

|12

|76

|45

|74

|bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd

|R3

|R2

|UEFA Cup

|SF

|Peter Davenport

|17

1984–85

|42

|19

|7

|16

|56

|48

|64

|9th

|R4

|R3

|UEFA Cup

|R1

|Peter Davenport

|17

1985–86

|42

|19

|11

|12

|69

|53

|68

|8th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Nigel Clough

|18

1986–87

|42

|18

|11

|13

|64

|51

|65

|8th

|R3

|QF

|

|

|Nigel Clough

|17

1987–88

|40

|20

|13

|7

|67

|39

|73

|bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd

|SF

|R3

|

|

|Nigel Clough

|22

1988–89

|38

|17

|13

|8

|64

|43

|64

|bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd

|SF

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|Full Members' Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|Nigel Clough

|21

1989–90

|38

|15

|9

|14

|55

|47

|54

|9th

|R3

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|

|

|Steve Hodge

|14

1990–91

|38

|14

|12

|12

|65

|50

|54

|8th

|bgcolor=Silver|RU

|R4

|

|

|Nigel Clough

|20

1991–92

|42

|16

|11

|15

|60

|58

|59

|8th

|QF

|bgcolor=Silver|RU

|Full Members' Cup

|bgcolor=Gold|W

|Teddy Sheringham

|22

1992–93

|Prem{{efn|The Premier League was created before the 1992–93 season, replacing the First Division as the highest tier of English football. The First Division became the second tier.}}

|42

|10

|10

|22

|41

|62

|40

|bgcolor=Pink|22nd

|R5

|QF

|

|

|Nigel Clough

|12

1993–94

|Div 1

|46

|23

|14

|9

|74

|49

|83

|bgcolor=Silver|2nd

|R3

|QF

|

|

|Stan Collymore

|25

1994–95

|rowspan=3|Prem

|42

|22

|11

|9

|72

|43

|77

|bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd

|R4

|R4

|

|

|Stan Collymore

|25

1995–96

|38

|15

|13

|10

|50

|54

|58

|9th

|QF

|R2

|UEFA Cup

|QF

|Ian Woan

|12

1996–97

|38

|6

|16

|16

|31

|59

|34

|bgcolor=Pink|20th

|R5

|R3

|

|

|Kevin Campbell
Alfie Haaland

|6

1997–98

|Div 1

|46

|28

|10

|8

|82

|42

|94

|bgcolor=Gold|1st

|R3

|R2

|

|

|Pierre van Hooijdonk

|34

1998–99

|Prem

|38

|7

|9

|22

|35

|69

|30

|bgcolor=Pink|20th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Dougie Freedman

|12

1999–2000

|rowspan=5|Div 1

|46

|14

|14

|18

|53

|55

|56

|14th

|R4

|R3

|

|

|Dougie Freedman
Alan Rogers

|11

2000–01

|46

|20

|8

|18

|55

|53

|68

|11th

|R3

|R1

|

|

|Chris Bart-Williams

|15

2001–02

|46

|12

|18

|16

|50

|51

|54

|16th

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Stern John

|14

2002–03

|46

|20

|14

|12

|82

|50

|74

|bgcolor=Orange|6th

|R3

|R2

|

|

|David Johnson

|29

2003–04

|46

|15

|15

|16

|61

|58

|60

|14th

|R4

|R3

|

|

|Andy Reid

|13

2004–05

|Champ{{efn|The First Division was rebranded as The Championship prior to the 2004–05 season.}}

|46

|9

|17

|20

|42

|66

|44

|bgcolor=Pink|23rd

|R5

|R4

|

|

|Gareth Taylor

|11

2005–06

|rowspan=3|Lge 1

|46

|19

|12

|15

|67

|52

|69

|7th{{efn|Lowest League finish.}}

|R2

|R1

|Football League Trophy

|R1(S)

|Ian Breckin
Nathan Tyson

|10

2006–07

|46

|23

|13

|10

|65

|41

|82

|bgcolor=Orange|4th

|R4

|R1

|Football League Trophy

|QF(S)

|Grant Holt

|18

2007–08

|46

|22

|16

|8

|64

|32

|82

|bgcolor=Silver|2nd

|R2

|R2

|Football League Trophy

|R1(S)

|Junior Agogo

|13

2008–09

|rowspan=14|Champ

|46

|13

|14

|19

|50

|65

|53

|19th

|R4

|R2

|

|

|Robert Earnshaw

|17

2009–10

|46

|22

|13

|11

|65

|40

|79

|bgcolor=Orange|3rd

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Robert Earnshaw

|17

2010–11

|46

|20

|15

|11

|69

|50

|75

|bgcolor=Orange|6th

|R4

|R1

|

|

|Lewis McGugan

|13

2011–12

|46

|14

|8

|24

|48

|63

|50

|19th

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Garath McCleary

|9

2012–13

|46

|17

|16

|13

|63

|59

|67

|8th

|R3

|R2

|

|

|Billy Sharp

|11

2013–14

|46

|16

|17

|13

|67

|64

|65

|11th

|R5

|R3

|

|

|Jamie Paterson

|12

2014–15

|46

|15

|14

|17

|71

|69

|59

|14th

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Britt Assombalonga

|15

2015–16

|46

|13

|16

|17

|43

|47

|55

|16th

|R4

|R1

|

|

|Nélson Oliveira

|9

2016–17

|46

|14

|9

|23

|62

|72

|51

|21st

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Britt Assombalonga

|14

2017–18

|46

|15

|8

|23

|51

|65

|53

|17th

|R4

|R3

|

|

|Kieran Dowell

|10

2018–19

|46

|17

|15

|14

|61

|54

|66

|9th

|R3

|R4

|

|

|Lewis Grabban

|17

2019–20

|46

|18

|16

|12

|58

|50

|70

|7th

|R3

|R3

|

|

|Lewis Grabban

|20

2020–21

|46

|12

|16

|18

|37

|45

|52

|17th

|R4

|R1

|

|

|Lewis Grabban

|6

2021–22

|46

|23

|11

|12

|73

|40

|80

|bgcolor=#DFD|4th{{efn|Promoted by the Play-offs at Wembley Stadium, London.}}

|QF

|R2

|

|

|Brennan Johnson

|19

2022–23

|rowspan=2|Prem

|38

|9

|11

|18

|38

|68

|38

|16th

|R3

|SF

|

|

|Taiwo Awoniyi

|11

2023–24

|38

|9

|9

|20

|49

|67

|32{{efn|Deducted 4 points for breach of Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Regulations}}

|17th

|R5

|R2

|

|

|Chris Wood

|13

=Overall=

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 58
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 58
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 5
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Key

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  • Pld – Matches played
  • W – Matches won
  • D – Matches drawn
  • L – Matches lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • Pts – Points
  • Pos – Final position

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  • R1 – Round 1
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R3 – Round 3
  • R4 – Round 4
  • R5 – Round 5
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • RU – Runners-up
  • W – Winners
  • (S) – Southern section of regionalised stage

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|bgcolor=Gold|Champions

|bgcolor=Silver|Runners-up

|bgcolor=#CC9966|Third-place

|bgcolor=Orange|Play-offs

|bgcolor=#DFD|Promoted

|bgcolor=Pink|Relegated

Notes

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References

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/NOTTINGF.HTM |title=Nottingham Forest |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=3 July 2020}}

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Seasons

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