Saturday 5 December 1953

Drawn

Man Utd
2–2
Sheff Utd

30′
Blanchflower
67′
Blanchflower
46′
Toner
65′
Hawksworth
0′HTFT
  1. 30' Jackie Blanchflower
  2. 46' Willie Toner
  3. 65' Derek Hawksworth
  4. 67' Jackie Blanchflower

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Taylor8Blanchflower×27Berry
6Edwards4Whitefoot
3Byrne5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.