BYE GAMES AND WALKOVERS
Back in the 1800's (in the early days of the FA Cup) we received Byes or Walkovers in the following games:
The final game in this list is the 1889 first-round FA Cup game against Linfield Athletic that was interesting. We drew 1-1 in the first game, but Linfield scratched before the replay, giving us a free pass into the second round. However we had already travelled to Linfield so played the game as a friendly, losing 3-1!.
| Season | Date | Game | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-80 | Mon Mar 01, 1880 | FA Cup | Quarter | Bye | Forest received a bye in this round | ||
| 1880-81 | Mon Nov 01, 1880 | FA Cup | 1 | Caius College | H | Walk | Forest received a walkover after Caius scratched |
| 1882-83 | Wed Nov 01, 1882 | FA Cup | 1 | Brigg Britannia | H | Walk | Forest received a walkover after Brigg Britannia scratched |
| 1883-84 | Mon Nov 12, 1883 | FA Cup | 1 | Redcar | H | Walk | Forest received a walkover after Redcar scratched |
| 1884-85 | Sun Feb 08, 1885 | FA Cup | 5 | Bye | Forest received a bye in this round | ||
| 1888-89 | Sat Feb 02, 1889 | FA Cup | 1 | Linfield Athletic | H | D | Linfield scratched after the game and before the replay |