Sport in Nottingham

The club has been based at the City Ground, which stands in West Bridgford on the banks of the River Trent, for over a century.

Notts County, who play at Meadow Lane stadium on the opposite side of the River Trent to Nottingham Forest, is the oldest professional Football League team in the world, having been founded in 1862 – a year before the establishment of the Football Association.

In December 2009, Nottingham was selected by the FA as a candidate host city in England's 2018 FIFA World Cup Bid.

The ground, which has won architectural awards[citation needed] for the design of some of its newer stands, also houses a cricket academy, a hotel, and a gym, and also uniquely features not one, but two public houses built within the ground itself, most famously the world-renowned Trent Bridge Inn.

Since 2001, Nottingham has been the host city of the annual ice hockey Play-off Championship Finals weekend, which attracts fans from many different parts of the country.

Also calling the NIC home is the Nottingham North Stars recreational ice hockey team.

[citation needed] A fan of Nottingham Forest, Froch will often attend games at the City Ground, walking out onto the pitch after he has won a fight.

A number of other sailing, rowing and canoeing clubs are also based along the River Trent, as is the boatbuilder Raymond Sims.

Every year since 1981 Nottingham has played host to the 'Robin Hood Marathon' taking in many of the city's historic and scenic sights.