East Midlands Derby: Nottingham Forest vs Derby County
The East Midlands derby: Nottingham Forest vs Derby County, contested for the Brian Clough Trophy since 2007.
Nottingham Forest and Derby County contest the East Midlands derby. In 2007 the Brian Clough Trophy was founded, which has since then been given to the winner.
Quick Facts
- Nottingham forest founded
- 1865
- Derby county founded
- 1884
- Forest home ground
- The City Ground, Nottingham
- Derby home ground
- Pride Park Stadium (since 1997); previously The Baseball Ground
- Region
- East Midlands, England
- Nature of rivalry
- One of the oldest local derbies in English football, contested since the late 1890s
Lore & Background
It states that Forest's most successful period came under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which they achieved back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980.
Did You Know?
- Nottingham Forest have won two European Cups, making them one of six English clubs to have claimed the competition.
- Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship (one).
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