Nottingham Forest have played Derby County 111 times in competitive football, winning 43, drawing 30 and losing 38, first meeting on 1 Oct 1892 and most recently on 22 Jan 2022. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1892 | 1892–93 | First Division | A | Derby County | 3–2 | Alex Higgins 37, Tom McInnes 57, Tom McInnes 80 | |
| 28 Jan 1893 | 1892–93 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Alex Higgins 47 | |
| 9 Dec 1893 | 1893–94 | First Division | A | Derby County | 4–3 | Tom McInnes, Tom McInnes, Alex Higgins, Horace Pike | |
| 30 Dec 1893 | 1893–94 | First Division | H | Derby County | 4–2 | John McPherson, Tom McInnes, James Collins, James Collins | |
| 8 Sep 1894 | 1894–95 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–4 | Albert Carnelly, Thomas Rose | |
| 3 Nov 1894 | 1894–95 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–1 | Horace Pike, Albert Carnelly | |
| 5 Oct 1895 | 1895–96 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–5 | Horace Pike, Albert Carnelly | |
| 7 Dec 1895 | 1895–96 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–4 | ||
| 5 Sep 1896 | 1896–97 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Chas Richards 51 | |
| 18 Nov 1896 | 1896–97 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–2 | Tom McInnes | |
| 30 Oct 1897 | 1897–98 | First Division | H | Derby County | 3–4 | John McPherson, Fred Spencer, Arthur Capes | |
| 11 Apr 1898 | 1897–98 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–5 | ||
| 16 Apr 1898 | 1897–98 | FA Cup | N | Derby County | 3–1 | Arthur Capes 19, Arthur Capes 42, John McPherson 86 | 62,017 |
| 17 Dec 1898 | 1898–99 | First Division | H | Derby County | 3–3 | Arthur Capes, Chas Richards, Grenville Morris | |
| 20 Apr 1899 | 1898–99 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–2 | ||
| 28 Oct 1899 | 1899–00 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–2 | Fred Forman, John Calvey | |
| 3 Mar 1900 | 1899–00 | First Division | H | Derby County | 4–1 | Rabbie Beveridge 16, Bob Norris 21, Grenville Morris 43, Fred Forman 55 | |
| 10 Nov 1900 | 1900–01 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–0 | John Calvey 18 | |
| 16 Mar 1901 | 1900–01 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–0 | ||
| 2 Nov 1901 | 1901–02 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Grenville Morris 38 | |
| 1 Mar 1902 | 1901–02 | First Division | H | Derby County | 3–1 | Fred Forman, John Calvey, Alf Spouncer | |
| 20 Sep 1902 | 1902–03 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–3 | Bob Norris, John Calvey | |
| 17 Jan 1903 | 1902–03 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–0 | Grenville Morris | |
| 14 Nov 1903 | 1903–04 | First Division | A | Derby County | 6–2 | Billy Shearman, Billy Shearman, Sid Sugden, Grenville Morris, Alf Spouncer, Alf Spouncer | |
| 12 Mar 1904 | 1903–04 | First Division | H | Derby County | 5–1 | Billy Shearman, Billy Shearman, Harold Griffiths, Alf Spouncer, Charles Craig | |
| 29 Oct 1904 | 1904–05 | First Division | H | Derby County | 0–1 | ||
| 25 Feb 1905 | 1904–05 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–3 | George Henderson, Billy Shearman | |
| 26 Dec 1905 | 1905–06 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–2 | Grenville Morris, Grenville Morris | |
| 17 Apr 1906 | 1905–06 | First Division | H | Derby County | 0–0 | ||
| 13 Mar 1909 | 1908–09 | FA Cup | A | Derby County | 0–3 | ||
| 26 Dec 1911 | 1911–12 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 1–3 | Joe Ford 43 | |
| 9 Apr 1912 | 1911–12 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 0–1 | ||
| 25 Dec 1914 | 1914–15 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 2–2 | Thomas Gibson, Johnnie Lockton | |
| 26 Dec 1914 | 1914–15 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 0–1 | ||
| 24 Sep 1921 | 1921–22 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 2–1 | Jack Spaven 7, Jack Spaven 36 | |
| 1 Oct 1921 | 1921–22 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 3–0 | Walter Tinsley 30, Jack Spaven 75, Bobby Parker 88 | |
| 26 Sep 1925 | 1925–26 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 1–2 | Noah Burton 1 | |
| 6 Feb 1926 | 1925–26 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 0–2 | ||
| 28 Jan 1928 | 1927–28 | FA Cup | A | Derby County | 0–0 | ||
| 1 Feb 1928 | 1927–28 | FA Cup | H | Derby County | 2–0 | Sid Gibson 92, Sid Gibson 112 | |
| 25 Jan 1936 | 1935–36 | FA Cup | A | Derby County | 0–2 | ||
| 7 Nov 1953 | 1953–54 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 4–2 | ||
| 10 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 2–1 | ||
| 13 Nov 1954 | 1954–55 | Second Division | H | Derby County | 3–0 | ||
| 2 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Second Division | A | Derby County | 2–1 | ||
| 29 Nov 1969 | 1969–70 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–0 | Ian Storey-Moore 35, Barry Lyons 62 | |
| 14 Mar 1970 | 1969–70 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–3 | Henry Newton | |
| 28 Nov 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–4 | Bob Chapman 8, Storey-Moore 32 | |
| 31 Mar 1971 | 1970–71 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–1 | Richardson 20, Storey-Moore 81 | |
| 30 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | First Division | H | Derby County | 0–2 | ||
| 19 Feb 1972 | 1971–72 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–4 | ||
| 27 Aug 1977 | 1977–78 | First Division | H | Derby County | 3–0 | Peter Withe 31, Peter Withe 67, John Robertson 78 | 28,807 |
| 14 Jan 1978 | 1977–78 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–0 | 36,500 | |
| 26 Dec 1978 | 1978–79 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Tony Woodcock 55 | 34,256 |
| 14 Apr 1979 | 1978–79 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–1 | Garry Birtles 27, O'Neill 34 | 30,156 |
| 24 Nov 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–4 | John Robertson 47 | 27,729 |
| 19 Apr 1980 | 1979–80 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Gray 42 | 32,366 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | 1982–83 | FA Cup | A | Derby County | 0–2 | ||
| 30 Oct 1985 | 1985–86 | League Cup | A | Derby County | 2–1 | John Metgod 12, Franz Carr 68 | 25,000 |
| 10 Oct 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–0 | Paul Wilkinson 33 | 22,180 |
| 30 Mar 1988 | 1987–88 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–1 | Nigel Clough 24, Nigel Clough 52 | 25,017 |
| 17 Sep 1988 | 1988–89 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Colin Foster 87 | 24,818 |
| 25 Mar 1989 | 1988–89 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–0 | Steve Hodge 38, Lee Chapman 86 | 25,174 |
| 30 Aug 1989 | 1989–90 | First Division | H | Derby County | 2–1 | Gary Crosby, Stuart Pearce | 24,060 |
| 20 Jan 1990 | 1989–90 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–0 | Steve Hodge, Nigel Jemson | 24,176 |
| 24 Nov 1990 | 1990–91 | First Division | A | Derby County | 1–2 | Steve Chettle | 21,729 |
| 10 Apr 1991 | 1990–91 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Roy Keane | 25,109 |
| 18 Aug 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Ian Woan | 26,684 |
| 8 Sep 1993 | 1993–94 | Anglo-Italian Cup | A | Derby County | 2–3 | Scot Gemmill, Lee Glover | 6,654 |
| 27 Apr 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–0 | Colin Cooper, Steve Stone | 19,300 |
| 19 Oct 1996 | 1996–97 | Premier League | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Dean Saunders | 27,771 |
| 23 Apr 1997 | 1996–97 | Premier League | A | Derby County | 0–0 | 18,087 | |
| 16 Nov 1998 | 1998–99 | Premier League | H | Derby County | 2–2 | Dougie Freedman, Pierre van Hooijdonk | 24,014 |
| 10 Apr 1999 | 1998–99 | Premier League | A | Derby County | 0–1 | 32,217 | |
| 20 Oct 2002 | 2002–03 | First Division | A | Derby County | 0–0 | 30,547 | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | 2002–03 | First Division | H | Derby County | 3–0 | Marlon Harewood, Darren Huckerby | 29,725 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | 2003–04 | First Division | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Andy Reid | 29,059 |
| 20 Mar 2004 | 2003–04 | First Division | A | Derby County | 2–4 | Gareth Taylor, Gareth Williams | 32,390 |
| 11 Dec 2004 | 2004–05 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–3 | 30,793 | |
| 26 Feb 2005 | 2004–05 | Championship | H | Derby County | 2–2 | Paul Evans, Gareth Taylor | 26,160 |
| 2 Nov 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Emanuel Villa 57 | 33,010 |
| 23 Jan 2009 | 2008–09 | FA Cup | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Robert Earnshaw 64 | 32,035 |
| 4 Feb 2009 | 2008–09 | FA Cup | H | Derby County | 2–3 | Chris Cohen 2, Nathan Tyson 14 | 29,001 |
| 21 Feb 2009 | 2008–09 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–3 | Robert Earnshaw 87 | 29,140 |
| 29 Aug 2009 | 2009–10 | Championship | H | Derby County | 3–2 | Radosław Majewski 1, Dexter Blackstock 28, Nathan Tyson 42 | 28,143 |
| 30 Jan 2010 | 2009–10 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–1 | 32,674 | |
| 29 Dec 2010 | 2010–11 | Championship | H | Derby County | 5–2 | Luke Chambers 2, Marcus Tudgay 24, Robert Earnshaw 53, Marcus Tudgay 45+1, Robert Earnshaw 90+3 | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | 2010–11 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–0 | Robert Earnshaw 79 | 33,010 |
| 17 Sep 2011 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–2 | Andy Reid 5 | 27,356 |
| 13 Mar 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–1 | 33,010 | |
| 30 Sep 2012 | 2012–13 | Championship | H | Derby County | 0–1 | 28,707 | |
| 19 Jan 2013 | 2012–13 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Chris Cohen 31 | 33,010 |
| 28 Sep 2013 | 2013–14 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Jack Hobbs 41 | 28,276 |
| 22 Mar 2014 | 2013–14 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–5 | 33,004 | |
| 14 Sep 2014 | 2014–15 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Britt Assombalonga 72 | 30,227 |
| 17 Jan 2015 | 2014–15 | Championship | A | Derby County | 2–1 | Britt Assombalonga 75, Ben Osborn 90 | 32,705 |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 2015–16 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Nélson Oliveira 5 | 25,114 |
| 19 Mar 2016 | 2015–16 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–1 | 33,010 | |
| 11 Dec 2016 | 2016–17 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–3 | 32,600 | |
| 18 Mar 2017 | 2016–17 | Championship | H | Derby County | 2–2 | Zach Clough 5, Daniel Pinillos 90 | 26,665 |
| 15 Oct 2017 | 2017–18 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–2 | 31,196 | |
| 11 Mar 2018 | 2017–18 | Championship | H | Derby County | 0–0 | 29,106 | |
| 17 Dec 2018 | 2018–19 | Championship | A | Derby County | 0–0 | 31,160 | |
| 25 Feb 2019 | 2018–19 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Yohan Benalouane 2 | 29,421 |
| 27 Aug 2019 | 2019–20 | League Cup | H | Derby County | 3–0 | Albert Adomah 25, Joe Lolley 35, João Carvalho 79 | 26,971 |
| 9 Nov 2019 | 2019–20 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–0 | Lewis Grabban 56 | 29,314 |
| 4 Jul 2020 | 2019–20 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Joe Lolley 12 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 2020–21 | Championship | H | Derby County | 1–1 | Lyle Taylor 64 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 2020–21 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–1 | James Garner 33 | |
| 28 Aug 2021 | 2021–22 | Championship | A | Derby County | 1–1 | Brennan Johnson 82 | 22,991 |
| 22 Jan 2022 | 2021–22 | Championship | H | Derby County | 2–1 | Lewis Grabban 48, Brennan Johnson 82 | 29,256 |
See also: the Derby County archive and Derby County v Nottingham Forest.
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