League Division One · Matchday 26
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 16th January 1965 in the League Division One. Denis Law (3', 31') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
Starting XI
Player
10 Denis Law 3', 31'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Johnny Carey
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 43 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 43 times: 18W 10D 15L.
19 Oct 1963 W 2–1 D1 25 Apr 1964 W 3–1 D1 12 Sep 1964 W 3–0 D1
16 Jan 1965 D 2–2 This match
24 Aug 1965 L 2–4 D1 1 Sep 1965 D 0–0 D1 1 Oct 1966 L 1–4 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 →