Saturday 21 September 1946

Lost

Stoke
3–2
Man Utd

72′
Hanlon
77′
Delaney
20′
Antonio
57′
Steele
58′
Steele
0′HTFT
  1. 20' George Antonio
  2. 57' Fred Steele
  3. 58' Fred Steele
  4. 72' Jimmy Hanlon
  5. 77' Jimmy Delaney

Starting XI

11Mitten10Rowley9Hanlon8Pearson7Delaney
6Cockburn4Warner
3McGlen5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.