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
History of Nottingham Forest F.C. League. The final game of that season was away at Ipswich. Forest lost 2–1 with ironically his son, Nigel, scoring the last goal of Clough's era. Relegation was followed by Keane's £3.75 million British record fee transfer to Manchester United. Since Brian Clough's departure, Nottingham Forest made numerous managerial changes and spent just four further seasons in the Premier League, and none since 1999. Nor have Forest won any major trophies since Clough left. Clough died in September 2004 after a long battle with stomach cancer. Clough's managerial record Played: 908, Won: 418, Drawn: 256, Lost: 234 Frank Clark, who