▁for ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁sp ending ▁ 5 ▁years ▁there ▁before ▁signing ▁for ▁Mill wall ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁City ▁Gr ound ▁he ▁helped ▁Forest ▁win ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁Cup ▁and ▁Full ▁M embers ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁they ▁also ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁First ▁Division . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁for ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁final ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁Forest ▁retained ▁their ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Gr ound , ▁Gay nor ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁players ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁horror s ▁of ▁the ▁Hills borough ▁dis aster ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁minutes ▁of ▁their ▁FA ▁Cup ▁semi - final ▁against ▁Liverpool . ▁Gay nor ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁res ch eduled ▁game ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord , ▁which ▁Liverpool ▁won ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁Despite ▁scoring ▁regularly ▁for ▁the ▁Forest ▁first ▁team ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁player , ▁often ▁behind ▁consider ably ▁less ▁pro l ific ▁strik ers . ▁ ▁Gay nor ▁Close ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁which ▁be ars ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁impact ▁Tommy ▁made ▁on ▁Forest ' s ▁fans . ▁▁ ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland ▁and ▁despite ▁guest ing ▁for ▁Sh el bourne ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁C ork ▁City