League Division One · Matchday 28
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
2–0
Manchester United lost 0–2 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Monday 27th March 1989 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Stuart Pearce 1–0
- Half Time
- 61' Lee Chapman 2–0
- 66' Lee A. Martin for McGrath
- 66' Tony Gill for Milne
- Full Time 2–0
Starting XI
Player
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 86 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 86 times: 37W 21D 28L.
19 Mar 1988 D 0–0 D1 26 Dec 1988 W 2–0 D1 18 Mar 1989 L 0–1 FAC
27 Mar 1989 L 0–2 This match
12 Nov 1989 W 1–0 D1 7 Jan 1990 W 1–0 FAC 2 May 1990 L 0–4 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 →