07/01/2026
Football Stadium Rivalry in Nottingham
🏟️ Meadow Lane (19.841) - Notts County FC
🏟️ City Ground (30.455) - Nottingham Forest FC
City Ground (Nottingham Forest) and Meadow Lane (Notts County) are two famous, closely located football stadiums in Nottingham, England, separated by the River Trent, making them the closest professional football grounds in the country, with the City Ground opening in 1898 and Meadow Lane in 1910, both serving as iconic homes for their respective clubs and a key part of Nottingham's football rivalry.
City Ground (Nottingham Forest FC)
Opened: 1898.
Location: West Bridgford, on the banks of the River Trent.
Capacity: Around 30,455, with plans for significant expansion.
Key Info: Home to Nottingham Forest, a historic club, with ongoing plans to increase capacity to over 50,000.
Meadow Lane (Notts County FC)
Opened: 1910, on land leased from Nottingham Corporation.
Location: Meadow Lane, Nottingham.
Capacity: Around 19,841.
Key Info: Home to Notts County, the world's oldest professional football club, built after they moved from Trent Bridge (the cricket ground).
The Rivalry & Proximity
The stadiums are only about 300 meters apart, visible from each other across the river, creating an intense local derby atmosphere.
The closeness highlights the historic rivalry between Forest and County, who once shared the same ground (Trent Bridge) before County moved to Meadow Lane.