Founded
1865
Location
Nottingham, England
Team History
1865 - Present / Nottingham Forest Football Club
Nickname
The Reds, The Tricky Trees, The Garibaldi, Forest
Right from the outset, Forest was dressed in smart red shirts and matching caps, establishing the official club colors of ‘garibaldi red’, named after the leader of the Italian freedom fighters known as the redshirts, who were universally popular in England at the time.
Championships
Premier League / 1
1978
FA Cup / 1
1998
Premier League - FA Cup Double / 0
Stadium
1898 - Present / City Ground
1890 - 1898 / Town Ground
1885 - 1890 / Gregory
1882 - 1885 / Parkside
1880 - 1882 / Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
1879 - 1880 / The Meadows
1865 - 1879 / Forest Racecourse
Current Owner
2017 - Present / Evangelos Marinakis
*Blue is this team’s history
- 1865
- 1957
- 1959
- 2008
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Nottingham Forest Club Beginning
The Nottingham Forest club is formed in 1865 by a group of shinty players who decide to play association football instead. The club adopts the name Nottingham Forest and the colour ‘Garibaldi Red’ after the Italian freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi. -
Nottingham club wins promotion back to the First Division
The Nottingham club enjoys a golden era under manager Billy Walker, winning promotion back to the First Division in 1957 and reaching three consecutive FA Cup finals from 1959 to 1961. -
Nottingham Forest FA Cup Victory
The Nottingham Forest Club wins its third FA Cup in 1959, beating Luton Town 2–1 at Wembley Stadium with goals from Roy Dwight and Tommy Wilson. -
Nottingham Forest Club wins promotion back to the Championship
The Nottingham Forest Club wins promotion back to the Championship in 2008, finishing as runners-up in League One. The club also reaches the FA Cup fifth round in 2011 and 2014, but loses to West Ham United and Sheffield United respectively
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History of the Nottingham Forest FC
Nottingham Forest FC is an English football club that has existed since 1865. The team plays in the Championship, the second tier of English professional football. Nottingham Forest has a long and rich history of success, having won two European Cups and four League Championships as one of England’s top teams. They also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup competitions in the 1979/1980 season.
In the 1978/1979 season, Nottingham Forest became champions for the first time under legendary manager Brian Clough who was at the helm from 1975 to 1993, leading them to great successes, including back-to-back European Cups victories (1979 & 1980). In the 1988/1989 campaign, they were promoted back into Premier League after 28 years of absence, where they remained until 1999, when relegation occurred despite reaching the FA cup semifinals, which saw them narrowly lose out 2–1 against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on 17 April 1999 with David Platt scoring a late consolation goal for "The Reds."
During their 11-year stay in Premier League between 1998 -1999 & 2008 – 2009 seasons, Nottingham forest managed some memorable performances, such as winning 5–0 against Newcastle United away from home during the 2003–2004 campaign or drawing 4 all with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge on 24th August 1997 but ultimately couldn't avoid relegation again due to financial difficulties experienced by then owners resulting into liquidation process being started by HM Revenue & Customs though; fortunately, it was later reversed allowing club's survival thus far.
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