Defeat to Sheff Wed ends cup run
On this day in Nottingham Forest history in 1930 Forest lose their FA Cup quarter-final replay at Sheffield Wednesday.
Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup run ended at Hillsborough when Sheffield Wednesday won the quarter-final replay 3-1.
The tie had begun with a 2-2 draw at the City Ground, a result that kept Forest alive and gave them another chance to reach the last four. Replays carried their own pressure, especially in the FA Cup, where one more match could turn hope into disappointment very quickly.
Forest went to Sheffield Wednesday knowing the reward was a semi-final place. The 3-1 defeat ended that possibility, leaving the earlier draw in Nottingham as the moment when the tie had still been open. For supporters, the replay brought the frustration of coming close without being able to finish the job.
The result mattered because it closed one of Forest’s stronger cup runs of the period. Sheffield Wednesday progressed to the semi-finals, while Forest were left with the sense of a quarter-final opportunity that had slipped away over two hard-fought matches.
Sources
The City Ground; 11v11; FA Cup historical records
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