West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England is home to the Nottingham Forest Football Club, an association football team. The City Ground on the banks of the River Trent has hosted home games for the 1865-founded football team since 1898. Forest is one of four English clubs with multiple championships in the competition, and it is one of just two English teams to do so. The forest features two stars above their club crest to recognize their two European Cup victories. The team competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
History of Nottingham Forest
19th Century
Shinty players got together in 1865 at the Clinton Arms on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. Instead, the suggestion made by J. S. Scrimshaw to play association football was accepted, and Nottingham Forest Football Club was established. At the same meeting, it was decided that the club would buy twelve “Garibaldi Red” tasselled caps in honour of the commander of the Italian “Redshirts” warriors. As a result, the club’s official colours were chosen. The English Football League’s oldest club, according to Nottingham Forest, is still in existence.
The first half of the 20th century
Forest lost in the 1900 and 1902 FA Cup semi-finals. They came in fourth in the 1900–01 Football League and fifth the following year. Then the club began to descend the table. In 1905–06, Forest was demoted for the first time. Grenville Morris recorded his first of five seasons as the team’s leading scorer before amassing 213 goals to hold the record for the most goals scored by a single club.
Afterwards, there is a decline (1950–74)
They received a fast promotion back two years later after setting a record with 110 goals in the 1950–51 campaign. In 1957, they earned their First Division status back.
Aston Villa was defeated by Johnny Quigley’s lone goal in the 1958–1959 FA Cup semi-final. The 1959 FA Cup Final saw Forest defeat Luton Town by a score of 2-1.
