The South Stand

Lore & Background

Forest's most successful period came under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980. The club also won League Cups in 1989 and 1990, and were losing finalists in the 1991 FA Cup final and 1992 League Cup final. Relegation from the Premier League came in 1993, followed by a third-place finish in 1995 and further relegations in 1997 and 1999. The team returned to the Premier League by winning the play-offs in 2022.

Reader's Guide

The City Ground has been the home of Nottingham Forest since 1898. The club's main rivalry is with Derby County, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby. The Brian Clough Trophy has been awarded to the winner since 2007.

Did You Know?

• Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship (one).
• In 1865, a group of shinty players agreed to play association football instead, forming Nottingham Forest. The club's colours, Garibaldi Red, were chosen at that meeting.
• Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves – the North London team still wear red. (This claim is historically disputed and not established canon.)
• Forest's baseball club were British champions in 1899.