Saturday 7 November 1981

Won

Sunderland
15
Man Utd

20
53
89
38
Cummins
0′HTFT
  1. 20' Kevin Moran
  2. 38' Stan Cummins
  3. 53' Bryan Robson
  4. 67' Frank Stapleton
  5. 71' Frank Stapleton
  6. 89' Garry Birtles

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.