Nottingham Forest Football Club, often referred to as Forest for short, is a professional football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England. It was founded in 1865; the team have played their home games at the City Ground, on the south bank of the River Trent in Nottingham, since 1898. Forest is one of six English clubs to have won the European Cup, one of four English clubs to have won that trophy multiple times, as well as one of two English clubs to have won the competition back-to-back. Forest has two stars above its club crest to commemorate its two European Cup victories. It is also considered by the EFL as its oldest member club, as well as being the oldest club currently competing in the Premier League, the top division of the English football league system. Forest secured promotion from the EFL Championship during the 2021–22 season, and retained its Premier League status in 2022–23.
Archibald Gemmill is a Scottish former footballer. During his career, he won the European Cup and three English league titles, and captained his national side.
Neil John Webb is an English football manager, former footballer and television pundit.
Garry Birtles is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League between the 1970s and 1990s. He is best known for his time at Nottingham Forest, during which he won the 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finals. He was also capped three times by England.
Enoch James West, nicknamed Knocker, was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United before being banned for match fixing.
John Prescott McGovern is a Scottish former association football midfielder and manager. McGovern is most famous for captaining the Nottingham Forest side that won the European Cup twice under the management of Brian Clough, whom he played under at four clubs, and Peter Taylor.
The 1978–79 season was the 99th season of competitive football in England.
Marcus Tudgay is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Normanton Athletic. He has played in the English Football League for Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic and Coventry City.
Joseph Alan Garner is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League one side Carlisle United.
Adlène Guedioura is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The 1992 Football League Cup final was a football match played on 12 April 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the winner of the 1991–92 Football League Cup. The match was contested by Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in front of a crowd of 76,810. Both teams progressed through five knockout rounds of the competition to reach the final; it was Nottingham Forest's sixth final in fifteen years, four of which they had won; and Manchester United's third, they had never won the competition before.
Henri George Lansbury is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Premier League side Luton Town. He previously played for Arsenal, where he ascended from the club's academy. Lansbury also had spells with sides Scunthorpe United, Watford, Norwich City, West Ham United and Nottingham Forest. and most recently Bristol City. He achieved consecutive promotions to the Premier League in 2010–11 with Norwich and 2011–12 with West Ham. Lansbury also played for England as a youth international.
The 2010–11 season was Nottingham Forest's third season in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One in the 2007–08 season after spending three years in the third tier. Forest remained in this division after losing in the 2010 Football League play-offs. In addition to the Championship, Forest also entered the League Cup in the first round, where they were knocked out by Bradford City and the FA Cup in the third round, where they eventually were knocked out by West Ham United in the fourth round. In the league Forest once again made it the playoffs, losing to eventual winners Swansea City.
Jamie Charles Stuart Paterson is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He can operate as both a winger and forward.
Britt Curtis Assombalonga is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the DR Congo national team. He has played in the Football League for Watford, Southend United, Peterborough United, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough.
Oliver Jasen Burke is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, and the Scotland national team.
Matthew Stuart Cash is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Poland national team.
Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek club Olympiacos.
Keinan Vincent Joseph Davis is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa. Following youth spells at Stevenage and Biggleswade Town he moved to the Aston Villa academy at the age of 17 in December 2015 and made his first team debut just over a year later against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2017.
Brennan Price Johnson is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Wales national team.
