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Founding Meeting at Clinton Arms
- When
- 1865
- Where
- Clinton Arms
A group of shinty players met at the Clinton Arms in Nottingham in 1865 to discuss forming a football club.
In 1865, shinty players gathered at the Clinton Arms, located at the junction of Shakespeare Street and North Sherwood Street. Scrimshaw proposed playing association football instead of shinty, which was agreed upon, leading to the formation of Nottingham Forest Football Club.
Sources
- Nottingham Forest F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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