Wednesday 12 September 1956

Won

Anderlecht
0–2
Man Utd

27′
Viollet
75′
Taylor
0′HTFT
  1. 27' Dennis Viollet
  2. 75' Tommy Taylor

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Taylor8Whelan7Berry
6Blanchflower4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 12 cited sources and the canonical match record.