1996/97 Nottingham Forest GK Football Shirt (M)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A little dot mark on the upper chest. A few little pulls scattered around. The padding on the inside of the elbows has disintegrated

Size: Adult Large (loose fitting)

Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM

Manufacturer: Umbro

Colour: Orange, black & yellow trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1996/1997

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Umbro Nottingham Forest goalkeeper football shirt from the 1996/97 season.

The condition of this original football shirt is 8/10 - Excellent. A little dot mark on the upper chest. A few little pulls scattered around. The padding on the inside of the elbows has disintegrated (see photos).

After a Kevin Campbell hat-trick earnt Nottingham Forest an impressive 3-0 away win at Coventry City on the season's opening game, an appalling 4-1 home defeat to Premiership newcomers Sunderland prompted a dismal start to the season which saw them fail to win any of their next 16 league games until a shock 2-1 home win over title contenders Arsenal on 21 December 1996.

Ultimately, Forest were bottom of the Premiership by Christmas, and their manager Frank Clark gone, with Stuart Pearce taking over as player-manager on a temporary basis. A good run of form in January saw Pearce receive the Manager of the Month award, but, by the time he stepped down to make way for Dave Bassett in March, Forest had endured another setback and were left needing a miracle to beat the drop. The acquisition of Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk did little to change the club's fortunes, and they were relegated in bottom place.