League Division One · Matchday 10
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
4–1
Manchester United lost 1–4 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 1st October 1966 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (72') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Chris Crowe 1–0
- 30' Frank Wignall 2–0
- 44' Chris Crowe 3–0
- Half Time
- 55' Chris Crowe pen 4–0
- 72' Bobby Charlton 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Bobby Charlton 72'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Johnny Carey
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 46 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 46 times: 18W 11D 17L.
16 Jan 1965 D 2–2 D1 24 Aug 1965 L 2–4 D1 1 Sep 1965 D 0–0 D1
1 Oct 1966 L 1–4 This match
11 Feb 1967 W 1–0 D1 28 Oct 1967 L 1–3 D1 23 Mar 1968 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 →