League Division One · Matchday 40
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 22nd April 1972 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Tony Young
- Full Time 0–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Matt Gillies
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 57 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 57 times: 26W 13D 18L.
14 Nov 1970 W 2–1 D1 13 Mar 1971 W 2–0 D1 4 Dec 1971 W 3–2 D1
22 Apr 1972 D 0–0 This match
7 Sep 1974 D 2–2 D2 22 Mar 1975 W 1–0 D2 12 Nov 1977 L 1–2 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 →