Saturday 12 September 1959

Lost

Man Utd
1–5
Spurs

18′
Dunmore
23′
Smith
28′
Harmer
87′
Smith
89′
Mackay
0′HTFT
  1. 18' Dave Dunmore
  2. 23' Bobby Smith
  3. 28' Tommy Harmer
  4. 87' Bobby Smith
  5. 89' Dave Mackay

Starting XI

10Charlton9Viollet
11Scanlon8Giles4Goodwin7Bradley
3Carolan6McGuinness5Foulkes2Cope
1Gregg

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.