Saturday 6 December 1952

Won

Man Utd
32
Middlesbrough

23
32
35
Mannion
42
Delapenha (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 7' Stan Pearson
  2. 23' John Aston Sr
  3. 32' Stan Pearson
  4. 35' Wilf Mannion
  5. 42' Lloyd Delapenha (penalty)

Starting XI

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.