The 2019–20 season was

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

's 154th year in existence and 12th consecutive season in the

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...

. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

and the

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. The season covered the period between 1 July 2019 and 22 July 2020.

First team squad

New contracts

Pre-season

Forest announced a pre-season schedule of

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against Alfreton Town,

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Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, Crystal Palace and

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. The first team were relieved of friendlies arranged against Peterborough United,

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and Lincoln City following the appointment of

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First team squad

New contracts

Pre-season

Competitions

Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Goals and appearances

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Awards

Club

League

Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month

Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month

PFA Bristol Street Motors Fan's Championship Player of the Month

Cups

References