Saturday 23 January 1982

Won

Stoke
0–3
Man Utd

10′
Coppell
85′
Stapleton (P)
88′
Birtles
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Steve Coppell
  2. 85' Frank Stapleton (penalty)
  3. 88' Garry Birtles

Starting XI

10Macari9Stapleton
11Coppell8Birtles4Wilkins7Robson
3Albiston6Moran5McQueen2Duxbury
1Bailey

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.