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The 1865-66 season was Nottingham Forest’s first season in existence. Nottingham Forest Football Club originally emerged from a group of shinney players who played a then popular game very similar to hockey. At a time when football began to emerge as a growing force a special meeting took place in 1865 at the Clinton Arms Shakespeare St. to discuss a proposition moved by J.S.Scrimshaw to switch games from shinney to football.
