FA Cup · 4th Round
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 24th January 1981 in the FA Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Trevor Francis 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 67 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 67 times: 29W 16D 22L.
22 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 2 Apr 1980 L 0–2 D1 4 Oct 1980 W 2–1 D1
24 Jan 1981 L 0–1 This match
18 Mar 1981 D 1–1 D1 31 Aug 1981 D 0–0 D1 5 May 1982 W 1–0 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 →