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Ground
capacity:
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30,687 | |
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Record
attendance:
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49,946 v Manchester United, Div I, 28 October 1967 | |
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Record
receipts:
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�272,735 v Sheffield W, FA Cup 3rd round replay, 19 January 1994 | |
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Pitch
measurements:
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116 yards x 77 yards | |
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Formed:
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1865 | |
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Turned
professional:
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1889 | |
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Limited
company:
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1982 | |
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Club
nickname:
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"Reds" | |
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Previous
grounds:
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1865, Forest
Racecourse 1879, the Meadows 1880, Trent Bridge cricket ground 1882, Parkside, Lenton 1885, Gregory, Lenton 1890, Town Ground 1898, City Ground |
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Foundation:
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One of the oldest
clubs in the world, Nottingham Forest was formed at a meeting
in the Clinton Arms in 1865. Known originally as the Forest
Football Club, the game which drew the founders together was
"shinny" a form of hockey. When they decided to
change to football in 1865, one of their first moves was to
buy a set of red caps to wear on the field. Many club records
were lost in a fire which destroyed the Main Stand in 1968.
Forest had the first player (Sam Widdowson) to wear shin pads in 1874; Widdowson also devised the playing formation of two full-backs, three half backs and five forwards. The club has also scored other "firsts": they played in the first game when a referee's whistle was used (1878); they were the first team to have crossbars; Forest full back Viv Anderson was the first black player to play for the England senior team (1978) |
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First
Football League game:
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3 September 1892, Division 1, v Everton (a). Result: 2-2. Team: Brown; Earp, Scott; Hamilton, A Smith, McCracken; McCallum, W Smith, Higgins (2), Pike, McInnes | |
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Record
League victory:
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12-0 v Leicester Fosse, Division 1, 12 April 1909. Team: Iremonger; Dudley, Maltby; Hughes (1), Needham, Armstrong; Hooper (3), Marrison, West (3), Morris (2), Spouncer (3 incl. 1 penalty) | |
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Record
Cup victory:
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14-0 v Clapton (away), FA Cup 1st round, 17 January 1891. Team: Brown; Earp, Scott; A Smith, Russell, Jeacock; McCallum (2), "Tich" Smith (1), Higgins (5), Lindley (4), Shaw (2) | |
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Record
defeat:
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1-9 v Blackburn R, Division 2, 10 April 1937 | |
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Most
League points (2 for a win):
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70, Division 3 (south), 1950-51 | |
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Most
League points (3 for a win):
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94, Division 1, 1997-98 | |
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Most
Premiership points:
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77, 1994-95 | |
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Most
League goals:
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110, Division 3 (south) 1950-51 | |
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Highest
League scorer in season:
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Wally Ardron, 36, Division 3 (south), 1950-51 | |
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Most
League goals in aggregate:
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Grenville Morris, 199, 1898-1913 | |
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Most
capped player:
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Stuart Pearce, 74, England. | |
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Most
League appearances:
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Bob McKinlay, 614, 1951-70 | |
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Record
transfer fee received:
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�8,500,000 from Liverpool for Stan Colleymore, June 1995 | |
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Record
transfer fee paid:
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�3,500,000 Celtic for Pierre Van Hooijdonk in March 1997 | |
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Football
League record:
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1892 Elected
to Division 1 1906-07 Division 2 1907-11 Division 1 1911-22 Division 2 1922-25 Division 1 1925-49 Division 2 1949-51 Division 3 (S) 1951-57 Division 2 1957-72 Division 1 1972-77 Division 2 1977-92 Division 1 1992-93 FA Premier League 1993-94 Division 1 1994-97 FA Premier League 1997-98 Division 1 1998-99 FA Premier League 1999-2001 Division 1 |
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Honours
- Football League: |
Division 1 - Champions 1977-78 Runners-up 1966-67, 1978-79 Division 2 - Champions 1906-07, 1921-22 Runners-up 1956-57 Division 3 (S) - Champions 1950-51 Division 1 - Champions 1997-98 |
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FA
Cup:
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Winners 1898, 1959; Runners-up 1991 | |
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Football
League Cup:
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Winners
1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 Runners-up 1980, 1992 |
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European
Competitions:
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Fairs Cup: 1961-62, 1967-68 European Cup: 1978-79 (winners), 1979-80 (winners), 1980-81 Super Cup: 1979-80 (winners). 1980-81 (runners-up) World Club Championship: 1980 UEFA Cup: 1983-4, 1984-5, 1995-96 |
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Other
Competitions:
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Anglo-Scottish
Cup: Winners 1977 Simond Cup: Winners 1989 Zenith Data Systems Cup: Winners 1992 |
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