Saturday 10 January 1948

Won

Aston Villa
4–6
Man Utd

8′
Rowley
17′
Morris
29′
Pearson
31′
Morris
43′
Delaney
88′
Pearson
1′
Edwards
46′
Edwards
70′
Smith
81′
Dorsett (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 1' George Edwards
  2. 8' Jack Rowley
  3. 17' Johnny Morris
  4. 29' Stan Pearson
  5. 31' Johnny Morris
  6. 43' Jimmy Delaney
  7. 46' George Edwards
  8. 70' Leslie Smith
  9. 81' Richard Dorsett (penalty)
  10. 88' Stan Pearson

Starting XI

11Mitten10Pearson×29Rowley8Morris×27Delaney
6Cockburn4Anderson
3Sr5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.