Man United 2-0 Nottingham - December 26, 1988 / Division 1 1988/1989
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Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Jim Leighton | 30 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Bruce | 27 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mal Donaghy | 31 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lee Martin | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 31 | 195 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Russell Beardsmore | 20 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lee Sharpe | 17 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 31 | 305 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ralph Milne | 45 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brian McClair | 25 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Hughes | 90 | 25 | 145 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Nottingham
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Steve Sutton | 27 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Wilson | 19 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Des Walker | 23 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Laws | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brett Williams | 20 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Rice | 25 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Hodge | 26 | 147 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Webb | 25 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nigel Clough | 46 | 22 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lee Chapman | 46 | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Franz Carr | 22 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
87
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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F |
Tommy Gaynor | 46 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Philip Starbuck | 46 | 20 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Russell Beardsmore
IN
Clayton Blackmore
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Hodge
IN
Garry Parker
OUT
Terry Wilson
IN
Steve Chettle
OUT
Brian Laws
IN
Colin Foster
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
103
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Ferguson vs Nottingham
2 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Ferguson vs Clough
2 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
733
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Clough vs Man United
12 victories
10 draws
15 losses
Clough vs Ferguson
0 victory
2 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures

Sir Alex Ferguson has registered 50 success since the 06/11/1986 as the manager of next after this match..

Man United keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 03/12/1988).

The last time Nottingham has ended with the score 0-2 away from home, It was on the 28/03/1987 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VManchester United 5-0 Rotherham United12/10/1988 | LManchester United 1-2 Norwich City26/10/1988 | DManchester United 1-1 Aston Villa05/11/1988 | DManchester United 2-2 Southampton19/11/1988 | DManchester United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday23/11/1988 | VManchester United 3-0 Charlton03/12/1988 |
Overall | DManchester United 2-2 Southampton19/11/1988 | DManchester United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday23/11/1988 | DNewcastle United 0-0 Manchester United27/11/1988 | VManchester United 3-0 Charlton03/12/1988 | LCoventry 1-0 Manchester United10/12/1988 | LArsenal 2-1 Manchester United17/12/1988 |
Current form
Away | DMillwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest22/10/1988 | VNewcastle United 0-1 Nottingham Forest29/10/1988 | DWest Ham 3-3 Nottingham Forest12/11/1988 | VCharlton 0-1 Nottingham Forest26/11/1988 | DLeicester 0-0 Nottingham Forest30/11/1988 | DSouthampton 1-1 Nottingham Forest10/12/1988 |
Overall | VCharlton 0-1 Nottingham Forest26/11/1988 | DLeicester 0-0 Nottingham Forest30/11/1988 | DNottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough03/12/1988 | DSouthampton 1-1 Nottingham Forest10/12/1988 | VNottingham Forest 2-1 Leicester14/12/1988 | LNottingham Forest 0-1 Wimbledon FC18/12/1988 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 10 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 10 | 0 |
Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
17 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
17 |
8 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
9 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
20 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
20 |
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
13 |
16 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
21 |
6 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
11 |
1.18 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.18 |
1.38 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.44 |
0.94 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.24 |
0.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.22 |
Betting aid
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
9 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Mark Hughes | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Nigel Clough | ![]() |
![]() | Mark Hughes | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Nigel Clough | ![]() |
![]() | Mark Hughes | 10 goals during the last 13 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Nigel Clough | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
90 gf
56 ga
Away
54 gf
61 ga
Total
144 gf
117 ga
Historical head to head
Home
61 gf
54 ga
Away
56 gf
90 ga
Total
117 gf
144 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 14, 1935 |
Home | 5 - 0 |
December 14, 1935 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 17, 1977 |
Away | 4 - 0 |
December 17, 1977 |
Latest head to head
March 19, 1988 - Division 1 1987/1988
October 31, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988
March 28, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987
October 04, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
January 18, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
Best historical scorers against Nottingham
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Bobby Charlton | 10 goals | 1958 - 1970 |
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Denis Law | 8 goals | 1962 - 1971 |
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David Herd | 7 goals | 1961 - 1968 |
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Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1957 - 1960 |
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George Best | 6 goals | 1965 - 1971 |
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Bryan Robson | 5 goals | 1982 - 1987 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Colin Addison | 5 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
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Frank Wignall | 4 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
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Alan Hinton | 4 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
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Christopher Crowe | 3 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
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Garry Birtles | 3 goals | 1980 - 1986 |
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Peter Cormack | 2 goals | 1970 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Nottingham
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Bobby Charlton | 22 matches | 1958 - 1972 |
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Arthur Albiston | 19 matches | 1978 - 1987 |
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Bill Foulkes | 19 matches | 1957 - 1967 |
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Gary Bailey | 17 matches | 1979 - 1986 |
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Shay Brennan | 16 matches | 1958 - 1968 |
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Tony Dunne | 16 matches | 1960 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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Bob McKinlay | 22 matches | 1958 - 1969 |
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Ian Bowyer | 15 matches | 1977 - 1987 |
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Peter Hindley | 15 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
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John Robertson | 14 matches | 1971 - 1983 |
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Jeff Whitefoot | 13 matches | 1958 - 1965 |
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Henry Newton | 13 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
109 matches


124 matches
64 matches


246 matches
43 matches


240 matches
42 matches


302 matches
23 matches


40 matches
They played in both sides
42 matches


302 matches
64 matches


246 matches
43 matches


240 matches
109 matches


124 matches
23 matches


40 matches
Competition info
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