Saturday 22 April 1961

Won

Preston
2–4
Man Utd

28′
Thompson
32′
Richardson
0′HTFT
  1. 28' Peter Thompson
  2. 32' Garbutt Richardson

Starting XI

10Pearson9Viollet
11Charlton×28Quixall4Setters×27Giles
3Brennan6Stiles5Foulkes2Dunne
1Gaskell

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.