Wednesday 2 September 1959

Won

Chelsea
3–6
Man Utd

25′
Greaves
39′
Sillett
85′
Sillett (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 25' Jimmy Greaves
  2. 39' Peter Sillett
  3. 85' Peter Sillett (penalty)

Starting XI

10Charlton9Viollet×2
11Scanlon8Quixall4Foulkes7Bradley×2
3Carolan6McGuinness5Brennan2Cope
1Gregg

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.