LEAGUE CUP GAMES IN TIER 1 VS TIER 2
This is how Forest fared in the League Cup while in tier 1 against opponents in tier 2
| Season | Date | Opponent | Forest Division/
Position | Opponent Division/
Position | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score |
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| 1966-67 | Sep 13, 1966 | Birmingham City | 1/8 | 2/5 | 2 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1966-67 | Sep 20, 1966 | Birmingham City | 1/6 | 2/7 | 2 | | Replay | A | 1-2 |
| 1970-71 | Oct 06, 1970 | Birmingham City | 1/17 | 2/15 | 3 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 1981-82 | Nov 11, 1981 | Blackburn Rovers | 1/5 | 2/8 | 3 | | | A | 1-0 |
| 2022-23 | Dec 21, 2022 | Blackburn Rovers | 1/18 | 2/3 | 4 | | | A | 4-1 |
| 1986-87 | Nov 19, 1986 | Bradford City | 1/3 | 2/14 | 4 | | | A | 5-0 |
| 1978-79 | Dec 13, 1978 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1/5 | 2/7 | Quarter | | | H | 3-1 |
| 1986-87 | Sep 24, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1/1 | 2/9 | 2 | 1 | | A | 0-0 |
| 1986-87 | Oct 08, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1/1 | 2/7 | 2 | 2 | | H | 3-0 |
| 1991-92 | Oct 30, 1991 | Bristol Rovers | 1/14 | 2/23 | 3 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1986-87 | Oct 29, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 1/1 | 2/9 | 3 | | | A | 2-2 |
| 1986-87 | Nov 05, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 1/1 | 2/10 | 3 | | | H | 1-0 |
| 1988-89 | Nov 30, 1988 | Leicester City | 1/8 | 2/10 | 4 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1988-89 | Dec 14, 1988 | Leicester City | 1/9 | 2/9 | 4 | | Replay | H | 2-1 |
| 1987-88 | Oct 27, 1987 | Manchester City | 1/4 | 2/11 | 3 | | | A | 0-3 |
| 1994-95 | Nov 30, 1994 | Millwall | 1/5 | 2/20 | 4 | | | H | 0-2 |
| 1977-78 | Oct 25, 1977 | Notts County | 1/1 | 2/21 | 3 | | | H | 4-0 |
| 1978-79 | Aug 29, 1978 | Oldham Athletic | 1/10 | 2/7 | 2 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1978-79 | Sep 06, 1978 | Oldham Athletic | 1/10 | 2/7 | 2 | | Replay | H | 4-2 |
| 1989-90 | Apr 29, 1990 | Oldham Athletic | 1/12 | 2/10 | Final | | | N | 1-0 |
| 1969-70 | Oct 15, 1969 | Oxford United | 1/13 | 2/17 | 4 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1990-91 | Oct 31, 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 1/9 | 2/14 | 3 | | | A | 2-1 |
| 1984-85 | Sep 25, 1984 | Portsmouth | 1/3 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | | A | 0-1 |
| 1984-85 | Oct 10, 1984 | Portsmouth | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | | H | 3-0 |
| 2025-26 | Sep 17, 2025 | Swansea City | 1/15 | 2/7 | 3 | | | A | 2-3 |
| 1980-81 | Oct 28, 1980 | Watford | 1/4 | 2/13 | 4 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 1979-80 | Dec 04, 1979 | West Ham United | 1/5 | 2/7 | Quarter | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1979-80 | Dec 12, 1979 | West Ham United | 1/7 | 2/7 | Quarter | | Replay | H | 3-0 |
| 1994-95 | Oct 26, 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1/2 | 2/1 | 3 | | | A | 3-2 |
