Wednesday 12 January 1955

Won

Man Utd
4–1
Reading

36′
Webster
53′
Viollet
62′
Webster
64′
Rowley
84′
Uphill (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 36' Colin Webster
  2. 53' Dennis Viollet
  3. 62' Colin Webster
  4. 64' Jack Rowley
  5. 84' Dennis Uphill (penalty)

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Webster×28Blanchflower7Berry
6Edwards4Gibson
3Byrne5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.