Association football rivalry
Leicester City–Nottingham Forest rivalry Other names East Midlands derby, Charnwood derby Location
Leicester /
Nottingham (
England ) Teams
Leicester City
Nottingham Forest First meeting 9 February 1901
FA Cup Nottingham Forest 5–1 Leicester Fosse Latest meeting 14 January 2023
Premier League Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leicester City Meetings total 109 Most wins Both teams (41)All-time series Leicester City: 41 Draw: 27 Nottingham Forest: 41 Largest victory 21 April 1909
First Division Nottingham Forest 12–0 Leicester Fosse
The fixture between
Nottingham Forest and
Leicester City is a football rivalry played between the two
East Midlands clubs, often referred to as an East Midlands derby .
[1]
[2] There have been a total of 108 meetings dating back to 1901.
[3]
Though Forest are closer in proximity to both
Notts County and
Derby County , and Leicester's nearest club is
Coventry City , the clubs are the two most successful and well known clubs in the
East Midlands , and represent its two largest cities.
Notable games
Comparative chart of yearly league table positions of City and Forest.
One match that remains Leicester City's worst defeat and Nottingham Forest's record league win is the 12–0 result at the
City Ground on 21 April 1909, when Leicester was known as Leicester Fosse. The performance by Fosse players was so appalling that The
Football League ordered an inquiry, although no further action was taken after it turned out several of the already relegated Leicester side were hungover from a player's wedding the night before.
[4]
On 18 September 2007, Nottingham Forest was given a 'free goal' by Leicester City in a
League Cup match at the City Ground.
[5] It was a rescheduled match after their original meeting on 28 August, which Forest were leading 1–0, was abandoned due to Leicester player
Clive Clarke collapsing in the dressing room at half-time.
[6] Leicester nonetheless won the match 3–2.
[7]
To date, there have been nine hat-tricks recorded in fixtures between the two clubs, of which seven are from Nottingham Forest. Of the seven, three of those hat-tricks came from the 12–0 mauling of Leicester Fosse in 1909.
[4] Forest's most recent hat-trick against Leicester was from
Robert Earnshaw in December 2009.
[8] In November 1948,
Don Revie became the first Leicester player to score a hat-trick against Forest,
[9] a feat matched by
Jermaine Beckford in a 4–0 FA Cup win on 17 January 2012.
[10]
A notable game between the sides in recent history happened on 4 May 2013, the final day of the
2012–13 Football League Championship season, with both sides having a chance of making the promotion
play-offs with a win. Forest took an early lead through
Simon Cox , but the score was 2–2 at halftime, a scoreline that remained until late into injury time when
Anthony Knockaert gave Leicester a first league win at the City Ground since 1972, sending Leicester into the playoffs.
[11]
On 3 October 2022, Leicester and Forest met for the first time in the top flight of English football for 23 years, with the sides 20th and 19th respectively. Leicester won the game 4–0, but Forest won the return match 2–0 on January 15, 2023.
Honours, head to head, and statistics
Honours
As of 7 August 2021
Team
League
FA Cup
League Cup
FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup
Top-flight seasons
Total trophies
Leicester City
1
1
3
2
0
0
53
7
Nottingham Forest
1
2
4
1
2
1
56
11
Total
2
3
7
3
2
1
104
18
Head-to-head
As of 14 January 2023
The below table demonstrates the competitive results between the two sides (not indicative of titles won).
[12]
Competition
Leicester City wins
Draws
Nottingham Forest wins
League
39
25
38
FA Cup
1
1
2
League Cup
1
1
1
Total
41
27
41
Crossing the divide
Players
Peter Shilton established himself as one of the top goalkeepers in the country at Leicester City before enjoying European success with Nottingham Forest.
[13]
Martin O'Neill played for Forest, managed Leicester, and later managed Forest.
The list below shows transfer dates and fees, where known.
Leicester City then Nottingham Forest
The following played for one or more teams before moving to Nottingham Forest:
Nottingham Forest then Leicester City
Wes Morgan – January 2012, £1,000,000
Paul Konchesky – July 2011, undisclosed amount. Played for Forest on loan from
Liverpool , then joined Leicester at the end of the loan spell
Gareth Williams – July 2004, £500,000
Riccardo Scimeca – June 2003, free transfer
Nicky Summerbee – August 2002, free transfer
Alan Rogers – November 2001, £300,000. Returned to Forest in 2004
Kjetil Osvold – April 1987, loan
The following played for one or more teams before moving to Leicester City:
Managers
Rob Kelly – Played for and managed Leicester, later caretaker manager of Forest on three separate occasions
Billy Davies – Played briefly for Leicester, before going on to manage Nottingham Forest on two separate spells (also managed Derby County)
Gary Megson – Played for and managed Forest, later managed Leicester
Steve Beaglehole – Reserve team coach for Forest, briefly joint caretaker manager at Leicester
Micky Adams – Assistant and briefly caretaker manager at Forest, later managed Leicester
Dave Bassett – Managed Forest, and was later manager,
Director of football , and caretaker manager at Leicester
Martin O'Neill – Played for Forest, managed Leicester, later managed Forest.
David Pleat – Played for Forest, later managed Leicester
Matt Gillies – Leicester City's longest serving manager, later went on to manage Forest
Game list
Leicester City win Nottingham Forest win Draw
Date
Competition
Stadium
Score
Leicester scorers
Nottingham Forest scorers
Attendance
Ref
14 Jan 2023
Premier League
City Ground
2–0
Johnson (2)
29,301
[14]
3 Oct 2022
Premier League
King Power Stadium
4–0
Maddison (2),
Barnes ,
Daka
32,202
[15]
6 Feb 2022
FA Cup
City Ground
4–1
Iheanacho
Zinckernagel ,
Johnson ,
Worrall ,
Spence
28,762
[16]
19 Feb 2014
Championship
City Ground
2–2
Vardy ,
Mahrez
Paterson ,
Reid
24,808
[17]
9 Nov 2013
Championship
King Power Stadium
0–2
Cox ,
Mackie
30,416
[18]
4 May 2013
Championship
City Ground
2–3
James ,
King ,
Knockaert
Cox ,
Ward
28,646
[19]
10 Nov 2012
Championship
King Power Stadium
2–2
Ward (
o.g. ),
Nugent
Guedioura ,
Cox (pen.)
24,793
[20]
27 Mar 2012
Championship
King Power Stadium
0–0
23,412
[21]
17 Jan 2012
FA Cup 3rd round replay
King Power Stadium
4–0
Boateng (
o.g. ),
Beckford (3)
16,210
[10]
7 Jan 2012
FA Cup
City Ground
0–0
18,477
[22]
20 Aug 2011
Championship
City Ground
2–2
Nugent ,
Fernandes
McGugan (pen.),
Boateng
24,426
[23]
22 Apr 2011
Championship
City Ground
3–2
Oakley ,
Vassell
Tudgay ,
Earnshaw ,
McKenna
24,217
[24]
29 Nov 2010
Championship
Walkers Stadium
1–0
King
24,659
[25]
27 Feb 2010
Championship
Walkers Stadium
3–0
Berner ,
Gallagher ,
King
31,759
[26]
5 Dec 2009
Championship
City Ground
5–1
Waghorn (pen.)
Earnshaw (3),
Anderson ,
Adebola
28,626
[8]
18 Sept 2007
League Cup 1st round
City Ground
2–3
Sheehan ,
Stearman ,
Clemence
Smith ,
Tyson
28,626
[7]
5 Mar 2005
Championship
Walkers Stadium
0–1
Taylor
27,277
[27]
17 Dec 2004
Championship
City Ground
1–1
Connolly
Dawson
21,415
[1]
8 Apr 2003
First Division
Walkers Stadium
1–0
Wright
32,065
[28]
26 Oct 2002
First Division
City Ground
2–2
Deane ,
Dickov
Johnson (pen.),
Lester
29,497
[29]
16 May 1999
Premier League
City Ground
1–0
Bart-Williams
25,353
[30]
12 Dec 1998
Premier League
Filbert Street
3–1
Heskey ,
Elliott ,
Guppy
van Hooijdonk
20,891
[31]
28 Dec 1996
Premier League
Filbert Street
2–2
Heskey ,
Izzet
Clough ,
Cooper
20,833
[32]
7 Sept 1996
Premier League
City Ground
0–0
24,105
[33]
11 Mar 1995
Premier League
Filbert Street
2–4
Draper ,
Lowe
Collymore ,
Lee ,
Pearce ,
Woan
20,423
[34]
27 Aug 1994
Premier League
City Ground
1–0
Collymore
21,601
[35]
6 Feb 1994
First Division
City Ground
4–0
Gemmill (2),
Glover ,
Woan
26,616
[36]
24 Oct 1993
First Division
Filbert Street
1–0
Speedie
17,624
[37]
14 Dec 1988
League Cup 4th round replay
City Ground
2–1
Groves
Clough ,
Chapman
[38]
30 Nov 1988
League Cup
Filbert Street
0–0
[39]
22 Mar 1987
First Division
City Ground
2–1
Carr ,
Clough
[3]
11 Oct 1986
First Division
Filbert Street
3–1
McAllister (2),
Smith
Birtles
[3]
22 Mar 1986
First Division
City Ground
4–3
Smith (2),
Sealy
Bowyer ,
Carr ,
Clough (2)
[3]
8 Sept 1985
First Division
Filbert Street
0–3
Webb ,
Davenport ,
Rice
[3]
27 April 1985
First Division
Filbert Street
1–0
Lineker
[3]
25 Nov 1984
First Division
City Ground
2–1
Banks
Davenport (2), (1 pen.)
[40]
5 May 1984
First Division
Filbert Street
2–1
Lynex ,
Lineker
Davenport
[3]
4 Dec 1983
First Division
City Ground
3–2
Jones ,
Smith
Bowyer ,
Thijssen ,
Walsh
[3]
28 Feb 1981
First Division
Filbert Street
1–1
Lynex
Walsh
[3]
20 Sept 1980
First Division
City Ground
5–0
Gray ,
Birtles (2),
Robertson
[3]
14 Mar 1978
First Division
City Ground
1–0
Robertson
[41]
24 Sept 1977
First Division
Filbert Street
0–3
O'Neill ,
Woodcock ,
Robertson
[41]
22 Jan 1972
First Division
City Ground
1–2
Weller ,
Birchenall
[42]
18 Aug 1971
First Division
Filbert Street
2–1
Brown ,
O'Kane (
o.g. )
[43]
1 Mar 1958
First Division
City Ground
3–1
[3]
19 Oct 1957
First Division
Filbert Street
3–1
[3]
30 Mar 1957
Second Division
City Ground
1–2
McNeill
[
citation needed ]
17 Nov 1956
Second Division
Filbert Street
0–0
[3]
9 Apr 1949
Second Division
City Ground
2–1
[44]
13 Nov 1948
Second Division
Filbert Street
4–2
Revie (3)
[45]
20 Feb 1915
Second Division
City Ground
1–3
[46]
17 Oct 1914
Second Division
Filbert Street
3–1
[47]
11 Sept 1913
Second Division
Filbert Street
5–1
[9]
3 Sept 1913
Second Division
City Ground
1–3
[48]
28 Dec 1912
Second Division
City Ground
4–2
[49]
7 Sept 1912
Second Division
Filbert Street
3–1
[50]
29 Feb 1912
Second Division
Filbert Street
1–1
[51]
16 Sept 1911
Second Division
City Ground
4–1
[52]
21 Apr 1909
First Division
City Ground
12–0
Spouncer (3), Hooper (3),
West (3)
[53]
7 Nov 1908
First Division
Filbert Street
0–3
[54]
20 Apr 1907
Second Division
Filbert Street
1–2
[55]
15 Dec 1906
Second Division
City Ground
2–1
[56]
9 Feb 1901
FA Cup
City Ground
5–1
[9]
Hooliganism and crowd trouble
In 1977, an incident described as "trouble" broke out after a match between Leicester and Forest. Eighteen people were arrested in connection with the incident.
[57]
Incidents of throwing of objects and racist chanting from Nottingham Forest fans towards Leicester fans have also been observed in recent years. Reports of racist chanting
[58] and items being thrown at
Alan Rogers during a 2–2 draw between the clubs in 2002.
[29] Most recently during an FA Cup tie in January 2012, which resulted in eleven arrests.
[59]
[60]
Following a derby clash on 4 May 2013, six Forest fans were arrested after Leicester won the game and a play-off place in the 91st minute of play.
[61]
Prior to Leicester and Forest's 2–2 draw on 19 February 2014, a Nottingham Forest fan was arrested for
tweeting racist abuse at Leicester fans.
[62]
A fight broke out between both sets of supporters during a boxing event at the
King Power Stadium in September 2018.
[63]
Two men were arrested after violent incidents before and after Nottingham Forest's fourth-round FA Cup tie with Leicester City in February 2002. Officers were called to disturbances in Nottingham city centre before the game began.
[64] During the FA Cup match a Leicester City fan was arrested and later charged with three counts of common assault and going onto a playing area at a football match.
[65]
On 6 February 2022 before the
2021–22 FA Cup clash between the sides, Leicester fans vandalised a bar in the city centre of Nottingham prior to kick off and a Leicester City fan ran on the pitch as Nottingham Forest players were celebrating a goal and attacked one of the Forest players.
[66]
[67]
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