Saturday 9 October 1954

Won

Man Utd
5–2
Cardiff

30′
Taylor
42′
Taylor
59′
Taylor
60′
Viollet
67′
Taylor
10′
Ford
85′
Stockin
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Trevor Ford
  2. 30' Tommy Taylor
  3. 42' Tommy Taylor
  4. 59' Tommy Taylor
  5. 60' Dennis Viollet
  6. 67' Tommy Taylor
  7. 85' Ron Stockin

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Taylor×48Blanchflower7Berry
6Edwards4Gibson
3Byrne5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.