Wednesday 22 August 1951

Won

Man Utd
4–2
Middlesbrough

10′
Rowley
14′
Pearson
46′
Rowley
72′
Rowley
77′
Mochan
90′
Mochan
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Jack Rowley
  2. 14' Stan Pearson
  3. 46' Jack Rowley
  4. 72' Jack Rowley
  5. 77' Neil Mochan
  6. 90' Neil Mochan

Starting XI

11Bond10Downie9Rowley×38Pearson7McShane
6Cockburn4Gibson
3Redman5Chilton2Carey
1Allen

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.