Saturday 5 January 1957

Won

Hereford
3–4
Man Utd

9′
Whelan
10′
Berry
30′
Taylor
79′
Whelan
35′
Stamper
53′
Johnson
65′
Newton
0′HTFT
  1. 9' Billy Whelan
  2. 10' Johnny Berry
  3. 30' Tommy Taylor
  4. 35' Frank Stamper
  5. 53' Kenneth Johnson
  6. 65' Jackie Newton
  7. 79' Billy Whelan

Starting XI

11Pegg10Viollet9Taylor8Whelan×27Berry
6Edwards4Colman
3Byrne5Jones2Foulkes
1Wood

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.