 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
("Reds") | Year formed | 1865 | | Turned professional | 1889 | | Limited company | 1982 | | Previous names | None | Ground | The City Ground, Nottingham NG2 5FJ (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 112 x 76 yards (102 x 69 metres) | | Ground capacity | 30,445 | | Record attendance at present ground | 49,946 v Manchester United, Division One, 28th October 1967 (won 3-1) | | League career | Football Alliance: 1889 - 1892 Division One: 1892 - 1906 Division Two: 1906 - 1907 Division One: 1907 - 1911 Division Two: 1911 - 1922 Division One: 1922 - 1925 Division Two: 1925 - 1949 Division Three (South): 1949 - 1951 Division Two: 1951 - 1957 Division One: 1957 - 1972 Division Two: 1972 - 1977 Division One/Premiership: 1977 - 1993 Division One: 1993 - 1994 Premiership: 1994 - 1997 Division One: 1997 - 1998 Premiership: 1998 - 1999 Division One/Championship: 1999 - 2005 League One: 2005 - 2008 Championship: 2008 - 2022 Premier League: 2022 - . | | First Football League game | 3rd September 1892 v Everton, Division One, drew 2-2 | | | | | Honours | | | European | European Cup winners: 1978-79, 1979-80 European Super Cup runners-up: 1980-81 Anglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1976-77 | | Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1977-78 Division One runners-up: 1966-67, 1978-79 Division Two/One champions: 1906-07, 1921-22, 1997-98 Division Two/One runners-up: 1956-57, 1993-94 League One runners-up: 2007-08 Division Three (South) champions: 1950-51 Football Alliance champions: 1891-92 | | Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1897-98, 1958-59 FA Cup runners-up: 1990-91 League/Littlewoods Cup winners: 1977-78, 1978-79, 1988-89,1989-90 League Cup runners-up: 1979-80, 1991-92 Simod/Zenith Data Systems Cup winners: 1988-89, 1991-92 Charity Shield winners: 1978-79 Charity Shield runners-up: 1959-60 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 2021-22 | | Best League position | see above | | Lowest League position | 7th, League One, 2005-06 | | Furthest in FA Cup | see above | | Furthest in League Cup | see above | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 70, Division Three (South), 1950-51 | | 3 for a win | 94, Division One, 1997-98 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1913-14 | | 3 for a win | 30, Premiership, 1998-99 | | Most League goals scored | 110, Division Three (South), 1950-51 | | Most League goals conceded | 90, Division Two, 1936-37 | | Fewest League goals scored | 29, Division One, 1924-25 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 24, Division One, 1977-78 | | Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three (South), 1950-51 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division One/Premiership, 1924-25, 1996-97 | | Most draws in a League season | 18, Division One, 1969-70, 1978-79 18, Division One, 2001-02 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division One, 1895-96 | | Most losses in a League season | 25, Division One, 1971-72 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division One, 1977-78, 1978-79 | | Record League win | 12-0 v Leicester Fosse, Division One, 12 April 1909 | | Record Cup win | 14-0 v Clapton, FA Cup 1st round, 17 January 1891 | | Record League Cup win | 8-0 v Doncaster Rovers, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 1st leg, 11 August 1997 | | Record defeat | 1-9 v Blackburn Rovers, Division Two, 10 April 1937 | | Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Arsenal, Carabao Cup 3rd round, 24 September 2019 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 36, Wally Ardron, Division Three (South), 1950-51 | | in total | 199, Grenville Morris, 1898-1913 | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | 4, Enoch West v Sunderland, Division One, 9th November 1907 4, Tommy Gibson v Burnley, Division Two, 25th January 1913 4, Tom Peacock v Port Vale, Division Two, 23rd December 1933 4, Tom Peacock v Barnsley, Division Two, 9th November 1935 4, Tom Peacock v Port Vale, Division Two, 23rd November 1935 4, Tom Peacock v Doncaster Rovers, Division Two, 26th December 1935 4, Tommy Capel v Gillingham, Division Three (South), 18th November 1950 4, Wally Ardron v Hull City, Division Two, 26th December 1952 4, Tommy Wilson v Barnsley, Division Two, 9th February 1957 4, Peter Withe v Ipswich Town, Division One, 4th October 1977 | | Most League appearances | 614, Bob McKinlay, 1951-70 | | Most capped player | 76, Stuart Pearce for England | | Youngest League player | Craig Westcarr, 16 years 257 days v Burnley, 13th October 2001 | | Highest transfer fee received | £45,000,000 plus extras for Brennan Johnson to Tottenham Hotspur, September 2023 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £35,000,000 for Elliot Anderson from Newcastle United, July 2024 |
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