Saturday 8 October 1955

Won

Man Utd
4–3
Wolves

42′
Pegg
71′
Taylor
84′
Doherty
88′
Taylor
61′
Slater
68′
Swinbourne
74′
Swinbourne
0′HTFT
  1. 42' David Pegg
  2. 61' Bill Slater
  3. 68' Roy Swinbourne
  4. 71' Tommy Taylor
  5. 74' Roy Swinbourne
  6. 84' John Doherty
  7. 88' Tommy Taylor

Starting XI

11Pegg10Webster9Taylor×28Doherty7Berry
6McGuinness4Whitefoot
3Bent5Jones2Byrne
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.