The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest
13Belt meetings
6Aston Villa wins
4Forest wins
4Title changes
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have met 13 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from March 6, 1897 to December 14, 2024. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 6–4, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | Mar 6, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4–2 | Title change |
| 271 | Mar 26, 1898 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Defense |
| 340 | Apr 14, 1900 | Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 359 | Dec 15, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Title change |
| 396 | Dec 28, 1901 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–0 | Defense |
| 719 | Feb 11, 1911 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,438 | Aug 24, 1963 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,035 | Sep 17, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,080 | Sep 30, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,487 | Sep 24, 1988 | Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,540 | Dec 2, 1989 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,785 | Sep 23, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,852 | Dec 14, 2024 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |