FA CUP GAMES IN TIER 1 VS TIER 1
This is how Forest fared in the FA Cup while in tier 1 against opponents in tier 1
| Season | Date | Opponent | Forest Division/
Position | Opponent Division/
Position | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score |
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| 1978-79 | Feb 26, 1979 | Arsenal | 1/6 | 1/2 | 5 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1987-88 | Mar 12, 1988 | Arsenal | 1/4 | 1/5 | Quarter | | | A | 2-1 |
| 1992-93 | Feb 13, 1993 | Arsenal | 1/22 | 1/13 | 5 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1894-95 | Mar 02, 1895 | Aston Villa | 1/6 | 1/2 | Quarter | | | A | 2-6 |
| 1898-99 | Jan 28, 1899 | Aston Villa | 1/13 | 1/1 | 1 | | | H | 2-1 |
| 1900-01 | Feb 23, 1901 | Aston Villa | 1/1 | 1/8 | 2 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1900-01 | Feb 27, 1901 | Aston Villa | 1/1 | 1/8 | 2 | | Replay | H | 1-3 |
| 1908-09 | Jan 16, 1909 | Aston Villa | 1/17 | 1/7 | 1 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1958-59 | Mar 14, 1959 | Aston Villa | 1/12 | 1/20 | Semi | | | N | 1-0 |
| 1978-79 | Jan 10, 1979 | Aston Villa | 1/5 | 1/11 | 3 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1995-96 | Mar 13, 1996 | Aston Villa | 1/10 | 1/4 | Quarter | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1958-59 | Feb 14, 1959 | Birmingham City | 1/8 | 1/11 | 5 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1958-59 | Feb 18, 1959 | Birmingham City | 1/8 | 1/11 | 5 | | Replay | H | 1-1 |
| 1958-59 | Feb 23, 1959 | Birmingham City | 1/9 | 1/10 | 5 | | Replay 2 | N | 5-0 |
| 1960-61 | Jan 07, 1961 | Birmingham City | 1/16 | 1/17 | 3 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1903-04 | Feb 20, 1904 | Blackburn Rovers | 1/13 | 1/9 | 2 | | | A | 1-3 |
| 1958-59 | Feb 28, 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | 1/10 | 1/4 | Quarter | | | H | 2-1 |
| 2024-25 | Mar 29, 2025 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1/3 | 1/7 | Quarter | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1899-00 | Mar 24, 1900 | Bury | 1/5 | 1/7 | Semi | | | N | 1-1 |
| 1899-00 | Mar 29, 1900 | Bury | 1/5 | 1/7 | Semi | | Replay | N | 2-3 |
| 1905-06 | Jan 13, 1906 | Bury | 1/15 | 1/18 | 1 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1905-06 | Jan 17, 1906 | Bury | 1/15 | 1/18 | 1 | | Replay | H | 6-2 |
| 1990-91 | Jan 06, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 1/10 | 1/3 | 3 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1990-91 | Jan 21, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 1/11 | 1/3 | 3 | | Replay | H | 2-2 |
| 1990-91 | Jan 28, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 1/11 | 1/3 | 3 | | Replay 2 | H | 3-0 |
| 1994-95 | Jan 28, 1995 | Crystal Palace | 1/5 | 1/16 | 4 | | | H | 1-2 |
| 1897-98 | Apr 16, 1898 | Derby County | 1/8 | 1/10 | Final | | | N | 3-1 |
| 1892-93 | Feb 04, 1893 | Everton | 1/5 | 1/8 | 2 | | | A | 2-4 |
| 1895-96 | Feb 01, 1896 | Everton | 1/10 | 1/3 | 1 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1898-99 | Feb 11, 1899 | Everton | 1/11 | 1/3 | 2 | | | A | 1-0 |
| 1966-67 | Apr 08, 1967 | Everton | 1/2 | 1/7 | Quarter | | | H | 3-2 |
| 1980-81 | Mar 07, 1981 | Ipswich Town | 1/5 | 1/1 | Quarter | | | H | 3-3 |
| 1980-81 | Mar 10, 1981 | Ipswich Town | 1/5 | 1/1 | Quarter | | Replay | A | 0-1 |
| 2024-25 | Mar 03, 2025 | Ipswich Town | 1/3 | 1/18 | 5 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1967-68 | Feb 17, 1968 | Leeds United | 1/10 | 1/2 | 4 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 1979-80 | Jan 05, 1980 | Leeds United | 1/10 | 1/9 | 3 | | | A | 4-1 |
| 1894-95 | Feb 16, 1895 | Liverpool | 1/6 | 1/14 | 2 | | | A | 2-0 |
| 1896-97 | Feb 27, 1897 | Liverpool | 1/10 | 1/4 | Quarter | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1896-97 | Mar 03, 1897 | Liverpool | 1/10 | 1/4 | Quarter | | Replay | H | 0-1 |
| 1979-80 | Jan 26, 1980 | Liverpool | 1/7 | 1/1 | 4 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1987-88 | Apr 09, 1988 | Liverpool | 1/4 | 1/1 | Semi | | | N | 1-2 |
| 1988-89 | Apr 15, 1989 | Liverpool | 1/4 | 1/2 | Semi | | | N | 0-0 |
| 1988-89 | May 07, 1989 | Liverpool | 1/4 | 1/2 | Semi | | Replay | N | 1-3 |
| 1958-59 | May 02, 1959 | Luton Town | 1/13 | 1/17 | Final | | | N | 2-1 |
| 1901-02 | Feb 08, 1902 | Manchester City | 1/7 | 1/18 | 2 | | | A | 2-0 |
| 1923-24 | Jan 12, 1924 | Manchester City | 1/19 | 1/13 | 1 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1977-78 | Jan 31, 1978 | Manchester City | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | | | H | 2-1 |
| 2024-25 | Apr 27, 2025 | Manchester City | 1/6 | 1/4 | Semi | | | N | 0-2 |
| 1980-81 | Jan 24, 1981 | Manchester United | 1/8 | 1/9 | 4 | | | H | 1-0 |
| 1988-89 | Mar 18, 1989 | Manchester United | 1/5 | 1/8 | Quarter | | | A | 1-0 |
| 1989-90 | Jan 07, 1990 | Manchester United | 1/9 | 1/15 | 3 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 2023-24 | Feb 28, 2024 | Manchester United | 1/17 | 1/6 | 5 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1992-93 | Jan 23, 1993 | Middlesbrough | 1/22 | 1/17 | 4 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1992-93 | Feb 03, 1993 | Middlesbrough | 1/21 | 1/17 | 4 | | Replay | A | 3-0 |
| 1907-08 | Jan 11, 1908 | Newcastle United | 1/18 | 1/2 | 1 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1966-67 | Feb 18, 1967 | Newcastle United | 1/3 | 1/21 | 4 | | | H | 3-0 |
| 1984-85 | Jan 06, 1985 | Newcastle United | 1/7 | 1/17 | 3 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1984-85 | Jan 09, 1985 | Newcastle United | 1/7 | 1/17 | 3 | | Replay | A | 3-1 |
| 1996-97 | Jan 26, 1997 | Newcastle United | 1/17 | 1/4 | 4 | | | A | 2-1 |
| 1965-66 | Jan 22, 1966 | Northampton Town | 1/13 | 1/20 | 3 | | | A | 2-1 |
| 1990-91 | Mar 09, 1991 | Norwich City | 1/12 | 1/10 | Quarter | | | A | 1-0 |
| 1899-00 | Feb 24, 1900 | Preston North End | 1/5 | 1/15 | Quarter | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1899-00 | Feb 28, 1900 | Preston North End | 1/5 | 1/15 | Quarter | | Replay | H | 1-0 |
| 1977-78 | Feb 18, 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 1/1 | 1/20 | 5 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1977-78 | Feb 27, 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 1/1 | 1/20 | 5 | | Replay | H | 1-1 |
| 1977-78 | Mar 02, 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 1/1 | 1/20 | 5 | | Replay 2 | H | 3-1 |
| 1898-99 | Feb 25, 1899 | Sheffield United | 1/11 | 1/10 | Quarter | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1904-05 | Feb 04, 1905 | Sheffield United | 1/15 | 1/2 | 1 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1909-10 | Jan 15, 1910 | Sheffield United | 1/12 | 1/1 | 1 | | | H | 3-2 |
| 1922-23 | Jan 13, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1/20 | 1/7 | 1 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 1922-23 | Jan 17, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1/20 | 1/7 | 1 | | Replay | A | 0-0 |
| 1922-23 | Jan 22, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1/20 | 1/5 | 1 | | Replay 2 | N | 1-1 |
| 1922-23 | Jan 25, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1/20 | 1/5 | 1 | | Replay 3 | N | 0-1 |
| 1896-97 | Jan 30, 1897 | The Wednesday | 1/10 | 1/9 | 1 | | | A | 1-0 |
| 1905-06 | Feb 24, 1906 | The Wednesday | 1/15 | 1/5 | 3 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 1961-62 | Jan 27, 1962 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1/18 | 1/6 | 4 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1983-84 | Jan 07, 1984 | Southampton | 1/4 | 1/5 | 3 | | | H | 1-2 |
| 1990-91 | Feb 25, 1991 | Southampton | 1/11 | 1/14 | 5 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1990-91 | Mar 04, 1991 | Southampton | 1/12 | 1/13 | 5 | | Replay | H | 3-1 |
| 1992-93 | Jan 03, 1993 | Southampton | 1/22 | 1/17 | 3 | | | H | 2-1 |
| 1901-02 | Feb 22, 1902 | Stoke City | 1/7 | 1/12 | Quarter | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1902-03 | Feb 21, 1903 | Stoke City | 1/7 | 1/5 | 2 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 1902-03 | Feb 26, 1903 | Stoke City | 1/7 | 1/5 | 2 | | Replay | A | 0-2 |
| 1896-97 | Feb 13, 1897 | Sunderland | 1/10 | 1/16 | 2 | | | A | 3-1 |
| 1899-00 | Feb 10, 1900 | Sunderland | 1/6 | 1/4 | 2 | | | H | 3-0 |
| 1964-65 | Jan 30, 1965 | Sunderland | 1/6 | 1/21 | 4 | | | A | 3-1 |
| 1966-67 | Apr 29, 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/2 | 1/4 | Semi | | | N | 1-2 |
| 1970-71 | Feb 13, 1971 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/19 | 1/6 | 5 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 1990-91 | May 18, 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/8 | 1/11 | Final | | | N | 1-2 |
| 1995-96 | Feb 19, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/9 | 1/5 | 5 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 1995-96 | Feb 28, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/10 | 1/5 | 5 | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1995-96 | Mar 09, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/9 | 1/6 | 5 | | Replay | A | 1-1 |
| 1897-98 | Feb 26, 1898 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/8 | 1/3 | Quarter | | | A | 3-2 |
| 1903-04 | Feb 10, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/13 | 1/17 | 1 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1903-04 | Feb 13, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/13 | 1/17 | 1 | | Replay | H | 3-1 |
| 1957-58 | Jan 25, 1958 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/7 | 1/3 | 4 | | | A | 3-3 |
| 1957-58 | Jan 29, 1958 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/7 | 1/3 | 4 | | Replay | H | 1-5 |
| 1962-63 | Mar 06, 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/10 | 1/15 | 4 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1962-63 | Mar 11, 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/11 | 1/13 | 4 | | Replay | H | 2-1 |
| 1977-78 | Mar 11, 1978 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/1 | 1/9 | Quarter | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1924-25 | Jan 31, 1925 | West Ham United | 1/21 | 1/11 | 2 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1962-63 | Jan 29, 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1/8 | 1/6 | 3 | | | H | 4-3 |
