Saturday 24 October 1896

Won

Newton Heath
3–0
Burton Wanderers

1′
Cassidy
3′
Cassidy
5′
Cassidy
0′HTFT
  1. 1' Joe Cassidy
  2. 3' Joe Cassidy
  3. 5' Joe Cassidy

Starting XI

11Smith10Vance9Cassidy×38McNaught7Bryant
6Cartwright5Jenkyns4Draycott
3Erentz2Stafford
1Barrett

2-3-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.