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) |
Club Records
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| Formed | 1865 |
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| Turned Professional | 1889 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1982 |
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| Previous names | – |
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| 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 |
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| Nickname | “The TRICKY TREES” or “FOREST” |
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| Club Colours | HOME : 
AWAY : THIRD : |
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| Record Premier League Win | 7-1 v Sheffield Wednesday Away 01.04.1995 |
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| Record Premier League Defeat | 1-8 v Manchester United Home 06.02.1999 |
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| Record Football League Win | 7-0 v Chelsea Home (First Division) 20.04.1991 7-0 v Burnley Home (First Division) 18.09.1957 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 1-9 v Blackburn Rovers Away Division 2 10.04.1937 |
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| Record Cup Win | 14-0 v Clapton FA Cup First Round 17.01.1891 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £30 million to PSV Eindhoven (Holland) for Ibrahim SANGARE (01 September 2023) |
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| Record Fee Received | £47.5 million (cond.) from Tottenham Hotspur for Brennan JOHNSON (01 September 2023) |
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| Record Football Appearances | 692 – Bob McKINLAY (1951-1970) |
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| Record Football League Appearances | – |
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| Record Premier League Appearances | 174 – Steve CHETTLE (1992-1999) |
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| Record Premier League goal-scorer | 24 – Brian ROY (1994-1997) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | – |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 217 – Grenville MORRIS (1898-1913) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a Premier League season | 22 – Stan COLLYMORE (1994-1995) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 36 Wally ALDRON – Division 3 (South) (1950-1951) |
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| Record Home Attendance (all-time) | 49,946 v Manchester United Division 1 28.10.1967 |
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| Record total of goals in a Premier League season | 72 – 1994-1995 (42 games) |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 101 – Division 3 (South) 1950-1951 |
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| Record Premier League points total | 77 – 1994-1995 (42 games) |
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| 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) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | Stuart PEARCE 76 (England) |
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| Youngest Player | Craig WESTCARR – 16 years and 257 days v Burnley The Championship 13.10.2001 |
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| 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
| Honours |
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| Division One Champions (Top tier) | 1977-1978 |
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| Division One Runners-up (Top tier) | 1966-1967, 1978-1979 |
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| Division One Champions (Second tier) | 1997-1998 |
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| Division Two Champions (Second tier) | 1906-1907, 1921-1922 |
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| Division One Runners-up (Second tier) | 1993-1994 |
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| Division Two Runners-up (Second tier) | 1956-1957 |
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| League One Runners-up (Third tier) | 2007-2008 |
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| Division Three (South) Champions | 1950-1951 |
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| FA Cup Winners | 1898, 1959 |
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| FA Cup Finalists | 1991 |
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| League Cup Winners | 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 |
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| League Cup Finalists | 1980, 1992 |
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| European Cup Winners | 1979, 1980 |
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| European Super Cup Runners-up | 1981 |
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| FA Charity Shield Winners | 1979 |
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| FA Charity Shield Runners-up | 1960 |
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| Simod/Zenith Data Systems Cup Winners | 1989, 1992 |
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| Anglo-Italian Cup Winners | 1976-1977 |
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| Managers |
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| Harry RADFORD | 1 August 1889 – 31 May 1897 |
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| Harry HALLAM | 1 August 1897 – 31 May 1909 |
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| Fred EARP | 1 August 1909 – 31 May 1912 |
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| Bob MASTERS | 1 August 1912 – 31 May 1925 |
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| John BAYNES | 1 August 1925 – 31 May 1929 |
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| Stan HARDY | 1 August 1930 – 31 May 1931 |
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| Noel WATSON | 1 August 1931 – 31 May 1936 |
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| Harold WIGHTMAN | 1 August 1936 – 31 May 1939 |
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| Billy WALKER | 31 May 1939 -1 June 1960 |
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| Andy BEATTIE | 1 September 1960 – 1 July 1963 |
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| Johnny CAREY | 1 July 1963 – 31 December 1968 |
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| Matt GILLIES | 1 January 1969 – 20 October 1972 |
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| Dave MACKAY | 2 November 1972 – 23 October 1973 |
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| Allan BROWN | 2 November 1973 – 3 January 1975 |
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| Brian CLOUGH | 3 January 1975 – 8 May 1993 |
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| Frank CLARK | 13 May 1993 – 19 December 1996 |
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| Stuart PEARCE (Caretaker) | 20 December 1996 – 8 May 1997 |
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| Dave BASSETT | 8 May 1997 – 5 January 1999 |
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| Micky ADAMS (Caretaker) | 5 January 1999 – 11 January 1999 |
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| Ron ATKINSON | 11 January 1999 – 16 May 1999 |
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| David PLATT | 1 July 1999 – 12 July 2001 |
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| Paul HART | 12 July 2001 – 7 February 2004 |
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| Joe KINNEAR | 10 February 2004 – 16 December 2004 |
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| Mick HARFORD (Caretaker) | 16 December 2004 – 10 January 2005 |
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| Gary MEGSON | 10 January 2005 – 16 February 2006 |
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| Frank BARLOW/Ian McPARTLAND (Caretaker) | 17 February 2006 – 30 May 2006 |
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| Colin CALDERWOOD | 30 May 2006 – 26 December 2008 |
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| John PEMBERTON (Caretaker) | 27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009 |
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| Billy DAVIES | 4 January 2009 – 12 June 2011 |
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| Steve McCLAREN | 13 June 2011 – 2 October 2011 |
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| Rob KELLY (Caretaker) | 2 October 2011 – 15 October 2011 |
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| Steve COTTERILL | 14 October 2011 – 12 July 2012 |
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| Sean O’DRISCOLL | 20 July 2012 – 26 December 2012 |
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| Alex McLEISH | 27 December 2012 – 5 February 2013 |
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| Rob KELLY (Caretaker) | 5 February 2013 – 9 February 2013 |
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| Billy DAVIES | 9 February 2013 – 24 March 2014 |
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| Gary BRAZIL (Caretaker) | 24 March 2014 – 3 May 2014 |
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| Stuart PEARCE | 1 July 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
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| Dougie FREEDMAN | 1 February 2015 – 13 March 2016 |
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| Paul WILLIAMS (Caretaker) | 13 March 2016 – 12 May 2016 |
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| Philippe MONTANIER | 27 June 2016 – 14 January 2017 |
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| Gary BRAZIL (Caretaker) | 14 January 2017 – 14 March 2017 |
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| Mark WARBURTON | 14 March 2017 – 31 December 2017 |
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| Gary BRAZIL (Caretaker) | 31 December 2017 – 8 January 2018 |
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| Aitor KARANKA | 8 January 2018 – 11 January 2019 |
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| Simon IRELAND (Caretaker) | 11 January 2019 – 15 January 2019 |
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| Martin O’NEILL | 15 January 2019 – 28 June 2019 |
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| Sabri LAMOUCHI | 28 June 2019 – 6 October 2020 |
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| Chris HUGHTON | 6 October 2020 – 16 September 2021 |
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| Steven REID (Caretaker) | 16 September 2021 – 21 September 2021 |
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| Steve COOPER | 21 September 2021 – |
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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 | ||||
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| Elected to Division One | 1892 |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 1892-1906 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1906-1907 |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 1907-1911 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1911-1922 |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 1922-1925 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1925-1949 |
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| Division Three (South) (Third Tier) | 1949-1951 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1951-1957 |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 1957-1972 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1972-1977 |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 1977-1992 |
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| Premier League (Top Tier) | 1992-1993 |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 1993-1994 |
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| Premier League (Top Tier) | 1994-1997 |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 1997-1998 |
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| Premier League (Top Tier) | 1998-1999 |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 1999-2004 |
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| The Championship (Second Tier) | 2004-2005 |
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| League 1 (Third Tier) | 2005-2008 |
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| The Championship (Second Tier) | 2008-2022 |
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| Premier League (Top Tier) | 2022- |
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