League Division One · Matchday 37
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
4–0
Manchester United lost 0–4 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Wednesday 2nd May 1990 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Garry Parker 1–0
- 19' Stuart Pearce 2–0
- 21' Nigel Clough 3–0
- 25' Steve Chettle 4–0
- Full Time 4–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 89 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 89 times: 39W 21D 29L.
27 Mar 1989 L 0–2 D1 12 Nov 1989 W 1–0 D1 7 Jan 1990 W 1–0 FAC
2 May 1990 L 0–4 This match
29 Sep 1990 L 0–1 D1 16 Mar 1991 D 1–1 D1 18 Mar 1992 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 →