Saturday 11 December 1954

Won

Burnley
2–4
Man Utd

47′
Webster
57′
Webster
84′
Webster
88′
Viollet
14′
Holden
70′
Gray
0′HTFT
  1. 14' William Holden
  2. 47' Colin Webster
  3. 57' Colin Webster
  4. 70' Billy Gray
  5. 84' Colin Webster
  6. 88' Dennis Viollet

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Webster×38Blanchflower7Berry
6Whitefoot4Gibson
3Bent5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.