Notts v Forest

[sidders]

Very interesting article in today's Grauniad about local derbies in football. It focuses on clubs that are geographically close but have met on very few occasions - for example, Barnet v Spurs, 10 miles apart but have had no meetings.
In the geographical closeness stakes, I think Notts and Forest are probably the closest in England. This is probably one for UTM. Who has won the most in Notts v Forest meetings? What has been the biggest win for Notts and for Forest. Which players have scored the most goals in this derby over the years?

[upthemaggies]

Very interesting article in today's Grauniad about local derbies in football. It focuses on clubs that are geographically close but have met on very few occasions - for example, Barnet v Spurs, 10 miles apart but have had no meetings.
In the geographical closeness stakes, I think Notts and Forest are probably the closest in England. This is probably one for UTM. Who has won the most in Notts v Forest meetings? What has been the biggest win for Notts and for Forest. Which players have scored the most goals in this derby over the years?

Yes, we are closer than Liverpool and Everton so must be the closest in England. Dundee and Dundee Utd famously the closest of all in the UK at least, about half the distance of Notts/Fword.

LEAGUE ONLY RECORD
Pld:86 W:28 D:23 L:35 F:107 A:120 GD:-13 pts:107
Average PPG: 1.24

Home League Games Record
Pld:43 W:14 D:15 L:14 F:66 A:64 GD:+2 pts:57
Average att: 21897
Average PPG: 1.33

Away League Games Record
Pld:43 W:14 D:8 L:21 F:41 A:56 GD:-15 pts:50
Average att: 22120
Average PPG: 1.16

Note how close the average gates are.

Including cups and United Counties League (but not County Cup)
P100 W30 D27 L43 F124 A148



Notts biggest win
Saturday 12th February 1955
Meadow Lane

Notts County 4
Wills 27
Broadbent 79
Jackson 81
Wills 84

Nottingham Forest 1
French 4

Attendance :- 31,104



BIGGEST DEFEAT

Saturday 10th October 1953
The City Ground

Nottingham Forest 5
Gager (pen) 15
Collindridge 28
Capel 38
Thompson 74
Johnston (og) 80

Notts County 0

Attendance :- 30,559

Looks like Dan Bruce was top scorer for Notts v Fword with 6 in the 1890s and Forman for Fword into the 1900s.