Saturday 29 April 1961

Drawn

Man Utd
3–3
Cardiff

19′
Charlton
31′
Setters
35′
Charlton
29′
Tapscott
53′
Hogg (P)
74′
Hogg
0′HTFT
  1. 19' Bobby Charlton
  2. 29' Derek Tapscott
  3. 31' Maurice Setters
  4. 35' Bobby Charlton
  5. 53' Derek Hogg (penalty)
  6. 74' Derek Hogg

Starting XI

10Pearson9Viollet
11Charlton×28Quixall4Setters7Giles
3Cantwell6Stiles5Foulkes2Brennan
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.