Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: ​'It's amazing there were no...

The Main Stand at the City Ground was largely rebuilt in 1965 but on August 24, 1968 fire broke out during a First Division game against Leeds United. The stand was subsequently burned to the ground but thankfully, despite a crowd of 31,126, there were no casualties. The fire started just before half-time and, as much of the stand was built of wood, it spread rapidly and the whole stand went up in flames. David Lowe was covering the game for the Football Post that day and, in his report,...