Saturday 26 September 1959

Lost

Preston
4–0
Man Utd

15′
Taylor
64′
Finney (P)
77′
Sneddon
89′
Finney
0′HTFT
  1. 15' Sammy Taylor
  2. 64' Tom Finney (penalty)
  3. 77' Dave Sneddon
  4. 89' Tom Finney

Goalscorer data for this match may be incomplete.

Starting XI

10Charlton9Dawson
11Scanlon8Quixall4Viollet7Bradley
3Carolan6McGuinness5Cope2Foulkes
1Gregg

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.