A History of Reading V Nottingham Forest Clashes
Last updated : 19 December 2002 By Rob Cooper
Reading haven't beaten Nottinghgam Forest since 1949. However, the Royals have faced Forest just once in the last fifty years. Whilst Reading have spent the last five decades in the footballing wilderness Forest have won the European Cup twice in that time.
In total the sides have met sixteen times in their history, eight of the games have ended in Forest wins, four all square and the remaining four were Reading wins.
| At Nottm Forest (8) | | At Reading (8) | | Overall (16 matches) |
| Results | Total | % | | Results | Total | % | | Results | Total | % |
| Nottm Forest | 4 | 50 | | Reading | 2 | 25 | | Nottm Forest | 8 | 50 |
| Reading | 2 | 25 | | Nottm Forest | 4 | 50 | | Reading | 4 | 25 |
| Draws | 2 | 25 | | Draws | 2 | 25 | | Draws | 4 | 25 |
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Goals | Total | Av.pg |
| Nottm Forest | 20 | 2.5 | | Reading | 13 | 1.63 | | Nottm Forest | 34 | 2.13 |
| Reading | 10 | 1.25 | | Nottm Forest | 14 | 1.75 | | Reading | 23 | 1.44 |
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| Records |
| Highest Aggregate | 8 | Nottm Forest | 5 - 3 | Reading | 1927/1928 |
| Highest Nottm Forest score: | 5 | Nottm Forest | 5 - 0 | Reading | 1929/1930 |
| Highest Reading score: | 5 | Reading | 5 - 2 | Nottm Forest | 1930/1931 |
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| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 26 Apr | Nottm Forest | 1 - 0 | Reading | League Division One |
| Fri 24 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Nottm Forest | League Division One |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 20 Jan | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 16 Sep | Reading | 0 - 2 | Nottm Forest | Third Division (South) |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 1 - 1 | Nottm Forest | Third Division (South) |
| Sat 22 Oct | Nottm Forest | 1 - 2 | Reading | Third Division (South) |
| 1930/1931 | Fri 26 Dec | Reading | 5 - 2 | Nottm Forest | Second Division |
| Thu 25 Dec | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | Reading | Second Division |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 22 Feb | Nottm Forest | 5 - 0 | Reading | Second Division |
| Sat 19 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Nottm Forest | Second Division |
| 1928/1929 | Sat 06 Apr | Reading | 0 - 3 | Nottm Forest | Second Division |
| Sat 24 Nov | Nottm Forest | 1 - 2 | Reading | Second Division |
| 1927/1928 | Thu 29 Mar | Nottm Forest | 5 - 3 | Reading | Second Division |
| Sat 22 Oct | Reading | 0 - 2 | Nottm Forest | Second Division |
| 1926/1927 | Sat 22 Jan | Nottm Forest | 5 - 1 | Reading | Second Division |
| Sat 04 Sep | Reading | 4 - 0 | Nottm Forest | Second Division |
