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The highs, the lows, the silence, suspensions and the sack: A timeline of Billy Davies' second reign at Nottingham Forest

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February 16, 2013: Davies' first game back in charge of Forest ends in a 1-1 draw against Bolton at the City Ground. February 19-March 16, 2013: Davies leads the Reds on a six-game winning run in the Championship – against Huddersfield, Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Wolves and Hull – to put them right in the mix for the Championship play-offs. April 13, 2013: Forest taste defeat for the first time since Davies' return, losing 3-0 at Cardiff. May 4, 2013: The Reds miss out on the play-offs by one point, after a 3-2 final-day defeat against Leicester City at the City Ground. August 3-17, 2013: Forest kick-off the new season with three league wins – against Huddersfield, Blackburn and Bolton – to sit top of the Championship with a 100 per cent record. August 31, 2013: The Reds lose their first league game of the season and Davies is charged with improper conduct, after angrily confronting referee Craig Pawson after the final whistle. September 28, 2013: Davies leads Forest to a 1-0 win against Derby at the City Ground, Jack Hobbs scoring the winner, which led to the Rams sacking former Forest favourite Nigel Clough. October 5, 2013: The Scot inspires his players to a cracking 3-1 win at Brighton that left them in fourth place in the Championship. October 26, 2013: The Reds slip to an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at struggling Yeovil. November 9, 2013: Forest bounce back strongly from losing to Yeovil and Blackpool by beating Leicester 2-0 away. December 3, 2013-February 11, 2014: Davies guides the Reds on an impressive 13-game unbeaten run in the Championship. December 26, 2013: Forest record a 2-0 Boxing Day victory against promotion-rivals QPR at the City Ground, after a run of five winless games on home soil, that lifts them back into the play-offs. January 5, 2014: The Reds thrash Premier League West Ham 5-0 in the third round of the FA Cup. February 16, 2014:Forest crash out of the FA Cup 3-1 at League One Sheffield United. February 19, 2014: Davies is sent to the stands at half-time as the Reds drew 2-2 with Leicester at the City Ground and was later given a five-match touchline ban. February 22, 2014: The Reds' league slump begins with a 3-1 defeat at Burnley and continues with a 4-1 home loss against Wigan a week later. March 7, 2014: Davies takes the extraordinary step of stating he will not conduct any interviews during his touchline ban on legal advice. March 8, 2014: Forest are embarrassed 1-0 away to lowly Barnsley. March 22, 2014: Davies watches from the dugout, having appealed against his touchline ban, as the Reds are humiliated 5-0 by arch-enemies Derby, which is their heaviest defeat to the Rams since 1898. March 23, 2014: Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi sacks Davies. March 24, 2014: The club confirm the Scot's departure.

The highs, the lows, the silence, suspensions and the sack: A timeline of Billy Davies' second reign at Nottingham Forest


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