Wednesday 1 September 1976

Won

Man Utd
5–0
Tranmere

52′
Daly
53′
Macari
61′
Pearson
78′
Hill
83′
Daly
0′HTFT
  1. 52' Gerry Daly
  2. 53' Lou Macari
  3. 61' Stuart Pearson
  4. 78' Gordon Hill
  5. 83' Gerry Daly

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Hill8McIlroy4Daly×27Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5Greenhoff2Nicholl
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 15 cited sources and the canonical match record.