Saturday 20 August 1966

Won

Man Utd
5–3
West Brom

1′
Best
8′
Stiles
16′
Law
17′
Herd
22′
Law
10′
Hope
46′
Clark
87′
Clark
0′HTFT
  1. 1' George Best
  2. 8' Nobby Stiles
  3. 10' Bobby Hope
  4. 16' Denis Law
  5. 17' David Herd
  6. 22' Denis Law
  7. 46' Clive Clark
  8. 87' Clive Clark

Starting XI

10Herd9Charlton
11Connelly8Law×24Fitzpatrick7Best
3Dunne6Stiles5Foulkes2Brennan
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.