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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 58 35 13 10 102 50 +52 60.34
A 59 20 15 24 61 76 -15 33.90
N 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
TOTALS 119 56 28 35 165 127 +38 47.06

Name: Alexander "Alex" Forsyth
Birthdate: 05-02-1952
Age: 73
Birthplace: Swinton, Larnarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)
Weight: 11st 11lbs (74.84kg)
Years at Club: 1972-1978
Signing Info: Transferred from: Partick Thistle , 01/1973, £100,000
Previous Clubs: Arsenal, Partick Thistle
Debut: 06/01/1973 v Arsenal (A) 1-3 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Glasgow Rangers, 08/1978, £
Passed Away:

Biography

 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1972-1973 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
2. 1973-1974 1 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21
3. 1974-1975 1 39 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45
4. 1975-1976 2 28 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 35
5. 1976-1977 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
6. 1977-1978 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 4 101 0 7 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 119

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 62
2. League Division Two 39
3. FA Cup 10
4. League Cup 7
5. Cup Winners Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 7
2. Norwich City 6
3. Everton 5
4. Coventry City 5
5. Derby County 5
6. Manchester City 5
7. West Ham United 4
8. Birmingham City 4
9. Southampton 4
10. Burnley 4
11. Ipswich Town 3
12. West Bromwich Albion 3
13. Sheffield United 3
14. Stoke City 3
15. Oxford United 3
16. Aston Villa 3
17. Middlesbrough 3
18. Arsenal 2
19. Leeds United 2
20. Tottenham Hotspur 2
21. Newcastle United 2
22. Leyton Orient 2
23. Millwall 2
24. Portsmouth 2
25. Cardiff City 2
26. Nottingham Forest 2
27. Bristol Rovers 2
28. Bolton Wanderers 2
29. Fulham 2
30. Notts County 2
31. Blackpool 2
32. Bristol City 2
33. Hull City 2
34. Sunderland 2
35. Sheffield Wednesday 2
36. Queens Park Rangers 2
37. Leicester City 2
38. Liverpool 2
39. Plymouth Argyle 1
40. Chelsea 1
41. Charlton Athletic 1
42. York City 1
43. Oldham Athletic 1
44. Peterborough United 1
45. Porto 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 116
2. Wales 2
3. Portugal 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 01-05-1976 Southampton L 0-1 FA Cup
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 06-01-1973 Div 1 Arsenal L 1-3 A 0 Brian Kidd 85' Ray Kennedy 44', George Armstrong 46', Alan Ball 68'
2. 13-01-1973 FAC Wolves L 0-1 A 0 Mike Bailey 2'
3. 20-01-1973 Div 1 West Ham United D 2-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 31' (pen), Lou Macari 80' Bryan "Pop" Robson 15', Clyde Best 25'
4. 24-01-1973 Div 1 Everton D 0-0 H 0
5. 27-01-1973 Div 1 Coventry City D 1-1 A 0 Jim Holton 34' Brian Alderson 35'
6. 10-02-1973 Div 1 Wolves W 2-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 57' (pen), 62' Danny Hegan 66'
7. 17-02-1973 Div 1 Ipswich Town L 1-4 A 0 Lou Macari 60' Bryan Hamilton 2', 47', Colin Harper 30', Colin Viljoen 61' (pen)
8. 03-03-1973 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 H 0 Brian Kidd 41', Lou Macari 47' Jeff Astle 40'
9. 10-03-1973 Div 1 Birmingham City L 1-3 A 0 Lou Macari 85' Bob Latchford 30', Bob Hatton 63', Alan Campbell 88' (pen)
10. 13-10-1973 Div 1 Derby County L 0-1 H 0 Kevin Hector 4'
11. 08-12-1973 Div 1 Southampton D 0-0 H 0
12. 15-12-1973 Div 1 Coventry City L 2-3 H 0 George Best 47', Willie Morgan 66' Martin Buchan 42' (o.g.), Brian Alderson 63', David Cross 76'
13. 05-01-1974 FAC Plymouth Argyle W 1-0 H 0 Lou Macari 64'
14. 12-01-1974 Div 1 West Ham United L 1-2 A 0 Sammy McIlroy 67' Billy Bonds 50', Pat Holland 85'
15. 26-01-1974 FAC Ipswich Town L 0-1 H 0 Kevin Beattie 7'
16. 02-02-1974 Div 1 Coventry City L 0-1 A 0 Brian Alderson 35'
17. 09-02-1974 Div 1 Leeds United L 0-2 H 0 Mick Jones 57', *Joe Jordan 87'
18. 16-02-1974 Div 1 Derby County D 2-2 A 0 Brian Greenhoff 47', Stewart Houston 68' David Nish 17', Kevin Hector 31'
19. 23-02-1974 Div 1 Wolves D 0-0 H 0
20. 02-03-1974 Div 1 Sheffield United W 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 35'
21. 13-03-1974 Div 1 Manchester City D 0-0 A 0
22. 16-03-1974 Div 1 Birmingham City L 0-1 A 0 Joe Gallagher 73'
23. 23-03-1974 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 H 0 Ralph Coates 53'
24. 30-03-1974 Div 1 Chelsea W 3-1 A 0 Willie Morgan 7', Gerry Daly 60', Sammy McIlroy 67' Bill Garner 81'
25. 03-04-1974 Div 1 Burnley D 3-3 H 1 Sammy McIlroy 1', Alex Forsyth 67', Jim Holton 87' Paul Fletcher 12', Leighton James 68' (pen), 74' (pen)
26. 06-04-1974 Div 1 Norwich City W 2-0 A 0 Lou Macari 65', Brian Greenhoff 86'
27. 13-04-1974 Div 1 Newcastle United W 1-0 H 0 Jim McCalliog 12'
28. 23-04-1974 Div 1 Everton L 0-1 A 0 Michael Lyons 50'
29. 27-04-1974 Div 1 Manchester City L 0-1 H 0 *Denis Law 82'
30. 29-04-1974 Div 1 Stoke City L 0-1 A 0 John Ritchie 18'
31. 17-08-1974 Div 2 Leyton Orient W 2-0 A 0 Willie Morgan 28', Stewart Houston 73'
32. 24-08-1974 Div 2 Millwall W 4-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 3', Gerry Daly 39', 83' (pen), 89' (pen)
33. 28-08-1974 Div 2 Portsmouth W 2-1 H 0 Gerry Daly 16' (pen), Sammy McIlroy 80' *Ronald "Tudor" Davies 87' (pen)
34. 31-08-1974 Div 2 Cardiff City W 1-0 A 0 Gerry Daly 4' (pen)
35. 07-09-1974 Div 2 Nottingham Forest D 2-2 H 0 Brian Greenhoff 26', Sammy McIlroy 79' Ian Bowyer 39', John Cottam 51'
36. 11-09-1974 LC Charlton Athletic W 5-1 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 8', Phil Warman 13' (o.g.), Lou Macari 14', 78', Stewart Houston 50' Peter Hunt 1'
37. 14-09-1974 Div 2 West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 A 0 Stuart Pearson 32' Alan Merrick 6'
38. 16-09-1974 Div 2 Millwall W 1-0 A 0 Gerry Daly 47' (pen)
39. 21-09-1974 Div 2 Bristol Rovers W 2-0 H 0 Brian Greenhoff 8', Frankie Prince 28' (o.g.)
40. 25-09-1974 Div 2 Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 H 0 Lou Macari 40', Stewart Houston 42', Don McAllister 65' (o.g.)
41. 28-09-1974 Div 2 Norwich City L 0-2 A 0 *Ted MacDougall 24' (pen), 58'
42. 05-10-1974 Div 2 Fulham W 2-1 A 0 Stuart Pearson 18', 76' Viv Busby 86'
43. 09-10-1974 LC Manchester City W 1-0 H 0 Gerry Daly 78' (pen)
44. 12-10-1974 Div 2 Notts County W 1-0 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 17'
45. 15-10-1974 Div 2 Portsmouth D 0-0 A 0
46. 19-10-1974 Div 2 Blackpool W 3-0 A 1 Alex Forsyth 22', Lou Macari 60', Jim McCalliog 72'
47. 26-10-1974 Div 2 Southampton W 1-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 78'
48. 02-11-1974 Div 2 Oxford United W 4-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 9', 32', 45', Lou Macari 24'
49. 09-11-1974 Div 2 Bristol City L 0-1 A 0 John Emanuel 30'
50. 13-11-1974 LC Burnley W 3-2 H 0 Lou Macari 29', 87', Willie Morgan 49' Peter Noble 20', Roy Hankin 31'
51. 16-11-1974 Div 2 Aston Villa W 2-1 H 0 Gerry Daly 69' (pen), 81' Ian Hamilton 12'
52. 23-11-1974 Div 2 Hull City L 0-2 A 0 Alf Wood 35', Ken Wagstaff 84'
53. 30-11-1974 Div 2 Sunderland W 3-2 H 0 Stuart Pearson 11', Willie Morgan 55', Sammy McIlroy 61' Bill Hughes 12', 14'
54. 04-12-1974 LC Middlesbrough D 0-0 A 0
55. 07-12-1974 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday D 4-4 A 0 Stewart Houston 7', Lou Macari 53', 85', Stuart Pearson 63' David Sunley 19', 69', Bernard Shaw 24', Colin Harvey 30'
56. 14-12-1974 Div 2 Leyton Orient D 0-0 H 0
57. 11-01-1975 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 H 0 Jim McCalliog 22' (pen), 50'
58. 15-01-1975 LC Norwich City D 2-2 H 0 Lou Macari 51', 71' Tony Powell 45', *Ted MacDougall 88'
59. 18-01-1975 Div 2 Sunderland D 0-0 A 0
60. 22-01-1975 LC Norwich City L 0-1 A 0 Colin Suggett 54'
61. 01-02-1975 Div 2 Bristol City L 0-1 H 0 Don Gilles 89'
62. 08-02-1975 Div 2 Oxford United L 0-1 A 0 Derek Clarke 33'
63. 15-02-1975 Div 2 Hull City W 2-0 H 0 Stewart Houston 2', Stuart Pearson 45'
64. 22-02-1975 Div 2 Aston Villa L 0-2 A 0 Ray Graydon 5', Charlie Aitken 25'
65. 01-03-1975 Div 2 Cardiff City W 4-0 H 0 Stewart Houston 59', Stuart Pearson 62', Sammy McIlroy 85', Lou Macari 88'
66. 08-03-1975 Div 2 Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 A 0 Stuart Pearson 29'
67. 15-03-1975 Div 2 Norwich City D 1-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 50' *Ted MacDougall 68'
68. 22-03-1975 Div 2 Nottingham Forest W 1-0 A 0 Gerry Daly 35'
69. 28-03-1975 Div 2 Bristol Rovers D 1-1 A 0 Lou Macari 35' Bruce Bannister 90'
70. 29-03-1975 Div 2 York City W 2-1 H 0 Willie Morgan 74', Lou Macari 86' Jimmy Seal 88'
71. 31-03-1975 Div 2 Oldham Athletic W 3-2 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 23', Lou Macari 26', Steve Coppell 75' Ian Robins 48', Alex Young 76'
72. 05-04-1975 Div 2 Southampton W 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 76'
73. 12-04-1975 Div 2 Fulham W 1-0 H 0 Gerry Daly 20'
74. 19-04-1975 Div 2 Notts County D 2-2 A 0 Stewart Houston 12', Brian Greenhoff 40' Eric Probert 49', Kevin Randall 63'
75. 26-04-1975 Div 2 Blackpool W 4-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 20', 54', Lou Macari 78', Brian Greenhoff 82'
76. 16-08-1975 Div 1 Wolves W 2-0 A 0 Lou Macari 73', 79'
77. 19-08-1975 Div 1 Birmingham City W 2-0 A 0 Sammy McIlroy 47', 82'
78. 23-08-1975 Div 1 Sheffield United W 5-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 11', 40', Len Badger 38' (o.g.), Gerry Daly 64', Sammy McIlroy 84' Chris Guthrie 56'
79. 27-08-1975 Div 1 Coventry City D 1-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 23' Alan Green 69'
80. 30-08-1975 Div 1 Stoke City W 1-0 A 0 Alan Dodd 15' (o.g.)
81. 06-12-1975 Div 1 Middlesbrough D 0-0 A 0
82. 13-12-1975 Div 1 Sheffield United W 4-1 A 0 Stuart Pearson 3', 74' , Gordon Hill 31', Lou Macari 87' Bill Dearden 52'
83. 20-12-1975 Div 1 Wolves W 1-0 H 0 Gordon Hill 90'
84. 23-12-1975 Div 1 Everton D 1-1 A 0 Lou Macari 26' Bob Latchford 40'
85. 27-12-1975 Div 1 Burnley W 2-1 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 51', Lou Macari 80' Ray Hankin 34'
86. 03-01-1976 FAC Oxford United W 2-1 H 0 Gerry Daly 46' (pen), 54' (pen) Derek Clarke 43'
87. 10-01-1976 Div 1 QPR W 2-1 H 0 Gordon Hill 15', Sammy McIlroy 57' *Don Givens 10'
88. 17-01-1976 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 4' John Duncan 63'
89. 24-01-1976 FAC Peterborough United W 3-1 H 1 Alex Forsyth 8', Sammy McIlroy 11', Gordon Hill 73' John Cozens 35'
90. 31-01-1976 Div 1 Birmingham City W 3-1 H 1 Alex Forsyth 36', Lou Macari 43', Sammy McIlroy 88' Peter Withe 60'
91. 07-02-1976 Div 1 Coventry City D 1-1 A 0 Lou Macari 82' Leslie Cartwright 39'
92. 14-02-1976 FAC Leicester City W 2-1 A 0 Lou Macari 8', Gerry Daly 33' Robert Lee 60'
93. 18-02-1976 Div 1 Liverpool D 0-0 H 0
94. 21-02-1976 Div 1 Aston Villa L 1-2 A 0 Lou Macari 44' Bob McDonald 38', Andy Gray 60'
95. 25-02-1976 Div 1 Derby County D 1-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 27' Bruce Rioch 57'
96. 28-02-1976 Div 1 West Ham United W 4-0 H 1 Alex Forsyth 49', Lou Macari 56', David McCreery 76', Stuart Pearson 88'
97. 06-03-1976 FAC Wolves D 1-1 H 0 Gerry Daly 66' John Richards 60'
98. 09-03-1976 FAC Wolves W 3-2 A 0 Stuart Pearson 35', Brian Greenhoff 74', Sammy McIlroy 96' Steve Kingdon 19', John Richards 20'
99. 13-03-1976 Div 1 Leeds United W 3-2 H 0 Stewart Houston 3', Stuart Pearson 42', Gerry Daly 61' Trevor Cherry 87', Billy Bremner 88'
100. 16-03-1976 Div 1 Norwich City D 1-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 9' Phil Boyer 63'
101. 20-03-1976 Div 1 Newcastle United W 4-3 A 0 Stuart Pearson 12', 58', John Bird 15' (o.g.), Pat Howard 49' (o.g.) Mickey Burns 17', Malcolm McDonald 27', *Alan Gowling 41'
102. 27-03-1976 Div 1 Middlesbrough W 3-0 H 0 Gerry Daly 60' (pen), David McCreery 65', Gordon Hill 70'
103. 03-04-1976 FAC Derby County W 2-0 N 0 Gordon Hill 12', 84'
104. 10-04-1976 Div 1 Ipswich Town L 0-3 A 0 Mick Lambert 35', Trevor Whymark 79', Dave Johnson 84'
105. 17-04-1976 Div 1 Everton W 2-1 H 0 Roger Kenyon 56' (o.g.) , David McCreery 69' George Telfer 20'
106. 19-04-1976 Div 1 Burnley W 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 57'
107. 21-04-1976 Div 1 Stoke City L 0-1 H 0 Alan Bloor 87'
108. 24-04-1976 Div 1 Leicester City L 1-2 A 0 Peter Coyne 57' Robert Lee 26', Chris Garland 47'
109. 01-05-1976 FAC Southampton L 0-1 N 0 Bobby Stokes 83'
110. 04-05-1976 Div 1 Manchester City W 2-0 H 0 Gordon Hill 48', Sammy McIlroy 52'
111. 27-11-1976 Div 1 West Ham United L 0-2 H 0 Trevor Brooking 20', Billy Jennings 29'
112. 01-12-1976 LC Everton L 0-3 H 0 Martin Dobson 33', Andy King 37', 50'
113. 18-12-1976 Div 1 Arsenal L 1-3 A 0 Sammy McIlroy 6' Malcolm Macdonald 5', 52', Liam Brady 45'+2
114. 19-04-1977 Div 1 QPR L 0-4 A 0 *Don Givens 1', Eddie Kelly 22', Peter Eastoe 46', 60'
115. 03-05-1977 Div 1 Liverpool L 0-1 A 0 Kevin Keegan 15'
116. 03-09-1977 Div 1 Derby County W 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 30'
117. 10-09-1977 Div 1 Manchester City L 1-3 A 0 Jimmy Nicholl 87' *Brian Kidd 14', 48', Mick Channon 78'
118. 19-10-1977 CWC Porto L 0-4 A 0 Duda 8', 24', 54', Oliveira 60'
119. 22-10-1977 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion L 0-4 A 0 John Wile 28', David Cross 34', 44' *Laurie Cunningham 44'
 

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