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
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- May 20, 1963
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2344 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 968 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 2580 (of 5672)
- Total:
- 3771 (of 7440)

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 | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | John Armstrong | |
2 | D | Joseph Wilson | |
3 | F | Billy Gray | |
4 | M | Jeff Whitefoot | |
5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
6 | M | Calvin Palmer | |
7 | F | Trevor Hockey | |
8 | F | Colin Addison ![]() | |
9 | F | Len Julians | |
10 | F | Johnny Quigley | |
11 | F | Flip Le Flem |
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 ![]() |
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 | ||
1 | Everton | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2.091 | 30 | DWWLWD | ||
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2.138 | 28 | WWWDLD | ||
3 | Burnley | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 1.379 | 27 | DWWLWL | ||
4 | Leicester City | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1.542 | 26 | WLWDDW | ||
5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1.303 | 25 | DDLWWW | ||
6 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.310 | 24 | LLDWDW | ||
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1.257 | 22 | LDLLWL | ||
8 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1.179 | 20 | LDWWWW | ||
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | .949 | 20 | DDWWDD | ||
10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 24 | .941 | 20 | DDDDLL | ||
11 | Arsenal | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | .929 | 19 | DWLLWW | ||
12 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .844 | 19 | LLLWLD | ||
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | .892 | 18 | WWLLLD | ||
14 | Birmingham City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | .811 | 18 | WWDWLD | ||
15 | Blackpool | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | .677 | 18 | DLLWDD | ||
16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | .971 | 17 | LLLDWD | ||
17 | Manchester United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | .837 | 17 | WWDWDD | ||
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | .757 | 17 | WWWLDL | ||
19 | Manchester City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 27 | .638 | 17 | DDLDWL | ||
20 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | .775 | 14 | LLWLLW | ||
21 | Fulham | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | .553 | 13 | DWLDLL | ||
22 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | .488 | 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 | Result(s) | |
1 | Everton | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2.043 | 31 | WWLWDD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 2 | Burnley | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 1.433 | 29 | WWLWLW | 3-1 |
![]() | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2.067 | 28 | WWDLDL | 0-1 |
4 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1.481 | 27 | LWDDWD | 3-3 | |
![]() | 5 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 1.281 | 25 | LDWDWD | 3-3 |
![]() | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 1.158 | 25 | DLWWWL | 1-5 |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1.400 | 24 | DLLWLW | 5-0 | |
8 | Liverpool | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1.250 | 22 | DWWWWW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 9 | Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | .976 | 21 | WLLWWW | 2-0 |
![]() | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | .952 | 21 | DWWDDD | 3-3 |
![]() | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | .921 | 20 | WLLLDW | 2-1 |
![]() | 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 24 | .889 | 20 | DDDLLL | 0-2 |
![]() | 13 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | .853 | 20 | LLWLDD | 2-2 |
![]() | 14 | Manchester United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | .932 | 19 | WDWDDW | 5-1 |
![]() | 15 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | .825 | 19 | WDWLDD | 3-3 |
![]() | 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | .784 | 19 | WWLDLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 17 | West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | .972 | 18 | LLDWDD | 1-1 |
![]() | 18 | Blackpool | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .636 | 18 | LLWDDL | 0-2 |
19 | Manchester City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29 | .633 | 17 | DLDWLL | 1-2 | |
20 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | .744 | 14 | LWLLWL | 1-3 | |
21 | Fulham | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | .488 | 13 | WLDLLL | 0-5 | |
22 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | .512 | 12 | DLLLDD | 2-2 |