League Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
4–0
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 4–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 19th January 1983 in the League Cup. Gordon McQueen (3', 63'), Steve Coppell (50') and Bryan Robson (86') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Gordon McQueen 1–0
- Half Time
- 50' Steve Coppell 2–0
- 63' Gordon McQueen 3–0
- 86' Bryan Robson 4–0
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 72 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 72 times: 32W 18D 22L.
31 Aug 1981 D 0–0 D1 5 May 1982 W 1–0 D1 1 Sep 1982 W 3–0 D1
19 Jan 1983 W 4–0 This match
22 Jan 1983 W 2–0 D1 29 Aug 1983 L 1–2 D1 16 May 1984 L 0–2 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 →