League Division One · Matchday 35
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Wednesday 18th April 1979 in the League Division One. Joe Jordan (47') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 47' Joe Jordan 0–1
- 79' Ashley Grimes for Buchan
- 86' Trevor Francis 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Joe Jordan 47'
Substitutes
Ashley Grimes
79' for Buchan
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 63 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 63 times: 27W 16D 20L.
12 Nov 1977 L 1–2 D1 17 Dec 1977 L 0–4 D1 16 Sep 1978 D 1–1 D1
18 Apr 1979 D 1–1 This match
22 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 2 Apr 1980 L 0–2 D1 4 Oct 1980 W 2–1 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 →