Nottingham Forest Codexery
An unofficial fan history of Nottingham Forest — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
Club History & Eras
First FA Cup Victory (1898) · Trent Bridge Ground Era (1874-1924) · First Division Championship (1978) · Second European Cup Victory (1980) · Trevor Francis Record Transfer (1979) · Founding in 1865 · Inter-War Period · Early FA Cup Years · 1959 FA Cup Triumph · Post-War Rebuilding · The 1960s Foundation · Back-to-Back European Cups · The Brian Clough Revolution · The 1990s Struggles · Premier League Return 2000 · The Championship Years · The 2010s Rebuilding · Nottingham Forest W.F.C. · History of Nottingham Forest F.C. · Hillsborough disaster · Evangelos Marinakis · Derby County F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry · City Ground · Leicester City F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry · all 25 →
Legendary Players & Managers
Peter Shilton · Trevor Francis · John Robertson · Viv Anderson · Nigel Spackman · Johnny Giles · Colin Todd · Steve Hodge
Honours & Records
1977-78 First Division Title · 1979-80 European Cup · 1978-79 European Cup · Most League Appearances Record · All-Time Top Scorer Record · PFA Manager of the Year · European Cup 1980 · European Cup 1979 · FA Cup 1959 · First Division Title 1978 · FA Cup 1978 · UEFA Cup 1996 · Ian Bowyer · Colin Calderwood · John McGovern · Brian Clough
Iconic Matches & Moments
European Cup Final 1980 vs Hamburg · FA Cup Final Runners-Up 1959 · EFL Cup Final 2020 vs Southampton · Charity Shield 1978 vs Liverpool · Brian Clough Appointment 1975 · Anglo-Italian Cup Victory 1973 · Trevor Francis Record Sale 1979 · UEFA Super Cup 1979 vs Barcelona · Peter Shilton Goalkeeper Debut · Division One Promotion 1977 · 1980 European Cup Final: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburg · 1978 First Division Championship: Nottingham Forest's First League Title · 1979 European Cup Final: Nottingham Forest 5-4 Marseille (AET) · 1977 FA Cup Final: Bradford City 3-2 Nottingham Forest · East Midlands Derby: Nottingham Forest vs Derby County · 1979-80 Double: Nottingham Forest Win First Division and European Cup · 1979 European Cup Semi-Final: Nottingham Forest vs Barcelona · Brian Clough and Peter Taylor's 1975 Appointment at the City Ground · East Midlands Derby: Nottingham Forest 4-0 Derby County · 1978 Title Decider: Nottingham Forest Overtake Liverpool · 1978-79 Season: Nottingham Forest Reach the European Cup Final · 1975-76 Season: Brian Clough's Debut Campaign at the City Ground · East Midlands Derby: Derby County 0-3 Nottingham Forest · 1979 European Cup Quarter-Final: Nottingham Forest Advance · all 25 →
Great Rivalries & Derbies
Leicester City · Derby County · Bristol Rovers · Aston Villa · Manchester United · Southampton · Notts County · Chelsea · Blackburn Rovers · Arsenal · Ipswich Town · Tottenham Hotspur · Nottingham Forest vs Hamburg SV · Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United · East Midlands Derby vs Derby County · Nottingham Forest vs Real Madrid · Nottingham Forest vs Juventus
Stadium & Culture
Forest Forever Chant · Forest Fans United · Nottingham Forest Supporters' Trust · 2004 Club Crest · The West Stand · The North Stand · The East Stand · The South Stand · The Tricky Trees · The Forest Faithful · The Red Army · The Forest