| # |
Date |
Game Type |
Opponent | H/A |
Score |
Ground |
Notes |
| Thu Mar 22, 1866 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | First recorded game |
| Thu Apr 19, 1866 | Friendly | Notts | A | 0-0 | | |
| Thu Dec 13, 1866 | Friendly | Notts | A | 1-1 | Meadows Cricket Ground | |
| Thu Feb 28, 1867 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Nov 06, 1869 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-0 | | |
| Sat Nov 13, 1869 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-0 | Meadows Cricket Ground | Notts won by 1 rouge to 0 |
| Sat Mar 11, 1871 | Friendly | Notts County | H | 1-1 | | |
| Fri Mar 31, 1871 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 2-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Nov 18, 1871 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 1-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Tue Feb 13, 1872 | Friendly | Notts County | A | 1-0 | Meadows Cricket Ground | |
| Sat Feb 24, 1872 | Friendly | Notts County | H | 2-1 | | |
| Sat Nov 02, 1872 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 0-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Dec 07, 1872 | Friendly | Notts | H | 1-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Dec 14, 1872 | Friendly | Stoke | A | 0-0 | | |
| Sat Jan 04, 1873 | Friendly | Notts | A | 0-0 | Meadows Cricket Ground | |
| Sat Jan 25, 1873 | Friendly | Mansfield | A | 1-0 | | |
| Sat Feb 01, 1873 | Friendly | Stoke | H | 3-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Nov 29, 1873 | Friendly | Stoke | H | 2-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Dec 27, 1873 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Jan 31, 1874 | Friendly | Mansfield | A | 2-0 | | |
| Sat Feb 07, 1874 | Friendly | Notts | A | 0-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Feb 28, 1874 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 3-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Nov 14, 1874 | Friendly | Notts | A | 0-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Dec 05, 1874 | Friendly | Notts County XI | A | 0-0 | | |
| Sat Jan 30, 1875 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 3-1 | | |
| Tue Feb 09, 1875 | Friendly | Notts | H | 5-1 | | |
| Sat Feb 27, 1875 | Friendly | Mansfield | H | 0-0 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Nov 13, 1875 | Friendly | Notts | H | 2-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Jan 08, 1876 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 0-5 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Feb 26, 1876 | Friendly | Notts | A | 0-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Mar 18, 1876 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 1-9 | Bramall Lane | |
| Sat Nov 18, 1876 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-2 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Jan 13, 1877 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 2-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Jan 27, 1877 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 1-0 | | |
| Thu Feb 08, 1877 | Friendly | Notts | A | 1-1 | | |
| Tue Feb 13, 1877 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 0-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Jan 26, 1878 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 4-1 | Forest Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Feb 16, 1878 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 2-4 | Trent Bridge | |
| Tue Mar 05, 1878 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 0-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Apr 20, 1878 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 0-2 | | |
| Sat Oct 26, 1878 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 0-2 | Gregory Ground | |
| 1 | Sat Nov 16, 1878 | FA Cup | Notts County | A | 3-1 | Beeston Cricket Ground | Forest's first competitive game |
| Sat Dec 07, 1878 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 0-1 | Sheaf House | |
| Sat Apr 12, 1879 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 0-3 | | |
| 2 | Sat Nov 08, 1879 | FA Cup | Notts County | H | 4-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Jan 17, 1880 | Friendly | Notts County | H | 7-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Feb 07, 1880 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 2-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Feb 21, 1880 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 0-1 | Sheaf House | |
| Sat Oct 16, 1880 | Friendly | Notts County | H | 4-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Oct 30, 1880 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 2-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Dec 11, 1880 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 2-2 | Kinning Park | |
| Sat Mar 05, 1881 | Friendly | Notts County | A | 0-1 | Castle Cricket Ground | |
| Mon Oct 24, 1881 | Friendly | Kettering Town | A | 5-1 | | |
| Sat Oct 29, 1881 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 0-0 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Dec 17, 1881 | Friendly | Notts | H | 0-5 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat Feb 11, 1882 | Friendly | Notts | A | 2-1 | Castle Cricket Ground | |
| Tue Feb 21, 1882 | Friendly | Heart Of Midlothian | H | 2-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| 3 | Sat Jan 06, 1883 | FA Cup | The Wednesday | H | 2-2 | Trent Bridge | |
| 4 | Sat Jan 13, 1883 | FA Cup | The Wednesday | A | 2-3 | Bramall Lane | |
| Sat Jan 20, 1883 | Friendly | Notts | H | 1-1 | Trent Bridge | |
| Sat May 05, 1883 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 2-1 | Cleethorpes Road | |
| Sat May 19, 1883 | Wednesbury Cup | West Bromwich Albion | A | 5-3 | Wellington Road | |
| Sat Jan 26, 1884 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 1-1 | Parkside Ground | |
| Sat Mar 08, 1884 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 0-2 | Parkside Ground | |
| Sat Oct 11, 1884 | Friendly | Lincoln City | A | 4-2 | John O'Gaunts | |
| Sat Oct 18, 1884 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | A | 1-3 | The Chuckery | |
| Sat Nov 15, 1884 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 0-5 | Parkside Ground | |
| Sat Nov 29, 1884 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 0-0 | Parkside Ground | |
| Sat Dec 20, 1884 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 1-1 | Parkside Ground | |
| 5 | Sat Jan 03, 1885 | FA Cup | The Wednesday | A | 2-1 | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Feb 14, 1885 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 5-0 | Old Forge Ground | |
| Sat Oct 03, 1885 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 3-1 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Dec 19, 1885 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 1-1 | Bramall Lane | |
| Sat Jan 02, 1886 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 4-1 | | |
| Sat Feb 20, 1886 | Friendly | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-1 | Stoney Lane | |
| Sat Feb 27, 1886 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 2-2 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Apr 24, 1886 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 1-2 | Kinning Park | |
| Sat Oct 02, 1886 | Friendly | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 3-0 | Gregory Ground | |
| Thu Oct 07, 1886 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 4-1 | Gregory Ground | |
| 6 | Sat Nov 13, 1886 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | H | 2-2 | Gregory Ground | |
| 7 | Sat Nov 20, 1886 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 | Blundell Park | |
| Sat Apr 09, 1887 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 0-1 | Cathkin Park | |
| Thu Oct 06, 1887 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 2-1 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Nov 12, 1887 | Friendly | Lincoln City | A | 1-1 | John O'Gaunts | |
| 8 | Sat Jan 07, 1888 | FA Cup | The Wednesday | H | 2-4 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Jan 21, 1888 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | H | 2-0 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Feb 04, 1888 | Friendly | Lincoln City | H | 2-0 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Sep 08, 1888 | Friendly | The Wednesday | A | 2-2 | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Oct 20, 1888 | Friendly | The Wednesday | H | 1-3 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Nov 03, 1888 | Friendly | Hereford United | A | 6-0 | Edgar Street | |
| Sat Jan 19, 1889 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 2-1 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Mar 09, 1889 | Friendly | Newton Heath LYR | H | 2-2 | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Mar 23, 1889 | Friendly | Newton Heath LYR | A | 1-3 | | |
| Sat Apr 20, 1889 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 0-2 | Ibrox | |
| Sat Sep 21, 1889 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | A | 0-4 | Blundell Park | |
| Sat Oct 05, 1889 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | H | 1-2 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Dec 28, 1889 | Football Alliance | The Wednesday | A | 1-3 | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Jan 04, 1890 | Football Alliance | The Wednesday | H | 1-3 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 15, 1890 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | H | 1-3 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Apr 05, 1890 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | A | 1-0 | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Mon Sep 15, 1890 | Friendly | Heart Of Midlothian | A | 0-1 | | |
| Sat Sep 20, 1890 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | A | 1-1 | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Sat Nov 01, 1890 | Football Alliance | The Wednesday | A | 2-0 | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Nov 22, 1890 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | H | 8-2 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Dec 27, 1890 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | H | 1-1 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Jan 03, 1891 | Friendly | Heart Of Midlothian | H | 8-2 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Jan 10, 1891 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | A | 2-1 | Ibrox | |
| Sat Mar 21, 1891 | Football Alliance | The Wednesday | H | 0-0 | Town Ground | |
| Thu Apr 09, 1891 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | A | 0-3 | Blundell Park | |
| Sat Apr 11, 1891 | Friendly | Glasgow Rangers | H | 3-0 | Town Ground | |
| Wed Sep 09, 1891 | Friendly | Mansfield | A | 4-0 | | |
| Sat Oct 24, 1891 | Friendly | Kettering Town | A | 5-1 | | |
| Sat Nov 14, 1891 | Football Alliance | Ardwick | A | 3-1 | Hyde Road | |
| Thu Nov 19, 1891 | Football Alliance | Ardwick | H | 4-0 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 21, 1891 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | H | 3-3 | Town Ground | |
| Fri Jan 01, 1892 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | A | 1-1 | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Sat Feb 06, 1892 | Football Alliance | Lincoln City | H | 0-0 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 20, 1892 | Football Alliance | Lincoln City | A | 4-1 | John O'Gaunts | |
| Tue Mar 01, 1892 | Friendly | Rotherham Town | A | 2-2 | | |
| Sat Mar 19, 1892 | Football Alliance | Newton Heath LYR | H | 3-0 | Town Ground | |
| Sat Apr 09, 1892 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 3-2 | Abbey Park | |
| Thu Apr 28, 1892 | Football Alliance | Grimsby Town | A | 1-1 | Blundell Park | |
| Thu Sep 01, 1892 | Friendly | Ardwick | A | 2-2 | Hyde Road | |
| Thu Sep 08, 1892 | Friendly | Lincoln City | H | 3-1 | Town Ground | |
| Wed Sep 14, 1892 | Friendly | Lincoln City | A | 3-2 | John O'Gaunts | |
| 9 | Sat Oct 29, 1892 | League Tier 1 | Newton Heath | H | 1-1 | Town Ground | |
| 10 | Sat Jan 14, 1893 | League Tier 1 | Newton Heath | A | 3-1 | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Thu Feb 16, 1893 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 2-0 | | |
| Wed Sep 13, 1893 | Friendly | Mansfield | A | 6-0 | | |
| 11 | Sat Sep 23, 1893 | League Tier 1 | Newton Heath | A | 1-1 | Bank Street | |
| 12 | Sat Apr 07, 1894 | League Tier 1 | Newton Heath | H | 2-0 | Town Ground | |
| Thu Apr 26, 1894 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 2-2 | | |
| Mon Apr 30, 1894 | Friendly | Kettering Town | A | 2-1 | | |
| Tue Sep 11, 1894 | Friendly | Kettering Town | A | 2-0 | | |
| Thu Apr 25, 1895 | Friendly | Mansfield | A | 3-1 | | |
| Thu Feb 27, 1896 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | H | 4-2 | Town Ground | Benefit game for Adam Scott |
| Mon Mar 16, 1896 | Friendly | Kettering Town | A | 0-1 | | Kettering Cup |
| Sat Apr 18, 1896 | Friendly | Luton Town | A | 1-3 | | |
| Thu Sep 24, 1896 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 2-5 | | |
| Thu Mar 25, 1897 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | H | 3-0 | Town Ground | Burford Cup |
| Fri Apr 16, 1897 | Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-1 | Northumberland Park | |
| Sat Apr 24, 1897 | Friendly | Lincoln City | A | 2-2 | Sincil Bank | |
| Wed Apr 28, 1897 | Testimonial | Mansfield | A | 3-0 | | Testimonial for T Harper |
| 13 | Sat Jan 29, 1898 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | H | 4-0 | City Ground (Town Ground) | |
| Thu Sep 22, 1898 | Friendly | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 | | |
| Thu Apr 27, 1899 | Friendly | Swindon Town | A | 0-1 | | |
| 14 | Sat Sep 16, 1899 | League Tier 1 | Glossop North End | A | 0-3 | North Road | |
| 15 | Sat Jan 13, 1900 | League Tier 1 | Glossop North End | H | 5-0 | City Ground | |
| 16 | Sat Jan 27, 1900 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | H | 3-0 | City Ground | |
| 17 | Sat Sep 14, 1901 | League Tier 1 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-1 | Blundell Park | |
| 18 | Sat Jan 11, 1902 | League Tier 1 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | City Ground | |
| 19 | Sat Jan 25, 1902 | FA Cup | Glossop North End | A | 3-1 | Priestfield Stadium | |
| Sat Apr 26, 1902 | Friendly | Plymouth Argyle | A | 10-1 | | |
| Sat Sep 09, 1916 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham County | A | 1-2 | Millmoor | |
| Sat Dec 16, 1916 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham County | H | 2-3 | City Ground | |
| Sat Oct 13, 1917 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham County | H | 1-3 | City Ground | |
| Sat Oct 20, 1917 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham County | A | 3-1 | Millmoor | |
| Sat Sep 21, 1918 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham United | H | 3-1 | City Ground | |
| Sat Sep 28, 1918 | WWI Initial Tournament | Rotherham United | A | 1-1 | Millmoor | |
| 20 | Sat Aug 30, 1919 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | A | 0-2 | Millmoor | |
| 21 | Sat Sep 06, 1919 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | H | 4-1 | City Ground | |
| 22 | Sat Dec 25, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | H | 6-1 | City Ground | |
| 23 | Mon Dec 27, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | A | 0-0 | Millmoor | |
| 24 | Sat Jan 21, 1922 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | A | 1-0 | Millmoor | |
| 25 | Wed Feb 08, 1922 | League Tier 2 | Rotherham County | H | 1-0 | City Ground | |
| 26 | Sat Mar 27, 1926 | League Tier 2 | Stockport County | H | 2-0 | City Ground | |
| 27 | Wed Feb 07, 1934 | League Tier 2 | Preston North End | H | 2-3 | City Ground | |
| 28 | Fri Apr 15, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Luton Town | H | 1-0 | City Ground | |
| 29 | Mon Apr 18, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Luton Town | A | 2-2 | Kenilworth Road | |
| Sat Oct 10, 1942 | WWII Main League | Derby County | H | 5-1 | City Ground | |
| Tue Oct 13, 1942 | WWII Main League | Derby County | A | 2-3 | Baseball Ground | |
| Sat Feb 06, 1943 | WWII Combined League | Derby County | H | 4-1 | City Ground | Result also contributed to Cup Qualifying |
| Sat Feb 13, 1943 | WWII Combined League | Derby County | A | 1-3 | Baseball Ground | Result also contributed to Cup Qualifying |
| Sat Oct 23, 1943 | WWII Main League | Derby County | H | 4-3 | City Ground | |
| Sat Oct 30, 1943 | WWII Main League | Derby County | A | 1-3 | Baseball Ground | |
| Sun Dec 26, 1943 | WWII Combined League | Derby County | A | 1-2 | Baseball Ground | Result also contributed to Cup Qualifying |
| Sat Jan 01, 1944 | WWII Combined League | Derby County | H | 1-1 | City Ground | Result also contributed to Cup Qualifying |
| 30 | Sat Oct 24, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Sunderland | H | 5-2 | City Ground | |
| Mon May 04, 1981 | County Cup | Mansfield Town | H | 2-1 | City Ground | |
| 31 | Sat Oct 24, 1987 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3-0 | City Ground | |
| 32 | Wed Nov 29, 1989 | Full Members Cup | Manchester City | H | 3-2 | City Ground | |
