Saturday 4 September 1948

Won

Man Utd
4–1
Huddersfield

1′
Mitten
32′
Pearson
35′
Delaney
74′
Pearson
78′
Doherty
0′HTFT
  1. 1' Charlie Mitten
  2. 32' Stan Pearson
  3. 35' Jimmy Delaney
  4. 74' Stan Pearson
  5. 78' Peter Doherty

Starting XI

11Mitten10Pearson×29Rowley8Morris7Delaney
6McGlen4Anderson
3Sr5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

3-2-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.