Anglo-Italian Cup Victory 1973

Lore & Background

Founded in 1865, Nottingham Forest have played their home games at the City Ground since 1898. The club has won two European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one League title, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and one FA Charity Shield. Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship.

Reader's Guide

The club'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. Forest also won the League Cups in 1989 and 1990, and were losing finalists in the 1991 FA Cup final and 1992 League Cup final. They returned to the Premier League by winning the play-offs in 2022.

Did You Know?

• The club's colours, Garibaldi Red, were chosen at the founding meeting in 1865.
• Forest donated kits to help establish Arsenal, who still wear red.
• The club's record appearance holder is Bobby McKinlay, who captained the 1959 FA Cup-winning side.