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MANCHESTER UNITED 0 - 0 FOREST - Mon Aug 31, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Aug 31, 1981 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-0 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1981-82
Referee:
Sponsor:: Panasonic
Attendance:: 51,496
Pos Before/After:: 6 1
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: May 05, 1982

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3126 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1539 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3531 (of 5724)
Total:: 4906 (of 7505)
Played:: 42 years, 7 months, 25 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: L (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton
2	D	25	Viv Anderson
3	M	21	Stuart Gray
4	M	31	John McGovern
5	D	27	Kenny Burns
6	M	25	Einar Aas
7	F	27	Trevor Francis	Last game
8	F	26	Peter Ward
9	M	20	Justin Fashanu
10	F	20	Mark Proctor
11	F	28	John Robertson
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Bailey
2	D	John Gidman
3	D	Arthur Albiston
4	D	Ray Wilkins
5	D	Gordon McQueen
6	M	Martin Buchan
7	M	Steve Coppell
8	M	Garry Birtles
9	M	Frank Stapleton
10	F	Lou Macari
11	F	Sammy McIlroy
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Mon Aug 31, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Manchester United	0-0	Nottingham Forest

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Swansea City	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	W
	2	Everton	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	W
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	3	W
	4	Coventry City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	5	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	6	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	7	Notts County	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	W
	8	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	W
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	10	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	11	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	D
	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
	13	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	14	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	15	Southampton	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	16	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	17	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	18	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	19	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L
	20	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	L
	21	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
	22	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0	L

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
5	1	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	WD		0-0
1	2	Swansea City	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	W
1	3	Everton	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	W
1	4	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	3	W
1	5	Coventry City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
1	6	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	7	Notts County	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	W
	8	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	W
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	W
	10	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	11	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	D
	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
	13	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	14	Manchester United	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	LD		0-0
	15	Southampton	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	16	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	17	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	18	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	19	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L
	20	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	L
	21	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
	22	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0	L

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