League Division One · Matchday 13
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
2–1
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 24th October 1960 in the League Division One. Dennis Viollet (44', 59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Colin Booth 0–1
- 44' Dennis Viollet 1–1
- Half Time
- 59' Dennis Viollet 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Dennis Viollet 44', 59'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Andy Beattie
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 34 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 34 times: 13W 9D 12L.
3 Sep 1958 D 1–1 D1 12 Dec 1959 W 5–1 D1 19 Mar 1960 W 3–1 D1
24 Oct 1960 W 2–1 This match
25 Feb 1961 L 2–3 D1 26 Dec 1961 W 6–3 D1 20 Mar 1962 L 0–1 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 →