Gregory Ground

The Gregory Ground was a football and cricket ground in Nottingham in England. It was the home of Nottingham Forest between 1885 and 1890.[1] It was also used as a cricket ground by Lenton United in between 1888 and 1969.[2] [3]

Gregory Ground
LocationLenton, Nottingham, England
Coordinates52.950747°N 1.177895°W / 52.950747; -1.177895
SurfaceGrass
Opened1885
Closed1969
Tenants
Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

When Nottingham Forest moved there, the pitch was 115 yards by 75 yards. The ground had been levelled and two small wooden stands erected. The pavilion and dressing room from the Parkside Ground had been transported here. The Midland Railway agreed to stop all trains at the nearby Lenton Station on match days.[2]

Forest played their first match here on 26 September 1885, beating Stoke on Trent 4-0 watched by a crowd of 2000. Tinsley Lindley scored twice. Unwin and Fred Fox scored the others.[1]

Forest played a floodlight match at the Gregory Ground on 25 March 1889 against Notts Rangers. The pitch was illuminated by 14 Wells lights.[4]

References
  1. Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  2. Lenton Times (June 1990). "Nottingham Forest and Lenton".
  3. Lenton Listener (August 1987). "Cricket Lovely Cricket".
  4. "Nottingham Evening Post - Football by Wells Light". Nottingham Evening Post. 26 March 1889. p. 4.
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