Saturday 7 January 1956

Lost

Bristol Rovers
4–0
Man Utd

11′
Biggs
44′
Meyer
60′
Biggs
83′
Bradford (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 11' Alfie Biggs
  2. 44' Barrie Meyer
  3. 60' Alfie Biggs
  4. 83' Geoff Bradford (penalty)

Goalscorer data for this match may be incomplete.

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Taylor8Doherty7Berry
6Whitefoot4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Greaves
1Wood

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.