The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 22, 1983 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 22, 1983 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1982-83
Referee:: Keith Hackett
Sponsor:: Panasonic
Attendance:: 38,615
Pos Before/After:: 3 4
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Palma Mallorca (Friendly)
League:: Aston Villa
Manchester United:: Aug 29, 1983

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3191 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1604 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3608 (of 5768)
Total:: 5008 (of 7556)
Played:: 42 years, 5 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals

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

Goals
Steve Coppell (64') (Pen)
Arnold Muhren (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	21	Steve Sutton
2	D	30	Kenny Swain
3	M	22	Stuart Gray	Last game
4	D	24	Bryn Gunn
5	M	31	Willie Young
6	M	31	Ian Bowyer
7	F	30	John Robertson off for Chris Fairclough
8	F	26	Ian Wallace
9	F	21	Peter Davenport
10	M	20	Steve Hodge
11	M	20	Colin Walsh
Subs
12	M	18	Chris Fairclough on for John Robertson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Bailey
2	D	Mike Duxbury
3	D	Arthur Albiston
4	D	Remi Moses
5	D	Kevin Moran
6	M	Gordon McQueen
7	M	Bryan Robson
8	M	Arnold Muhren
9	M	Frank Stapleton
10	F	Norman Whiteside
11	F	Steve Coppell
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 22, 1983)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Manchester City
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-4	Luton Town
Coventry City	0-0	Swansea City
Liverpool	1-0	Birmingham City
Manchester United	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Norwich City	0-1	Everton
Notts County	1-0	Arsenal
Stoke City	1-0	Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Sunderland
Watford	2-0	Southampton
West Ham United	0-1	West Bromwich Albion

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	Liverpool	24	16	5	3	59	21	10	2	0	40	12	6	3	3	19	9	38	53	WWDWWW
	2	Manchester United	24	12	7	5	33	19	8	4	0	22	5	4	3	5	11	14	14	43	DDLWDW
	3	Nottingham Forest	24	13	4	7	40	31	9	2	1	23	8	4	2	6	17	23	9	43	WWLDDW
	4	Watford	24	12	4	8	42	26	9	2	1	28	7	3	2	7	14	19	16	40	WLWDWL
	5	Coventry City	24	11	5	8	33	30	9	2	1	21	7	2	3	7	12	23	3	38	WWLWWD
	6	West Ham United	24	12	1	11	42	36	8	1	3	28	14	4	0	8	14	22	6	37	WWLWLL
	7	Aston Villa	24	11	2	11	34	33	9	1	2	27	11	2	1	9	7	22	1	35	LLDLWL
	8	Manchester City	24	10	5	9	33	37	8	3	1	20	10	2	2	8	13	27	-4	35	DLWDLW
	9	Ipswich Town	24	9	7	8	39	29	6	1	5	21	15	3	6	3	18	14	10	34	LLLDWW
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	24	10	4	10	35	34	8	2	2	30	12	2	2	8	5	22	1	34	WLWLWD
	11	Everton	24	9	6	9	39	32	7	4	1	25	12	2	2	8	14	20	7	33	WLWDLW
	12	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	6	9	36	35	7	3	2	25	12	2	3	7	11	23	1	33	LDLDDL
	13	Arsenal	24	9	6	9	31	32	6	3	3	19	13	3	3	6	12	19	-1	33	LWDWLW
	14	Stoke City	24	9	4	11	35	39	7	3	2	24	16	2	1	9	11	23	-4	31	LWLWDL
	15	Southampton	24	8	6	10	29	39	6	3	3	18	13	2	3	7	11	26	-10	30	WWDLLD
	16	Notts County	24	8	4	12	31	44	6	2	4	18	16	2	2	8	13	28	-13	28	LDWLLL
	17	Luton Town	24	6	9	9	42	49	4	5	3	23	18	2	4	6	19	31	-7	27	LWLLWD
	18	Swansea City	24	7	5	12	31	36	7	2	3	19	11	0	3	9	12	25	-5	26	DLDLLW
	19	Sunderland	24	6	8	10	27	37	4	5	3	17	11	2	3	7	10	26	-10	26	WDDDWW
	20	Norwich City	24	7	5	12	26	40	6	2	4	17	12	1	3	8	9	28	-14	26	LWWLWL
	21	Brighton and Hove Albion	24	6	6	12	21	44	6	4	2	16	10	0	2	10	5	34	-23	24	DLLDDL
	22	Birmingham City	24	4	11	9	19	34	4	4	4	15	16	0	7	5	4	18	-15	23	LWDDDL

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	Liverpool	25	17	5	3	60	21	11	2	0	41	12	6	3	3	19	9	39	56	WDWWWW		1-0
	2	Manchester United	25	13	7	5	35	19	9	4	0	24	5	4	3	5	11	14	16	46	DLWDWW		2-0
1	3	Watford	25	13	4	8	44	26	10	2	1	30	7	3	2	7	14	19	18	43	LWDWLW		2-0
1	4	Nottingham Forest	25	13	4	8	40	33	9	2	1	23	8	4	2	7	17	25	7	43	WLDDWL		0-2
	5	Coventry City	25	11	6	8	33	30	9	3	1	21	7	2	3	7	12	23	3	39	WLWWDD		0-0
	6	West Ham United	25	12	1	12	42	37	8	1	4	28	15	4	0	8	14	22	5	37	WLWLLL		0-1
4	7	Everton	25	10	6	9	40	32	7	4	1	25	12	3	2	8	15	20	8	36	LWDLWW		1-0
4	8	West Bromwich Albion	25	10	6	9	37	35	7	3	2	25	12	3	3	7	12	23	2	36	DLDDLW		1-0
2	9	Aston Villa	25	11	3	11	35	34	9	2	2	28	12	2	1	9	7	22	1	36	LDLWLD		1-1
2	10	Manchester City	25	10	6	9	34	38	8	3	1	20	10	2	3	8	14	28	-4	36	LWDLWD		1-1
1	11	Tottenham Hotspur	25	10	5	10	36	35	8	3	2	31	13	2	2	8	5	22	1	35	LWLWDD		1-1
3	12	Ipswich Town	25	9	7	9	39	30	6	1	5	21	15	3	6	4	18	15	9	34	LLDWWL		0-1
1	13	Stoke City	25	10	4	11	36	39	8	3	2	25	16	2	1	9	11	23	-3	34	WLWDLW		1-0
1	14	Arsenal	25	9	6	10	31	33	6	3	3	19	13	3	3	7	12	20	-2	33	WDWLWL		0-1
1	15	Notts County	25	9	4	12	32	44	7	2	4	19	16	2	2	8	13	28	-12	31	DWLLLW		1-0
1	16	Luton Town	25	7	9	9	46	51	4	5	3	23	18	3	4	6	23	33	-5	30	WLLWDW		4-2
2	17	Southampton	25	8	6	11	29	41	6	3	3	18	13	2	3	8	11	28	-12	30	WDLLDL		0-2
	18	Swansea City	25	7	6	12	31	36	7	2	3	19	11	0	4	9	12	25	-5	27	LDLLWD		0-0
	19	Sunderland	25	6	9	10	28	38	4	5	3	17	11	2	4	7	11	27	-10	27	DDDWWD		1-1
	20	Norwich City	25	7	5	13	26	41	6	2	5	17	13	1	3	8	9	28	-15	26	WWLWLL		0-1
	21	Brighton and Hove Albion	25	6	6	13	23	48	6	4	3	18	14	0	2	10	5	34	-25	24	LLDDLL		2-4
	22	Birmingham City	25	4	11	10	19	35	4	4	4	15	16	0	7	6	4	19	-16	23	WDDDLL		0-1