The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 04, 1971 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 04, 1971 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 04 December 1971

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: M Kerkhof
Attendance:: 45,048
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Apr 22, 1972

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2724 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1348 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 3012 (of 5828)
Total:: 4273 (of 7633)
Played:: 54 years, 9 months, 6 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: WLLWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Peter Cormack (41')
Martin O'Neill (69')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Frank O'Farrell
Prior form: WLDWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Denis Law (17')
Brian Kidd (37')
Brian Kidd (46')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	M	23	Liam O'Kane
3	M	29	Doug Fraser
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman
5	D	27	Peter Hindley
6	M	22	Paul Richardson
7	F	26	Barry Lyons
8	F	18	John Robertson off for Martin O'Neill (65')
9	F	31	Neil Martin
10	F	25	Peter Cormack (41')
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	M	19	Martin O'Neill on for John Robertson (65') (69')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Jim Barron	70		7	1
2	M	23	Liam O'Kane	108		7	1
3	M	29	Doug Fraser	43	1	7	1
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman	196	14	7	1
5	D	27	Peter Hindley	349	8	7	1
6	M	22	Paul Richardson	96	5	7	1
7	F	26	Barry Lyons	219	32	7	1
8	F	18	John Robertson off for Martin O'Neill (65')	9		7	1
9	F	31	Neil Martin	28	5	42	8
10	F	25	Peter Cormack (41')	67	17	7	1
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore	264	114	7	1
Subs
12	M	19	Martin O'Neill on for John Robertson (65') (69')	3	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alex Stepney
2	D	Thomas O'Neil
3	D	Francis Burns
4	D	Alan Gowling
5	D	Steve James
6	M	David Sadler
7	M	Willie Morgan
8	M	Brian Kidd
9	M	Bobby Charlton
10	F	Denis Law
11	F	George Best
Subs
12		McIlroy

Videos:

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 04, 1971)

Home	Score	Away
Coventry City	1-1	Leicester City
Crystal Palace	5-1	Sheffield United
Derby County	3-1	Manchester City
Everton	0-0	Stoke City
Ipswich Town	0-0	Liverpool
Leeds United	3-0	West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	0-0	Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Southampton
West Ham United	0-0	Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	Huddersfield Town

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	Manchester United	19	13	4	2	43	22	8	0	1	20	8	5	4	1	23	14	21	30	WLDWWW
2	Manchester City	19	11	5	3	36	17	8	1	1	24	6	3	4	2	12	11	19	27	WDDWWW
3	Derby County	19	9	7	3	32	15	5	4	0	20	7	4	3	3	12	8	17	25	WWWLWL
4	Sheffield United	19	11	3	5	35	21	6	3	1	24	8	5	0	4	11	13	14	25	LDWWLW
5	Leeds United	19	11	3	5	27	17	7	3	0	18	5	4	0	5	9	12	10	25	WWWLWW
6	Liverpool	19	10	4	5	27	20	7	2	0	18	9	3	2	5	9	11	7	24	WDWLWW
7	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	6	5	36	25	8	2	0	28	7	0	4	5	8	18	11	22	LWLWDL
8	Arsenal	19	10	1	8	29	25	6	0	3	17	8	4	1	5	12	17	4	21	WLLLDW
9	Chelsea	19	8	5	6	27	24	5	3	2	19	12	3	2	4	8	12	3	21	WDWWWW
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	5	6	32	29	6	4	0	23	12	2	1	6	9	17	3	21	LDLWWW
11	Stoke City	19	8	4	7	22	22	5	2	2	13	7	3	2	5	9	15	0	20	LWWLLD
12	Ipswich Town	19	5	8	6	16	23	4	4	2	10	8	1	4	4	6	15	-7	18	WLWDWL
13	West Ham United	19	6	5	8	19	19	5	2	3	12	8	1	3	5	7	11	0	17	WWLLLL
14	Coventry City	19	5	7	7	21	32	4	4	1	12	9	1	3	6	9	23	-11	17	DDWLLL
15	Everton	19	6	4	9	21	20	6	1	3	17	7	0	3	6	4	13	1	16	LWLWWD
16	Leicester City	19	5	6	8	20	24	3	4	3	8	6	2	2	5	12	18	-4	16	WDLWLD
17	Huddersfield Town	20	6	3	11	17	29	4	2	4	10	12	2	1	7	7	17	-12	15	LDLWLW
18	Southampton	19	6	3	10	25	43	4	2	3	15	14	2	1	7	10	29	-18	15	LDLWLL
19	Newcastle United	19	4	5	10	20	31	4	2	3	13	10	0	3	7	7	21	-11	13	LLWLWD
20	Nottingham Forest	20	3	5	12	24	40	2	2	6	14	18	1	3	6	10	22	-16	11	WLLWLL
21	West Bromwich Albion	19	3	5	11	14	24	1	2	6	6	11	2	3	5	8	13	-10	11	LDLLLL
22	Crystal Palace	19	3	4	12	14	35	2	2	5	9	15	1	2	7	5	20	-21	10	DLLDLL

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)
	1	Manchester United	20	14	4	2	46	24	9	0	1	23	10	5	4	1	23	14	22	32	LDWWWW		3-2
1	2	Derby County	20	10	7	3	35	16	6	4	0	23	8	4	3	3	12	8	19	27	WWLWLW		3-1
1	3	Manchester City	20	11	5	4	37	20	8	1	1	24	6	3	4	3	13	14	17	27	DDWWWL		1-3
1	4	Leeds United	20	12	3	5	30	17	8	3	0	21	5	4	0	5	9	12	13	27	WWLWWW		3-0
1	5	Sheffield United	20	11	3	6	36	26	6	3	1	24	8	5	0	5	12	18	10	25	DWWLWL		1-5
	6	Liverpool	20	10	5	5	27	20	7	2	0	18	9	3	3	5	9	11	7	25	DWLWWD		0-0
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	20	9	6	5	37	25	9	2	0	29	7	0	4	5	8	18	12	24	WLWDLW		1-0
	8	Arsenal	20	10	2	8	29	25	6	0	3	17	8	4	2	5	12	17	4	22	LLLDWD		0-0
	9	Chelsea	20	8	6	6	27	24	5	3	2	19	12	3	3	4	8	12	3	22	DWWWWD		0-0
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	6	6	34	31	6	5	0	25	14	2	1	6	9	17	3	22	DLWWWD		2-2
	11	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	22	22	5	2	2	13	7	3	3	5	9	15	0	21	WWLLDD		0-0
	12	Ipswich Town	20	5	9	6	16	23	4	5	2	10	8	1	4	4	6	15	-7	19	LWDWLD		0-0
	13	West Ham United	20	6	6	8	19	19	5	3	3	12	8	1	3	5	7	11	0	18	WLLLLD		0-0
	14	Coventry City	20	5	8	7	22	33	4	5	1	13	10	1	3	6	9	23	-11	18	DWLLLD		1-1
	15	Everton	20	6	5	9	21	20	6	2	3	17	7	0	3	6	4	13	1	17	WLWWDD		0-0
	16	Leicester City	20	5	7	8	21	25	3	4	3	8	6	2	3	5	13	19	-4	17	DLWLDD		1-1
	17	Huddersfield Town	21	6	4	11	19	31	4	2	4	10	12	2	2	7	9	19	-12	16	DLWLWD		2-2
	18	Southampton	20	6	3	11	25	44	4	2	3	15	14	2	1	8	10	30	-19	15	DLWLLL		0-1
	19	Newcastle United	20	4	6	10	20	31	4	3	3	13	10	0	3	7	7	21	-11	14	LWLWDD		0-0
2	20	Crystal Palace	20	4	4	12	19	36	3	2	5	14	16	1	2	7	5	20	-17	12	LLDLLW		5-1
1	21	Nottingham Forest	21	3	5	13	26	43	2	2	6	14	18	1	3	7	12	25	-17	11	LLWLLL		2-3
1	22	West Bromwich Albion	20	3	5	12	14	27	1	2	6	6	11	2	3	6	8	16	-13	11	DLLLLL		0-3