Hooliganism
Games between the two teams, like the majority of local derbies in English football, have resulted in a significant number of football hooliganism incidents.
One famous incident occurred in the 1980s when, after a game, Derby hooligans teamed up with Leicester City's (who also have a strong dislike for Forest) to cause trouble in Nottingham city centre and confront the Forest fans. Over 60 fans from all sides were arrested.
On 23 January 2009, the day of a Football League Championship (second tier) match at Pride Park Stadium, watched by more than 32,000 fans, fans of two teams clashed at the Florence Nightingale public house in Derb], with Forest fans throwing two sheep's heads at Derbyshire pubs. On 29 March 2010, six Forest fans and six Derby fans were found guilty at Derby Crown Court of offences linked to the incident. The ring leader of the fracas was 49-year-old Alvaston man Ian Innes, a Derby fan who led the attack on Forest fans in the pub; he received a 20-month prison sentence and a 10-year ban from all football matches in England and Wales. His 25-year-old son Stephen was also convicted of taking part in the attack and received a one-year prison sentence along with a six-year nationwide banning order. The trial judge condemned Ian Innes as a "thorough and utter disgrace". A fixture between the two in September 2012 saw 13 arrested, though the match itself passed without any serious incident.
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