MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 13, 1971 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 13, 1971 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-2
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Dec 04, 1971
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2692 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1316 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 2977 (of 5672)
- Total:
- 4229 (of 7440)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: WWWLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Denis Law (12)
George Best (43)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Jim Barron | |
2 | D | Peter Hindley | |
3 | D | John Winfield | |
4 | F | Sammy Chapman | |
5 | M | Liam O'Kane | |
6 | M | Doug Fraser | |
7 | F | Barry Lyons | |
8 | M | Paul Richardson | |
9 | F | Neil Martin | |
10 | F | Peter Cormack | |
11 | F | Ian Storey-Moore | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | Ronnie Rees |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Alex Stepney |
2 | D | John Fitzpatrick |
3 | D | Tony Dunne |
4 | D | Pat Crerand |
5 | D | Paul Edwards |
6 | M | David Sadler |
7 | M | Willie Morgan |
8 | M | George Best ![]() |
9 | M | Bobby Charlton |
10 | F | Denis Law ![]() |
11 | F | John Aston Jnr |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Blackpool | 1-1 | Leeds United |
Coventry City | 1-0 | Liverpool |
Crystal Palace | 0-2 | Arsenal |
Derby County | 0-0 | Manchester City |
Everton | 2-0 | Stoke City |
Huddersfield Town | 0-1 | Burnley |
Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
Manchester United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
Southampton | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Chelsea |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | West Ham United |
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 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 2.545 | 51 | WLWWWW | ||
2 | Arsenal | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2.160 | 44 | LLWWLW | ||
3 | Chelsea | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.303 | 41 | WLWWDW | ||
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 1.043 | 39 | WWLWLD | ||
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.706 | 35 | LWWWDL | ||
6 | Southampton | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 1.250 | 35 | WLDLDW | ||
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1.464 | 33 | LWLDLL | ||
8 | Manchester City | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.333 | 33 | DLLDLD | ||
9 | Stoke City | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1.028 | 31 | WLWLDW | ||
10 | Everton | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.000 | 31 | LWDDWD | ||
11 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | .964 | 30 | LWLLLD | ||
12 | Coventry City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | .931 | 30 | DLLWWL | ||
13 | Manchester United | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 30 | .917 | 30 | WWWLWL | ||
14 | Derby County | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1.025 | 29 | WWWWWL | ||
15 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 40 | .862 | 29 | LWDWDW | ||
16 | Newcastle United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | .857 | 28 | LDLDWL | ||
17 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | .750 | 25 | LLDLLW | ||
18 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | .906 | 23 | LWLLLW | ||
19 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | .643 | 23 | WLWLLW | ||
20 | West Ham United | 31 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | .735 | 22 | WLDWDD | ||
21 | Burnley | 31 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | .440 | 17 | DLLDWL | ||
22 | Blackpool | 31 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | .455 | 15 | LLLLDL |
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 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2.478 | 52 | LWWWWD | 1-1 | |
2 | Arsenal | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2.240 | 46 | LWWLWW | 2-0 | |
3 | Chelsea | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1.257 | 41 | LWWDWL | 1-2 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 1.085 | 41 | WLWLDW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 5 | Southampton | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 1.281 | 37 | LDLDWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 6 | Liverpool | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1.611 | 35 | WWWDLL | 0-1 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1.483 | 35 | WLDLLW | 2-1 | |
8 | Manchester City | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.333 | 34 | LLDLDD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 9 | Everton | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.045 | 33 | WDDWDW | 2-0 |
![]() | 10 | Coventry City | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | .966 | 32 | LLWWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 11 | Manchester United | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 30 | .958 | 32 | WWLWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 12 | Stoke City | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | .974 | 31 | LWLDWL | 0-2 |
![]() | 13 | Derby County | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1.025 | 30 | WWWWLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | .900 | 30 | WLLLDL | 0-2 |
15 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 41 | .847 | 29 | WDWDWL | 0-1 | |
16 | Newcastle United | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | .833 | 28 | DLDWLL | 0-1 | |
![]() | 17 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | .938 | 25 | WLLLWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 18 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | .732 | 25 | LDLLWL | 0-1 |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 25 | .614 | 23 | LWLLWL | 0-2 | |
20 | West Ham United | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | .706 | 22 | LDWDDL | 0-2 | |
21 | Burnley | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | .460 | 19 | LLDWLW | 1-0 | |
22 | Blackpool | 32 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | .464 | 16 | LLLDLD | 1-1 |