The 1975–76 season was Nottingham Forest's 111th year in existence and fourth campaign consecutive in the Second Division since their relegation in 1972.

[1] For the defensive line, Frank Clark arrived free from Newcastle United after 14 seasons.

For winter, defender Colin Barrett was transferred in from Manchester City playing only a few matches in the season because an injury.

For the second half of the season, Clough reinforced the defensive line with McGovern acting as a central-back defender, combined with a boosted performance of Bowyer and Curran allowed the squad to finish on a decent 8th spot in League.

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