Forest was founded in 1865 by a group of Shinty players,[3] as Nottingham Forest Football and Bandy Club[4] shortly after their neighbours Notts County, (thought to be the world's oldest surviving professional football club), in 1862. They joined the Football Alliance in 1888, and won the competition in 1892.[5] They were then allowed entry to The Football League. In 1890, Forest played in the first ever match to use goal nets. 
Forest claimed their first major honour when they won the 1898 FA Cup, beating Derby County 3–1 at Crystal Palace. However, for much of the first half of the 20th century the club spent life in the Second Division (and had to seek re-election in 1914 after finishing bottom). In 1949 the club were relegated to the Third Division, but bounced back two years later as champions of the Second. A brief period of glory followed at the end of the 1950s, as they regained First Division status in 1957 and won the FA Cup for a second time in 1959, despite losing Roy Dwight, uncle of pop icon Elton John, through a broken leg[8] and becoming the first team to defeat the Wembley 'hoodoo'. By this time Forest had become the biggest team in Nottingham, overtaking Notts County. But after reaching the high of runners-up spot and cup semi-finalists in 1967, Forest were relegated from the First Division in 1972...
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