NOTTINGHAM FOREST F.C.
Founded: 1865
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Nottingham Forest F.C. was founded in 1865 by a group of Bandy and Shinty players, as Nottingham Forest
Football and Bandy Club shortly after their neighbours Notts County, thought to be the world's oldest
surviving professional association football club, in 1862. They joined the Football Alliance in 1889
and won the competition in 1892. They then entered to The Football League. In 1890, Forest moved to the
Town Ground, playing in the first ever match to use goal nets. Forest claimed their first major honour
when they won the 1898 FA Cup, beating Derby County 31 at Crystal Palace. The club spent most of the
first half of the twentieth century in the Second Division. In 1949, they were relegated to the Third
Division but were promoted two years later as champions. Forest regained First Division status in 1957
and won the FA Cup for a second time in 1959, defeating Luton Town at Wembley. After being runners-up
in the League and Cup semi-finalists in 1967, Forest were relegated from the First Division in 1972.
Forest were considered an underachieving club by English league standards until the mid-1970s, when
Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor took the helm at the club.
Nottingham Forest won promotion to the top division at the end of the 197677 season after finishing third
in the Second Division, but no-one could have predicted how successful Clough's team would be over the next
three seasons. Nottingham Forest became one of the few teams (and the most recent team to date) to win the
English First Division Championship a year after winning promotion from the English Second Division
(197778 season). In 197879, Forest went on to win the European Cup by beating Malmφ 10 in Munich's
Olympiastadion and retained the trophy in 197980, beating Hamburg 10 in Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabeu
Stadium, thanks to an outstanding performance by goalkeeper Peter Shilton. They also won the European Super
Cup and two League Cups. The club reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 198384 but were knocked out by
Anderlecht in controversial circumstances. Nottingham Forest's next significant trophy came in 1989 when they
beat Luton Town 31 in the League Cup final. Clough's side retained the League Cup in 1990 when they beat
Oldham Athletic 10; the winning goal scored by Nigel Jemson. There was chance for more success in 1991
when Forest reached their only FA Cup final under Brian Clough and went ahead after scoring an early goal
(Stuart Pearce free kick) against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, but ended up losing 21 in extra time after
an own goal by Des Walker. Brian Clough's 18-year reign as manager ended in May 1993 when Forest were relegated
from the inaugural Premier League after 16 illustrious years of top-flight football which had seen a league
title, two European Cups and four League Cups.
Frank Clark, who had been a left-back in Nottingham Forest's 1979 European Cup winning team, returned to the
club in May 1993 to succeed Brian Clough as manager. Clark was able to achieve a return to the Premier League
when the club finished Division One runners-up at the end of the 199394 season. Forest finished third
in 199495 and qualified for the UEFA Cup their first entry to European competition in the post-Heysel era.
The club reached the quarter-finals, the furthest an English team reached in UEFA competitions that season.
The 199697 season became a relegation battle and Clark left the club in December. In the 1996-97, Forest
were unable to avoid relegation and finished the season in bottom place. They won promotion back to the
Premier League at the first attempt, being crowned Division One champions in 199798. Following the brief
caretaker stewardship of Mick Harford, Gary Megson took charge of Forest in January 2005 but failed to stave
off relegation as the club ended the season second from bottom in 23rd place, becoming the first European
Cup-winners ever to fall into their domestic third division.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Nottingham Forest F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Forest |
| Year Founded
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| 1865 (152 years ago) |
| English County
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| Nottinghamshire |
| Current Ground
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| City Ground |
| Ground Location
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| West Bridgford, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Evangelos Marinakis (80%)
Sokratis Kominakis (20%) |
| Club Chairman
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| Nicholas Randall QC |
| Current Manager
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| Mark Warburton |
| Current League
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| Championship |
| Last Season
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| Championship, 21st place |
HOME COLORS
Darker Red & White
w/Yellow Trim |
AWAY COLORS
Yellow w/Blue Trim |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
CITY GROUND
Pavilion Road, Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire, NG2-5FJ, England
OPENED: ......... 1898
SURFACE: ........ Grass (underground heating)
COST: .............. £3,000
CAPACITY: ...... 30,445
RECORD: ......... 49,946 (1967 vs Manchester United)
OWNER: ........... Nottingham Forest F.C.
OPERATOR: ..... Nottingham Forest F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 115 x 78 yards (105 x 71 meters)
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