Grimsby Town have played Nottingham Forest 46 times in competitive football, winning 12, drawing 12 and losing 22, first meeting on 13 Nov 1886 and most recently on 23 Aug 2022. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1886 | 1886–87 | FA Cup | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | ||
| 20 Nov 1886 | 1886–87 | FA Cup | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | ||
| 29 Jan 1898 | 1897–98 | FA Cup | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | ||
| 27 Jan 1900 | 1899–00 | FA Cup | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | ||
| 14 Sep 1901 | 1901–02 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Duncan Ronaldson | |
| 11 Jan 1902 | 1901–02 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Andy Gardner | |
| 9 Sep 1902 | 1902–03 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | ||
| 3 Jan 1903 | 1902–03 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Duncan Ronaldson | |
| 1 Sep 1906 | 1906–07 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Fred Robinson 48, Jimmy Swarbrick 55, Dickie Morris 60 | |
| 29 Dec 1906 | 1906–07 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Bill Hooper, Tom Rodger, Tom Rodger | |
| 30 Sep 1911 | 1911–12 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | ||
| 21 Mar 1912 | 1911–12 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Arthur Mounteney 22 | |
| 7 Dec 1912 | 1912–13 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | ||
| 12 Apr 1913 | 1912–13 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | George Rampton 36, George Rampton 76 | |
| 8 Nov 1913 | 1913–14 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Thomas Rippon 87 | |
| 14 Mar 1914 | 1913–14 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Willis Rippon, Willis Rippon, Alf Gregson | |
| 5 Sep 1914 | 1914–15 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | Tommy Mayson 12, Tommy Mayson 56 | |
| 2 Jan 1915 | 1914–15 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Thomas Rippon, George Rampton, Tommy Mayson, Willie Andrews | |
| 7 Feb 1920 | 1919–20 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | John Clarke 23 | |
| 14 Feb 1920 | 1919–20 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | ||
| 6 Sep 1926 | 1926–27 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Charlie Devan 26 | |
| 1 Jan 1927 | 1926–27 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Jackie Bestall 14 | |
| 29 Oct 1927 | 1927–28 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–5 | Steve Coglin 74, Angus Meikle 78 | |
| 10 Mar 1928 | 1927–28 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Joe Robson 42, Joe Robson 70 | |
| 1 Sep 1928 | 1928–29 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Jock Priestley 21, Joe Robson 33 | |
| 5 Jan 1929 | 1928–29 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Joe Robson 75 | |
| 27 Aug 1932 | 1932–33 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Maxey Holmes 7 | |
| 31 Dec 1932 | 1932–33 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | Pat Glover 17, Charlie Craven 84 | |
| 30 Sep 1933 | 1933–34 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Jimmy Dyson 15, Pat Glover 65 | |
| 10 Feb 1934 | 1933–34 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | Maxey Holmes 67, Pat Glover 87 | |
| 24 Aug 1948 | 1948–49 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | ||
| 1 Sep 1948 | 1948–49 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | ||
| 1 Dec 1956 | 1956–57 | Second Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | ||
| 13 Apr 1957 | 1956–57 | Second Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | ||
| 28 Jan 1959 | 1958–59 | FA Cup | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | ||
| 21 Aug 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 3–5 | 23,225 | |
| 3 May 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 11,930 | |
| 14 Aug 1999 | 1999–00 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Paul Groves | 17,121 |
| 15 Jan 2000 | 1999–00 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Jack Lester, Lee Ashcroft, Lee Ashcroft, Kevin Donovan | 6,738 |
| 23 Sep 2000 | 2000–01 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | 6,467 | |
| 24 Feb 2001 | 2000–01 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Stuart Campbell | 21,660 |
| 15 Sep 2001 | 2001–02 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 8,746 | |
| 23 Feb 2002 | 2001–02 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 21,081 | |
| 21 Sep 2002 | 2002–03 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | 7,072 | |
| 10 Mar 2003 | 2002–03 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Alan Pouton, Paul Groves | 25,507 |
| 23 Aug 2022 | 2022–23 | League Cup | H | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | 8,418 |
See also: the Nottingham Forest archive and Nottingham Forest v Grimsby Town.
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