| Season | Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Ground | Notes |
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| 1878-79 | Sat Nov 16, 1878 | Notts County | 1 | | A | 3-1 | Beeston Cricket Ground | Forest's first competitive game |
| 1879-80 | Sat Nov 08, 1879 | Notts County | 1 | | H | 4-0 | Town Ground | |
| 1880-81 | Mon Nov 01, 1880 | Caius College | 1 | | H | - | | Forest received a walkover after Caius scratched |
| 1881-82 | Sat Nov 05, 1881 | Aston Villa | 1 | | A | 1-4 | Perry Barr | |
| 1882-83 | Wed Nov 01, 1882 | Brigg Britannia | 1 | | H | - | | Forest received a walkover after Brigg Britannia scratched |
| 1883-84 | Mon Nov 12, 1883 | Redcar | 1 | | H | - | | Forest received a walkover after Redcar scratched |
| 1884-85 | Sat Nov 08, 1884 | Rotherham | 1 | | H | 5-0 | Parkside Ground | |
| 1885-86 | Sat Oct 31, 1885 | Mellors | 1 | | H | 6-2 | Gregory Ground | |
| 1886-87 | Sat Oct 30, 1886 | Notts Olympic | 1 | | H | 3-0 | Gregory Ground | |
| 1887-88 | Sat Oct 15, 1887 | Notts Swifts | 1 | | H | 2-1 | Town Ground | |
| 1888-89 | Sat Feb 02, 1889 | Linfield Athletic | 1 | | H | 2-2 | Gregory Ground | Linfield scratched after the game and before the replay |
| 1889-90 | Sat Jan 18, 1890 | Derby Midland | 1 | | A | 0-3 | | |
| 1890-91 | Sat Jan 17, 1891 | Clapton | 1 | | A | 14-0 | Spotted Dog Ground | |
| 1891-92 | Sat Jan 16, 1892 | Newcastle East End | 1 | | H | 2-1 | Town Ground | |
| 1892-93 | Sat Jan 21, 1893 | Casuals | 1 | | H | 4-0 | Town Ground | |
| 1893-94 | Sat Jan 27, 1894 | Heanor Town | 1 | | H | 1-0 | Town Ground | |
| 1894-95 | Sat Feb 02, 1895 | Southampton St Mary's | 1 | | A | 4-1 | Antelope Ground | |
| 1895-96 | Sat Feb 01, 1896 | Everton | 1 | | H | 0-2 | Town Ground | |
| 1896-97 | Sat Jan 30, 1897 | The Wednesday | 1 | | A | 1-0 | Olive Grove | |
| 1897-98 | Sat Jan 29, 1898 | Grimsby Town | 1 | | H | 4-0 | City Ground (Town Ground) | |
| 1898-99 | Sat Jan 28, 1899 | Aston Villa | 1 | | H | 2-1 | | New attendance record |
| 1899-00 | Sat Jan 27, 1900 | Grimsby Town | 1 | | H | 3-0 | | |
| 1900-01 | Sat Feb 09, 1901 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | | H | 5-1 | | |
| 1901-02 | Sat Jan 25, 1902 | Glossop North End | 1 | | A | 3-1 | Priestfield Stadium | |
| 1902-03 | Sat Feb 07, 1903 | Reading | 1 | | H | 0-0 | | |
| Wed Feb 11, 1903 | Reading | 1 | | A | 6-3 | Elm Park | |
| 1903-04 | Wed Feb 10, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | | A | 1-1 | The Hawthorns | |
| Sat Feb 13, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | | H | 3-1 | | |
| 1904-05 | Sat Feb 04, 1905 | Sheffield United | 1 | | H | 2-0 | | |
| 1905-06 | Sat Jan 13, 1906 | Bury | 1 | | A | 1-1 | Gigg Lane | |
| Wed Jan 17, 1906 | Bury | 1 | | H | 6-2 | | |
| 1906-07 | Sat Jan 12, 1907 | Barnsley | 1 | | H | 1-1 | | |
| Thu Jan 17, 1907 | Barnsley | 1 | | A | 1-2 | Oakwell | |
| 1907-08 | Sat Jan 11, 1908 | Newcastle United | 1 | | A | 0-2 | St. James Park (Newcastle) | |
| 1908-09 | Sat Jan 16, 1909 | Aston Villa | 1 | | H | 2-0 | | |
| 1909-10 | Sat Jan 15, 1910 | Sheffield United | 1 | | H | 3-2 | | |
| 1910-11 | Sat Jan 14, 1911 | West Ham United | 1 | | A | 1-2 | Upton Park | |
| 1911-12 | Sat Jan 13, 1912 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | | H | 0-1 | | |
| 1912-13 | Sat Jan 18, 1913 | Chesterfield | 1 | | A | 4-1 | Saltergate | |
| 1913-14 | Sat Jan 10, 1914 | Clapton Orient | 1 | | A | 2-2 | Millfields Road | |
| Wed Jan 14, 1914 | Clapton Orient | 1 | | H | 0-1 | | |
| 1914-15 | Sat Jan 09, 1915 | Norwich City | 1 | | H | 1-4 | | |
| 1919-20 | Sat Jan 10, 1920 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | | A | 0-3 | Horton Park Avenue | |
| 1920-21 | Sat Jan 08, 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | | A | 1-1 | St. James Park (Newcastle) | |
| Wed Jan 12, 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | | A | 0-2 | St. James Park (Newcastle) | |
| 1921-22 | Sat Jan 07, 1922 | Bristol City | 1 | | A | 0-0 | Ashton Gate | |
| Wed Jan 11, 1922 | Bristol City | 1 | | H | 3-1 | | |
| 1922-23 | Sat Jan 13, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1 | | H | 0-0 | | |
| Wed Jan 17, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1 | | A | 0-0 | Bramall Lane | |
| Mon Jan 22, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1 | | N | 1-1 | Meadow Lane | Played at Notts County |
| Tue Jan 23, 1923 | Sheffield United | 1 | | N | 0-1 | Hillsborough | Played at Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1923-24 | Sat Jan 12, 1924 | Manchester City | 1 | | A | 0-2 | Hyde Road | |
| 1924-25 | Sat Jan 10, 1925 | Clapton Orient | 1 | | H | 1-0 | | |
| 1949-50 | Sat Nov 26, 1949 | Bristol City | 1 | | H | 1-0 | | |
| 1950-51 | Sat Nov 25, 1950 | Torquay United | 1 | | H | 6-1 | | |
| 2005-06 | Sat Nov 05, 2005 | Weymouth | 1 | | H | 1-1 | | |
| Mon Nov 14, 2005 | Weymouth | 1 | | A | 2-0 | Wessex Stadium | |
| 2006-07 | Sat Nov 11, 2006 | Yeading | 1 | | H | 5-0 | | |
| 2007-08 | Sat Nov 10, 2007 | Lincoln City | 1 | | A | 1-1 | Sincil Bank | |
| Tue Nov 27, 2007 | Lincoln City | 1 | | H | 3-1 | | |
