League Division One · Matchday 09
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 4th October 1980 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (43') and Steve Coppell (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Ian Wallace 1–0
- 43' Lou Macari 1–1
- Half Time
- 73' Steve Coppell 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 66 of 116
116
Played
55
Won
25
Drawn
36
Lost
206
Goals For
148
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th October 1892. After this match United had played Nottingham Forest 66 times: 29W 16D 21L.
18 Apr 1979 D 1–1 D1 22 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 2 Apr 1980 L 0–2 D1
4 Oct 1980 W 2–1 This match
24 Jan 1981 L 0–1 FAC 18 Mar 1981 D 1–1 D1 31 Aug 1981 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 124 | 71 | 58.6 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 81 | 77 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →