MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Jan 18, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 18, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (Friendly)
- League:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Manchester United:
- Oct 04, 1986
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3319 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1732 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3765 (of 5672)
- Total:
- 5218 (of 7440)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sunday Tribune - Sunday 19 January 1986
- Sunday Independent (Dublin) - Sunday 19 January 1986
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WLWDWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Colin Walsh (43)
Colin Walsh (77)
Nigel Clough (89)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: WWLLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Jesper Olsen (46) (Pen)
Jesper Olsen (67)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Steve Sutton | |
2 | D | Gary Fleming | |
3 | D | Brett Williams | |
4 | D | Des Walker | |
5 | D | Johnny Metgod ![]() | |
6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
7 | F | Franz Carr | |
8 | M | Neil Webb | |
9 | F | Nigel Clough ![]() ![]() | |
10 | F | Peter Davenport | |
11 | M | Colin Walsh ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | David Campbell |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Gary Bailey |
2 | D | Kevin Moran |
3 | D | Billy Garton |
4 | D | Colin Gibson |
5 | D | John Gidman |
6 | M | Arthur Albiston |
7 | M | Gordon Strachan |
8 | M | Jesper Olsen ![]() ![]() |
9 | M | Norman Whiteside |
10 | F | Frank Stapleton |
11 | F | Mark Hughes |
Subs | ||
12 | Blackmore |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 0-2 | Everton |
Coventry City | 0-2 | Watford |
Leicester City | 2-2 | Arsenal |
Liverpool | 3-1 | West Ham United |
Luton Town | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
Manchester United | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest |
Queens Park Rangers | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Oxford United |
Southampton | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0-2 | Manchester City |
West Bromwich Albion | 0-3 | Chelsea |
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 | Manchester United | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 55 | WWLLWW | ||
2 | Everton | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 50 | LWWWDW | ||
3 | Liverpool | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 50 | LDLDDW | ||
4 | Chelsea | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | DDWWWW | ||
5 | West Ham United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 48 | WWWDLW | ||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 43 | WLWDLD | ||
7 | Arsenal | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 42 | DLWWWD | ||
8 | Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 41 | LDWDWL | ||
9 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 40 | WLWDWW | ||
10 | Newcastle United | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 36 | LWDDDD | ||
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 35 | LWWLDL | ||
12 | Watford | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 33 | WWLWDL | ||
13 | Manchester City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 32 | WLWDWW | ||
14 | Southampton | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 27 | -3 | 30 | WLWLWL | ||
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -8 | 30 | LLLLWL | ||
16 | Coventry City | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 25 | DLLLLD | ||
17 | Leicester City | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 25 | DWWLLL | ||
18 | Aston Villa | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -10 | 24 | LWLDLD | ||
19 | Oxford United | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 36 | -15 | 23 | DLDWLL | ||
20 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 23 | WLWDDW | ||
21 | Birmingham City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -21 | 18 | LLLDLL | ||
22 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -37 | 13 | DWLDLD |
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 | Manchester United | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 55 | WLLWWL | 2-3 | |
2 | Everton | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 53 | WWWDWW | 2-0 | |
3 | Liverpool | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 53 | DLDDWW | 3-1 | |
4 | Chelsea | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 53 | DWWWWW | 3-0 | |
5 | West Ham United | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 48 | WWDLWL | 1-3 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 46 | LWDLDW | 2-1 | |
![]() | 7 | Luton Town | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 44 | DWDWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 43 | LWDWWW | 3-2 |
![]() | 9 | Arsenal | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 43 | LWWWDD | 2-2 |
![]() | 10 | Watford | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 36 | WLWDLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 11 | Newcastle United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 | WDDDDL | 1-3 |
![]() | 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 35 | WWLDLL | 0-2 |
13 | Manchester City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 35 | LWDWWW | 2-0 | |
14 | Southampton | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 27 | -2 | 33 | LWLWLW | 1-0 | |
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -6 | 33 | LLLWLW | 3-1 | |
![]() | 16 | Leicester City | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 26 | WWLLLD | 2-2 |
![]() | 17 | Coventry City | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 25 | LLLLDL | 0-2 |
18 | Aston Villa | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -12 | 24 | WLDLDL | 0-2 | |
19 | Oxford United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 38 | -16 | 23 | LDWLLL | 1-2 | |
20 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 23 | LWDDWL | 0-1 | |
21 | Birmingham City | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -23 | 18 | LLDLLL | 0-2 | |
22 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -40 | 13 | WLDLDL | 0-3 |
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