Saturday 2 October 1954

Lost

Wolves
4–2
Man Utd

70′
Swinbourne
77′
Broadbent
84′
Hancocks
87′
Cockburn (OG)
0′HTFT
  1. 70' Roy Swinbourne
  2. 77' Peter Broadbent
  3. 84' Johnny Hancocks
  4. 87' Henry Cockburn (own goal)

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Taylor8Edwards7Berry
6Cockburn4Gibson
3Kennedy5Chilton2Greaves
1Crompton

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.