Editing Nottingham Forest F.C. (section)

===Re-emergence then decline (1950–1974)===
They were quickly promoted back two years later as champions, having scored a record 110 goals in the 1950–51 season. They regained First Division status in 1957.<ref name=nffchist/>

[[Johnny Quigley]]'s solitary [[1958–59 FA Cup]] semi-final goal beat [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. [[Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897)|Billy Walker]]'s Forest beat [[Luton Town]] 2–1 in the [[1959 FA Cup final]]. Like in 1898, Forest had lost heavily to their opponents only weeks earlier in the league.<ref name=nffchist/> [[Stewart Imlach]] crossed for a 10th-minute opener by [[Roy Dwight]] (the cousin of Reg Dwight better known as [[Elton John]]). [[Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1930)|Tommy Wilson]] had Forest 2–0 up after 14 minutes. The game had an unusually large number of stoppages due to injury, particularly to Forest players. This was put down to the lush nature of the Wembley turf. The most notable of these stoppages was Dwight breaking his leg in a 33rd minute tackle with [[Brendan McNally]]. Forest had been on top until that point. Luton though gradually took control of the match, with [[Dave Pacey]] scoring midway through the second half. Forest were reduced to nine fit men with ten minutes remaining when [[Bill Whare]] crippled with cramp, became little more than a spectator. Despite late [[Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)|Allan Brown]] and [[Billy Bingham]] chances [[Chick Thomson]] conceded no further goals for Forest to beat the [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] 1950s 'hoodoo' (where one team was hampered by losing a player through injury).<ref>{{cite web|last=Lacey|first=David|title=Wembley hoodoo rises from the rubble|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/04/sport.comment|date=4 February 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112154505/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/04/sport.comment|url-status=live}}</ref> Club record appearance holder [[Bobby McKinlay]] played in the final winning team captained by [[Jack Burkitt]].

By this time, Forest had replaced Notts County as the biggest club in Nottingham. [[Johnny Carey]] assembled a team including [[Joe Baker]] and [[Ian Storey-Moore]] that for a long spell went largely unchanged in challenging for the [[1966–67 Football League]] title. They beat title rivals [[Manchester United]] 4–1 at the City Ground on 1 October.<ref name=sea67son>{{cite web|url=http://stats.football.co.uk/results_fixtures/1966_1967/nottingham_forest/index.shtml|title=Nottingham Forest Results Fixtures 1966/1967|website=stats.football.co.uk|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205145055/http://stats.football.co.uk/results_fixtures/1966_1967/nottingham_forest/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The 3–0 win against [[Aston Villa]] on 15 April had Forest second in the table, a point behind United.<ref name=apr15tab>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.football.co.uk/snapshot_tables/1966_1967/15/apr/nottingham_forest/index.shtml|title=Nottingham Forest Historical Standings 15th Apr 1967|website=stats.football.co.uk|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205145027/http://stats.football.co.uk/snapshot_tables/1966_1967/15/apr/nottingham_forest/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Injuries eventually took effect, meaning Forest had to settle for being League runners-up and losing in the FA Cup semi-final to [[Dave Mackay]]'s [[Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name=nffchist/>

The 1966–67 season's success seemed an opportunity to build upon, with crowds of 40,000 virtually guaranteed at the time. Instead, a mixture at the club of poor football management, the unique committee structure and proud amateurism meant decline after the 1966-67 peak. Forest were relegated from the top flight in 1972. [[Matt Gillies]]' October 1972 managerial departure was followed by short managerial reigns by Dave Mackay and [[Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)|Allan Brown]].<ref name=nffchist/> A 2–0 [[Boxing Day]] home defeat by Notts County prompted the committee (Forest had no board of directors then) to sack Brown.