1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season to succeed in life after Brian Clough as new manager Frank Clark guided them to an impressive third-place finish and UEFA Cup qualification, giving Forest their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era. Striker Stan Collymore was on target 22 times in the league and speculation that he would be on his way to another club proved correct at the end of the season when he sold to Liverpool for a national record fee of £8.4 million. The failure of Clark to buy a proven replacement cast significant doubt over whether Forest could mount a serious challenge for honours in
1995–96 in English football of relegation. Millwall led for promotion to the Premier League, three points ahead of Leicester City at the top of Division One. 4 November 1995: Manchester United lost 1-0 at Arsenal, and Newcastle extended their lead with a 2-1 home win over Liverpool. 8 November 1995: Chelsea signed Dan Petrescu from Sheffield Wednesday for a club-record £2.3million. 10 November 1995: The FA withdrew its £118.5-million television deal with Football League clubs after they failed to meet a deadline. 11 November 1995: In the FA Cup's first round, Shrewsbury Town defeated Northern Premier League side Marine by a club-record 11-2 and