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Manchester City v Nottingham Forest: head-to-head record

Manchester City have played Nottingham Forest 110 times in competitive football, winning 47, drawing 29 and losing 34, first meeting on 27 Dec 1899 and most recently on 4 Mar 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Manchester City v Nottingham Forest match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
27 Dec 18991899–00First DivisionANottingham Forest0–2
9 Apr 19001899–00First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–0Billy Meredith, Billy Meredith
15 Sep 19001900–01First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Joe Cassidy 10
12 Jan 19011900–01First DivisionANottingham Forest2–4Joe Cassidy 5, Billy Gillespie 44
30 Nov 19011901–02First DivisionHNottingham Forest3–1Billy Meredith, Di Jones, Hugh Morgan
8 Feb 19021901–02FA CupHNottingham Forest0–2
29 Mar 19021901–02First DivisionANottingham Forest1–3Jamie Hosie
21 Nov 19031903–04First DivisionANottingham Forest3–0Billy Gillespie, Sammy Frost, Tommy Hynds
13 Apr 19041903–04First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–0
19 Nov 19041904–05First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Tabby Booth
18 Mar 19051904–05First DivisionANottingham Forest1–2Billy Meredith
9 Sep 19051905–06First DivisionHNottingham Forest5–0Geordie Livingstone, George Dorsett, George Dorsett, George Dorsett, Tabby Booth
6 Jan 19061905–06First DivisionANottingham Forest1–0Irvine Thornley
14 Dec 19071907–08First DivisionHNottingham Forest4–2Bill Eadie, Irvine Thornley, Jack Wood, Jack Wood
11 Apr 19081907–08First DivisionANottingham Forest1–3George Dorsett
28 Dec 19081908–09First DivisionANottingham Forest2–0Davie Ross, Tom Holford
13 Apr 19091908–09First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–1Jimmy Conlin 35, Irvine Thornley 40
19 Nov 19101910–11First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Jimmy Conlin20,000
25 Mar 19111910–11First DivisionANottingham Forest0–07,000
14 Apr 19231922–23First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Frank Roberts 51
21 Apr 19231922–23First DivisionANottingham Forest0–2
12 Jan 19241923–24FA CupHNottingham Forest2–0Frank Roberts, Horace Barnes
9 Feb 19241923–24First DivisionANottingham Forest2–1Tommy Browell 85, Tommy Johnson 75
13 Feb 19241923–24First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–3Frank Roberts 51
6 Sep 19241924–25First DivisionHNottingham Forest4–2Horace Barnes 12, Horace Barnes 29, Spud Murphy 84, Frank Roberts 87
3 Jan 19251924–25First DivisionANottingham Forest3–0Sam Cowan 11, Tommy Johnson 20, Tommy Johnson 73
2 Oct 19261926–27Second DivisionANottingham Forest3–3Tommy Johnson 42, Billy Cowan 53, Tommy Johnson 82
19 Feb 19271926–27Second DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Billy Cowan 62
24 Sep 19271927–28Second DivisionANottingham Forest5–4Tommy Johnson 7, Tommy Johnson 9, Charlie Broadhurst 30, George Hicks 40, George Hicks 47
4 Feb 19281927–28Second DivisionHNottingham Forest3–3Charlie Broadhurst 6, George Hicks 26, Sam Austin 70
26 Nov 19381938–39Second DivisionANottingham Forest4–3
1 Apr 19391938–39Second DivisionHNottingham Forest3–0
23 Nov 19461946–47Second DivisionANottingham Forest1–0
29 Mar 19471946–47Second DivisionHNottingham Forest2–1
22 Aug 19551955–56OtherHNottingham Forest2–1
7 Sep 19571957–58First DivisionANottingham Forest1–2
11 Jan 19581957–58First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1
8 Nov 19581958–59First DivisionANottingham Forest0–4
28 Mar 19591958–59First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1
22 Aug 19591959–60First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–1
19 Dec 19591959–60First DivisionANottingham Forest2–1
20 Aug 19601960–61First DivisionANottingham Forest2–2
17 Dec 19601960–61First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–2
21 Oct 19611961–62First DivisionHNottingham Forest3–0
10 Mar 19621961–62First DivisionANottingham Forest2–1
12 Apr 19631962–63First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0
15 Apr 19631962–63First DivisionANottingham Forest1–1
3 Dec 19661966–67First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Bobby Kennedy24,013
2 May 19671966–67First DivisionANottingham Forest0–232,000
2 Sep 19671967–68First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–0Tony Coleman, Mike Summerbee29,547
6 Jan 19681967–68First DivisionANottingham Forest3–0Tony Coleman, Mike Summerbee, Neil Young39,581
26 Oct 19681968–69First DivisionHNottingham Forest3–3Colin Bell, Neil Young, Hindley32,937
24 Mar 19691968–69First DivisionANottingham Forest0–124,613
11 Oct 19691969–70First DivisionANottingham Forest2–2Francis Lee30,037
7 Feb 19701969–70First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Mike Doyle27,077
12 Sep 19701970–71First DivisionANottingham Forest1–0
9 Apr 19711970–71First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–3
18 Sep 19711971–72First DivisionANottingham Forest2–2
1 Jan 19721971–72First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–2
27 Jan 19741973–74FA CupANottingham Forest1–4
8 Oct 19751975–76League CupHNottingham Forest2–1Joe Royle 12, Colin Bell 5126,536
15 Oct 19771977–78First DivisionANottingham Forest1–2Brian Kidd 21
31 Jan 19781977–78FA CupANottingham Forest1–2Brian Kidd 61
11 Apr 19781977–78First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–0
23 Dec 19781978–79First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–0
9 May 19791978–79First DivisionANottingham Forest1–3Lloyd 51
13 Oct 19791979–80First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Kazimierz Deyna 4741,683
23 Feb 19801979–80First DivisionANottingham Forest0–427,255
13 Sep 19801980–81First DivisionANottingham Forest2–3Dave Bennett 25, Tony Henry 34
7 Feb 19811980–81First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Paul Power 11
24 Oct 19811981–82First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–0
13 Mar 19821981–82First DivisionANottingham Forest1–1Tommy Caton 45
27 Nov 19821982–83First DivisionANottingham Forest0–318,845
30 Apr 19831982–83First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–2Graham Baker23,563
16 Nov 19851985–86First DivisionANottingham Forest2–0Clive Wilson 28, Paul Simpson 5515,140
19 Apr 19861985–86First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–2Gordon Davies 8519,715
6 Dec 19861986–87First DivisionANottingham Forest0–219,129
4 May 19871986–87First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Imre Varadi21,405
27 Oct 19871987–88League CupHNottingham Forest3–0Imre Varadi 2, Imre Varadi 52, Paul Stewart 20
18 Nov 19891989–90First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–326,238
29 Nov 19891989–90Full Members CupANottingham Forest2–3
3 Mar 19901989–90First DivisionANottingham Forest0–122,644
29 Dec 19901990–91First DivisionANottingham Forest3–1Niall Quinn, Niall Quinn, Wayne Clarke24,937
6 Apr 19911990–91First DivisionHNottingham Forest3–1Mark Ward, Niall Quinn, Steve Redmond25,169
4 Sep 19911991–92First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–1Andy Hill, Niall Quinn29,146
21 Mar 19921991–92First DivisionANottingham Forest0–224,115
3 Oct 19921992–93Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest2–2Rick Holden, Fitzroy Simpson22,571
27 Feb 19931992–93Premier LeagueANottingham Forest2–0David White, Garry Flitcroft25,956
1 Dec 19931993–94League CupANottingham Forest0–022,195
15 Dec 19931993–94League CupHNottingham Forest1–214,117
8 Oct 19941994–95Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest3–3Niall Quinn, Niall Quinn, Steve Lomas23,150
6 May 19951994–95Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–128,882
30 Sep 19951995–96Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–325,620
18 Dec 19951995–96Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–1Uwe Rösler25,660
3 Sep 19971997–98First DivisionANottingham Forest3–1Ged Brannan 20, Ged Brannan 71, Paul Dickov 8823,681
28 Dec 19971997–98First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–3Murtaz Shelia 56, Paul Dickov 7731,839
30 Aug 19991999–00First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Shaun Goater31,857
5 Feb 20001999–00First DivisionANottingham Forest3–1Robert Taylor, Shaun Goater, Shaun Goater25,846
28 Oct 20012001–02First DivisionANottingham Forest1–1Shaun Goater 928,266
30 Mar 20022001–02First DivisionHNottingham Forest3–0Darren Huckerby 40, Darren Huckerby 45, Darren Huckerby 8434,345
3 Jan 20092008–09FA CupHNottingham Forest0–331,869
31 Aug 20222022–23Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest6–0Erling Haaland 12, Erling Haaland 23, Erling Haaland 38, João Cancelo 50, Julián Álvarez 65, Julián Álvarez 8753,409
18 Feb 20232022–23Premier LeagueANottingham Forest1–1Bernardo Silva 4129,365
23 Sep 20232023–24Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest2–0Phil Foden 7, Erling Haaland 1453,413
28 Apr 20242023–24Premier LeagueANottingham Forest2–0Joško Gvardiol 32, Erling Haaland 7129,677
4 Dec 20242024–25Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest3–0Bernardo Silva 8, Kevin De Bruyne 31, Jérémy Doku 5751,764
8 Mar 20252024–25Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–130,252
27 Apr 20252024–25FA CupNNottingham Forest2–0Rico Lewis 2, Joško Gvardiol 5172,976
27 Dec 20252025–26Premier LeagueANottingham Forest2–1Tijjani Reijnders 48, Rayan Cherki 8330,778
4 Mar 20262025–26Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest2–2Antoine Semenyo 31, Rodri 6251,965

See also: the Nottingham Forest archive and Nottingham Forest v Manchester City.

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