Top 5 Nottingham Forest managers of the last 50 years ranked in Hall of fame

Top 5 Nottingham Forest Manager’s of the last 50 years – ORDER BY DATE/SEQUENCE THEY MANAGED THE CLUB.

• Number 1 (Top 1) – Brian Clough (no explanation needed really) – some of his Forest achievements were Promotion to the top flight, won the League Title, added 2 league cups and back-to-back European Cups, UEFA Super Cup, 2 more league cups, 2 full members cups plus more! Also had Forest as league runners up once, and three 3rd place finishes… and 10 more top half finishes in the top flight.

• Number 2 – Frank Clark, guided Forest back to the Premier League at the first attempt. Finished 3rd in the Premier League and reach the QF in a major European competition (UEFA Cup). Last full season had Forest finish 8th in the Premier League.

• Number 3 – Dave Bassett, returned Forest to the Premier League by winning the Championship (then Division 1) in style. The Clubs highest points total in a season (94 pts).

• Number 4 – Steve Cooper, ended Forest’s 23 years absence in the Premier League. Took Forest to Wembley for the first time in 30 years. Reached first domestic cup semi final in 30 years. Kept Forest up in the Premier League.

• Number 5 – Nuno Espírito Santo, kept Forest in the Premier League. Guided Forest to 6 straight top flight wins for the first time since 1967. Won at Anfield & Old Trafford in the league, in the same season. Has Forest in the best position after half a season played for the first time since the 1980’s.