Saturday 27 August 1938

Lost

Middlesbrough
31
Man Utd

12
4
Fenton
14
Mannion
66
Cochrane
0′HTFT
  1. 4' Mick Fenton
  2. 12' Jack Smith
  3. 14' Wilf Mannion
  4. 66' Tom Cochrane

Starting XI

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.