The Parkside Ground was a

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ground in

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. It was the home ground of

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between 1883 and 1885. Forest were forced to leave Trent Bridge

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ground in 1883 when

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replaced them there and they found a field in Lenton Sands to play on at short notice. The new pitch at Parkside had a slope and was uneven, which contrasted with their previous pitch at Trent Bridge. Forest's first game there was a 3–2 victory on 22 September 1883 against Small Heath Alliance (who were to become

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) watched by 3000 people. Crowds in general though were small at Parkside with one game attracting only 150 spectators. The club left Parkside at the end of the 1884/85 season to move to the

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