Nottingham Forest have played Coventry City 96 times in competitive football, winning 48, drawing 28 and losing 20, first meeting on 19 Feb 1910 and most recently on 6 Apr 2022. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1910 | 1909–10 | FA Cup | A | Coventry City | 1–3 | Grenville Morris 20 | |
| 3 Apr 1920 | 1919–20 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Jack Spaven 39, Jack Armstrong | |
| 10 Apr 1920 | 1919–20 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–4 | Jackie Belton 80, Ben Shearman 86 | |
| 2 May 1921 | 1920–21 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 7 May 1921 | 1920–21 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 0–2 | ||
| 10 Sep 1921 | 1921–22 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Noah Burton 36 | |
| 17 Sep 1921 | 1921–22 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | Bobby Parker 8 | |
| 19 Sep 1936 | 1936–37 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Boy Martin 86 | |
| 23 Jan 1937 | 1936–37 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Arthur Masters 30, Robert Pugh 64 | |
| 25 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 5 Feb 1938 | 1937–38 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | ||
| 24 Sep 1938 | 1938–39 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | ||
| 28 Jan 1939 | 1938–39 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–5 | ||
| 28 Sep 1946 | 1946–47 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | ||
| 1 Feb 1947 | 1946–47 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 1 Nov 1947 | 1947–48 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 4–0 | ||
| 20 Mar 1948 | 1947–48 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 30 Oct 1948 | 1948–49 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | ||
| 26 Mar 1949 | 1948–49 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | ||
| 27 Oct 1951 | 1951–52 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 3–3 | ||
| 15 Mar 1952 | 1951–52 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–1 | ||
| 22 Aug 1967 | 1967–68 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–3 | ||
| 29 Aug 1967 | 1967–68 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–1 | ||
| 14 Sep 1968 | 1968–69 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 19 Apr 1969 | 1968–69 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 16 Sep 1969 | 1969–70 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–3 | ||
| 7 Apr 1970 | 1969–70 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–4 | ||
| 15 Aug 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | ||
| 17 Oct 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | ||
| 11 Sep 1971 | 1971–72 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 25 Mar 1972 | 1971–72 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 4–0 | ||
| 21 Sep 1976 | 1976–77 | League Cup | H | Coventry City | 0–3 | 15,969 | |
| 10 Dec 1977 | 1977–78 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Martin O'Neill 40, John McGovern 44 | 29,823 |
| 22 Apr 1978 | 1977–78 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 36,881 | |
| 22 Aug 1978 | 1978–79 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 28,585 | |
| 24 Mar 1979 | 1978–79 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Tony Woodcock 25, Garry Birtles 65, Needham 85 | 24,514 |
| 25 Aug 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 4–1 | Woodcock 18, John McGovern 38, John McGovern 63, John Robertson 68 | 23,025 |
| 29 Dec 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–0 | John Robertson 50, John Robertson 66, Bowles 68 | 24,737 |
| 29 Nov 1980 | 1980–81 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Wallace 25 | 15,171 |
| 2 May 1981 | 1980–81 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | John Robertson 43 | 21,511 |
| 17 Oct 1981 | 1981–82 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Ian Wallace 67, Ian Wallace 79 | 21,101 |
| 9 Mar 1982 | 1981–82 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Jurgen Rober 12 | 9,677 |
| 27 Dec 1982 | 1982–83 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 4–2 | Willie Young 39, John Robertson 45, Garry Birtles 78, Mark Proctor 85 | 24,487 |
| 5 Apr 1983 | 1982–83 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Ian Wallace 56, John Robertson 89 | 9,760 |
| 28 Dec 1983 | 1983–84 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Peter Davenport 23, Garry Birtles 53, Garry Birtles 85 | 22,169 |
| 17 Apr 1984 | 1983–84 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | Colin Walsh 85 | 9,816 |
| 17 Nov 1984 | 1984–85 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–1 | Micky Adams 42, Colin Walsh 77, David Riley 90 | 9,840 |
| 20 Apr 1985 | 1984–85 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Gary Mills 25, Ken Hibbitt 40 | 12,990 |
| 1 Jan 1986 | 1985–86 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 5–2 | Neil Webb 40, Neil Webb 52, Neil Webb 76, John Metgod 80, Peter Davenport 84 | 13,860 |
| 29 Mar 1986 | 1985–86 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 9,447 | |
| 8 Nov 1986 | 1986–87 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 16,306 | |
| 4 Apr 1987 | 1986–87 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 19 Sep 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–0 | Franz Carr 71, Stuart Pearce 73 | 17,517 |
| 28 Dec 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 4–1 | Tommy Gaynor 30, Tommy Gaynor 73, Brian Borrows 78, Terry Wilson 81 | 31,061 |
| 2 Nov 1988 | 1988–89 | League Cup | H | Coventry City | 3–2 | Colin Foster 39, Steve Hodge 51, Nigel Clough 70 | 21,201 |
| 19 Nov 1988 | 1988–89 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 15 May 1989 | 1988–89 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Neil Webb 76, Nigel Clough 86 | 14,011 |
| 14 Oct 1989 | 1989–90 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–0 | Gary Crosby, Brian Rice | 15,722 |
| 11 Feb 1990 | 1989–90 | League Cup | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Nigel Clough, Stuart Pearce | 26,153 |
| 25 Feb 1990 | 1989–90 | League Cup | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 25,900 | |
| 10 Mar 1990 | 1989–90 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–4 | David Currie, Brian Laws | 18,750 |
| 1 Sep 1990 | 1990–91 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Nigel Jemson 49, Nigel Jemson 72 | 12,630 |
| 28 Nov 1990 | 1990–91 | League Cup | A | Coventry City | 4–5 | Nigel Clough, Garry Parker | 16,304 |
| 12 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Stuart Pearce 63, Nigel Clough 77, Roy Keane 90 | 18,344 |
| 16 Nov 1991 | 1991–92 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | Teddy Sheringham 19 | 21,154 |
| 11 Mar 1992 | 1991–92 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–0 | Smith 11, Sheringham 41 | 11,158 |
| 21 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Nigel Clough | 17,553 |
| 9 Jan 1993 | 1992–93 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Ian Woan 65 | 15,264 |
| 26 Dec 1994 | 1994–95 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 19,224 | |
| 17 Apr 1995 | 1994–95 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Ian Woan, Stan Collymore | 26,253 |
| 9 Sep 1995 | 1995–96 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Bryan Roy | 17,219 |
| 17 Apr 1996 | 1995–96 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | 24,629 | |
| 17 Aug 1996 | 1996–97 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 3–0 | Kevin Campbell, Kevin Campbell, Kevin Campbell | 19,468 |
| 29 Jan 1997 | 1996–97 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 0–1 | 22,619 | |
| 22 Aug 1998 | 1998–99 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | Steve Stone | 22,546 |
| 9 Jan 1999 | 1998–99 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 0–4 | 17,172 | |
| 27 Aug 2001 | 2001–02 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 18,467 | |
| 29 Dec 2001 | 2001–02 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Stern John, Nicky Summerbee | 22,706 |
| 31 Aug 2002 | 2002–03 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Riccardo Scimeca | 13,732 |
| 18 Jan 2003 | 2002–03 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Gareth Williams | 24,487 |
| 27 Aug 2003 | 2003–04 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–1 | Andy Reid, Andy Reid, David Johnson | 17,586 |
| 7 Feb 2004 | 2003–04 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–1 | 23,075 | |
| 28 Aug 2004 | 2004–05 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 1–4 | David Johnson | 23,041 |
| 6 Apr 2005 | 2004–05 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 22,221 | |
| 6 Dec 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Robert Earnshaw 27, Joe Garner 61 | 17,542 |
| 18 Apr 2009 | 2008–09 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | James Perch 46 | 27,856 |
| 28 Dec 2009 | 2009–10 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Robert Earnshaw 42, Dexter Blackstock 78 | 28,608 |
| 9 Feb 2010 | 2009–10 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 18,225 | |
| 9 Nov 2010 | 2010–11 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Radosław Majewski 41, Chris Cohen 62 | 19,501 |
| 1 Feb 2011 | 2010–11 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Lewis McGugan 31, Robert Earnshaw 36 | 14,631 |
| 15 Oct 2011 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 15,712 | |
| 18 Feb 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Garath McCleary 74, Robbie Findley 86 | 21,588 |
| 4 Nov 2020 | 2020–21 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Scott McKenna 30, Lyle Taylor 90+7 | |
| 2 Feb 2021 | 2020–21 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Lewis Grabban 22, Michael Rose 53 | |
| 8 Aug 2021 | 2021–22 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | Lyle Taylor 36 | 20,843 |
| 6 Apr 2022 | 2021–22 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Brennan Johnson 25, James Garner 61 | 28,977 |
See also: the Coventry City archive and Coventry City v Nottingham Forest.
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