Unreliable History

Formed in 1865 the players decided to raise some much needed funds by going out at Halloween to knock on doors and ask for goodies which they were going to resell.  Unfortunately, the particularly deaf old lady who they visited first quickly told the other citizens of Nottingham that the “Tricky Trees” were out collecting for the club and to beware.  Thus was born the nickname of the club.

In the 1970’s the club badge changed from the City coat of arms to a new modern logo which was roughly based on the perturbed look on Dave Needham’s face – a puzzled frown topped by his bubble perm.

Famous Players : – Trevor Francis, Terry Hennessey, Wally Ardron, Alex Flaccid, Stuart Pearce, Bob McGinlay, Ian Wallace & Peter Grummitt

Famous Fans : –  Lee Westwood (golfer)

 

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Club Records
Formed 1865
Turned Professional 1889
Became a Limited Company 1982
Previous names –
Previous grounds “The Forest” Recreation Ground, Forest Fields  =  1865-1878
Castle Ground, The Meadows  =  1879-1881
Trent Bridge, West Bridgford  =  1873-1882
Parkside Ground, Lenton  =  1882-1885
Gregory Ground, Lenton  =  1885-1890
Town Ground, Arkwright Street, The Meadows  = 1890-1898
Nickname “The TRICKY TREES” or “FOREST”
Club Colours HOME :

AWAY :

THIRD :

Record Premier League Win 7-1  v   Sheffield Wednesday      Away        01.04.1995
Record Premier League Defeat 1-8  v  Manchester United      Home    06.02.1999
Record Football League Win 7-0  v   Chelsea      Home       (First Division)   20.04.1991
7-0  v   Burnley      Home       (First Division)   18.09.1957
Record Football League Defeat 1-9  v  Blackburn Rovers      Away    Division 2    10.04.1937
Record Cup Win 14-0   v   Clapton       FA Cup  First Round      17.01.1891
Record Fee Paid £13.2 million to Blackburn Rovers for Joao CARVALHO (14 June 2018)
Record Fee Received £16 million (cond.) from Aston Villa for Matty CASH (3 September 2020)
Record Football Appearances 692 –  Bob McKINLAY (1951-1970)
Record Football League Appearances –
Record Premier League Appearances 174 –  Steve CHETTLE (1992-1999)
Record Premier League goal-scorer 24 –  Brian ROY  (1994-1997)
Record League goal-scorer –
Record all-time goal-scorer 217  –  Grenville MORRIS  (1898-1913)
Record goal-scorer in a Premier League season 22 –  Stan COLLYMORE  (1994-1995)
Record goal-scorer in a League season 36   Wally ALDRON  –  Division 3 (South)   (1950-1951)
Record Home Attendance (all-time) 49,946  v  Manchester United  Division 1   28.10.1967
Record total of goals in a Premier League season 72 –  1994-1995  (42 games)
Record total of goals in a League season 101  –  Division 3 (South)  1950-1951
Record Premier League points total 77  –  1994-1995  (42 games)
Record League points total 3 points for a win  : –  94  –  Division 1  1997-1998   (46 games)
2 points for a win  : –  70  –  Division 3 (South)  1950-1951   (46 games)
Most Capped Player while at club Stuart PEARCE   76  (England)
Youngest Player Craig WESTCARR   –  16 years and 257 days  v Burnley   The Championship   13.10.2001
Oldest Player Dave BEASANT  –  42 years and 47 days  v  Tranmere Rovers   Division 1   06.05.2001

 

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Stadium Details

Address :  City Ground, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5FJ

Telephone :  0115 982 4444
0115 982 4388 (Ticket Office) 

Capacity :  30,445
Pitch size :   105.2m x 71.3m  (115  yards  x  78 yards)
Official website :  www.nottinghamforest.co.uk

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Honours
Division One Champions  (Top tier) 1977-1978
Division One Runners-up  (Top tier) 1966-1967, 1978-1979
Division One Champions  (Second tier) 1997-1998
Division Two Champions  (Second tier) 1906-1907, 1921-1922
Division One Runners-up  (Second tier) 1993-1994
Division Two Runners-up  (Second tier) 1956-1957
League One Runners-up  (Third tier) 2007-2008
Division Three (South) Champions 1950-1951
FA Cup Winners 1898, 1959
FA Cup Finalists 1991
League Cup Winners 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990
League Cup Finalists 1980, 1992
European Cup Winners 1979, 1980
European Super Cup Runners-up 1981
FA Charity Shield Winners 1979
FA Charity Shield Runners-up 1960
Simod/Zenith Data Systems Cup Winners 1989, 1992
Anglo-Italian Cup Winners 1976-1977

 

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Managers
Harry RADFORD 1 August 1889 – 31 May 1897
Harry HALLAM 1 August 1897 – 31 May 1909
Fred EARP 1 August 1909 – 31 May 1912
Bob MASTERS 1 August 1912 – 31 May 1925
John BAYNES 1 August 1925 – 31 May 1929
Stan HARDY 1 August 1930 – 31 May 1931
Noel WATSON 1 August 1931 – 31 May 1936
Harold WIGHTMAN 1 August 1936 – 31 May 1939
Billy WALKER 31 May 1939 -1 June 1960
Andy BEATTIE 1 September 1960 – 1 July 1963
Johnny CAREY 1 July 1963 – 31 December 1968
Matt GILLIES 1 January 1969 – 20 October 1972
Dave MACKAY 2 November 1972 – 23 October 1973
Allan BROWN 2 November 1973 – 3 January 1975
Brian CLOUGH 3 January 1975 – 8 May 1993
Frank CLARK 13 May 1993 – 19 December 1996
Stuart PEARCE  (Caretaker) 20 December 1996 – 8 May 1997
Dave BASSETT 8 May 1997 – 5 January 1999
Micky ADAMS  (Caretaker) 5 January 1999 – 11 January 1999
Ron ATKINSON 11 January 1999 – 16 May 1999
David PLATT 1 July 1999 – 12 July 2001
Paul HART 12 July 2001 – 7 February 2004
Joe KINNEAR 10 February 2004 – 16 December 2004
Mick HARFORD  (Caretaker) 16 December 2004 – 10 January 2005
Gary MEGSON 10 January 2005 – 16 February 2006
Frank BARLOW/Ian McPARTLAND  (Caretaker) 17 February 2006 – 30 May 2006
Colin CALDERWOOD 30 May 2006 – 26 December 2008
John PEMBERTON  (Caretaker) 27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009
Billy DAVIES 4 January 2009 – 12 June 2011
Steve McCLAREN 13 June 2011 – 2 October 2011
Rob KELLY  (Caretaker) 2 October 2011 – 15 October 2011
Steve COTTERILL 14 October 2011 – 12 July 2012
Sean O’DRISCOLL 20 July 2012 – 26 December 2012
Alex McLEISH 27 December 2012 – 5 February 2013
Rob KELLY  (Caretaker) 5 February 2013 – 9 February 2013
Billy DAVIES 9 February 2013 – 24 March 2014
Gary BRAZIL  (Caretaker) 24 March 2014 – 3 May 2014
Stuart PEARCE 1 July 2014 – 1 February 2015
Dougie FREEDMAN 1 February 2015 – 13 March 2016
Paul WILLIAMS  (Caretaker) 13 March 2016 – 12 May 2016
Philippe MONTANIER 27 June 2016 – 14 January 2017
Gary BRAZIL  (Caretaker) 14 January 2017 – 14 March 2017
Mark WARBURTON 14 March 2017 – 31 December 2017
Gary BRAZIL  (Caretaker) 31 December 2017 – 8 January 2018
Aitor KARANKA 8 January 2018 – 11 January 2019
Simon IRELAND  (Caretaker) 11 January 2019 – 15 January 2019
Martin O’NEILL 15 January 2019 – 28 June 2019
Sabri LAMOUCHI 28 June 2019 – 6 October 2020
Chris HUGHTON 6 October 2020 – 

 

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League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)		 Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two
Elected to Division One 1892
Division One  (Top Tier) 1892-1906
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1906-1907
Division One  (Top Tier) 1907-1911
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1911-1922
Division One  (Top Tier) 1922-1925
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1925-1949
Division Three (South)  (Third Tier) 1949-1951
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1951-1957
Division One  (Top Tier) 1957-1972
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1972-1977
Division One  (Top Tier) 1977-1992
Premier League  (Top Tier) 1992-1993
Division One  (Second Tier) 1993-1994
Premier League  (Top Tier) 1994-1997
Division One  (Second Tier) 1997-1998
Premier League  (Top Tier) 1998-1999
Division One  (Second Tier) 1999-2004
The Championship  (Second Tier) 2004-2005
League 1  (Third Tier) 2005-2008
The Championship  (Second Tier) 2008-