1865–66 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Nottingham Forest F.C. 1865–66 _collar_buttons ffffff ffffff ffffff fffff0 fffff0 1866–67 The 1865–66 season was Nottingham Forest's first season in existence. Nottingham Forest Football Club originally emerged from a group of "shinty" players who played a then popular game very similar to hockey.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/top-football-clubs-played-host-to-scots-sport-of-shinty-415259.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/top-football-clubs-played-host-to-scots-sport-of-shinty-415259.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Top football clubs played host to Scots sport of shinty Independent 9 September 2006 30 September 2020 At a time when football began to emerge as a growing force, a special meeting took place in 1865 at the Clinton Arms, Shakespeare Street to discuss a proposition moved by J.S.Scrimshaw to switch games from "shinty" to football. This was passed, and the first official football match played was on 22 March 1866 against Notts County (who had been formed in 1862). Following a brief transitional period and the establishment of new committee the playing of shinty was dropped and the name "Nottingham Forest Football Club" was born.The Official History Of Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/History/0,,10308~64339,00.html 5 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529044314/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/History/0,,10308~64339,00.html 29 May 2010 dead dmy-all Team kit The year 1865 was of equal importance in that at the same meeting at the Clinton Arms, the other main resolution passed was for the team to purchase a dozen red caps, complete with tassels, thereby establishing the official club colour: "Garibaldi Red", named after the leader of the Italian freedom fighters known as the Redshirts, who were universally popular in England at that time. Matches Summary Nottingham Forest played their first ever match on 22 March 1866 against local opposition, Notts County, at the Forest Recreation Ground. 17 of Forest's players played just 11 of Notts' and it finished 0–0.Nottingham Forest – The Official Statistical History Pineapple Books They played again less than a month later which also finished 0–0. Results Friendly 22 March 1866 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Notts County Forest Recreation Ground Nottingham Hodges/Scrimshaw Friendly 19 April 1866 Notts County 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Nottingham References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest