Saturday 8 January 1949

Won

Man Utd
6–0
Bournemouth

27′
Burke
33′
Pearson
49′
Rowley
51′
Burke
52′
Mitten
77′
Rowley
0′HTFT
  1. 27' Ronnie Burke
  2. 33' Stan Pearson
  3. 49' Jack Rowley
  4. 51' Ronnie Burke
  5. 52' Charlie Mitten
  6. 77' Jack Rowley

Starting XI

11Mitten10Rowley×29Burke×28Pearson7Delaney
6McGlen4Cockburn
3Sr5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.