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TOWN GROUND
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Town Ground was a League ground for 7 seasons

from 1 Jul 1892 to 30 Jun 1898

The 28th ground used for a League game


Opened: 1890  •  Closed: 1898

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home
Team From To Notes
Nottingham Forest 1 Aug 1890 31 May 1898 The club was elected into the Football League Division 1 in 1892 and moved to The City Ground in 1898.
Notts County 6 Sep 1895 8 Sep 1895 Temp This League match was played here when Nottinghamshire CCC were using Trent Bridge.
Notts County 4 Sep 1896 20 Sep 1896 Temp These League matches were played here when Nottinghamshire CCC was using Trent Bridge.
LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
Date Team Event
1 Jul 1892 Nottingham Forest Expansion of the League
1 Jul 1898 Nottingham Forest Moved from Town Ground to City Ground
GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
Although no map exists, some idea of the ground may be gleaned from contemporary accounts. On the north side was a 150ft long covered stand with press facilities and seats for 1,000 spectators with a standing area in front. Opposite to this was a 360ft banked area stretching the length of the pitch, with six tiers and a flat area on the top of the bank for additional viewing, whilst there was another section of banking at the west end with a few rows of open seating. The map on the Home Teams page is based on this information with the location of the site being approximately fixed from photographs taken during the 1890s.

The ground has a place in the history of Association Football, hosting the first match to utilize cross bars and goal nets during a representative game between the North and the South in 1891. Nottingham Forest vacated in 1898 and the whole area was subsequently used for housing.
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