Saturday 24 January 1976

Won

Man Utd
3–1
Peterborough United

8′
Forsyth
11′
McIlroy
73′
Hill
35′
Cozens
0′HTFT
  1. 8' Alex Forsyth
  2. 11' Sammy McIlroy
  3. 35' John Cozens
  4. 73' Gordon Hill

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Hill8McIlroy4Daly7Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5Greenhoff2Forsyth
1Stepney

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.