Nottingham Forest Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-22 · 29 entries checked · 15 flagged · 24 issues confirmed · 15 corrected · 9 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

2004 Club Crest — The trident is not drawn directly from the arms of the City of Nottingham; the city's official coat of arms features a castle and two lions, not a trident.

First FA Cup Victory (1898) — The manager in 1898 was not Harry Radford; the club did not have a formal manager at that time, and Harry Radford was a player for Forest in the 1890s but not the manager for the 1898 FA Cup win.

Trent Bridge Ground Era (1874-1924) — The era end year is stated as 1899 in the intro and tagline, but the title says 'Trent Bridge Ground Era (1874-1924)'. The club moved to the City Ground in 1899, so the era should end in 1899, not 1924.

Trevor Francis Record Transfer (1979) — The previous British transfer record was set by David Mills for £516,000 in January 1979, not by Andy Gray earlier in 1979.

Trevor Francis Record Transfer (1979) — The widely-cited initial transfer fee was £1 million, not £1.18 million, though add-ons could have taken it to £1.18 million.

1978-79 European Cup — The claim that Forest's 1979 win was 'the first time an English club had won two consecutive major European trophies in such rapid succession following their league success' is factually incorrect because Forest had not won a European trophy before 1979, so th

1978-79 European Cup — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states Forest were the fourth English club to win the European Cup, but the list of predecessors (Manchester United in 1968 and Liverpool in 1977 and 1978) only accounts for two distinct clubs, making Forest the third, not the fourth

Most League Appearances Record — The LORE section misspells Bob McKinlay's name as 'McKinlay' instead of the correct 'McKinlay'.

Peter Shilton — The LORE section says 'the Football League Cup' (singular) but Shilton won two League Cups with Forest (1978 and 1979), so it should be plural or list both.

Trevor Francis — The entry incorrectly states that Francis was in the side that lost the 1980 League Cup Final; he was injured and did not play.

Trevor Francis — The entry incorrectly states that Francis scored 14 league goals in the 1979–80 season; he scored 8 league goals that season.

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