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City Ground

The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. It is the home stadium of Nottingham Forest. The stadium has a capacity of 30,455.

CityGroundFromAboveTrentBridgeCricketGround.jpg
City Ground in April 2024
Full nameThe City Ground
AddressPavilion Road
LocationThe City Ground
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
NG2 5FJ
Coordinates52°56′24″N 1°7′58″W / 52.94000°N 1.13278°W / 52.94000; -1.13278Coordinates: 52°56′24″N 1°7′58″W / 52.94000°N 1.13278°W / 52.94000; -1.13278
Public transitNational Rail Nottingham
Victoria Embankment
OwnerNottingham Forest
OperatorNottingham Forest
Capacity30,404[1]
Record attendance49,946 (Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United, 28 October 1967)[2]
Field size114.8 x 77.6 yards (105 x 71 metres)[1]
SurfaceGrass (Undersoil Heating)[3]
ScoreboardADI[4]
Construction
Built1898[5]
Opened3 September 1898[5]
Expanded1957 (Former East Stand), 1965 (Peter Taylor Stand), 1980 (Brian Clough Stand), 1992–1993 (Bridgford Stand), 1994–1996 (Trent End)[5]
ArchitectHusband & Co (1980), Miller Partnership (1992–1993, 1994–1996[6])
General contractorTaylor Woodrow (1992–1993, 1994–1996)[7]
Tenants
Nottingham Forest (1898–present)
Nottingham Forest Women (2024–present)

City Ground Media

  • The City Ground in 1898, the year of its opening

  • Forest playing at the City Ground c. 1921

  • Fans evacuating the Main Stand after it caught fire on 24 August 1968

  • The City Ground from the River Trent in 1978, with the East Stand (left) and the Trent End (right)

  • Meadow Lane (right) and the City Ground (left), the two closest grounds in English football.

  • Photo taken from The Peter Taylor Stand showing the Trent End stand of the City Ground in 2025

  • Photo taken from The Peter Taylor Stand showing The Brian Clough Stand of the City Ground in 2025

  • Photo taken from The Peter Taylor Stand showing The Bridgford Stand of the City Ground in 2025

  • Panorama taken from the Trent End

  • Panorama taken from the Brian Clough Stand looking across at the Peter Taylor Stand, with the Radcliffe Road End of Trent Bridge cricket ground on the left

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. 10 August 2023. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Club Records". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nottingham Forest – City Ground". Football Ground Guide. February 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2019.[unreliable source?]
  4. ↑ "ADI Score Multiple Deals for Digital Upgrades at 8 Stadiums Over The Summer!". adi.tv. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "History of The City Ground". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "31May91 UK: TAYLOR WOODROW TO BUILD NEW STAND FOR NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB". Construction News. https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/archive/31may91-uk-taylor-woodrow-to-build-new-stand-for-nottingham-forest-football-club-30-05-1991/. Retrieved 26 August 2019. 
  7. ↑ "Football is top of the league for the construction industry. Ground rebuilding keeps the hard-hit sector busy". The Herald Scotland. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12538727.football-is-top-of-the-league-for-the-construction-industry-ground-rebuilding-keeps-the-hard-hit-sector-busy/. Retrieved 26 August 2019. 

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