Tuesday 25 December 1923

Lost

Man Utd
1–2
Barnsley

5′
Grimwood
46′
Halliwell
88′
Matthews
0′HTFT
  1. 5' John Grimwood
  2. 46' Joe Halliwell
  3. 88' Frank Matthews

Starting XI

11McPherson10Lochhead9Bain8Mann7Spence
6Bennion5Grimwood4Hilditch
3Moore2Radford
1Steward

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.