Nottingham Forest

For almost 20 years, one could be forgiven for thinking that Nottingham Forest Football Club’s history began in 1975 and ended sometime around 1990. Here is why: in 1975, Forest had just finished 16th in the Second Division. In their 97-year history, they had never won anything except a couple of FA Cups (the most recent in 1959) and some lower…

Derby County is the biggest rival by far, in part because they are 14 miles away and in part because Clough managed both. The two have contested the Brian Clough Trophy since 2007. Also, Notts County, whose ground is right across the river but who are always in a different league, is a rival. They haven’t played since the 2011-12 League Cup, and…

Last season, Nottingham Forest Women FC won the third-tier Women’s National League North, so they will be in the WSL2 this season, with home games at City

Before each game, to the bagpipe-filled tune of an obscure Paul McCartney and Wings song “Mull of Kintyre,” Forest fans stand and sing: City Ground Oh mist rolling in from the Trent My desire is always to be here Oh City

City Ground makes a lovely sight on the banks of the River Trent, especially when you’re walking over Trent Bridge from the station. They have played there since 1898, and today’s capacity is 30,445. The most impressive stand is, naturally, the Brian Clough Stand, which was built with money from his team’s exploits in Europe. It opened in 1980…

GETTING THERE: It’s a one-mile walk from the station. You can knock most of that distance off by taking a Keyworth-bound bus from the station to the Trent Bridge. PUBS: As you walk over from the station, you’ll pass a Hooters on the right, believe it or not. Just past that on the left, there’s a bar at Meadow Lane, home ground of Notts County….