Saturday 28 August 1926

Lost

Liverpool
4–2
Man Utd

24′
Hodgson
26′
Forshaw
32′
Forshaw
75′
Forshaw
0′HTFT
  1. 24' Gordon Hodgson
  2. 26' Dick Forshaw
  3. 32' Dick Forshaw
  4. 75' Dick Forshaw

Starting XI

11Thomas10Haworth9McPherson×28Smith7Spence
6Mann4Hilditch
3Silcock5Barson2Inglis
1Steward

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.