MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Mon May 06, 1985 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon May 06, 1985 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Aug 31, 1985
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3290 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1703 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3730 (of 5672)
- Total:
- 5173 (of 7440)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: WLLDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
John Gidman (8)
Frank Stapleton (70)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Hans Segers | |
2 | D | Jim McInally | |
3 | D | Kenny Swain | |
4 | D | Des Walker | |
5 | D | Paul Hart | |
6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
8 | M | Gary Mills | |
9 | F | Nigel Clough | |
10 | F | Garry Birtles | |
11 | M | Steve Hodge | |
Subs | |||
12 | D | Johnny Metgod |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Gary Bailey |
2 | D | Paul McGrath |
3 | D | Graeme Hogg |
4 | D | John Gidman ![]() |
5 | D | Arthur Albiston |
6 | M | Kevin Moran () |
7 | M | Gordon Strachan |
8 | M | Jesper Olsen |
9 | M | Alan Brazil |
10 | F | Norman Whiteside |
11 | F | Frank Stapleton ![]() |
Subs | ||
12 | Arnold Mühren () |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 1-0 | Southampton |
Aston Villa | 0-1 | Luton Town |
Chelsea | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
Coventry City | 0-2 | Liverpool |
Everton | 2-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
Ipswich Town | 5-1 | Stoke City |
Leicester City | 2-0 | Sunderland |
Manchester United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
Newcastle United | 2-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
West Ham United | 1-0 | Norwich 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | ||
1 | Everton | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 45 | 81 | WWWWWW | ||
2 | Manchester United | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 70 | WLLDDW | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 68 | DWLLDW | ||
4 | Liverpool | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 64 | LWWWDW | ||
5 | Southampton | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 64 | DWWDLW | ||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 55 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 62 | WWDWLL | ||
7 | Arsenal | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 62 | WDWLWL | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 61 | WDWWLD | ||
9 | Chelsea | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 57 | LDWWDL | ||
10 | Aston Villa | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 56 | LLLDWW | ||
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -6 | 51 | WLLWLW | ||
12 | Newcastle United | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 44 | -14 | 51 | DWLLWW | ||
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 40 | -15 | 50 | WLWLLW | ||
14 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 49 | DWWDWD | ||
15 | Leicester City | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -6 | 48 | LLWLWL | ||
16 | Luton Town | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -8 | 45 | WWWLDW | ||
17 | Norwich City | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | -18 | 45 | LLLWLL | ||
18 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -15 | 43 | LLWWDL | ||
19 | West Ham United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -16 | 42 | DLDWDL | ||
20 | Coventry City | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 40 | -19 | 40 | LLWLWL | ||
21 | Sunderland | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -19 | 40 | WDLLDL | ||
22 | Stoke City | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 40 | -57 | 17 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
1 | Everton | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 47 | 84 | WWWWWW | 2-0 | |
2 | Manchester United | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 73 | LLDDWW | 2-0 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 71 | WLLDWW | 3-2 | |
4 | Liverpool | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 67 | WWWDWW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 5 | Arsenal | 41 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 65 | DWLWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 6 | Southampton | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 64 | WWDLWL | 0-1 |
![]() | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 62 | WDWLLL | 1-2 |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 61 | DWWLDL | 0-2 | |
9 | Chelsea | 39 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 60 | DWWDLW | 2-1 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 56 | LLDWWL | 0-1 | |
![]() | 11 | Leicester City | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -4 | 51 | LWLWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -6 | 51 | WLLWLW | |
![]() | 13 | Newcastle United | 41 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 44 | -15 | 51 | WLLWWL | 2-3 |
![]() | 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 42 | -17 | 50 | LWLLWL | 0-2 |
![]() | 15 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 49 | DWWDWD | |
16 | Luton Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -7 | 48 | WWLDWW | 1-0 | |
![]() | 17 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -11 | 46 | LWWDLW | 5-1 |
![]() | 18 | West Ham United | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 59 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -15 | 45 | LDWDLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 19 | Norwich City | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 39 | -19 | 45 | LLWLLL | 0-1 |
20 | Coventry City | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 40 | -21 | 40 | LWLWLL | 0-2 | |
21 | Sunderland | 41 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 36 | -21 | 40 | DLLDLL | 0-2 | |
22 | Stoke City | 39 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 45 | -61 | 17 | LLLLLL | 1-5 |
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