The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 5 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 08, 1962 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 08, 1962 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-3

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1962-63
Referee:: J Powell
Attendance:: 27,615
Pos Before/After:: 5 6
Opp Before/After:: 17 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: May 20, 1963

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2344 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 968 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2580 (of 5724)
Total:: 3773 (of 7505)
Played:: 61 years, 4 months, 11 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: DDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Colin Addison (18')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: WWDWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
David Herd (10')
David Herd (22')
Bobby Charlton (25')
Johnny Giles (72')
Denis Law (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	John Armstrong
2	D	25	Joseph Wilson
3	F	35	Billy Gray
4	M	28	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	30	Bob McKinlay
6	M	22	Calvin Palmer
7	F	19	Trevor Hockey
8	F	22	Colin Addison (18')
9	F	29	Len Julians
10	F	27	Johnny Quigley
11	F	20	Flip Le Flem

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	John Armstrong	23		7	2
2	D	25	Joseph Wilson	91	1	7	2
3	F	35	Billy Gray	225	35	7	2
4	M	28	Jeff Whitefoot	285	7	7	2
5	D	30	Bob McKinlay	688	10	7	2
6	M	22	Calvin Palmer	102	14	7	2
7	F	19	Trevor Hockey	79	8	7	2
8	F	22	Colin Addison (18)	174	69	7	2
9	F	29	Len Julians	61	25	21	4
10	F	27	Johnny Quigley	274	58	7	2
11	F	20	Flip Le Flem	146	20	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Gregg
2	D	Shay Brennan
3	D	Noel Cantwell
4	D	James Nicholson
5	D	William Foulkes
6	M	Norbert Lawton
7	M	Johnny Giles
8	M	Albert Quixall
9	M	David Herd
10	F	Denis Law
11	F	Bobby Charlton

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 08, 1962)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Blackpool
Birmingham City	3-3	Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley	3-1	Ipswich Town
Everton	1-1	West Ham United
Fulham	0-5	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City	3-3	Aston Villa
Leyton Orient	2-2	Sheffield United
Manchester United	5-1	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	0-2	Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Manchester City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Everton	20	13	4	3	46	22	8	2	0	31	10	5	2	3	15	12	2.09091	30	DWWLWD
2	Tottenham Hotspur	20	12	4	4	62	29	7	3	1	40	16	5	1	3	22	13	2.13793	28	WWWDLD
3	Burnley	20	11	5	4	40	29	7	2	1	19	8	4	3	3	21	21	1.37931	27	DWWLWL
4	Leicester City	20	10	6	4	37	24	7	3	0	24	9	3	3	4	13	15	1.54167	26	WLWDDW
5	Nottingham Forest	20	10	5	5	43	33	8	1	1	24	10	2	4	4	19	23	1.30303	25	DDLWWW
6	Aston Villa	20	10	4	6	38	29	8	1	2	25	11	2	3	4	13	18	1.31034	24	LLDWDW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	44	35	3	4	4	23	20	6	0	3	21	15	1.25714	22	LDLLWL
8	Liverpool	20	8	4	8	33	28	7	1	2	21	9	1	3	6	12	19	1.17857	20	LDWWWW
9	Blackburn Rovers	20	7	6	7	37	39	4	2	4	21	23	3	4	3	16	16	.94872	20	DDWWDD
10	Sheffield Wednesday	20	6	8	6	32	34	4	4	2	14	10	2	4	4	18	24	.94118	20	DDDDLL
11	Arsenal	20	7	5	8	39	42	4	2	3	16	14	3	3	5	23	28	.92857	19	DWLLWW
12	Sheffield United	20	7	5	8	27	32	5	3	2	17	11	2	2	6	10	21	.84375	19	LLLWLD
13	West Bromwich Albion	20	7	4	9	33	37	5	0	4	20	19	2	4	5	13	18	.89189	18	WWLLLD
14	Birmingham City	20	6	6	8	30	37	3	5	1	20	14	3	1	7	10	23	.81081	18	WWDWLD
15	Blackpool	20	5	8	7	21	31	3	4	3	12	13	2	4	4	9	18	.67742	18	DLLWDD
16	West Ham United	20	5	7	8	34	35	2	5	3	17	20	3	2	5	17	15	.97143	17	LLLDWD
17	Manchester United	20	6	5	9	36	43	3	3	4	19	20	3	2	5	17	23	.83721	17	WWDWDD
18	Bolton Wanderers	20	7	3	10	28	37	6	2	2	17	8	1	1	8	11	29	.75676	17	WWWLDL
19	Manchester City	20	5	7	8	30	47	3	3	4	14	20	2	4	4	16	27	.63830	17	DDLDWL
20	Ipswich Town	20	4	6	10	31	40	2	4	4	18	21	2	2	6	13	19	.77500	14	LLWLLW
21	Fulham	20	4	5	11	21	38	3	3	4	13	16	1	2	7	8	22	.55263	13	DWLDLL
22	Leyton Orient	20	4	3	13	20	41	3	0	7	13	22	1	3	6	7	19	.48780	11	LDLLLD

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Everton	21	13	5	3	47	23	8	3	0	32	11	5	2	3	15	12	2.04348	31	WWLWDD		1-1
1	2	Burnley	21	12	5	4	43	30	8	2	1	22	9	4	3	3	21	21	1.43333	29	WWLWLW		3-1
1	3	Tottenham Hotspur	21	12	4	5	62	30	7	3	1	40	16	5	1	4	22	14	2.06667	28	WWDLDL		0-1
	4	Leicester City	21	10	7	4	40	27	7	4	0	27	12	3	3	4	13	15	1.48148	27	LWDDWD		3-3
1	5	Aston Villa	21	10	5	6	41	32	8	1	2	25	11	2	4	4	16	21	1.28125	25	LDWDWD		3-3
1	6	Nottingham Forest	21	10	5	6	44	38	8	1	1	24	10	2	4	5	20	28	1.15789	25	DLWWWL		1-5
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	10	4	7	49	35	3	4	4	23	20	7	0	3	26	15	1.40000	24	DLLWLW		5-0
	8	Liverpool	21	9	4	8	35	28	7	1	2	21	9	2	3	6	14	19	1.25000	22	DWWWWW		2-0
2	9	Arsenal	21	8	5	8	41	42	5	2	3	18	14	3	3	5	23	28	.97619	21	WLLWWW		2-0
1	10	Blackburn Rovers	21	7	7	7	40	42	4	2	4	21	23	3	5	3	19	19	.95238	21	DWWDDD		3-3
2	11	West Bromwich Albion	21	8	4	9	35	38	6	0	4	22	20	2	4	5	13	18	.92105	20	WLLLDW		2-1
2	12	Sheffield Wednesday	21	6	8	7	32	36	4	4	3	14	12	2	4	4	18	24	.88889	20	DDDLLL		0-2
1	13	Sheffield United	21	7	6	8	29	34	5	3	2	17	11	2	3	6	12	23	.85294	20	LLWLDD		2-2
3	14	Manchester United	21	7	5	9	41	44	4	3	4	24	21	3	2	5	17	23	.93182	19	WDWDDW		5-1
1	15	Birmingham City	21	6	7	8	33	40	3	6	1	23	17	3	1	7	10	23	.82500	19	WDWLDD		3-3
2	16	Bolton Wanderers	21	8	3	10	29	37	7	2	2	18	8	1	1	8	11	29	.78378	19	WWLDLW		1-0
1	17	West Ham United	21	5	8	8	35	36	2	5	3	17	20	3	3	5	18	16	.97222	18	LLDWDD		1-1
3	18	Blackpool	21	5	8	8	21	33	3	4	3	12	13	2	4	5	9	20	.63636	18	LLWDDL		0-2
	19	Manchester City	21	5	7	9	31	49	3	3	4	14	20	2	4	5	17	29	.63265	17	DLDWLL		1-2
	20	Ipswich Town	21	4	6	11	32	43	2	4	4	18	21	2	2	7	14	22	.74419	14	LWLLWL		1-3
	21	Fulham	21	4	5	12	21	43	3	3	5	13	21	1	2	7	8	22	.48837	13	WLDLLL		0-5
	22	Leyton Orient	21	4	4	13	22	43	3	1	7	15	24	1	3	6	7	19	.51163	12	DLLLDD		2-2