History of Nottingham Forest F.C. Stan Collymore, Stuart Pearce and the Dutch international Bryan Roy were among the most feared players in the Premiership. But Collymore was sold to Liverpool in June 1995 for a then English record fee of £8.4 million, and his £2 million Italian successor Andrea Silenzi was considered to be a disappointing signing. With Collymore gone, Forest's goals dried up in the Premiership during 1995–96 and they finished ninth - although they did reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, making them the only English team to reach the last eight of any European competition that season. Clark added Welsh striker
1995–96 in English football 1-0 at home against Queens Park Rangers. Matt Le Tissier scored a hat-trick for Southampton at The Dell but they lost 4-3 to Nottingham Forest. Newcastle United defeated Coventry City 3-0 at home, with a goal by debutant Les Ferdinand. Bolton Wanderers lost 3-2 to Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. 20 August 1995: Middlesbrough's Nick Barmby scored in his debut, a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Highbury. 21 August 1995: Leeds United's Ghanaian international striker, Tony Yeboah, scored the first of his Goals of the Month against Liverpool. 24 August 1995: Everton paid a club-record £5 million for Manchester United winger