▁European ▁Cu ps ▁and ▁Not ts ▁County ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁professional ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Not ting ham shire ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁is ▁a ▁top ▁level ▁county ▁cr icket ▁club , ▁whilst ▁both ▁the ▁National ▁Ice ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁W aters ports ▁Centre ▁are ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁F . C . ▁ ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁are ▁currently ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁Championship ▁( the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁English ▁football ). ▁They ▁are ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁their ▁success ▁under ▁Brian ▁Cl ough , ▁who ▁was ▁manager ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁gu ided ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁Football ▁League ▁title , ▁two ▁European ▁Cu ps ▁and ▁four ▁League ▁Cu ps . ▁The ▁club ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Gr ound , ▁which ▁stands ▁in ▁West ▁Br id g ford ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Tr ent , ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century . ▁ ▁Not ts ▁County ▁F . C . ▁ ▁Not ts ▁County , ▁who ▁play ▁at ▁M ead ow ▁Lane ▁stad ium ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Tr ent ▁to ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁professional ▁Football ▁League ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁having ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁– ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Association . ▁They ▁were ▁founder ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁FA