League Division One · Matchday 02
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Monday 31st August 1981 in the League Division One.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 69 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 69 times: 29W 18D 22L.
4 Oct 1980 W 2–1 D1 24 Jan 1981 L 0–1 FAC 18 Mar 1981 D 1–1 D1
31 Aug 1981 D 0–0 This match
5 May 1982 W 1–0 D1 1 Sep 1982 W 3–0 D1 19 Jan 1983 W 4–0 LC | 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 →