League Division One · Matchday 14
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 12th November 1977 in the League Division One. Stuart Pearson (5') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Stuart Pearson 0–1
- Half Time
- 49' Kenny Burns 1–1
- 72' Archie Gemmill 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 60 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 60 times: 27W 14D 19L.
22 Apr 1972 D 0–0 D1 7 Sep 1974 D 2–2 D2 22 Mar 1975 W 1–0 D2
12 Nov 1977 L 1–2 This match
17 Dec 1977 L 0–4 D1 16 Sep 1978 D 1–1 D1 18 Apr 1979 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 →