MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 05, 1969 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Apr 05, 1969 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 (Lost)
- Half-time: 1-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Oct 18, 1969
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2613 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1237 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 2882 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 4122 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: WWDDWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Willie Morgan (12)
George Best (52)
Willie Morgan (63)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | D | ||
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | ![]() |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Alex Stepney |
2 | D | John Fitzpatrick |
3 | D | Nobby Stiles |
4 | D | Pat Crerand |
5 | D | Steve James |
6 | M | David Sadler |
7 | M | Willie Morgan ![]() ![]() |
8 | M | Brian Kidd |
9 | M | John Aston Jnr |
10 | F | Denis Law |
11 | F | George Best ![]() |
12 | ? |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Chelsea | 2-3 | Burnley |
Leeds United | 1-0 | Manchester City |
Liverpool | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Manchester United | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | West Ham United |
Southampton | 3-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
Stoke City | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |
Sunderland | 0-0 | Arsenal |
West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Everton |
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 | Leeds United | 35 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2.45833 | 56 | WWWWDD | ||
2 | Liverpool | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 2.61905 | 51 | WLDWWD | ||
3 | Arsenal | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2.42105 | 48 | LWWWDD | ||
4 | Everton | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 2.27586 | 46 | WWDDLW | ||
5 | Chelsea | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 1.38298 | 43 | WWWLWD | ||
6 | West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1.47619 | 40 | WWLWDL | ||
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1.17778 | 38 | DWLDLW | ||
8 | Southampton | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 1.04651 | 38 | LWLDWD | ||
9 | Manchester United | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1.04348 | 36 | WWDDWW | ||
10 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 1.01961 | 35 | DWDWDW | ||
11 | Burnley | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | .68116 | 35 | WWLDLD | ||
12 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1.00000 | 34 | LWDWWD | ||
13 | Manchester City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 1.31111 | 33 | WLWLWW | ||
14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .87179 | 32 | LLWLLD | ||
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | .77778 | 32 | DWDLLD | ||
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | .77586 | 30 | LLWDLL | ||
17 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | .83333 | 28 | WLWWWL | ||
18 | Stoke City | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | .68627 | 28 | LDDWDL | ||
19 | Sunderland | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 45 | .60317 | 28 | LLLLDL | ||
20 | Coventry City | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 38 | .72414 | 26 | DWDLWL | ||
21 | Leicester City | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | .50000 | 22 | DWDLLL | ||
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 57 | .38202 | 15 | LLLLLL |
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 | Leeds United | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2.50000 | 58 | WWWDDW | 1-0 | |
2 | Liverpool | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 2.66667 | 53 | LDWWDW | 1-0 | |
3 | Arsenal | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2.42105 | 49 | WWWDDD | 0-0 | |
4 | Everton | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 2.23333 | 47 | WDDLWD | 1-1 | |
5 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 1.34000 | 43 | WWLWDL | 2-3 | |
6 | West Ham United | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 63 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 1.46512 | 41 | WLWDLD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 7 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 1.06667 | 40 | WLDWDW | 3-2 |
![]() | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1.17778 | 38 | DWLDLW | |
9 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1.08511 | 38 | WDDWWW | 3-1 | |
![]() | 10 | Burnley | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 50 | .70423 | 37 | WLDLDW | 3-2 |
![]() | 11 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 1.00000 | 35 | WDWDWL | 1-2 |
12 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1.00000 | 34 | LWDWWD | ||
13 | Manchester City | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 1.28261 | 33 | LWLWWL | 0-1 | |
14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .87500 | 33 | LWLLDD | 1-1 | |
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 27 | .76087 | 32 | WDLLDL | 0-1 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | .77966 | 31 | LWDLLD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 17 | Stoke City | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | .71154 | 30 | DDWDLW | 2-1 |
![]() | 18 | Sunderland | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 45 | .60317 | 29 | LLLDLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | .80392 | 28 | LWWWLL | 1-3 |
20 | Coventry City | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 38 | .72414 | 26 | DWDLWL | ||
21 | Leicester City | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | .50000 | 22 | DWDLLL | ||
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 92 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 60 | .39130 | 15 | LLLLLL | 2-3 |