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Just read this entry on the Nottingham Forest Wikipedia page about their benevolent approach to football in the 19th Century.
In their early years Forest were a multi-sports club. As well as their roots in bandy and shinty, Forest's baseball club were British champions in 1899. Forest's charitable approach helped clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to form. In 1886, Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves – the North London team still wear red. Forest also donated shirts to Everton and helped secure a site to play on for Brighton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.
I can believe the bit about donating shirts to Arsenal and Everton (the latter did wear red for a season in 1891-92). However, I've just had a quite flick through Tim Carder's book, and see no reference to either helping the club to form nor establishing itself at The Goldstone Ground. Notwithstanding the usual twaddle about 'well, it's Wikipedia', can anyone shed any more light on this?
In their early years Forest were a multi-sports club. As well as their roots in bandy and shinty, Forest's baseball club were British champions in 1899. Forest's charitable approach helped clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to form. In 1886, Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves – the North London team still wear red. Forest also donated shirts to Everton and helped secure a site to play on for Brighton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.
I can believe the bit about donating shirts to Arsenal and Everton (the latter did wear red for a season in 1891-92). However, I've just had a quite flick through Tim Carder's book, and see no reference to either helping the club to form nor establishing itself at The Goldstone Ground. Notwithstanding the usual twaddle about 'well, it's Wikipedia', can anyone shed any more light on this?