Nottingham Forest, a powerhouse in English Football from West Bridgford, lights up the City Ground with passion and its rich history. Nottingham Forest F.C. are known as the Reds, the Garibaldis, or the Tricky Trees. The club were skyrocketed under Brian Clough, conquering the First Division title in 1977-78, and lifting two UEFA Champions League titles in 1979 and 1980. Nottingham Forest Football Club will compete to the Premier League for the 2025-26 season. Since their comeback in the top division in 2020, Nottingham Forest have been thriving. Under Nuno Espirito Santo, the squad blends young stars and old veterans. After a strong mid-table finish in the 2024-25 season of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest is hungry for a higher League finish and in the European Cup runs.
Nottingham Forest history are one of the richest and well-documented in English football. Nottingham Forest F.C. were founded in 1865, making it a 160-year-old club. From 2019 to 2023, Nottingham Forest claimed to be the oldest football club, but in 2019, when Notts County were relegated from the English Football League, Stoke City claimed the spot. Nottingham Forest Football Club played its first professional match in the Nottingham Forest history, were against Notts County on March 22, 1886.
In the early years, Nottingham Forest were a multi-sports club; later, they shifted their focus to football. Some charitable approach from Nottingham Forest helped many big clubs, Arsenal F.C., Liverpool, and Brighton Hove Albion to form, and donated to Nottingham Forest kits to establish themselves. Arsenal still wear red. In 1878-79, Nottingham Forest F.C. entered the FA Cup for the first time. Nottingham Forest's appeal to join the Football League was denied, and a year later, it were forced to join the Football Alliance.
On January 6, 1975, Brian Clough was appointed as the Nottingham Forest football club manager, and his previous job were at Leeds United, where he became the manager for only 44 days, and later that day, Nottingham Forest hired him. Nottingham Forest became a tough competitor for the big flights. Clough managed Nottingham Forest for 18 years and carved his name in golden words in Nottingham Forest history, helping the club win multiple trophies from domestic glory to continental crowns.
On 18 May 2017, Evangelos Marinakis completed his takeover of Nottingham Forest, bringing an end to Al-Hasawi's tenure as Forest owner. Evangelos Marinakis is famous for his unique strategies, which he also applied to Nottingham Forest.
On 11 April 2023, with the club in the relegation zone, sporting director Filippo Giraldi was sacked after six months in the job. On 20 May 2023, Nottingham Forest sealed their Premier League status for the following season with a 1–0 home victory over Arsenal, which also confirmed the title for Manchester City. Forest collected 11 points from their last six games, and since then, they have not yet been relegated from the first tier. On 19 December 2023, the club sacked Cooper; he was replaced by previous Al-Ittihad manager Nuno Espírito Santo.
