League Division One · Matchday 02
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Monday 29th August 1983 in the League Division One. Kevin Moran (12') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Kevin Moran 1–0
- Half Time
- 65' Viv Anderson 1–1
- 86' Peter Davenport 1–2
- Minute not recorded
- — Lou Macari
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
5 Kevin Moran 12'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 74 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 74 times: 33W 18D 23L.
1 Sep 1982 W 3–0 D1 19 Jan 1983 W 4–0 LC 22 Jan 1983 W 2–0 D1
29 Aug 1983 L 1–2 This match
16 May 1984 L 0–2 D1 8 Dec 1984 L 2–3 D1 6 May 1985 W 2–0 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 →