Thursday 1 January 1948

Won

Man Utd
5–0
Burnley

10′
Mitten
21′
Rowley
43′
Rowley
62′
Mitten
72′
Rowley
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Charlie Mitten
  2. 21' Jack Rowley
  3. 43' Jack Rowley
  4. 62' Charlie Mitten
  5. 72' Jack Rowley

Starting XI

11Mitten×210Pearson9Rowley×38Morris7Delaney
6Cockburn4Anderson
3Sr5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.