Games against Nottingham Forest....

[SpaceCruiser]

I've just looked up the stats on soccerbase.com, the list of games we've played against Forest is:

All time results between Nottingham Forest and Reading

Nottingham Forest wins draws Reading wins
League... 10................... 4........ 8
FA Cup... 2..................... 1........ 0
Total ... 12..................... 5........ 8


2004/2005
Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 20-11-2004
2003/2004
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 0-1 Reading 17-01-2004
Football League Championship Reading 3-0 Nottingham Forest 16-08-2003
2002/2003
Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 18-04-2003
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 2-0 Reading 21-12-2002
1997/1998
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 26-04-1998
Football League Championship Reading 3-3 Nottingham Forest 24-10-1997
1959/1960
English FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 09-01-1960
1950/1951
English Division 3 South Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading 20-01-1951
English Division 3 South Reading 0-2 Nottingham Forest 16-09-1950
1949/1950
English Division 3 South Reading 1-1 Nottingham Forest 11-03-1950
English Division 3 South Nottingham Forest 1-2 Reading 22-10-1949
1930/1931
English Division 2 (old) Reading 5-2 Nottingham Forest 26-12-1930
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading 25-12-1930
1929/1930
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-0 Reading 22-02-1930
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-1 Nottingham Forest 19-10-1929
1928/1929
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-3 Nottingham Forest 06-04-1929
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 1-2 Reading 24-11-1928
1927/1928
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-3 Reading 29-03-1928
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-2 Nottingham Forest 22-10-1927
1926/1927
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-1 Reading 22-01-1927
English Division 2 (old) Reading 4-0 Nottingham Forest 04-09-1926
1902/1903
English FA Cup Reading 3-6 Nottingham Forest 12-02-1903
English FA Cup Nottingham Forest 0-0 Reading 07-02-1903

I see it says "All time results".....surely not, because they seem to have left out our Simod Cup win over them.

What are your memories of games against Forest? I remember the 3-0 hammering of them at the Mad Stad as being a great performance and the 3-3 draw at Elm Park was quite thrilling.


p.s. where's the thread about the referee for the Forest game this Sunday?

[Bill Oddie's Beard]

I've just looked up the stats on soccerbase.com, the list of games we've played against Forest is:

All time results between Nottingham Forest and Reading

Nottingham Forest wins draws Reading wins
League... 10................... 4........ 8
FA Cup... 2..................... 1........ 0
Total ... 12..................... 5........ 8


2004/2005
Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 20-11-2004
2003/2004
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 0-1 Reading 17-01-2004
Football League Championship Reading 3-0 Nottingham Forest 16-08-2003
2002/2003
Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 18-04-2003
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 2-0 Reading 21-12-2002
1997/1998
Football League Championship Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 26-04-1998
Football League Championship Reading 3-3 Nottingham Forest 24-10-1997
1959/1960
English FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading 09-01-1960
1950/1951
English Division 3 South Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading 20-01-1951
English Division 3 South Reading 0-2 Nottingham Forest 16-09-1950
1949/1950
English Division 3 South Reading 1-1 Nottingham Forest 11-03-1950
English Division 3 South Nottingham Forest 1-2 Reading 22-10-1949
1930/1931
English Division 2 (old) Reading 5-2 Nottingham Forest 26-12-1930
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading 25-12-1930
1929/1930
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-0 Reading 22-02-1930
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-1 Nottingham Forest 19-10-1929
1928/1929
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-3 Nottingham Forest 06-04-1929
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 1-2 Reading 24-11-1928
1927/1928
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-3 Reading 29-03-1928
English Division 2 (old) Reading 0-2 Nottingham Forest 22-10-1927
1926/1927
English Division 2 (old) Nottingham Forest 5-1 Reading 22-01-1927
English Division 2 (old) Reading 4-0 Nottingham Forest 04-09-1926
1902/1903
English FA Cup Reading 3-6 Nottingham Forest 12-02-1903
English FA Cup Nottingham Forest 0-0 Reading 07-02-1903

I see it says "All time results".....surely not, because they seem to have left out our Simod Cup win over them.

What are your memories of games against Forest? I remember the 3-0 hammering of them at the Mad Stad as being a great performance and the 3-3 draw at Elm Park was quite thrilling.

I remember them relegating us and Paul Brayson hitting the post

[SpaceCruiser]

I remember them relegating us and Paul Brayson hitting the post

Well, yes, not a nice memory. That was on Sky Sports, wasn't it?

Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005

Remind me, isn't this the one where the Forest keeper got sent off for handling outside the area?

[Agent Balti]

I remember them relegating us and Paul Brayson hitting the post

Well, yes, not a nice memory. That was on Sky Sports, wasn't it?

Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005

Remind me, isn't this the one where the Forest keeper got sent off for handling outside the area?

Or was that the 3-3 draw?

[SpaceCruiser]

I remember them relegating us and Paul Brayson hitting the post

Well, yes, not a nice memory. That was on Sky Sports, wasn't it?

Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005

Remind me, isn't this the one where the Forest keeper got sent off for handling outside the area?

Or was that the 3-3 draw?

Dave Beasant was sent off for tripping up Martin Williams, not handling outside the area.

(I know, I know, some of you think Williams dived!)

[ellpryjon]

Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 16-04-2005

Remind me, isn't this the one where the Forest keeper got sent off for handling outside the area?

in a word .... yes

http://www.royals.org/matdoc/160405.html

Also..IIRC MR Tanner's next royals match was vs Millwall .....when he sent off Marshall for a similar offence

[Whore Jackie]

Football League Championship Reading 3-0 Nottingham Forest 16-08-2003
I remember the 3-0 hammering of them at the Mad Stad as being a great performance

Cracking game. Kevin Watson came off the bench and absolutely ran the show. His and Pardew's finest hour maybe? Remember sitting in the pub afterwards, thinking this is the year we'll finally make it. Can't beat a bit of earLOLy season optimism.

[Bill Oddie's Beard]

Football League Championship Reading 3-0 Nottingham Forest 16-08-2003
I remember the 3-0 hammering of them at the Mad Stad as being a great performance

Cracking game. Kevin Watson came off the bench and absolutely ran the show. His and Pardew's finest hour maybe? Remember sitting in the pub afterwards, thinking this is the year we'll finally make it. Can't beat a bit of earLOLy season optimism.

I was working this day and it was the first and last time I used the club text service cos it cost me a bloody fortune just from this game!!

[Forbury Lion]

Steve Stone, there's only one Steve Stone

[Scooter]

Did we really play them on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 1930?
Not much of a Christmas for the players in those days!

[royal tunbridge wells]

And of course there was the Simod Cup win at Elm Park in the 87/88 season.
A big draw at the time...and we beat them 2-1 in the 3rd round.

....then it was Bradford in the 4th round,
...Coventry in the semis (made famous by the late late penalty shoot-out)
and then the 4-1 win at Wembley.

[papereyes]

Football League Championship Reading 1-0 Nottingham Forest 18-04-2003

I really enjoyed this game

Xmas day and Boxing day - I think that was how it used to work, with the boxing day games tending to be goal fests.

[JC]

Did we really play them on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 1930?
Not much of a Christmas for the players in those days!

That used to be normal. The first game I ever saw was Chelsea v Arsenal on Christmas day (in 19** !) and the reverse fixture was played on Boxing Day

[royal tunbridge wells]

ahh - just seen Spacey final line about the Simod game.

apologies.
Still, a great night, felt like one of those special Elm Park evenings that cropped up every now and then.

[SpaceCruiser]

ahh - just seen Spacey final line about the Simod game.

apologies.
Still, a great night, felt like one of those special Elm Park evenings that cropped up every now and then.

Indeed, I don't remember it very much, but I do remember the media interest in Neil Webb returning to his old club, there was loads of media reporters surrounding him on the pitch!

Who scored the goals, can you remember?

[brendywendy]

Steve Stone, there's only one Steve Stone

was that the same game as the - james lambert jinky run-goal?
my favourite ever game at elm park if so.......apart from all the times ex managers returned for their obligatory beatings

[SpaceCruiser]

Steve Stone, there's only one Steve Stone

was that the same game as the - james lambert jinky run-goal?
my favourite ever game at elm park if so.......apart from all the times ex managers returned for their obligatory beatings

Yes, that game had it all:

* Pierre van Hoodjink's early free kick goal that stunned me - I missed it as I was looking around at a pretty girl in the Southbank!
* Martin Williams being fouled and winning a penalty which he converted after Dave Beasant was sent off.
* Steve Stone missing that astonishing open goal sitter.
* Forest score two goals.
* James Lambert jinks through three defenders (or was it two?) and tucks the ball away past the keeper (Chettle, I think?).
* From a corner, Linvoy powers in a fericous header into the net to secure a precious point for us.

Actually, I think I might watch the video sometime this week!