Saturday 3 January 1976

Won

Man Utd
2–1
Oxford

46′
Daly (P)
54′
Daly (P)
43′
Clarke
0′HTFT
  1. 43' Derek Clarke
  2. 46' Gerry Daly (penalty)
  3. 54' Gerry Daly (penalty)

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Hill8McIlroy4Daly×27Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5Greenhoff2Forsyth↓ 46′
1Stepney

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

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.