Saturday 12 December 1959

Won

Nott'm Forest
1–5
Man Utd

26′
Dawson
43′
Viollet
72′
Scanlon
75′
Viollet
81′
Viollet
12′
Wilson
0′HTFT
  1. 12' Tom Wilson
  2. 26' Alex Dawson
  3. 43' Dennis Viollet
  4. 72' Albert Scanlon
  5. 75' Dennis Viollet
  6. 81' Dennis Viollet

Starting XI

10Pearson9Viollet×3
11Scanlon8Quixall4Goodwin7Dawson
3Carolan6Brennan5Cope2Foulkes
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.