FOOTBALL ALLIANCE RECORD
A precursor to the Football League. Forest played in the Alliance for their first three league seasons (1889, 1890, 1891)
before being accepted in the Football League in 1892.
Football Alliance RecordAll Football Alliance games| Season | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Ground | Notes |
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| 1889-90 | Sat Sep 07, 1889 | Walsall | A | 3-1 | Win | Fellows Park | First match in the Football Alliance |
| Sat Sep 21, 1889 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-4 | Loss | Blundell Park | |
| Sat Sep 28, 1889 | Bootle | H | 2-2 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Oct 05, 1889 | Grimsby Town | H | 1-2 | Loss | Town Ground | |
| Sat Oct 12, 1889 | Birmingham St George's | A | 3-1 | Win | St. Andrews | |
| Sat Oct 19, 1889 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-1 | Draw | Gresty Road | |
| Sat Nov 02, 1889 | Small Heath | H | 0-0 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 09, 1889 | Sunderland Albion | A | 0-4 | Loss | Blue House Field | |
| Sat Nov 23, 1889 | Long Eaton Rangers | A | 3-5 | Loss | Recreation Ground | |
| Sat Dec 07, 1889 | Sunderland Albion | H | 3-1 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Dec 14, 1889 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2-5 | Loss | Town Ground | |
| Sat Dec 28, 1889 | The Wednesday | A | 1-3 | Loss | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Jan 04, 1890 | The Wednesday | H | 1-3 | Loss | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 01, 1890 | Darwen | H | 3-1 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 15, 1890 | Newton Heath | H | 1-3 | Loss | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 22, 1890 | Long Eaton Rangers | H | 1-1 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Thu Mar 20, 1890 | Birmingham St George's | H | 2-2 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Mar 22, 1890 | Darwen | A | 0-9 | Loss | Barley Bank | |
| Sat Mar 29, 1890 | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 3-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Apr 05, 1890 | Newton Heath | A | 1-0 | Win | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Mon Apr 07, 1890 | Bootle | A | 0-2 | Loss | Hawthorne Road | |
| 1890-91 | Sat Sep 06, 1890 | Bootle | A | 5-1 | Win | Hawthorne Road | |
| Sat Sep 13, 1890 | Darwen | H | 5-2 | Win | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Sep 20, 1890 | Newton Heath | A | 1-1 | Draw | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Sat Sep 27, 1890 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5-2 | Win | Gregory Ground | |
| Sat Oct 11, 1890 | Sunderland Albion | A | 0-0 | Draw | Blue House Field | |
| Sat Oct 18, 1890 | Bootle | H | 7-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 01, 1890 | The Wednesday | A | 2-0 | Win | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Nov 08, 1890 | Birmingham St George's | H | 4-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 22, 1890 | Newton Heath | H | 8-2 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Dec 13, 1890 | Darwen | A | 4-4 | Draw | Barley Bank | |
| Sat Dec 27, 1890 | Grimsby Town | H | 1-1 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Jan 24, 1891 | Sunderland Albion | H | 1-1 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Mon Feb 02, 1891 | Birmingham St George's | A | 3-6 | Loss | St. Andrews | |
| Sat Feb 21, 1891 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 7-0 | Win | Gresty Road | |
| Thu Feb 26, 1891 | Small Heath | H | 4-5 | Loss | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 28, 1891 | Small Heath | A | 2-4 | Loss | Muntz Street | |
| Sat Mar 14, 1891 | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 2-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Mar 21, 1891 | The Wednesday | H | 0-0 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Apr 04, 1891 | Walsall Town Swifts | A | 2-3 | Loss | The Chuckery | |
| Thu Apr 09, 1891 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-3 | Loss | Blundell Park | |
| 1891-92 | Thu Sep 03, 1891 | Burton Swifts | H | 7-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Sep 05, 1891 | Bootle | A | 4-1 | Win | Hawthorne Road | Forest arrived 45 minutes late |
| Sat Sep 12, 1891 | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 5-1 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Thu Sep 24, 1891 | Birmingham St George's | H | 3-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Thu Oct 08, 1891 | Small Heath | H | 2-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Oct 17, 1891 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Oct 31, 1891 | Birmingham St George's | A | 2-1 | Win | Cape Hill Ground | |
| Sat Nov 07, 1891 | The Wednesday | H | 1-1 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 14, 1891 | Ardwick | A | 3-1 | Win | Hyde Road | |
| Thu Nov 19, 1891 | Ardwick | H | 4-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 21, 1891 | Grimsby Town | H | 3-3 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Nov 28, 1891 | The Wednesday | A | 1-3 | Loss | Olive Grove | |
| Sat Dec 12, 1891 | Bootle | H | 5-1 | Win | Gregory Ground | |
| Fri Jan 01, 1892 | Newton Heath | A | 1-1 | Draw | North Road (Manchester) | |
| Sat Jan 09, 1892 | Burton Swifts | A | 3-1 | Win | Peel Croft | |
| Sat Feb 06, 1892 | Lincoln City | H | 0-0 | Draw | Town Ground | |
| Sat Feb 20, 1892 | Lincoln City | A | 4-1 | Win | John O'Gaunts | |
| Sat Mar 19, 1892 | Newton Heath | H | 3-0 | Win | Town Ground | |
| Sat Apr 02, 1892 | Walsall Town Swifts | A | 0-3 | Loss | The Chuckery | |
| Sat Apr 16, 1892 | Small Heath | A | 2-1 | Win | Muntz Street | Forest secure the Alliance title |
| Sat Apr 23, 1892 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-2 | Loss | Gresty Road | |
| Thu Apr 28, 1892 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-1 | Draw | Blundell Park | |
