Editing Nottingham Forest F.C. (section)

==Local rivals, derbies and supporters==
{{main|Nottingham derby|Derby County F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry{{!}}East Midlands derby|Leicester City F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry}}
Whilst [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] is the closest professional football club geographically, Forest have remained at least one division higher since the 1994–95 season and the club's fiercest rivalry is with Derby County, located 14 miles away.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballpools.com/football-fever/rivalries-11to15.html |title=Positions 11 – 15 &#124; Football Rivalries Report 2008 |publisher=Footballpools.com |access-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427101741/http://www.footballpools.com/football-fever/rivalries-11to15.html |archive-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> The rivalry stems from the [[1898 FA Cup final]] when Forest caused a major upset, beating strong favourites Derby County 3–1. The two clubs contest the [[Derby County F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry|East Midlands derby]], a fixture which has taken on even greater significance since the inception of the [[Brian Clough Trophy]] in 2007. As of February 2024, the two clubs have met on 111 occasions, with Forest winning 43 times and Derby winning 38 times with 30 games drawn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Derby%20County/ |title=Nottingham Forest football club: record v Derby County |website=11v11 |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>

[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] were widely considered to be Forest's main East Midlands rivals prior to Brian Clough's success at both Derby and Forest. The rivalry is now most fiercely felt by fans who live around the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Forest's other regional rival is [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], based in the neighbouring county of [[South Yorkshire]], a rivalry which has roots in the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|UK miners' strike of 1984–85]] when the miners of South Yorkshire walked out on long strikes but some Nottinghamshire miners, who insisted on holding a ballot, continued to work. The 2003 Championship play-off semi-final between the two clubs, in which Sheffield United finished as 5–4 aggregate winners, also fuelled the rivalry.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} They met again in the 2022 play-offs, with Forest coming out on top this time, and in 2023–24 faced each other in the Premier League for the first time since 1993, with Forest winning 2–1 at home,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66470075 | title=Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield United | publisher=BBC | date=18 August 2023 | accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref> and 3-1 away.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68910650 | title=Sheffield United 1–3 Nottingham Forest | publisher=BBC | date=4 May 2024 | accessdate=4 May 2024}}</ref>