The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 5 - 0 FOREST - Sun Apr 28, 1996 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sun Apr 28, 1996 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Season:: 1995-96
Referee:: Jeff Winter
Sponsor:: Labbats
Attendance:: 53,926
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Aug 04, 1996

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3738 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2105 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4312 (of 5724)
Total:: 5892 (of 7505)
Played:: 27 years, 11 months, 23 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Frank Clark
Prior form: WLWWLD (Old to recent)

Goals

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Prior form: WWWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Paul Scholes (41')
David Beckham (44')
David Beckham (54')
Ryan Giggs (70')
Eric Cantona (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Mark Crossley
18	M	23	Alfe-Inge Haaland
3	D	33	Stuart Pearce 85
4	D	29	Colin Cooper
5	D	27	Steve Chettle
21	F	21	Chris Bart-Williams
11	M	24	Steve Stone
8	M	25	Scot Gemmill 42
22	F	26	Bryan Roy
12	F	24	Jason Lee
14	F	28	Ian Woan
Subs
2	D	24	Des Lyttle
19	F	22	Bobby Howe
20	F	21	Paul McGregor

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Mark Crossley	394		11	2
18	M	23	Alfe-Inge Haaland	89	7	11	2
3	D	33	Stuart Pearce 85	522	88	11	2
4	D	29	Colin Cooper	214	23	11	2
5	D	27	Steve Chettle	529	14	11	2
21	F	21	Chris Bart-Williams	247	35	11	2
11	M	24	Steve Stone	230	27	11	2
8	M	25	Scot Gemmill 42	313	29	11	2
22	F	26	Bryan Roy	111	28	22	5
12	F	24	Jason Lee	92	15	11	2
14	F	28	Ian Woan	273	40	11	2
Subs
2	D	24	Des Lyttle	231	3	11	2
19	F	22	Bobby Howe	17	2	11	2
20	F	21	Paul McGregor	37	4	15	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel
3	D	Denis Irwin
6	D	Gary Pallister
12	D	David May
23	D	Phil Neville (82')
5	M	Lee Sharpe
11	M	Ryan Giggs
16	M	Roy Keane
22	M	Paul Scholes
24	F	David Beckham
7	F	Eric Cantona
Subs
20		Gary Neville (82')
		?
		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sun Apr 28, 1996)

Home	Score	Away
Manchester United	5-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Manchester United	36	23	7	6	65	35	14	4	0	31	9	9	3	6	34	26	30	76	WWWWLW	Safe
2	Newcastle United	35	23	4	8	63	35	17	0	1	37	8	6	4	7	26	27	28	73	LLWLWW	Safe
3	Liverpool	36	20	9	7	68	32	14	4	1	46	13	6	5	6	22	19	36	69	LWLWDW	Safe
4	Aston Villa	37	18	9	10	52	34	11	5	3	32	15	7	4	7	20	19	18	63	DWWLDL	Safe
5	Arsenal	36	16	11	9	47	31	9	6	2	28	15	7	5	7	19	16	16	59	LWWLDD	Safe
6	Everton	37	16	10	11	63	44	9	5	4	34	19	7	5	7	29	25	19	58	LWWLDW	Safe
7	Blackburn Rovers	37	17	7	13	58	45	14	2	3	44	19	3	5	10	14	26	13	58	LLWWWD	Safe
8	Tottenham Hotspur	36	15	12	9	46	36	9	5	5	26	19	6	7	4	20	17	10	57	LWLDDD	Safe
9	Nottingham Forest	35	14	12	9	46	48	10	5	2	25	16	4	7	7	21	32	-2	54	WLWWLD	Safe
10	Chelsea	37	12	14	11	44	41	7	7	4	28	19	5	7	7	16	22	3	50	DLLWDD	Safe
11	West Ham United	37	14	8	15	42	51	9	4	5	24	20	5	4	10	18	31	-9	50	WDLWDL	Safe
12	Middlesbrough	37	11	10	16	35	47	8	3	7	27	24	3	7	9	8	23	-12	43	DWWDLL	Safe
13	Leeds United	35	12	6	17	39	53	8	3	6	20	17	4	3	11	19	36	-14	42	LWLLLL	Safe
14	Wimbledon	37	10	10	17	55	70	5	6	8	27	33	5	4	9	28	37	-15	40	WDWWLL
15	Sheffield Wednesday	37	10	9	18	47	60	7	5	7	30	31	3	4	11	17	29	-13	39	LLWLDL
16	Coventry City	37	8	13	16	42	60	6	6	6	21	23	2	7	10	21	37	-18	37	LWLWDW
17	Southampton	37	9	10	18	34	52	7	6	5	21	18	2	4	13	13	34	-18	37	LWLWLW
18	Manchester City	37	9	10	18	31	56	7	6	5	19	17	2	4	13	12	39	-25	37	LDLLWW
19	Queens Park Rangers	37	9	6	22	38	54	6	5	8	25	26	3	1	14	13	28	-16	33	DWLWLW	Relegated
20	Bolton Wanderers	37	8	5	24	38	69	5	4	10	16	31	3	1	14	22	38	-31	29	WDLWLL	Relegated

Table after:

PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
1	Manchester United	37	24	7	6	70	35	15	4	0	36	9	9	3	6	34	26	35	79	WWWLWW	Safe	5-0
2	Newcastle United	35	23	4	8	63	35	17	0	1	37	8	6	4	7	26	27	28	73	LLWLWW	Safe
3	Liverpool	36	20	9	7	68	32	14	4	1	46	13	6	5	6	22	19	36	69	LWLWDW	Safe
4	Aston Villa	37	18	9	10	52	34	11	5	3	32	15	7	4	7	20	19	18	63	DWWLDL	Safe
5	Arsenal	36	16	11	9	47	31	9	6	2	28	15	7	5	7	19	16	16	59	LWWLDD	Safe
6	Everton	37	16	10	11	63	44	9	5	4	34	19	7	5	7	29	25	19	58	LWWLDW	Safe
7	Blackburn Rovers	37	17	7	13	58	45	14	2	3	44	19	3	5	10	14	26	13	58	LLWWWD	Safe
8	Tottenham Hotspur	36	15	12	9	46	36	9	5	5	26	19	6	7	4	20	17	10	57	LWLDDD	Safe
9	Nottingham Forest	36	14	12	10	46	53	10	5	2	25	16	4	7	8	21	37	-7	54	LWWLDL	Safe	0-5
10	Chelsea	37	12	14	11	44	41	7	7	4	28	19	5	7	7	16	22	3	50	DLLWDD	Safe
11	West Ham United	37	14	8	15	42	51	9	4	5	24	20	5	4	10	18	31	-9	50	WDLWDL	Safe
12	Middlesbrough	37	11	10	16	35	47	8	3	7	27	24	3	7	9	8	23	-12	43	DWWDLL	Safe
13	Leeds United	35	12	6	17	39	53	8	3	6	20	17	4	3	11	19	36	-14	42	LWLLLL	Safe
14	Wimbledon	37	10	10	17	55	70	5	6	8	27	33	5	4	9	28	37	-15	40	WDWWLL
15	Sheffield Wednesday	37	10	9	18	47	60	7	5	7	30	31	3	4	11	17	29	-13	39	LLWLDL
16	Coventry City	37	8	13	16	42	60	6	6	6	21	23	2	7	10	21	37	-18	37	LWLWDW
17	Southampton	37	9	10	18	34	52	7	6	5	21	18	2	4	13	13	34	-18	37	LWLWLW
18	Manchester City	37	9	10	18	31	56	7	6	5	19	17	2	4	13	12	39	-25	37	LDLLWW
19	Queens Park Rangers	37	9	6	22	38	54	6	5	8	25	26	3	1	14	13	28	-16	33	DWLWLW	Relegated
20	Bolton Wanderers	37	8	5	24	38	69	5	4	10	16	31	3	1	14	22	38	-31	29	WDLWLL	Relegated