Sport in Nottingham england
Nottingham is home to two professional football teams: Nottingham Forest and Notts County is the oldest professional Football League team in the world, having been founded in 1862 - a year before the establishment of the Football Association.
All three famous sports venues are within sight of each other, with Meadow Lane on the city side of the River Trent, and the City Ground and Trent Bridge in West Bridgford, in the borough of Rushcliffe. Forest should not be confused with 'The Forest', which is an open green space where the Goose Fair is held; however, the club takes its name from this open space, having been founded there in 1865. This makes Forest the third oldest club in the league. Nottingham Forest does not take its name from Sherwood Forest, contrary to popular opinion.
The National Ice Centre, a large ice skating rink; the city's links to ice skating can be traced back to arguably its most famous children of recent times.The NIC is used as a training and competition venue for speed skating, sledge hockey and figure skating and receives an annual grant from bodies such as Sport England to maintain and fund these sports.The NIC is the home of the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, founded in 1946 and the current holders of the Challenge Cup. There is a thriving junior ice hockey programme which is also based at the centre.
Nottingham is home to two professional football teams: Nottingham Forest and Notts County is the oldest professional Football League team in the world, having been founded in 1862 - a year before the establishment of the Football Association.All three famous sports venues are within sight of each other, with Meadow Lane on the city side of the River Trent, and the City Ground and Trent Bridge in West Bridgford, in the borough of Rushcliffe. Forest should not be confused with 'The Forest', which is an open green space where the Goose Fair is held; however, the club takes its name from this open space, having been founded there in 1865. This makes Forest the third oldest club in the league. Nottingham Forest does not take its name from Sherwood Forest, contrary to popular opinion.
The National Ice Centre, a large ice skating rink; the city's links to ice skating can be traced back to arguably its most famous children of recent times.The NIC is used as a training and competition venue for speed skating, sledge hockey and figure skating and receives an annual grant from bodies such as Sport England to maintain and fund these sports.The NIC is the home of the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, founded in 1946 and the current holders of the Challenge Cup. There is a thriving junior ice hockey programme which is also based at the centre.
