Saturday 10 December 1955

Lost

Portsmouth
3–2
Man Utd

37′
Taylor
66′
Pegg
63′
Henderson
89′
Dickinson
90′
Jones (OG)
0′HTFT
  1. 37' Tommy Taylor
  2. 63' John Henderson
  3. 66' David Pegg
  4. 89' Jimmy Dickinson
  5. 90' Mark Jones (own goal)

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Taylor8Doherty7Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.