NOTTINGHAM FOREST
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Swindon first met Nottingham Forest for a friendly in 1899 - a match arranged after Welsh international Grenville Morris moved north for a fee of £200 at the end of the previous year. Four thousand fans witnessed a 1-0 victory for the Town, Morris went onto become Forest's most prolific goalscorer of all-time.

Since then, Forest have become one of the Town's worst bogey sides - and it was to be over a century after that first encounter that Swindon would register their first competitive victory over them, winning 2-1 at the County Ground in August 2005. Forest more than made up for that result in the return fixture, hammering a doomed Swindon side by seven goals to one.

In 1967, the sides played out an epic Fifth Round FA Cup tie - and after holding their First Division counterparts to a 0-0 draw at the City Ground, a fine strike by winger Bruce Walker equalised in the replay in Wiltshire to take the tie to a third game. Almost 53,000 people, many of whom missed the start of the game due to traffic and bad organisation, attended the game at Villa Park - Forest finally overcoming the Town with a 3-0 win.

• Sunday, September 7, 1997 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk returns early from international duty to sit on the bench for Forest - but even his introduction is not able to break the deadlock.

• Friday, December 26, 1997 Nottingham Forest
  vs. Swindon Town
  Forest net three times in the first half hour, before easing off for a comfortable victory.

• Friday, December 26, 1997 Nottingham Forest
  vs. Swindon Town
  Forest net three times in the first half hour, before easing off for a comfortable victory.

• Saturday, September 11, 1999 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Ian Wright hits the bar for Forest, and George Ndah hits the post for Swindon - but the match finishes goalless.

• Saturday, September 11, 1999 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Ian Wright hits the bar for Forest, and George Ndah hits the post for Swindon - but the match finishes goalless.

• Saturday, March 4, 2000 Nottingham Forest
  vs. Swindon Town
  Chris Hay nets from the penalty spot, but the damage is already done, and the Town make it nineteen games without a win.

• Saturday, August 13, 2005 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Swindon finally beat Nottingham Forest at the eighteenth time of asking, thanks to goals from Rory Fallon and Sean O'Hanlon.

• Saturday, August 13, 2005 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Swindon finally beat Nottingham Forest at the eighteenth time of asking, thanks to goals from Rory Fallon and Sean O'Hanlon.

• Saturday, February 25, 2006 Nottingham Forest
  vs. Swindon Town
  The Town are utterly humiliated at the City Ground - thumped 7-1 with ten men, after Jerel Ifil's red card.

• Saturday, January 19, 2008 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Maurice Malpas is gifted a victory in his first match in charge - Forest scoring two own goals in a 2-1 win for the Town.

• Saturday, January 19, 2008 Swindon Town
  vs. Nottingham Forest
  Maurice Malpas is gifted a victory in his first match in charge - Forest scoring two own goals in a 2-1 win for the Town.

• Saturday, February 16, 2008 Nottingham Forest
  vs. Swindon Town
  Swindon give a poor performance in a 1-0 defeat at the City Ground.

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City Ground, Nottingham

Show stats for:   All League, FA Cup and Football League competitions Major current tournaments only (League, FA Cup & League Cup) League matches only (excluding playoffs) League matches only (including playoffs) Playoff matches only FA Cup matches only League Cup matches only Charity Shield matches only Dubonnet Cup matches only Anglo-Italian tournament matches Full Members Cup matches Associate Members Cup & Football League Trophy matches Division Three (South) Cup matches FA Amateur Cup matches only All venues Home games only Away games only Neutral venues only

Swindon's record versus Nottingham Forest in the selected competitions:

COMPETITION	P	W	D	L	Pens Won	Pens Lost	F	A	SR%
All competitions	21	2	7	12	0	0	14	42	26.2%
League (inc. playoffs)	16	2	5	9	0	0	12	32	28.1%
FA Cup	5	0	2	3	0	0	2	10	20.0%

Biggest victory in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
19 JAN 2008	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 1	Perch (og), Breckin (og)	9,815
13 AUG 2005	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 1	Fallon, O'Hanlon	8,108

Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
25 FEB 2006	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 7	Benjamin	22,444

Highest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
20 MAR 1967	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Neutral)	0 - 3	-	52,956

Lowest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
2 OCT 1973	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 0	-	6,353

Player records for STFC vs. Nottingham Forest in the selected competitions:
MOST APPEARANCES	TOP GOALSCORERS	SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS   Rod THOMAS 7   John TROLLOPE 7   Roger SMART 5   Frank BURROWS 4   Garth HUDSON 4	PLAYER GOALS   Trevor BENJAMIN 1   Rory FALLON 1   Chris HAY 1   Morris JONES 1   Harry KAYE 1	PLAYER SR%   Roger SMART 40.0%   Rod THOMAS 35.7%   John TROLLOPE 28.6%
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Player records for Nottingham Forest vs. STFC in the selected competitions: (no data available for opposition in non-league competitions)
MOST APPEARANCES	TOP GOALSCORERS	SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS   John WINFIELD 6   Sammy CHAPMAN 5   Peter HINDLEY 5   Martin O'NEILL 4 (+1)   Wally ARDRON 4	PLAYER GOALS   Wally ARDRON 5   Nicky SOUTHALL 3   Kevin CAMPBELL 2   Tom JOHNSON 2   Jack LOVE 2	PLAYER SR%   Peter HINDLEY 70.0%   Martin O'NEILL 70.0%   John WINFIELD 66.7%   Sammy CHAPMAN 60.0%
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Links with STFC - men who have served both clubs:

Colin BARRETT	Jim BARRON	Tom BRADSHAW
Nicky BURKE	Colin CALDERWOOD	Arthur CAPES
Simon COX	Paul CRICHTON	Tom DAVIES
Alf DEAN	Liam DIXON	Richard DRYDEN
James DUNNE	Gareth EDDS	Paul EVANS
Charlie FLOOD	Tim FLOWERS	Jimmy GILLIGAN
Arthur GREEN	Paul HART	Bert HASELL
Darius HENDERSON	George HENDERSON	Bobby HOWE
Bob INNES	Kevin JAMES	Ted JEACOCK
Albert JONES	David KERSLAKE	Kevin MACDONALD
Dave MACKAY	Harry MARTIN	Ian MILLER
John MONCUR	Alan MOORE	Grenville MORRIS
Ted PEERS	Steve PEPLOW	David PRUTTON
Paul RICHARDSON	Archie RITCHIE	John SHERIDAN
John STEVENS	Nicky SUMMERBEE	Carl TILER
Colin TODD	Reg TRIM	Neil WEBB
Danny WILSON	Ian WOAN	George WOLFE

• Saturday, September 10, 1949 TOWN FAIL TO AXE FOREST'S HOME RECORD
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the 1949-1950 season.

• Saturday, January 14, 1950 TOWN CONCEDE FOUR GOALS IN 17 MINS.
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-5 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the 1949-1950 season.

• Saturday, May 5, 1951 YOUNG DEFENDERS SHINE AGAINST FOREST
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-3 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the 1950-1951 season.

• Saturday, March 11, 1967 FOREST STRUGGLE FOR CUP SURVIVAL
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest in the 1966-1967 season.

• Saturday, October 21, 1972 FOREST SCORE TWICE IN LAST THREE MIN.
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest in the 1972-1973 season.

• Saturday, March 17, 1973 DOWN IN THE FOREST LITTLE STIRRED…
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest in the 1972-1973 season.

• Saturday, January 7, 1978 FOREST FIRE BURNS UP BATTLING TOWN
  Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-4 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the 1977-1978 season.

DATE	PLAYER		CLUB / TRANSFER DETAIL
Early 1898	Grenville MORRIS	OUT	Nottingham Forest £200
1 NOV 1972	Dave MACKAY	OUT	(resigned) » Nottingham Forest
JUL 1973	Steve PEPLOW	OUT	Nottingham Forest
1 AUG 1974	Jim BARRON	IN	Nottingham Forest
JUN 1980	Colin BARRETT	IN	Nottingham Forest
24 DEC 1987	Paul CRICHTON	IN	Nottingham Forest (loan)
23 JAN 1988	Paul CRICHTON	OUT	Nottingham Forest (loan return)
7 OCT 1994	Neil WEBB	IN	Nottingham Forest (loan)
6 NOV 1994	Neil WEBB	OUT	Nottingham Forest (loan return)
18 NOV 1994	Carl TILER	IN	Nottingham Forest (loan)
25 NOV 1994	Carl TILER	OUT	Nottingham Forest (loan return)
16 JAN 1998	Bobby HOWE	IN	Nottingham Forest £30,000
9 AUG 2002	Gareth EDDS	IN	Nottingham Forest (unattached)
31 JUL 2006	Paul EVANS	IN	Nottingham Forest (unattached)
22 MAR 2007	Kevin JAMES	IN	Nottingham Forest (loan)
6 MAY 2007	Kevin JAMES	OUT	Nottingham Forest (loan return)

All match details from the selected competitions::

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
16 FEB 2008	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	0 - 1	-	23,439
19 JAN 2008	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 1	Perch (og), Breckin (og)	9,815
25 FEB 2006	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 7	Benjamin	22,444
13 AUG 2005	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 1	Fallon, O'Hanlon	8,108
4 MAR 2000	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 3	Hay (pen)	19,748
11 SEP 1999	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 0	-	8,203
26 DEC 1997	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	0 - 3	-	26,500
7 SEP 1997	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 0	-	13,051
7 JAN 1978	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 4	Moss	28,953
2 OCT 1973	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 0	-	6,353
18 SEP 1973	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	0 - 2	-	11,031
17 MAR 1973	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 0	-	9,842
21 OCT 1972	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	2 - 2	Peplow, Treacy	8,683
20 MAR 1967	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Neutral)	0 - 3	-	52,956
14 MAR 1967	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Home)	1 - 1 AET	Walker	28,008
		Score at 90 minutes: 1-1.
11 MAR 1967	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Away)	0 - 0	-	45,898
5 MAY 1951	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 3	Wheeler, Kaye	10,707
18 APR 1951	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 2	Onslow	27,556
14 JAN 1950	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Home)	0 - 5	-	15,604
10 SEP 1949	LGE	Nottingham Forest (Away)	1 - 2	Jones (pen)	24,709
30 JAN 1926	FAC	Nottingham Forest (Away)	0 - 2	-	14,000

Minor competitions and friendly matches in the database:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
31 JUL 2010	FRN	Nottingham Forest (Home)	3 - 2	Dossevi 2, Wilson (og)	3,799
16 SEP 1903	FRN	Nottingham Forest (Home)	2 - 3	Lean, Reid	2,000
27 APR 1899	FRN	Nottingham Forest (Home)	1 - 0	Sharples	4,000