A Nottingham Forest fan’s exhibition celebrating the club’s culture brought a record number of visitors to a city art gallery.

The Added Time Club + Our Glorious Banners exhibition, at Backlit Gallery in Sneinton, Nottingham, ran from September 26-29.

It celebrated the club’s fan culture with photos, memorabilia and posters.

Simon Bristow, creator of the exhibition, says its success exceeded his expectations.

“On Saturday (28th), over 250 people came through, which the gallery have said is a record number for an exhibition they’ve had,” he said.

“We’ve had loads of people before and after that too so I’m really happy with the turnout,” he said.

Bristow is the founder of Our Glorious Banners, a photography project celebrating Nottingham Forest fans and their creativity at both home and away matches.

Many of Bristow’s photos were on display at the exhibition, alongside banners and posters donated by fans, old Forest matchday programmes, Forest shirts and even an old pair of boots from current club captain Ryan Yates.

“The point of the exhibition was to be a broader showcase of creativity that exists in football and we’ve connected that to Forest,” Bristow added.

Another of Bristow’s projects, which also titles the exhibition, is Added Time Club. This documents the impact of the atmosphere of football outside of the matches. His first project captured Ipswich Town and their return to the Premier League.

Bristow added: “We’ve only managed to scratch the surface, there’s loads more we could include and people who have visited have suggested other things we could do.

“It feels like there’s an opportunity to keep celebrating the culture of Forest.”

Bristow, originally from Southwell, is a lifelong Forest fan – his first game was the Reds 3-1 win over Luton in the 1989 League Cup Final.

Since starting the Our Glorious Banners project in 2018, Bristow has been able to capture the club’s journey back to the Premier League in 2022 and top-tier survival in the following years.

The sports marketing consultant says he started the project as he needed something to relight his passion for following the Reds.

With the exciting times the club has gone through in recent years, Bristow said it’s more important than ever to tell the story through the eyes of the fans.

“The ownership, managers, players, they all come and go, whereas the fans stay forever,” he said.