Saturday 22 April 1961

Won

Preston
2–4
Man Utd

18′
Charlton
20′
Setters
44′
Setters
87′
Charlton
28′
Thompson
32′
Richardson
0′HTFT
  1. 18' Bobby Charlton
  2. 20' Maurice Setters
  3. 28' Peter Thompson
  4. 32' Garbutt Richardson
  5. 44' Maurice Setters
  6. 87' Bobby Charlton

Starting XI

10Pearson9Viollet
11Charlton×28Quixall4Setters×27Giles
3Brennan6Stiles5Foulkes2Dunne
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.