FOREST 3 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Dec 08, 1984 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 08, 1984 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-2
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Al-Hilal (Friendly)
- League:
- Everton
- Manchester United:
- May 06, 1985
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3268 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1681 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3704 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5140 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LLLWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Steve Hodge (63)
Gary Mills (78)
Johnny Metgod (90)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: LWWWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Gordon Strachan (14)
Gordon Strachan (26)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | M | ![]() ![]() | |
8 | D | ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | M | ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | ? |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Gary Bailey |
2 | D | Mike Duxbury |
3 | D | Clayton Blackmore |
4 | D | Remi Moses |
5 | D | Gordon McQueen |
6 | M | Paul McGrath |
7 | M | Bryan Robson |
8 | M | Gordon Strachan ![]() ![]() |
9 | M | Frank Stapleton |
10 | F | Alan Brazil |
11 | F | Arnold Muhren |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Luton Town | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
Norwich City | 1-0 | West Ham United |
Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Manchester United |
Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Everton |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Chelsea |
Southampton | 1-0 | Arsenal |
Stoke City | 0-2 | Ipswich Town |
Sunderland | 0-4 | Leicester City |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Watford |
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 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 33 | WWWWLD | ||
2 | Manchester United | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 32 | LWWWLW | ||
3 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 32 | LLDWLW | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 30 | WLWWDD | ||
5 | Southampton | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | DWDDWW | ||
6 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 | WDWWLW | ||
7 | Chelsea | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 26 | WWLWDW | ||
8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 | LLDLWD | ||
9 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 26 | WDLWDL | ||
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 25 | DWWLWW | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | LLLWWL | ||
12 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 24 | DDWLLW | ||
13 | Sunderland | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 23 | WWLLWL | ||
14 | Norwich City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 23 | WWWLWL | ||
15 | Watford | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 21 | DDWWWW | ||
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 21 | LDLWLW | ||
17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 20 | LDDDLW | ||
18 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -8 | 18 | WLLWLW | ||
19 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 16 | LDLLLL | ||
20 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -15 | 16 | LWLLDL | ||
21 | Luton Town | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -16 | 14 | LDLLDL | ||
22 | Stoke City | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | -27 | 7 | 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 34 | WWWLDD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 33 | LWWDDW | 3-1 |
![]() | 3 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 32 | WWWLWL | 2-3 |
![]() | 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 32 | LDWLWL | 0-1 |
5 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 | WDDWWW | 1-0 | |
![]() | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 28 | WWLWWW | 2-1 |
7 | Chelsea | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 27 | WLWDWD | 1-1 | |
8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | LDLWDD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 9 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 | WDWWLW | |
![]() | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 27 | LLWWLW | 3-2 |
![]() | 11 | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 26 | WWLWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 12 | West Ham United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 26 | DLWDLL | 0-1 |
![]() | 13 | Newcastle United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 24 | DWLLWL | 1-3 |
![]() | 14 | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 23 | WLLWLL | 0-4 |
![]() | 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 22 | DLWLWD | 0-0 |
![]() | 16 | Watford | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 21 | DWWWWL | 1-2 |
![]() | 17 | Leicester City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 21 | LLWLWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 20 | DDDLWL | 0-1 |
19 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 19 | DLLLLW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 20 | Luton Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -15 | 17 | DLLDLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 21 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -15 | 16 | LWLLDL | |
22 | Stoke City | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | -29 | 7 | LLLLLL | 0-2 |