OPPONENTS BY COUNT
COMPETITIVE GAMESSince our first matchup in 1883, we've played
Sheffield Wednesday almost 150 times.
This is a list of the top 30 opponents Forest have faced most in competitive games.
|
Competitive Record |
| Club |
Current
Tier |
First Game |
Last Game |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | Jan 06, 1883 | May 01, 2021 | 148 | 55 | 29 | 64 | 193 | 217 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | Feb 27, 1892 | Apr 18, 2022 | 139 | 47 | 34 | 58 | 214 | 240 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | Nov 05, 1892 | Apr 13, 2024 | 137 | 45 | 29 | 63 | 195 | 231 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | Dec 04, 1880 | Feb 24, 2024 | 132 | 39 | 31 | 62 | 187 | 229 |
| Everton | 1 | Sep 03, 1892 | Apr 21, 2024 | 132 | 47 | 28 | 57 | 165 | 221 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | Jan 31, 1880 | Dec 21, 2022 | 126 | 39 | 33 | 54 | 178 | 217 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | Nov 18, 1893 | May 04, 2024 | 126 | 48 | 33 | 45 | 177 | 163 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Dec 25, 1909 | Apr 07, 2024 | 125 | 37 | 29 | 59 | 162 | 209 |
| Birmingham City | 2 | Dec 22, 1894 | Apr 09, 2022 | 122 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 157 | 158 |
| Liverpool | 1 | Jan 12, 1895 | Mar 02, 2024 | 120 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 115 | 195 |
| West Ham United | 1 | Jan 14, 1911 | Feb 17, 2024 | 120 | 46 | 26 | 48 | 182 | 178 |
| Newcastle United | 1 | Jan 16, 1892 | Feb 10, 2024 | 118 | 37 | 27 | 54 | 146 | 185 |
| Southampton | 2 | Feb 02, 1895 | May 08, 2023 | 118 | 52 | 27 | 39 | 189 | 176 |
| Manchester United | 1 | Oct 29, 1892 | Feb 28, 2024 | 112 | 34 | 24 | 54 | 140 | 199 |
| Stoke City | 2 | Sep 10, 1892 | Feb 12, 2022 | 112 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 162 | 137 |
| Derby County | 3 | Oct 01, 1892 | Jan 22, 2022 | 111 | 43 | 30 | 38 | 159 | 161 |
| Burnley | 1 | Nov 26, 1892 | Sep 18, 2023 | 109 | 37 | 29 | 43 | 152 | 159 |
| Leicester City | 2 | Feb 09, 1901 | Jan 14, 2023 | 109 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 173 | 159 |
| Preston North End | 2 | Feb 13, 1892 | Feb 22, 2022 | 109 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 144 | 152 |
| Fulham | 1 | Feb 18, 1905 | Apr 02, 2024 | 106 | 33 | 28 | 45 | 142 | 166 |
| Arsenal | 1 | Oct 22, 1904 | Jan 30, 2024 | 105 | 29 | 22 | 54 | 112 | 169 |
| Manchester City | 1 | Dec 27, 1899 | Apr 28, 2024 | 104 | 33 | 28 | 43 | 142 | 162 |
| Leeds United | 2 | Apr 23, 1921 | Apr 04, 2023 | 103 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 136 | 136 |
| Bristol City | 2 | Nov 30, 1907 | Feb 07, 2024 | 100 | 44 | 34 | 22 | 143 | 97 |
| Chelsea | 1 | Oct 06, 1906 | Sep 02, 2023 | 97 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 133 | 132 |
| Sunderland | 2 | Feb 14, 1891 | Dec 30, 2017 | 97 | 33 | 24 | 40 | 126 | 148 |
| Coventry City | 2 | Feb 19, 1910 | Apr 06, 2022 | 96 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 154 | 103 |
| Notts County | 4 | Nov 16, 1878 | Aug 09, 2011 | 96 | 40 | 26 | 30 | 139 | 121 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | Oct 20, 1892 | May 05, 2019 | 94 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 150 | 132 |
| Bury | | Sep 05, 1895 | Aug 14, 2018 | 93 | 30 | 24 | 39 | 150 | 147 |
NON-COMPETITIVE GAMESIf we just look at friendlies then we've played
Notts County almost three times as many games as
Leicester City in second place.
This is a list of the opponents Forest have faced at least 5 times in friendlies.
|
Non-Competitive Record |
| Club |
Current
Tier |
First Game |
Last Game |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Notts County | 4 | Mar 22, 1866 | Jul 15, 2023 | 158 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 293 | 215 |
| Leicester City | 2 | Apr 15, 1893 | Aug 15, 1989 | 59 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 90 | 76 |
| Mansfield Town | 4 | Mar 31, 1871 | Jul 22, 2017 | 58 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 134 | 55 |
| Birmingham City | 2 | Feb 12, 1876 | Aug 02, 2009 | 52 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 94 | 83 |
| Lincoln City | 3 | Oct 11, 1884 | Jul 31, 2011 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 110 | 72 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | Jan 08, 1876 | Apr 19, 1988 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 77 | 75 |
| Derby County | 3 | Jan 31, 1885 | Jul 31, 2007 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 68 | 90 |
| Stoke City | 2 | Dec 14, 1872 | Dec 02, 2022 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 63 |
| Grimsby Town | 4 | May 05, 1883 | Apr 19, 1983 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 55 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | Nov 25, 1889 | Aug 04, 2007 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 42 |
| Chesterfield | | Dec 02, 1871 | Jul 16, 2013 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 36 |
| Walsall | 4 | Nov 12, 1881 | Jul 23, 2013 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 45 |
| Northampton Town | 3 | Feb 02, 1907 | Jul 20, 2021 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 48 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | May 19, 1883 | Aug 29, 2020 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 36 |
| Coventry City | 2 | Dec 23, 1876 | Jul 08, 2022 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | Oct 02, 1880 | Jul 28, 2021 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 |
| Darwen | | Oct 18, 1879 | Mar 26, 1892 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 33 |
| Rotherham United | 2 | Mar 01, 1892 | Jul 23, 2014 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 |
| Arsenal | 1 | Mar 31, 1891 | Apr 25, 1956 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| Barnsley | 3 | Oct 30, 1915 | Jul 16, 2022 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | Dec 27, 1879 | Apr 02, 1891 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | Mar 04, 1882 | Feb 23, 1952 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 |
| Bradford City | 4 | Mar 19, 1903 | Jul 27, 1999 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| Sheffield Norfolk | | Dec 28, 1867 | Feb 21, 1874 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | Feb 09, 1884 | Jun 09, 2020 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| Derby Grammar | | Mar 05, 1870 | Mar 20, 1875 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Hull City | 2 | Oct 16, 1915 | Jul 30, 2016 | 10 | 6 | | 4 | 25 | 18 |
| Manchester United | 1 | Mar 09, 1889 | Aug 04, 1996 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 |
| Sheffield FC | | Jan 24, 1880 | Jan 12, 1889 | 10 | 8 | | 2 | 40 | 12 |
| Birmingham St George's | | Apr 14, 1883 | Oct 31, 1891 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 |
| Bootle | | Apr 11, 1887 | Dec 12, 1891 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | | Sep 15, 1908 | Feb 01, 1919 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Burton Albion | 3 | May 19, 1982 | Jul 12, 2022 | 9 | 6 | | 3 | 26 | 12 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | Nov 27, 1915 | Apr 26, 1983 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Kettering Town | | Oct 24, 1881 | May 10, 1983 | 9 | 7 | | 2 | 27 | 14 |
| Port Vale | 3 | Oct 22, 1887 | Jul 17, 2021 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
| Burnley | 1 | Apr 23, 1886 | Jul 31, 2021 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| Burton United | | Jan 18, 1873 | Apr 26, 1899 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 30 | 7 |
| Cambridge University | | Dec 09, 1880 | Feb 18, 1888 | 8 | 3 | | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| Corinthians | | Nov 17, 1887 | Feb 24, 1923 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4 | Dec 26, 1885 | Jul 24, 2021 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 |
| Everton | 1 | Jan 25, 1890 | Jul 25, 2008 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Leeds City | | Oct 09, 1915 | Feb 15, 1919 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire XI | | Dec 19, 1868 | Oct 06, 1882 | 8 | 7 | | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | Oct 28, 1939 | Jul 21, 2015 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
| Luton Town | 1 | Apr 18, 1896 | Jan 04, 1982 | 7 | 4 | | 3 | 18 | 12 |
| Sunderland Albion | | Apr 19, 1889 | Oct 10, 1891 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| Derwent | | Nov 15, 1873 | Feb 05, 1876 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Grantham Town | | Apr 21, 1975 | Nov 21, 1988 | 6 | 6 | | | 21 | 4 |
| Peterborough United | 3 | Sep 16, 1939 | Jul 06, 2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | Apr 26, 1902 | Aug 03, 2002 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 |
| Preston North End | 2 | Jan 30, 1886 | Oct 24, 1889 | 6 | 2 | | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Apr 16, 1897 | Jul 15, 2011 | 6 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Wednesbury Old Athletic | | May 07, 1881 | Sep 24, 1887 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 |
| Accrington Stanley | 4 | Dec 03, 1881 | Dec 10, 1887 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| Ilkeston Town | | Jul 14, 2006 | Jul 12, 2014 | 5 | 5 | | | 18 | 1 |
| Law Society | | Nov 11, 1871 | Dec 05, 1878 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Leeds United | 2 | Nov 15, 1952 | Jul 27, 2023 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Millwall | 2 | Apr 15, 1899 | Jul 12, 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Newark | | Jan 16, 1869 | Oct 12, 1938 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 19 | 4 |
| Newcastle United | 1 | Mar 28, 1891 | Jul 31, 2002 | 5 | 4 | | 1 | 15 | 12 |
| Norwich City | 2 | Nov 08, 1941 | Mar 05, 1982 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| Notts Olympic | | Feb 16, 1884 | Sep 06, 1894 | 5 | 5 | | | 22 | 0 |
| Notts Rangers | | Dec 15, 1883 | Apr 17, 1890 | 5 | 3 | | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| RAF | | Nov 09, 1940 | Apr 25, 1942 | 5 | 3 | | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Scunthorpe United | | Jul 28, 1969 | Jul 25, 2018 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| South Derbyshire XI | | Feb 05, 1870 | Apr 09, 1881 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
