ABANDONED GAMES

We have been involved in just a handful of games that were abandoned midway though, and most of them were weather related. The notable exceptions to that included the League game against Leeds in 1968 when a fire in the Main Stand left us homeless for six games, the FA Cup Semi Final against Liverpool that was abandoned due to the Hillsborough disaster and the League Cup game against Leicester City that was abandoned at half-time due to the collapse of Leicester player Clive Clarke.

John Winfield and Sammy Chapman were both involved in four abandoned games (the four league and FA Cup games between 1967 and 1973) while Peter Hindley and Barry Lyons were involved in three of them.

Here are the all the games that Forest have been involved in that were abandoned, along with the results of the rescheduled games:
COMPETITIVE GAMES Rescheduled Game
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Notes Date Result
Sat Oct 03, 1896League Tier 1Derby CountyH1-1Abandoned due to crowd issuesWed Nov 18, 18961-2
Sat Jan 19, 1901League Tier 1BuryA1-1Abandoned due to rainWed Mar 27, 19011-0
Sat Feb 22, 1908League Tier 1Birmingham CityA1-1Abandoned due to ground issuesMon Mar 30, 19080-1
Sat Dec 15, 1928League Tier 2Oldham AthleticA2-1Abandoned due to fogTue Jan 01, 19290-2
Sat Dec 14, 1946League Tier 2FulhamA1-0Abandoned due to fogMon May 26, 19471-1
Sat Nov 27, 1948League Tier 2Tottenham HotspurA0-0Abandoned due to fogSat Feb 12, 19491-2
Sat Dec 09, 1967League Tier 1Leicester CityH0-1Abandoned due to iceTue Mar 19, 19682-1
Sat Aug 24, 1968League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH1-1Abandoned due to fire in Main StandTue Feb 25, 19690-2
Mon Jan 25, 1971FA CupLeyton OrientA0-0Abandoned due to waterlogged pitchMon Feb 01, 19711-0
Tue Jan 16, 1973FA CupWest Bromwich AlbionH1-1Abandoned due to fogMon Jan 22, 19730-0
Wed Feb 16, 1977League Tier 2SouthamptonH0-1Abandoned due to fogTue Mar 22, 19772-1
Sat Apr 15, 1989FA CupLiverpoolN0-0Abandoned due to Hillsborough DisasterSun May 07, 19891-3
Mon Feb 19, 1996FA CupTottenham HotspurH0-0Abandoned due to snowstormWed Feb 28, 19962-2
Tue Aug 28, 2007League CupLeicester CityH1-0Abandoned at half-time due to player injuryTue Sep 18, 20072-3

NON-COMPETITIVE GAMES
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Notes
Sat Mar 04, 1871FriendlySheffield NorfolkH0-0Abandoned due to player injury
Tue Dec 28, 1886FriendlyStoke On TrentH2-0Abandoned due to weather
Sat Jan 19, 1918WWI Initial TournamentBradford Park AvenueA0-2Abandoned due to fog
Sat Nov 15, 1952FriendlyLeeds UnitedA0-0Abandoned due to bad light
Mon Nov 06, 1961TestimonialMalmo FFH5-1Jack Burkitt testimonial; Abandoned due to fog
Sat Jul 22, 2006Pre-Season FriendlyMansfield TownA0-1Abandoned due to rain