Saturday 6 October 1956

Won

Man Utd
4–2
Charlton

25′
Berry
32′
Charlton
37′
Charlton
65′
Whelan
24′
Lucas
40′
Ayre
0′HTFT
  1. 24' Fred Lucas
  2. 25' Johnny Berry
  3. 32' Bobby Charlton
  4. 37' Bobby Charlton
  5. 40' Bobby Ayre
  6. 65' Billy Whelan

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Charlton×28Whelan7Berry
6McGuinness4Colman
3Bent5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.