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Meadow Lane is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County, who have played there since it opened in 1910. The stadium was also home to Notts County Ladies F.C. from 2014 to 2017. It currently has an all-seated capacity of 19,841 for EFL games, [2] although its maximum capacity is 20,229. [3]
Opposite the City Ground, still within the city boundaries, lies Meadow Lane, home of Notts County. The City Ground was the first football ground to have elliptically shaped goalposts when it was presented with a new set of goals by the Nottingham-based Standard Goals Company in 1922. Before this, goalposts had usually been round or square.
In 1878–79 season, Nottingham Forest entered into the FA Cup for the first time. Forest beat Notts County 3–1 in the first round at Beeston Cricket Ground before eventually losing 2–1 to Old Etonians in the semi-final. [7] Nottingham Forest's application was rejected to join the Football League at its formation in 1888. [7]
Nottingham Forest league performances since 1892. This is a list of all seasons played by Nottingham Forest Football Club, from their first entry into the FA Cup in 1878 to their last completed season in 2024. It details the club's performance in every competition entered, as well as the top scorers for each season.
Nottingham Forest F.C. All-time First XI In 1997 and 1998, as part of the release of the book The Official History of Nottingham Forest , a vote was carried out to decide on the club's official All Time XI.
The 2024–25 season is the 159th season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's third consecutive season competing in the Premier League.In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Comparative chart of yearly League positions of County and Forest. The first meeting of Derby County and Nottingham Forest came in the 1892–93 First Division.Derby, founder members of the Football League in 1888, had finished in 10th place in the previous campaign, whereas Forest had been competing in the rival Football Alliance, and had won the title in the competition's final year.
First recorded match: Notts County 0–0 Trent Valley, friendly, 8 December 1864. [39] First FA Cup match: Notts County 1–1 Sheffield, 3 November 1877. [40] First league match: Everton 2–1 Notts County, 15 September 1888. [41] First Football League Cup match: Notts County 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion, 20 October 1960. [25]