League Division One · Matchday 22
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
6–3
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 6–3 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 26th December 1961 in the League Division One. David Herd (3'), Nobby Lawton (8', 30', 71'), Bobby Charlton (24') and Shay Brennan (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' David Herd 1–0
- 8' Nobby Lawton 2–0
- 24' Bobby Charlton 3–0
- 30' Nobby Lawton 4–0
- 40' Len Julians 4–1
- Half Time
- 68' Trevor Hockey 4–2
- 71' Nobby Lawton 5–2
- 78' Shay Brennan 6–2
- 81' Calvin Palmer pen 6–3
- Full Time 6–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Andy Beattie
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 36 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 36 times: 14W 9D 13L.
19 Mar 1960 W 3–1 D1 24 Oct 1960 W 2–1 D1 25 Feb 1961 L 2–3 D1
26 Dec 1961 W 6–3 This match
20 Mar 1962 L 0–1 D1 8 Dec 1962 W 5–1 D1 20 May 1963 L 2–3 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 →