2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Nottingham Forest's 150th season in existence and 8th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08.^[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup. On the 13 March 2016, manager Dougie Freedman was sacked after Forest lost five of his final six games in charge. Freedman was replaced by first team coach Paul Williams, who was appointed for the remainder of the season.^[2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Nottingham Forest

2015–16 season
Owner	Fawaz Al-Hasawi
Chairman	Fawaz Al-Hasawi
Manager	Dougie Freedman (until 13 March) Paul Williams (caretaker from 13 March to 13 May) Philippe Montanier (from 27 June)
Stadium	The City Ground West Bridgford (Capacity: 30,445)
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Nélson Oliveira (9) All: Nélson Oliveira (9)
Highest home attendance	27,551 (vs. Leeds United, Football League Championship, 27 December)
Lowest home attendance	5,237 (vs. Walsall, Football League Cup first round, 11 August)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

First team squad

As of 30 April 2016^[3][4]

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Joined First Team	Player Contracted Until
Goalkeepers
1	Dorus de Vries	NED	(1980-12-29) 29 December 1980 (age 44)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2013	2017
26	Dimitar Evtimov	BUL	(1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31)	Chavdar Etropole	2011	2019
Defenders
2	Eric Lichaj	USA	(1988-11-17) 17 November 1988 (age 36)	Aston Villa	2013	2018
3	Bojan Jokić	SVN	(1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 39)	Villarreal	2016	2016
4	Michael Mancienne	ENG	(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 37)	Hamburg	2014	2017
5	Matt Mills	ENG	(1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 39)	Bolton Wanderers	2015	2018
6	Kelvin Wilson	ENG	(1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39)	Celtic	2013	2016
13	Danny Fox	SCO	(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 39)	Southampton	2014	2017
25	Jack Hobbs	ENG	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36)	Hull City	2014	2018
31	Daniel Pinillos	ESP	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32)	Córdoba	2015	2017
Midfielders
8	Chris Cohen	ENG	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 38)	Yeovil Town	2007	2017
10	Henri Lansbury	ENG	(1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)	Arsenal	2012	2017
11	Andy Reid	IRE	(1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 43)	Blackpool	2011	2016
15	Ryan Mendes	CPV	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 35)	Lille	2015	2016
22	Gary Gardner	ENG	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 33)	Aston Villa	2015	2016
24	David Vaughan	WAL	(1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 42)	Sunderland	2014	2017
32	Robert Tesche	GER	(1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 38)	Hamburg	2014	2016
35	Oliver Burke	SCO	(1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 28)	Academy Product	2015	2020
37	Jorge Grant	ENG	(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30)	Academy Product	2013	2017
38	Ben Osborn	ENG	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 31)	Academy Product	2012	2019
Forwards
7	Matty Fryatt	ENG	(1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 39)	Hull City	2014	2017
9	Britt Assombalonga	DRC	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32)	Peterborough United	2014	2019
17	Nélson Oliveira	POR	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 34)	Benfica	2015	2016
18	Federico Macheda	ITA	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 33)	Cardiff City	2016	2016
19	Jamie Ward	NIR	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 39)	Derby County	2015	2019
23	Dexter Blackstock	ATG	(1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 39)	Queens Park Rangers	2009	2017
29	Chris O'Grady	ENG	(1986-01-25) 25 January 1986 (age 39)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2015	2016

New contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length of Contract	Player Contracted Until	Reference
29 July 2015	GK	BUL	Dimitar Evtimov	4 Years	2019	[5]
4 January 2016	DF	SCO	Jordan Gabriel	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	[6]
17 February 2016	MF	ENG	Chris Cohen	1 Year	2017	[7]
17 February 2016	MF	SCO	Oliver Burke	4.5 Years	2020	[8]
11 March 2016	MF	WAL	David Vaughan	1 Year	2017	[9]
12 March 2016	DF	USA	Eric Lichaj	1 Year	2018	[10]

Player transfers

^[a]

Transfers in

First team

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Transfer Fee	Reference
1 July 2015	DF	ENG	Matt Mills	Free agent	Free transfer	[12]
2 July 2015	MF	NIR	Jamie Ward	Free agent	Free transfer	[13]
30 July 2015	DF	ESP	Daniel Pinillos	Free agent	Free transfer	[14]

Academy

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Transfer Fee	Reference
14 January 2016	MF	SWE	Anel Ahmedhodžić	Malmö	Undisclosed	[15]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Loan Expired	Reference
20 August 2015	MF	NED	Kyle Ebecilio	Twente	1 February 2016 [b]	[17]
1 September 2015	ST	ENG	Chris O'Grady	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2016	[18]
4 September 2015	MF	CPV	Ryan Mendes	Lille	30 June 2016	[19]
4 September 2015	ST	POR	Nélson Oliveira	Benfica	30 June 2016	[20]
10 September 2015	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	Crystal Palace	16 January 2016	[21]
24 October 2015	MF	ENG	Liam Trotter	Bolton Wanderers	4 January 2016	[22][23][24]
8 January 2016	DF	SVN	Bojan Jokić	Villarreal	30 June 2016	[25]
8 January 2016	MF	ENG	Gary Gardner	Aston Villa	30 June 2016	[26]
15 March 2016	ST	ITA	Federico Macheda	Cardiff City	30 June 2016	[27]

Transfers out

First team

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Transfer Fee	Reference
16 June 2015	ST	SCO	Jamie Mackie	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	[28]
1 July 2015	DF	WAL	Danny Collins	Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[29]	Released	[30]
1 July 2015	DF	ENG	Greg Halford	Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[31]	Released	[30]
1 July 2015	DF	ENG	Dan Harding	Free agent (Later joined Eastleigh)[32]	Released	[30]
1 July 2015	DF	ENG	Louis Laing	Free agent (Later joined Motherwell)[33]	Released	[30]
30 July 2015	MF	ALG	Djamel Abdoun	Free agent (Later joined Veria)[34]	Contract Terminated	[35]
30 July 2015	MF	POL	Radosław Majewski	Free agent (Later joined Veria)[36]	Contract Terminated	[35]
27 August 2015	MF	IRE	Stephen McLaughlin	Southend United	Undisclosed	[37]
1 September 2015	MF	ENG	Michail Antonio	West Ham United	Undisclosed[c]	[39]

Academy

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Transfer Fee	Reference
1 July 2015	MF	SCO	Jack Blake	Free agent (Later joined Minnesota United)[40]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	DF	ENG	Kieran Fenton	Free agent (Later joined Worksop Town)[42]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	ST	CIV	Wilfried Gnahoré	Free agent (Later joined Hemel Hempstead Town)[43]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	ST	AUS	Josh Macdonald	Free agent (Later joined Western Sydney Wanderers)[44]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	GK	IRE	Aaron Myles	Free agent (Later joined Tolka Rovers)[45]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	ST	ENG	Derrick Otim	Free agent (Later joined Xavier Musketeers)[46]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	MF	GRE	Ilias Polimos	Free agent (Later joined Panthrakikos)[47]	Released	[41]
1 July 2015	MF	CMR	Edouard Schoenecker	Free agent (Later joined Carlton Town)[48]	Released	[41]
21 January 2016	DF	ESP	Roger Riera	Celta Vigo B[49]	Contract Terminated	[50]
23 May 2016	GK	ENG	Ross Durant	Ilkeston	Released	[51]
1 June 2016	DF	CYP	Andreas Karo	Apollon Limassol	Released	[52]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Loan Expired	Reference
1 July 2015	ST	NED	Lars Veldwijk	Zwolle	30 June 2016	[53]
1 September 2015	ST	ENG	Jamie Paterson	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2016	[54]
22 January 2016	MF	SCO	Chris Burke	Rotherham United	30 June 2016	[55]
23 January 2016	MF	LIT	Deimantas Petravičius	Stevenage	21 February 2016	[56]
22 February 2016	DF	ENG	Jack Kelly	Hemel Hempstead Town	20 March 2016	[57]
24 March 2016	ST	ENG	Tyler Walker	Burton Albion	30 June 2016	[58]

1. Please note that this section includes players in or out from date commencing 10 June 2015; the date that the UK Summer transfer window opened.^[11]
2. Ebecilio's loan was originally agreed to expire on 30 June 2016, but his loan was terminated early by mutual consent.^[16]
3. Reported by the BBC to be £7,000,000.^[38]

Pre-season friendlies

On 3 June 2015 Nottingham Forest confirmed their pre-season friendlies and plans for a tour of Sweden.^[59]

OB v Nottingham Forest

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Friendly	OB	4–2	Nottingham Forest	Trelleborg
19:00 CEST	Zohore 38' (pen.) 65' Festersen 63' Greve 83'	Report	20' Blackstock 74' Paterson	Stadium: Vångavallen

Mjällby AIF v Nottingham Forest

12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) Friendly	Mjällby AIF	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Hällevik
18:00 CEST	Fadi 10'	Report	81' C. Burke	Stadium: Strandvallen Attendance: 1,026

FC Helsingør v Nottingham Forest

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	FC Helsingør	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Helsingør
19:00 CEST	Koch 1' Olsen 64'	Report	88' Walker	Stadium: Helsingør Stadion Attendance: 747

Stevenage v Nottingham Forest

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Stevenage	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Stevenage
19:30 BST		Report	13' Mills 20' (pen.) Lansbury 88' Hobbs	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Referee: Andy Woolmer

Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Main 16'	Report	34' C. Burke	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Darren England

Nottingham Forest v Swansea City

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Swansea City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Tesche 68'	Report	60' Ayew	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Nottingham Forest	3–3	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Blackstock 1' Lansbury 81' Wilson 90'	Report	22' 52' 64' Sinclair	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Steve Martin

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	14	16	16	53	58	−5	58
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	13	16	17	46	46	0	55
16	Nottingham Forest	46	13	16	17	43	47	−4	55
17	Reading	46	13	13	20	52	59	−7	52
18	Bristol City	46	13	13	20	54	71	−17	52

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	16	17	43	47	−4	55	7	8	8	25	26	−1	6	8	9	18	21	−3

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: Nottingham Forest

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	W
Position	24	12	11	11	16	11	8	9	10	13	14	15	16	17	19	18	18	16	15	15	15	13	15	14	14	14	12	11	11	10	10	12	15	15	13	14	14	15	16	17	20	19	18	17	17	16

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Nottingham Forest
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[60]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest

7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Falmer
19:45 BST	LuaLua 50'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 24,623 Referee: Keith Stroud

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Rotherham United	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Mills 45' Antonio 61'	Report	13' Collins	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,885 Referee: Darren Bond

Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Charlton Athletic	West Bridgford
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,801 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Horwich
15:00 BST	Dobbie 90'	Report	81' Vaughan	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 16,410 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Cardiff City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Antonio 86'	Report	23' Jones 49' Mason	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Oliver Langford

QPR v Nottingham Forest

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6	QPR	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Hammersmith and Fulham
12:30 BST	Austin 66' Green  72'	Report	75' (pen.) Lansbury 82' Oliveira	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,424 Referee: Keith Hill

Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7	Birmingham City	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
19:45 BST		Report	54' Blackstock	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,609 Referee: Mark Heywood

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Middlesbrough	West Bridgford
12:30 BST	Mills 7'	Report	3' Nugent 32' Ayala	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Lee Mason

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) 9	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Huws 84'	Report	23' Mendes	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,299 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Nottingham Forest v Hull City

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Hull City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Mills  87'	Report	41' Hernández	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,985 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bristol City v Nottingham Forest

16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) 11	Bristol City	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Bristol
19:45 BST	Wilbraham 4' 11'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Lee Mason

Nottingham Forest v Burnley

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Burnley	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Lichaj 73' Lansbury  75'	Report	90' Taylor	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,721 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Trotter 90'	Report	75' Parr	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Paul Tierney

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Forestieri 68'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,465 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Preston North End	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Preston
19:45 BST	Doyle 2'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,216 Referee: Tony Harrington

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) 16	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Derby County	West Bridgford
19:30 BST	Oliveira 5'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,114 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Brentford	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Hounslow
15:00 BST	Canós 63' Dean  71' Hofmann 90'	Report	74' Lansbury	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Brendan Malone

Nottingham Forest v Reading

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Reading	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	O'Grady 20' Oliveira 31' 49' Hobbs  42'  64'	Report	14' Vydra	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,128 Referee: Keith Hill

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Fulham	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Mills 45' 78' O'Grady 52'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,377 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Ebanks-Landell 15'	Report	80' Blackstock	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 21	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,002 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Nottingham Forest v MK Dons

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Nottingham Forest	2–1	MK Dons	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Oliveira 2' Mendes 16'	Report	81' Murphy	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,975 Referee: Simon Hooper

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

27 December 2015 (2015-12-27) 23	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Leeds United	West Bridgford
16:00 BST	Oliveira 17'	Report	80' Byram	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,551 Referee: James Linington

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 24	Cardiff City	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Gunnarsson 13'	Report	9' O. Burke	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,461 Referee: Tim Robinson

Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Greenwich
15:00 BST	Makienok 70'	Report	44' Osborn	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,090 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Birmingham City	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Mills 30' Vaughan  74'	Report	24' Toral	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,342 Referee: Mark Brown

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Oliveira 12' (pen.) O. Burke 16' Ward 83'	Report	12' Amos	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,465 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Middlesbrough	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	70' Ward	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Fred Graham

Nottingham Forest v QPR

26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 29	Nottingham Forest	0–0	QPR	West Bridgford
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,030 Referee: Paul Tierney

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Leeds United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
15:00 BST		Report	60' Oliveira	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,079[61] Referee: Scott Duncan

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bridgford
15:00 BST		Report	14' (o.g.) Mills 84' Billing	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,984 Referee: Darren Deadman

Burnley v Nottingham Forest

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 32	Burnley	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Burnley
19:45 BST	Vokes 68'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Andrew Madley

Nottingham Forest v Bristol City

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Bristol City	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Osborn 30'	Report	41' Kodjia 70' Flint	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,551 Referee: David Webb

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34	Ipswich Town	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Pringle 63'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,658 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Preston North End	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Oliveira 37'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 16,747 Referee: Mark Brown

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bridgford
15:00 BST		Report	30' McGeady 62' Hooper  77' Bannan 85' Matias	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 20,690 Referee: Graham Scott

Hull City v Nottingham Forest

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 37	Hull City	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Aluko 73'	Report	28' Gardner	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,663 Referee: Andy Davies

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Derby County	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Derby
12:30 BST	Olsson 79'	Report		Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 33,010 Referee: Keith Stroud

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Lichaj  77'	Report	49' Vibe 65' Yennaris 87' Canós	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 19,444 Referee: Peter Bankes

Reading v Nottingham Forest

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Reading	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Reading
20:00 BST	Vydra 68' Norwood 81'	Report	41' Osborn	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) 41	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Blackstock 50'	Report	27' Dunk 90' Sidwell	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,642 Referee: Andy Davies

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Rotherham United	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Simon Hooper

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Blackstock 15'	Report	22' Graham	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 16,449 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Fulham	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Hammersmith and Fulham
15:00 GMT	Smith 62'	Report	23' Tesche 44' (pen.) 70' Lansbury	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,253 Referee: Rob Lewis

Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Gardner 68'	Report	58' Mason	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 22,291 Referee: Iain Williamson

MK Dons v Nottingham Forest

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	MK Dons	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Milton Keynes
12:30 GMT	Maynard 19'	Report	8' Cohen  37' Fox 74' Assombalonga	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 15,486 Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Nottingham Forest v QPR

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	Nottingham Forest	1–0	QPR	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Ward 23'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 14,197 Referee: Oliver Langford

Nottingham Forest v Watford

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Watford	West Bridgford
15:00 BST		Report	89' Ighalo	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 24,703 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Cup

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Nottingham Forest v Walsall

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Nottingham Forest	3–4	Walsall	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Walker 32' Antonio 81' 90'	Report	11' 14' 90' (pen.) Bradshaw 79' Sawyers	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 5,237 Referee: Darren Handley

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 9 May 2016^[a][b]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Dorus de Vries	48	0	45	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	USA	Eric Lichaj	46	1	43	1	1+1	0	1	0
3	DF	SVN	Bojan Jokić	21	0	19+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Michael Mancienne	33	0	29+2	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Matt Mills	42	5	42	5	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Kelvin Wilson	17	0	11+3	0	2	0	1	0
7	ST	ENG	Matty Fryatt[c]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Chris Cohen	17	1	11+4	1	2	0	0	0
9	ST	COD	Britt Assombalonga	4	1	0+4	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Henri Lansbury	29	4	26+2	4	0+1	0	0	0
11	MF	IRL	Andy Reid[d]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	SCO	Danny Fox	11	0	8+2	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	NED	Kyle Ebecilio	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	ST	NED	Lars Veldwijk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	CPV	Ryan Mendes	32	2	26+6	2	0	0	0	0
17	ST	POR	Nélson Oliveira	29	9	24+4	9	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Michail Antonio	5	4	4	2	0	0	0+1	2
18	ST	ITA	Federico Macheda	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Liam Trotter	9	1	5+4	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	NIR	Jamie Ward	34	3	20+11	2	2	1	1	0
20	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	10	0	4+6	0	0	0	0	0
21	ST	ENG	Jamie Paterson	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Gary Gardner	22	2	18+2	2	2	0	0	0
23	ST	ATG	Dexter Blackstock	32	4	12+17	4	2	0	0+1	0
24	MF	WAL	David Vaughan	37	1	31+4	1	1	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	23	0	18+2	0	2	0	1	0
26	GK	BUL	Dimitar Evtimov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Chris Burke	10	0	7+2	0	0	0	1	0
29	ST	ENG	Chris O'Grady	21	2	15+6	2	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ESP	Daniel Pinillos	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	GER	Robert Tesche	25	1	17+7	1	1	0	0	0
34	ST	ENG	Tyler Walker	15	1	5+9	0	0	0	1	1
35	MF	SCO	Oliver Burke	21	2	6+12	2	2	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	11	0	2+8	0	1	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG	Ben Osborn	38	3	32+4	3	1+1	0	0	0
39	ST	BUL	Nikolay Todorov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	SCO	Alex Iacovitti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	ST	EIR	Gerry McDonagh	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	ENG	Joe Worrall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	GK	ENG	Ross Durrant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	LTU	Deimantas Petravičius	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	ENG	Ben Brereton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	SCO	Jordan Gabriel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	ENG	Toby Edser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	GK	ENG	Jordan Wright	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.
3. An injury to Fryatt's Achilles tendon, sustained in March 2015, prevented him from playing this season.^[62]
4. An injury to Reid's groin, sustained in October 2014, prevented him from playing this season.^[63]

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Goal scorers

As of 9 May 2016

Rank	No.	Position	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	17	Striker	Nélson Oliveira	9	0	0	9
2	5	Defender	Matt Mills	5	0	0	5
3	10	Midfielder	Henri Lansbury	4	0	0	4
	18	Midfielder	Michail Antonio	2	0	2	4
	23	Striker	Dexter Blackstock	4	0	0	4
4	19	Midfielder	Jamie Ward	2	1	0	3
	38	Midfielder	Ben Osborn	3	0	0	3
5	15	Midfielder	Ryan Mendes	2	0	0	2
	22	Midfielder	Gary Gardner	2	0	0	2
	29	Striker	Chris O'Grady	2	0	0	2
	35	Midfielder	Oliver Burke	2	0	0	2
6	2	Defender	Eric Lichaj	1	0	0	1
	8	Midfielder	Chris Cohen	1	0	0	1
	9	Striker	Britt Assombalonga	1	0	0	1
	18	Midfielder	Liam Trotter	1	0	0	1
	24	Midfielder	David Vaughan	1	0	0	1
	32	Midfielder	Robert Tesche	1	0	0	1
	34	Striker	Tyler Walker	0	0	1	1
TOTAL				43	1	3	47

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2016

No.	Position	Player	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
2	Defender	Eric Lichaj	11	1	1	0	0	0	12	1
5	Defender	Matt Mills	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
24	Midfielder	David Vaughan	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
4	Defender	Michael Mancienne	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
15	Midfielder	Ryan Mendes	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
10	Midfielder	Henri Lansbury	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
17	Striker	Nélson Oliveira	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
19	Midfielder	Jamie Ward	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
23	Striker	Dexter Blackstock	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
25	Defender	Jack Hobbs	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	1
3	Defender	Bojan Jokić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	Midfielder	Gary Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32	Midfielder	Robert Tesche	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
38	Midfielder	Ben Osborn	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1	Goalkeeper	Dorus de Vries	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
37	Midfielder	Jorge Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	Defender	Danny Fox	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
6	Defender	Kelvin Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Midfielder	Chris Cohen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Striker	Britt Assombalonga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Midfielder	Jonny Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	Midfielder	Chris Burke	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	Striker	Chris O'Grady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	Striker	Tyler Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL			89	6	2	0	2	0	93	6

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.