Saturday 13 December 1958

Won

Preston
3–4
Man Utd

22′
Bradley
54′
Viollet
80′
Scanlon
81′
Charlton
28′
Hatsell
36′
Hatsell
88′
Thompson
0′HTFT
  1. 22' Warren Bradley
  2. 28' Dennis Hatsell
  3. 36' Dennis Hatsell
  4. 54' Dennis Viollet
  5. 80' Albert Scanlon
  6. 81' Bobby Charlton
  7. 88' Tommy Thompson

Starting XI

10Charlton9Viollet
11Scanlon8Quixall4Goodwin7Bradley
3Carolan6McGuinness5Cope2Foulkes
1Gregg

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.