Saturday 3 March 1956

Won

Chelsea
2–4
Man Utd

26′
Pegg
60′
Viollet
69′
Viollet
89′
Taylor
21′
Parsons
22′
Bentley
0′HTFT
  1. 21' Eric Parsons
  2. 22' Roy Bentley
  3. 26' David Pegg
  4. 60' Dennis Viollet
  5. 69' Dennis Viollet
  6. 89' Tommy Taylor

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet×29Taylor8Whelan7Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Greaves
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.