Saturday 31 August 1985

Won

Nott'm Forest
1–3
Man Utd

2′
Hughes
5′
Barnes
41′
Stapleton
47′
Davenport
0′HTFT
  1. 2' Mark Hughes
  2. 5' Peter Barnes
  3. 41' Frank Stapleton
  4. 47' Peter Davenport

Starting XI

10Stapleton9Hughes
11Barnes8Strachan↓ 67′4Whiteside7Robson
3Albiston6Hogg5McGrath2Duxbury
1Bailey

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.