League Division One · Matchday 42
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
3–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Monday 20th May 1963 in the League Division One. Johnny Giles (2') and David Herd (50') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Johnny Giles 0–1
- 39' Colin Addison 1–1
- Half Time
- 50' David Herd 1–2
- 65' Dennis Mochan 2–2
- 80' Len Julians 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 David Herd 50'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Andy Beattie
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 39 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 39 times: 15W 9D 15L.
26 Dec 1961 W 6–3 D1 20 Mar 1962 L 0–1 D1 8 Dec 1962 W 5–1 D1
20 May 1963 L 2–3 This match
19 Oct 1963 W 2–1 D1 25 Apr 1964 W 3–1 D1 12 Sep 1964 W 3–0 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 →