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2 unusual facts about Nottingham Forest F.C. 1–8 Manchester United F.C.


Nottingham Forest F.C. 1–8 Manchester United F.C.

This is also one of the rare occurrences when United played a football match on the anniversary date of the Munich air disaster.

Nevertheless, United manager Alex Ferguson told the Norwegian to warm up so that he could come on in place of Yorke.


1978 New Zealand National Soccer League

In the case of Suburbs this was largely through the importation of English players Bryn Gunn and Steve Elliot from Nottingham Forest.

Andy Lonergan

After Preston North End club captain, Paul McKenna was sold to Nottingham Forest in August 2009, Lonergan was made a vice-captain to new club captain, Callum Davidson.

Cathal Naughton

He spent a year at Nottingham Forest F.C. academy in his teens and he was offered a contract with the club but declined the offer in favour of continuing his education at home.

Championship Manager 96/97

Alan Fettis, who starts the game as the Nottingham Forest reserve goalkeeper was an outstanding player, available for only a few hundred thousand pounds early on in the game.

Damien Johnson

He began his career with Portadown FC in his native Northern Ireland from whom he signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers and spent five years with the club, as well as spending time on loan with Nottingham Forest.

Danny Hinshelwood

Hinshelwood began his career as apprentice with Nottingham Forest on leaving the FA School of Excellence, one of his duties being to walk Brian Clough's dog.

Darron McDonough

Injuries plagued his time at Luton, and he was sidelined for Luton's famous League Cup victory over Arsenal in 1987–88, though he did appear in the defeat to Nottingham Forest a year later.

Gary Brazil

In May 2012, he was appointed as a youth team coach at Nottingham Forest, replacing the departed Eoin Jess; he was to work alongside Steve Chettle.

Haettenschweiler

It is used in the Nottingham Forest logo, with a modified R and a lowercase E at upper-case height.

Jim Iley

He played as a midfielder and was brought to Newcastle United from Nottingham Forest, as manager Joe Harvey tried to rebuild the side to earn promotion to the old Division One.

Jim Leighton

His erratic form in the league was particularly evident when United suffered a 5–1 demolition to neighbours City (then newly promoted), a 3–0 hammering by Aston Villa on Boxing Day and were crushed 4–0 by Nottingham Forest in the penultimate league game of the season.

Larry Lloyd

Laurence Valentine Lloyd (born 6 October 1948 in Bristol, England) was a footballer, a burly and tough central defender who won honours for both Bill Shankly's Liverpool and Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, both highly successful sides of the 1970s.

Marvin Brown

On his City debut, as a second-half substitute for Alex Meechan in the League Cup defeat away to Nottingham Forest on 15 September 1999 he became their youngest ever player, aged 16 years and 71 days.

Premier League Manager of the Month

Four other managers have won an award with two or more clubs: Martin O'Neill with Leicester City, Aston Villa and Sunderland, Brendan Rodgers with Swansea City and Liverpool, Stuart Pearce with Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, and Gordon Strachan with Coventry City and Southampton.

Raleigh Dirt Cross

Television and poster advertisements for the Dirt Cross featured the Nottingham Forest striker Stuart Pearce

Richard Hurlin

During his time at Cwmbran, Richard attracted interest from a number of football league clubs and after an unsuccessful trial at Nottingham Forest F.C. he spent 3 months with Swansea City A.F.C. where he was on the verge of signing until Manager Nick Cusack was released from his coaching position and the deal fell through.

Selston

The local five-a-side football pitch, on the site of the Leisure Centre, was opened by Nottingham Forest legends, Stuart Pearce and Colin Cooper.

Shaun McDonald

McDonald has two cousins in professional sports - former NBA point guard Mike Bibby and Nottingham Forest forward Robbie Findley.

Shikabala

On 29 March 2013, English side Nottingham Forest Club president Fawaz Al-Hasawi expressed great interest in signing the player in summer 2013, as well as Greek giants Olympiacos who sent an official inquiry for the player.

Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin

The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people, making it the 18th largest stadium in Romania, however the largest crowd ever recorded was of 28,000 people for the 1979/80 European Champions' Cup match between FC Argeş and Nottingham Forest.


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