Saturday 31 August 1968

Lost

Sheff Wed
5–4
Man Utd

10′
Best
12′
Law
26′
Law
36′
Charlton
2′
Whitham
15′
Ritchie
45′
Whitham
47′
Stiles (OG)
72′
Whitham
0′HTFT
  1. 2' Jack Whitham
  2. 10' George Best
  3. 12' Denis Law
  4. 15' John Ritchie
  5. 26' Denis Law
  6. 36' Bobby Charlton
  7. 45' Jack Whitham
  8. 47' Nobby Stiles (own goal)
  9. 72' Jack Whitham

Starting XI

10Law×29Charlton
11Best8Kidd4Fitzpatrick7Morgan
3Dunne6Stiles5Sadler2Brennan
1Stepney

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

Substitutes

Unused bench is source evidence only — it does not count as an appearance.

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.