Saturday 28 September 1946

Won

Man Utd
5–2
Arsenal

30′
Hanlon
39′
Hanlon
70′
Wrigglesworth
77′
Rowley
89′
Rowley
27′
Lewis
57′
McPherson
0′HTFT
  1. 27' Reg Lewis
  2. 30' Jimmy Hanlon
  3. 39' Jimmy Hanlon
  4. 57' Ian McPherson
  5. 70' Billy Wrigglesworth
  6. 77' Jack Rowley
  7. 89' Jack Rowley

Starting XI

11Wrigglesworth10Rowley×29Hanlon×28Pearson7Delaney
6Sr4Warner
3McGlen5Chilton2Walton
1Crompton

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.