Other names | East Midlands derby, Charnwood derby |
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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 |
Statistics | |
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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League | 39 | 25 | 38 |
FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 |
League Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 41 | 27 | 41 |
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
The following played for one or more teams before moving to Leicester City:
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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