Tuesday 7 January 1975

Lost

Walsall
3–2
Man Utd

39′
Daly (P)
114′
McIlroy
21′
Wright
109′
Buckley
113′
Buckley (P)
0′HT90FT
  1. 21' Bernie Wright
  2. 39' Gerry Daly (penalty)
  3. 109' Alan Buckley
  4. 113' Alan Buckley (penalty)
  5. 114' Sammy McIlroy

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Daly↓ 53′8McIlroy4Greenhoff7McCalliog
3Houston6Buchan5Sidebottom2Young
1Stepney

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

Substitutes

Verified from 28 cited sources and the canonical match record.