Saturday 25 August 1956

Won

West Brom
2–3
Man Utd

13′
Taylor
74′
Viollet
82′
Whelan
47′
Allen
72′
Lee
0′HTFT
  1. 13' Tommy Taylor
  2. 47' Ronnie Allen
  3. 72' George Lee
  4. 74' Dennis Viollet
  5. 82' Billy Whelan

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Taylor8Whelan7Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.