Saturday 22 August 1953

Drawn

Liverpool
4–4
Man Utd

20′
Liddell
44′
Jones
54′
Bimpson
58′
Byrne (OG)
0′HTFT
  1. 20' William Liddell
  2. 44' Bill Jones
  3. 54' Louis Bimpson
  4. 58' Roger Byrne (own goal)

Starting XI

11Pegg10Lewis9Taylor8Rowley7Berry
6Cockburn4Gibson
3Byrne5Chilton2Sr
1Crompton

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.