League Division One · Matchday 02
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
4–2
Manchester United lost 2–4 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Tuesday 24th August 1965 in the League Division One. John Aston Jnr (66') and George Best (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Frank Wignall 1–0
- 28' Colin Addison 2–0
- 44' Colin Addison 3–0
- Half Time
- 63' Alan Hinton 4–0
- 66' John Aston Jnr 4–1
- 80' George Best 4–2
- Full Time 4–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 George Best 80'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Johnny Carey
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 44 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 44 times: 18W 10D 16L.
25 Apr 1964 W 3–1 D1 12 Sep 1964 W 3–0 D1 16 Jan 1965 D 2–2 D1
24 Aug 1965 L 2–4 This match
1 Sep 1965 D 0–0 D1 1 Oct 1966 L 1–4 D1 11 Feb 1967 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 →