Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: 27 years after forming Reds...

The first season of the Football League kicked off on September 8, 1888, but Nottingham Forest did not claim their place at the table until 1892 when the league was extended to 16 clubs and a second division was formed.The clubs still playing in the Football Alliance – which the Reds had won the previous season – were absorbed in the league structure and as champions from the campaign before this, Forest were placed in Division One.The new season started on September 3 away to...