Friday 30 March 1956

Won

Man Utd
5–2
Newcastle

6′
Pegg
47′
Taylor
69′
Viollet
75′
Viollet
78′
Doherty
33′
Keeble
86′
Stokoe
0′HTFT
  1. 6' David Pegg
  2. 33' Vic Keeble
  3. 47' Tommy Taylor
  4. 69' Dennis Viollet
  5. 75' Dennis Viollet
  6. 78' John Doherty
  7. 86' Bob Stokoe

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet×29Taylor8Doherty7Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Greaves
1Wood

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.