Tuesday 26 December 1961

Won

Man Utd
6–3
Nott'm Forest

3′
Herd
8′
Lawton
24′
Charlton
30′
Lawton
71′
Lawton
78′
Brennan
40′
Julians
68′
Hockey
81′
Palmer (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 3' David Herd
  2. 8' Nobby Lawton
  3. 24' Bobby Charlton
  4. 30' Nobby Lawton
  5. 40' Len Julians
  6. 68' Trevor Hockey
  7. 71' Nobby Lawton
  8. 78' Shay Brennan
  9. 81' Calvin Palmer (penalty)

Starting XI

10Lawton×39Herd
11Charlton8Giles4Nicholson7Chisnall
3Dunne6Setters5Foulkes2Brennan
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.