League Division One · Matchday 12
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 12th October 1957 in the League Division One. Billy Whelan (3') and Dennis Viollet (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Billy Whelan 0–1
- Half Time
- 47' Stuart Imlach 1–1
- 59' Dennis Viollet 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at City Ground, Nottingham at the time: 47,654.
- Billy Whelan's 11th goal of 1957-1958, and his 48th for United.
- Dennis Viollet's 9th goal of 1957-1958, and his 85th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Billy Walker
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 28 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 28 times: 9W 7D 12L.
27 Dec 1937 W 4–3 D2 28 Dec 1937 W 3–2 D2 25 Jan 1947 L 0–2 FAC
12 Oct 1957 W 2–1 This match
22 Feb 1958 D 1–1 D1 27 Aug 1958 W 3–0 D1 3 Sep 1958 D 1–1 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 →