Saturday 14 November 1953

Won

Cardiff
1–6
Man Utd

3′
Viollet
4′
Rowley
48′
Berry
52′
Taylor
80′
Viollet
87′
Blanchflower
30′
Chisholm
0′HTFT
  1. 3' Dennis Viollet
  2. 4' Jack Rowley
  3. 30' Ken Chisholm
  4. 48' Johnny Berry
  5. 52' Tommy Taylor
  6. 80' Dennis Viollet
  7. 87' Jackie Blanchflower

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet×29Taylor8Blanchflower7Berry
6Edwards4Whitefoot
3Byrne5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.