League Division One · Matchday 20
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
3–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th December 1971 in the League Division One. Denis Law (17') and Brian Kidd (37', 46') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Denis Law 1–0
- 37' Brian Kidd 2–0
- 41' Peter Cormack 2–1
- Half Time
- 46' Brian Kidd 3–1
- 69' Martin O'Neill 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Matt Gillies
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 56 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 56 times: 26W 12D 18L.
31 Mar 1970 W 2–1 D1 14 Nov 1970 W 2–1 D1 13 Mar 1971 W 2–0 D1
4 Dec 1971 W 3–2 This match
22 Apr 1972 D 0–0 D1 7 Sep 1974 D 2–2 D2 22 Mar 1975 W 1–0 D2 | 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 →