Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest - 24 Jan 1981
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| Saturday 24 January 1981 | ||
| FA Cup - 4th Round | ||
| City Ground (34,110) | ||
| Notts For | 1 - 0 | Man Utd |
| Starting XI | ||
| Gary Bailey Jimmy Nicholl Arthur Albiston Ray Wilkins Gordon McQueen Martin Buchan Steve Coppell Garry Birtles Joe Jordan Lou Macari Mickey Thomas | ||
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| Brian Clough | Dave Sexton | |
| Gary Bailey | 22 | 115 | |
| Jimmy Nicholl | 25 | 236 | |
| Arthur Albiston | 23 | 172 | |
| Ray Wilkins | 24 | 45 | |
| Gordon McQueen | 28 | 102 | |
| Martin Buchan | 32 | 404 | |
| Steve Coppell | 25 | 299 | |
| Garry Birtles | 24 | 12 | |
| Joe Jordan | 29 | 112 | |
| Lou Macari | 31 | 350 | |
| Mickey Thomas | 26 | 104 | |
| average age | 26 | - | |
| 1 | Sat 16 Aug 1980 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | Old Trafford | |
| 2 | Tue 19 Aug 1980 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 3 | Sat 23 Aug 1980 | League Division One | Birmingham City | 0 - 0 | MU | St Andrews | |
| 4 | Wed 27 Aug 1980 | League Cup | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Sat 30 Aug 1980 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Tue 2 Sep 1980 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 7 | Sat 6 Sep 1980 | League Division One | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 - 0 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 8 | Sat 13 Sep 1980 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 0 | Leicester City | Old Trafford | |
| 9 | Wed 17 Sep 1980 | UEFA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Widzew Lodz | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Sat 20 Sep 1980 | League Division One | Leeds United | 0 - 0 | MU | Elland Road | |
| 11 | Sat 27 Sep 1980 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Wed 1 Oct 1980 | UEFA Cup | Widzew Lodz | 0 - 0 | MU | Stadio TKS | |
| 13 | Sat 4 Oct 1980 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 14 | Wed 8 Oct 1980 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 15 | Sat 11 Oct 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 18 Oct 1980 | League Division One | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | MU | Portman Road | |
| 17 | Wed 22 Oct 1980 | League Division One | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | MU | Victoria Ground | |
| 18 | Sat 25 Oct 1980 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Sat 1 Nov 1980 | League Division One | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | MU | Selhurst Park | |
| 20 | Sat 8 Nov 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 21 | Wed 12 Nov 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 15 Nov 1980 | League Division One | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | MU | Ayresome Park | |
| 23 | Sat 22 Nov 1980 | League Division One | Brighton | 1 - 4 | MU | Goldstone Ground | |
| 24 | Sat 29 Nov 1980 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 25 | Sat 6 Dec 1980 | League Division One | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 26 | Sat 13 Dec 1980 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | Old Trafford | |
| 27 | Sat 20 Dec 1980 | League Division One | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | MU | Highbury | |
| 28 | Fri 26 Dec 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Sat 27 Dec 1980 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 30 | Sat 3 Jan 1981 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 2 | Brighton | Old Trafford | |
| 31 | Wed 7 Jan 1981 | FA Cup | Brighton | 0 - 2 | MU | Goldstone Ground | |
| 32 | Sat 10 Jan 1981 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Brighton | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sat 24 Jan 1981 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 34 | Wed 28 Jan 1981 | League Division One | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | MU | Roker Park | |
| 35 | Sat 31 Jan 1981 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Birmingham City | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Sat 7 Feb 1981 | League Division One | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | MU | Filbert Street | |
| 37 | Tue 17 Feb 1981 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Sat 21 Feb 1981 | League Division One | Manchester City | 1 - 0 | MU | Maine Road | |
| 39 | Sat 28 Feb 1981 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | |
| 40 | Sat 7 Mar 1981 | League Division One | Southampton | 1 - 0 | MU | The Dell | |
| 41 | Sat 14 Mar 1981 | League Division One | Aston Villa | 3 - 3 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 42 | Wed 18 Mar 1981 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sat 21 Mar 1981 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | |
| 44 | Sat 28 Mar 1981 | League Division One | Everton | 0 - 1 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 45 | Sat 4 Apr 1981 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Sat 11 Apr 1981 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 47 | Tue 14 Apr 1981 | League Division One | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | MU | Anfield | |
| 48 | Sat 18 Apr 1981 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Sat 25 Apr 1981 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Sat 29 Oct 1892 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | NH | Town Ground | |
| 2 | Sat 14 Jan 1893 | League Division One | NH | 1 - 3 | Nottingham Forest | North Road | |
| 3 | Sat 23 Sep 1893 | League Division One | NH | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Bank Street | |
| 4 | Sat 7 Apr 1894 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | NH | City Ground | |
| 5 | Sat 5 Oct 1907 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Bank Street | |
| 6 | Fri 17 Apr 1908 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 7 | Sat 24 Oct 1908 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Bank Street | |
| 8 | Sat 27 Feb 1909 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 9 | Sat 27 Nov 1909 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 6 | Nottingham Forest | Bank Street | |
| 10 | Sat 9 Apr 1910 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 11 | Sat 10 Sep 1910 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 12 | Sat 7 Jan 1911 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sat 19 Sep 1931 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 14 | Sat 30 Jan 1932 | League Division Two | MU | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 15 | Fri 14 Apr 1933 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 16 | Mon 17 Apr 1933 | League Division Two | MU | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 17 | Wed 30 Aug 1933 | League Division Two | MU | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Thu 7 Sep 1933 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 19 | Sat 24 Nov 1934 | League Division Two | MU | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 20 | Sat 26 Jan 1935 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 21 | Wed 30 Jan 1935 | FA Cup | MU | 0 - 3 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 6 Apr 1935 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 23 | Sat 14 Dec 1935 | League Division Two | MU | 5 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 18 Apr 1936 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 25 | Mon 27 Dec 1937 | League Division Two | MU | 4 - 3 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Tue 28 Dec 1937 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 3 | MU | City Ground | |
| 27 | Sat 25 Jan 1947 | FA Cup | MU | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Maine Road | |
| 28 | Sat 12 Oct 1957 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 29 | Sat 22 Feb 1958 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Wed 27 Aug 1958 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 3 | MU | City Ground | |
| 31 | Wed 3 Sep 1958 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Sat 12 Dec 1959 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 5 | MU | City Ground | |
| 33 | Sat 19 Mar 1960 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 34 | Mon 24 Oct 1960 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Sat 25 Feb 1961 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 36 | Tue 26 Dec 1961 | League Division One | MU | 6 - 3 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Tue 20 Mar 1962 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 38 | Sat 8 Dec 1962 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 39 | Mon 20 May 1963 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 40 | Sat 19 Oct 1963 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 41 | Sat 25 Apr 1964 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 42 | Sat 12 Sep 1964 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sat 16 Jan 1965 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 44 | Tue 24 Aug 1965 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 4 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 45 | Wed 1 Sep 1965 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Sat 1 Oct 1966 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 4 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 47 | Sat 11 Feb 1967 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 48 | Sat 28 Oct 1967 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 49 | Sat 23 Mar 1968 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 50 | Mon 31 Mar 1969 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 51 | Sat 5 Apr 1969 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Sat 18 Oct 1969 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Tue 31 Mar 1970 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 54 | Sat 14 Nov 1970 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 55 | Sat 13 Mar 1971 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 56 | Sat 4 Dec 1971 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 57 | Sat 22 Apr 1972 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 58 | Sat 7 Sep 1974 | League Division Two | MU | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 59 | Sat 22 Mar 1975 | League Division Two | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 60 | Sat 12 Nov 1977 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 61 | Sat 17 Dec 1977 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 4 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 62 | Sat 16 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 63 | Wed 18 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 64 | Sat 22 Dec 1979 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 65 | Wed 2 Apr 1980 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 66 | Sat 4 Oct 1980 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 67 | Sat 24 Jan 1981 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 68 | Wed 18 Mar 1981 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 69 | Mon 31 Aug 1981 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 70 | Wed 5 May 1982 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 71 | Wed 1 Sep 1982 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 3 | MU | City Ground | |
| 72 | Wed 19 Jan 1983 | League Cup | MU | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 73 | Sat 22 Jan 1983 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 74 | Mon 29 Aug 1983 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 75 | Wed 16 May 1984 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 76 | Sat 8 Dec 1984 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 3 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 77 | Mon 6 May 1985 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 78 | Sat 31 Aug 1985 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 3 | MU | City Ground | |
| 79 | Sat 18 Jan 1986 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 80 | Sat 4 Oct 1986 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 81 | Sat 28 Mar 1987 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 82 | Sat 31 Oct 1987 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 83 | Sat 19 Mar 1988 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 84 | Mon 26 Dec 1988 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 85 | Sat 18 Mar 1989 | FA Cup | MU | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 86 | Mon 27 Mar 1989 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 87 | Sun 12 Nov 1989 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 88 | Sun 7 Jan 1990 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 89 | Wed 2 May 1990 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 4 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 90 | Sat 29 Sep 1990 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 91 | Sat 16 Mar 1991 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 92 | Wed 18 Mar 1992 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | MU | City Ground | |
| 93 | Sun 12 Apr 1992 | League Cup | MU * | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Wembley | |
| 94 | Mon 20 Apr 1992 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 95 | Sat 29 Aug 1992 | Premiership | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 2 | MU | City Ground | |
| 96 | Wed 27 Jan 1993 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 97 | Mon 22 Aug 1994 | Premiership | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 98 | Sat 17 Dec 1994 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 99 | Mon 27 Nov 1995 | Premiership | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 100 | Sun 28 Apr 1996 | Premiership | MU | 5 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 101 | Sat 14 Sep 1996 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 102 | Thu 26 Dec 1996 | Premiership | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 4 | MU | City Ground | |
| 103 | Wed 11 Nov 1998 | League Cup | MU | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 104 | Sat 26 Dec 1998 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 105 | Sat 6 Feb 1999 | Premiership | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 8 | MU | City Ground |