League Division One · Matchday 17
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 14th November 1970 in the League Division One. Alan Gowling (21') and Carlo Sartori (49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Alan Gowling 0–1
- Half Time
- 49' Carlo Sartori 0–2
- 55' Peter Cormack 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Wilf McGuinness
Manchester United
OPP
Matt Gillies
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 54 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 54 times: 24W 12D 18L.
5 Apr 1969 W 3–1 D1 18 Oct 1969 D 1–1 D1 31 Mar 1970 W 2–1 D1
14 Nov 1970 W 2–1 This match
13 Mar 1971 W 2–0 D1 4 Dec 1971 W 3–2 D1 22 Apr 1972 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 →