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Nottingham Forest v Chelsea: head-to-head record

Nottingham Forest have played Chelsea 102 times in competitive football, winning 28, drawing 31 and losing 43, first meeting on 6 Oct 1906 and most recently on 4 May 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Nottingham Forest v Chelsea match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
6 Oct 19061906–07Second DivisionHChelsea3–1
9 Feb 19071906–07Second DivisionAChelsea2–0Arthur Green, Grenville Morris
21 Sep 19071907–08First DivisionHChelsea6–0Enoch West 29, Arthur Green 52, Enoch West 60, Enoch West 62, Arthur Green 70, Enoch West
18 Jan 19081907–08First DivisionAChelsea4–0Thomas Marrison, Enoch West, Herbert Whitchurch, Alf Spouncer
21 Sep 19081908–09First DivisionAChelsea1–2Thomas Marrison 30
3 Oct 19081908–09First DivisionHChelsea2–1William Birch 10, Grenville Morris 88
23 Oct 19091909–10First DivisionAChelsea1–0Grenville Morris 15
5 Mar 19101909–10First DivisionHChelsea0–0
14 Oct 19111911–12Second DivisionAChelsea0–2
17 Feb 19121911–12Second DivisionHChelsea2–3Grenville Morris 40, John Derrick 70
25 Dec 19221922–23First DivisionAChelsea2–2Noah Burton, Jack Spaven
26 Dec 19221922–23First DivisionHChelsea0–4
25 Dec 19231923–24First DivisionHChelsea2–0Sid Gibson, Duncan Walker
26 Dec 19231923–24First DivisionAChelsea1–1Duncan Walker 39
31 Aug 19251925–26Second DivisionHChelsea1–5Jack Harrow 76
7 Sep 19251925–26Second DivisionAChelsea0–0
27 Nov 19261926–27Second DivisionHChelsea4–1Percy Barratt 50, Charlie Jones 55, Noah Burton 70, Cyril Stocks 80
16 Apr 19271926–27Second DivisionAChelsea0–2
19 Nov 19271927–28Second DivisionAChelsea1–2Sidney Gibson 47
31 Mar 19281927–28Second DivisionHChelsea2–2Townsend 4, Bill Thompson 42
29 Sep 19281928–29Second DivisionAChelsea0–3
9 Feb 19291928–29Second DivisionHChelsea3–0Cyril Stocks 13, Cyril Stocks 46, Noah Burton 51
31 Aug 19291929–30Second DivisionAChelsea0–2
28 Dec 19291929–30Second DivisionHChelsea0–0
27 Jan 19341933–34FA CupAChelsea1–1Tom Peacock 55
31 Jan 19341933–34FA CupHChelsea0–3
4 Apr 19581957–58First DivisionAChelsea0–0
7 Apr 19581957–58First DivisionHChelsea1–1
27 Sep 19581958–59First DivisionAChelsea1–4
15 Apr 19591958–59First DivisionHChelsea1–3
31 Oct 19591959–60First DivisionHChelsea3–1
16 Apr 19601959–60First DivisionAChelsea1–1
26 Nov 19601960–61First DivisionHChelsea2–1
29 Apr 19611960–61First DivisionAChelsea3–4
19 Aug 19611961–62First DivisionAChelsea2–2
16 Dec 19611961–62First DivisionHChelsea3–0
30 Mar 19641963–64First DivisionAChelsea0–1
31 Mar 19641963–64First DivisionHChelsea0–1
10 Oct 19641964–65First DivisionHChelsea2–2Chris Crowe 22, Chris Crowe 44
22 Feb 19651964–65First DivisionAChelsea1–0
11 Apr 19661965–66First DivisionAChelsea0–1
12 Apr 19661965–66First DivisionHChelsea1–2
24 Aug 19661966–67First DivisionAChelsea1–2
30 Aug 19661966–67First DivisionHChelsea0–0
23 Sep 19671967–68First DivisionHChelsea3–0
3 Feb 19681967–68First DivisionAChelsea0–1
14 Aug 19681968–69First DivisionAChelsea1–1
8 Apr 19691968–69First DivisionHChelsea1–2
22 Nov 19691969–70First DivisionHChelsea1–1Henry Newton 43
7 Mar 19701969–70First DivisionAChelsea1–1Jim McCaffrey 84
12 Dec 19701970–71First DivisionHChelsea1–1
17 Feb 19711970–71First DivisionAChelsea0–2
6 Oct 19711971–72League CupHChelsea1–1
11 Oct 19711971–72League CupAChelsea1–2
6 Nov 19711971–72First DivisionAChelsea0–2
14 Mar 19721971–72First DivisionHChelsea2–1
6 Sep 19751975–76Second DivisionAChelsea0–021,023
17 Jan 19761975–76Second DivisionHChelsea1–3Ian Bowyer 1214,172
20 Nov 19761976–77Second DivisionHChelsea1–1O'Neill 3427,089
16 Apr 19771976–77Second DivisionAChelsea1–2O'Neill 4236,499
5 Nov 19771977–78First DivisionAChelsea0–136,116
1 Apr 19781977–78First DivisionHChelsea3–1Kenny Burns 68, Martin O'Neill 82, John Robertson 8731,262
28 Mar 19791978–79First DivisionHChelsea6–0O'Neill 45, Tony Woodcock 46, Garry Birtles 54, Tony Woodcock 63, O'Neill 65, O'Neill 7124,514
7 Apr 19791978–79First DivisionAChelsea3–1Francis 9, O'Neill 43, Ian Bowyer 4729,213
1 Jan 19851984–85First DivisionAChelsea0–121,552
10 Apr 19851984–85First DivisionHChelsea2–0Garry Birtles 49, John Metgod 5414,666
9 Nov 19851985–86First DivisionAChelsea2–4Nigel Clough 10, Nigel Clough 5517,743
12 Apr 19861985–86First DivisionHChelsea0–018,055
20 Sep 19861986–87First DivisionAChelsea6–2Neil Webb 4, Garry Birtles 31, Neil Webb 38, Garry Birtles 43, Neil Webb 71, Garry Birtles 7820,171
28 Feb 19871986–87First DivisionHChelsea0–118,317
5 Sep 19871987–88First DivisionAChelsea3–4Colin Foster 9, Nigel Clough 20, Paul Wilkinson 3518,414
6 Feb 19881987–88First DivisionHChelsea3–2Colin Foster 23, Gary Crosby 48, Nigel Clough 6518,203
10 Jan 19891988–89Full Members CupAChelsea4–1Lee Chapman 54, Tommy Gaynor 104, Stuart Pearce 108, Garry Parker 1148,475
9 Sep 19891989–90First DivisionAChelsea2–2Lee Chapman21,523
17 Feb 19901989–90First DivisionHChelsea1–1Þorvaldur Örlygsson22,500
20 Oct 19901990–91First DivisionAChelsea0–022,403
20 Apr 19911990–91First DivisionHChelsea7–0Roy Keane 8, Garry Parker 12, Ian Woan 25, Nigel Clough 48, Stuart Pearce 60, Stuart Pearce 78, Roy Keane 8420,305
30 Nov 19911991–92First DivisionAChelsea0–119,420
22 Feb 19921991–92First DivisionHChelsea1–1Sheringham 124,089
26 Sep 19921992–93Premier LeagueAChelsea0–019,760
16 Jan 19931992–93Premier LeagueHChelsea3–0Gary Bannister 9, Gary Bannister 58, Þorvaldur Örlygsson 8923,249
19 Nov 19941994–95Premier LeagueHChelsea0–122,092
25 Jan 19951994–95Premier LeagueAChelsea2–0Stan Collymore17,890
23 Aug 19951995–96Premier LeagueHChelsea0–027,007
20 Jan 19961995–96Premier LeagueAChelsea0–124,482
28 Sep 19961996–97Premier LeagueAChelsea1–1Jason Lee27,673
11 Jan 19971996–97Premier LeagueHChelsea2–0Stuart Pearce, Chris Bart-Williams28,358
12 Sep 19981998–99Premier LeagueAChelsea1–2Jean-Claude Darcheville34,809
20 Feb 19991998–99Premier LeagueHChelsea1–3Pierre van Hooijdonk26,351
19 Jan 20001999–00FA CupAChelsea0–230,125
28 Jan 20072006–07FA CupAChelsea0–341,516
20 Sep 20172017–18League CupAChelsea1–5Tendayi Darikwa 9040,621
5 Jan 20192018–19FA CupAChelsea0–240,544
5 Jan 20202019–20FA CupAChelsea0–240,492
1 Jan 20232022–23Premier LeagueHChelsea1–1Serge Aurier 6329,229
13 May 20232022–23Premier LeagueAChelsea2–2Taiwo Awoniyi 13, Taiwo Awoniyi 6240,030
2 Sep 20232023–24Premier LeagueAChelsea1–0Anthony Elanga 4839,820
11 May 20242023–24Premier LeagueHChelsea2–3Willy Boly 16, Callum Hudson-Odoi 7429,708
6 Oct 20242024–25Premier LeagueAChelsea1–1Chris Wood 4939,501
25 May 20252024–25Premier LeagueHChelsea0–130,263
18 Oct 20252025–26Premier LeagueHChelsea0–330,495
4 May 20262025–26Premier LeagueAChelsea3–1Taiwo Awoniyi 2, Igor Jesus 15, Taiwo Awoniyi 5239,605

See also: the Chelsea archive and Chelsea v Nottingham Forest.

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