Saturday 7 December 1946

Won

Man Utd
4–1
Brentford

2′
Rowley
47′
Rowley
68′
Rowley
70′
Mitten
50′
Macauley
0′HTFT
  1. 2' Jack Rowley
  2. 47' Jack Rowley
  3. 50' Archie Macauley
  4. 68' Jack Rowley
  5. 70' Charlie Mitten

Starting XI

11Mitten10Pearson9Rowley×38Morris7Hanlon
6Cockburn4Warner
3McGlen5Chilton2Carey
1Collinson

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.