Wednesday 17 October 1956

Won

Man Utd
3–2
Dortmund

10′
Viollet
26′
Viollet
30′
Pegg
80′
Kapitulski
87′
Preibler
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Dennis Viollet
  2. 26' Dennis Viollet
  3. 30' David Pegg
  4. 80' Helmut Kapitulski
  5. 87' Alfred Preibler

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet×29Taylor8Whelan7Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 15 cited sources and the canonical match record.