City Ground, Football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England
City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, on the bank of the River Trent, home to Nottingham Forest since 1898. Its four stands hold 31,212 spectators. The main stand facing the pitch is the pale grey Brian Clough Stand, inscribed with that name along its top edge and fronted by a row of red columns; the Trent End behind the goal has a dark red upper section.
The ground opened on September 3, 1898 when Nottingham Forest left their earlier site to play Blackburn Rovers in front of 15,000 people. Bomb damage during World War II and severe flooding in March 1947 marked its early decades.
The stadium's name recalls Nottingham's new city status of 1897, though the ground itself lies outside the city boundary in West Bridgford. The Brian Clough Stand, built in 1980 with proceeds from the two European Cup wins and originally called the Executive Stand, was renamed after Clough retired.
The ground lies roughly twenty minutes on foot from Nottingham railway station, with the route crossing Trent Bridge along the way. Bus routes 5 through 11 from the city center stop near the main entrance and run more often on match days.
The ground sits so close to the river that floodwaters have entered the pitch and spectator areas on several occasions, with the March 1947 event being the worst. This riverside location remains part of daily life as walkers pass along the bank and boats drift by while football continues inside.
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