FOREST 1 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Oct 12, 1957 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 12, 1957 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1957-58
- Referee:
- R Langdale
- Attendance:
- 47,804
- Pos Before/After:
- 3
4 - Opp Before/After:
- 4
3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leicester City (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Feb 22, 1958
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2125 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 749 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 2333 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 3498 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 67 years, 1 month, 9 days ago
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: WLLWLW (Old to recent)
Goals
William Whelan (3')
Dennis Viollet (59')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 32 |  Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 32 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | M | 23 | Peter Watson (1956) | |
| 6 | M | 31 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Billy Gray | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Johnny Quigley | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Eddie Baily | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Stewart Imlach  (47') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ray Wood |
| 2 | D | William Foulkes |
| 3 | D | Roger Byrne |
| 4 | D | Eddie Colman |
| 5 | D | Jackie Blanchflower |
| 6 | M | Duncan Edwards |
| 7 | M | Johnny Berry |
| 8 | M | William Whelan |
| 9 | M | Tommy Taylor |
| 10 | F | Dennis Viollet |
| 11 | F | David Pegg |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1-5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Burnley | 6-0 | Sunderland |
| Chelsea | 4-2 | Aston Villa |
| Manchester City | 4-3 | Leicester City |
| Newcastle United | 2-3 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| Portsmouth | 1-2 | Leeds United |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | Luton Town |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-3 | Blackpool |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Arsenal |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2.28571 | 18 | WWWWWD | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2.00000 | 17 | WDWWDW | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1.92857 | 17 | LWWWLW | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.88235 | 15 | WLLWLW | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.61538 | 15 | LWLWWW | |||
| 6 | Everton | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.54545 | 14 | DWWWWD | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.07692 | 13 | WLDLLW | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1.38889 | 12 | LWWLWW | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.12500 | 12 | DWWLWL | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 27 | .77419 | 12 | WLLWLW | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1.08696 | 11 | DWDWLW | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.07143 | 10 | LDLDWL | |||
| 13 | Leeds United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .66667 | 10 | LDWWLD | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.06250 | 9 | WLLWDW | |||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .62069 | 9 | LLWLDW | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | .75000 | 8 | LLDLLL | |||
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .73529 | 8 | LWWLLL | |||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .66667 | 8 | LDLWLL | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .55556 | 8 | WWLLLL | |||
| 20 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .51724 | 8 | LLWLWL | |||
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .68182 | 7 | LLDWLL | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | .71429 | 5 | LLWLLD | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.46667 | 20 | WWWWDW | 5-1 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1.88235 | 18 | DWWDWD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1.88889 | 17 | LLWLWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1.75000 | 17 | WWWLWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Everton | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.53846 | 16 | WWWWDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Arsenal | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.37500 | 15 | WLWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 7 | Preston North End | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1.44444 | 14 | WWLWWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 8 | Manchester City | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 27 | .82353 | 14 | LLWLWW | 4-3 | |
| 2 | 9 | Chelsea | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1.16000 | 13 | WDWLWW | 4-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1.11111 | 13 | WWLWLD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 11 | Luton Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1.00000 | 13 | LDLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .72727 | 12 | DWWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Blackpool | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.25000 | 11 | LLWDWW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.00000 | 10 | DLDWLL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .80000 | 10 | WWLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 16 | Burnley | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .77778 | 10 | WLLLLW | 6-0 | |
| 2 | 17 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .55882 | 9 | LWLDWL | 1-5 | |
| 2 | 18 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | .73077 | 8 | LDLLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 19 | Aston Villa | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .64286 | 8 | DLWLLL | 2-4 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 29 | .42857 | 8 | LWLWLL | 0-6 | ||
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .60000 | 7 | LDWLLL | 0-3 | ||
| 22 | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | .71875 | 5 | LWLLDL | 3-4 | ||