▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁but ▁have ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁history ▁outside ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁of ▁English ▁football , ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁spell ▁ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁after ▁just ▁one ▁season . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁manager ▁was ▁Jimmy ▁Sir rel ▁who ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁Not ts ▁County ▁from ▁Division ▁Four ▁strugg lers ▁to ▁an ▁established ▁Division ▁Two ▁side . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Not ting ham ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁FA ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁host ▁city ▁in ▁England ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁B id . ▁If ▁the ▁English ▁bid ▁had ▁been ▁successful , ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁built , ▁exceed ing ▁FIFA ' s ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁capacity ▁requirement . ▁The ▁bid ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁Russia ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁ ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁ ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge ▁cr icket ▁ground , ▁located ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁West ▁Br id g ford , ▁R ush cl iffe , ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Not ting ham shire ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁who ▁were ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁County ▁Championship ▁and ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁cup ▁competition