FOREST 1 - 3 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sun Aug 04, 1996 (Pre-Season Friendly)

Date:
Sun Aug 04, 1996 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Manchester United

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
Pre-Season Friendly

Round:
3rd/4th place

Score:
1-3  LOST 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
Ken Smales - The Official Statistical History
Wikipedia (Link)
Independent (Link)
Nottingham Evening Post - Monday 05 August 1996

Season:
1996-97

Referee:
Peter Jones

Sponsor:
Labbats

Attendance:
21,760

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Notts County (County Cup)

Pre-Season Friendly:
Shelbourne

League:
Coventry City

Manchester United:
Sep 14, 1996


GAME COUNT:

Pre-Season Friendly:
189 (of 354)
Total:
5901 (of 7505)
Played:
27 years, 7 months, 25 days ago
Notes:
Umbro Tournament - Third Place game



Review
This was the 3rd/4th place playoff game in the 4-team Umbro International Tournament of 1996, that we hosted at the City Ground.
We played Chelsea in the semi-final, drawing 0-0 and losing on penalties. In the other seim-final Manchester United lost 2-1 to Ajax so faced us in the 3rd/4th place playoff, where we lost 3-1. Chelsea beat Ajax 2-1 in the final.


Logo
FOREST
Manager: Frank Clark

Goals
Kevin Campbell (10')
Logo
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson

Goals
David Beckham (82')
McLair (87')
Phil Neville (90')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK27 Mark Crossley
18M23 Alfe-Inge Haaland
3D34 Stuart Pearce
4D29 Colin Cooper
16M31 Nicola Jerkan off for Steve Chettle (70')
6F22 Chris Bart-Williams
2D24 Des Lyttle
14F28 Ian Woan off for Chris Allen (77')
20F21 Paul McGregor off for Bobby Howe (60')
10F26 Kevin Campbell goal (10')
22F26 Bryan Roy
Subs
5D27 Steve Chettle on for Nicola Jerkan (70')
17M23 Chris Allen on for Ian Woan (77')
19F22 Bobby Howe on for Paul McGregor (60')
28F20 Steve Guinan
13GK25 Alan Fettis
8M25 Scot Gemmill
15F30 Andrea Silenzi


Lineup

Num Pos Player
GKPeter Schmeichel  (45')
DGary Neville (75')
DR Johnsen (41')
DMay
DPhil Neville goal
MDavid Beckham goal
MNicky Butt
MRoy Keane (35')
MSharpe (75')
FEric Cantona
FPaul Scholes
Subs
Van der Gouw (45')
Casper (75')
McGibbon (41')
Davies (35')
McLair goal (75')
Dennis Irwin
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