Saturday 30 November 1974

Won

Man Utd
3–2
Sunderland

11′
Pearson
55′
Morgan
61′
McIlroy
12′
Hughes
14′
Hughes
0′HTFT
  1. 11' Stuart Pearson
  2. 12' Bill Hughes
  3. 14' Bill Hughes
  4. 55' Willie Morgan
  5. 61' Sammy McIlroy

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Daly8McIlroy4Greenhoff7Morgan
3Houston6Buchan5Holton2Forsyth
1Stepney

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

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.