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2009-10 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest F.C.
2009–10 season
Chairman Nigel Doughty
Manager Billy Davies
Football League Championship 3rd
Football League Championship play-offs Semi-Finals
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Robert Earnshaw (17)
All: Robert Earnshaw (17)
Highest home attendance 29 155 vs. Newcastle United (Championship, 17 October 2009)
Lowest home attendance 4 639 vs Bradford City (League Cup, 12 August 2009)
Average home league attendance 22,231

The 2009–10 season was Nottingham Forest's second season in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One in the 2007–08 season, and after spending three years in the third tier.

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Victor Chandler

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Board of Directors

Technical Staff

In preparation for the 2009–10 campaign, Forest released 7 fringe players. Richard Tait, Hamza Bencherif, Liam Hook, Tom Sharpe, Ryan Whitehurst, Emile Sinclair and Paddy Gamble were all released with Sinclair the only player to make first team appearances. Ian Breckin was also told he would play no part next season. Another 3 fringe players were given new contracts, Mickael Darnet, Shane Redmond and Arron Mitchell. Forest then signed three players in two days in late June. Striker David McGoldrick signed for £1m from Southampton, whilst fellow striker Dele Adebola rejected a new contract offer from Bristol City to sign a two-year deal for The Reds As well as this, winger Paul Anderson signed a three-year deal for £250,000 from Liverpool, after spending the previous season on loan at The Reds. Goalkeeper Lee Camp became Forest's fourth signing of the summer on 3 July, signing for £150,000 from QPR, with the highly rated keeper committing himself to a four-year deal with the club. Youngsters Shane Redmond and James Reid headed out of the City Ground for six-month loans to Burton Albion and Rushden & Diamonds respectively on 7 July. Forest announced a day later that their shirt sponsors for the season would be gaming company Victor Chandler, with the one-year contract seeing Forest receive a substantial six-figure sum. On Thursday 16 July, Forest announced their full list of squad numbers for the 09/10 season.


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