On 12 October 1957 , a new East Stand opened at the City Ground , costing £ 40,000 and having benches to seat up to 2,500 fans . The visitors for the opening were Manchester United ’s " Busby Babes " , just four months before eight of them died in the Munich air disaster . On 11 September 1961 , the floodlights at the ground were officially turned on for the first time as Forest faced Gillingham in the League Cup . A new record attendance of 49,946 was set in October 1967 when Forest beat Manchester Utd 3-1 in a First Division fixture , five months after Forest had finished second to United in the league . In December 1967 the City Ground was host to an England U23 match against Italy
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
City Ground