Wednesday 23 October 1996

Won

Man Utd
2–1
Swindon

20′
Poborský
72′
Scholes
52′
Thorne
0′HTFT
  1. 20' Karel Poborský
  2. 52' Peter Thorne
  3. 72' Paul Scholes

Starting XI

13McClair
15Poborský16Keane18Scholes23Thornley29Appleton↓ 53′
4May12Neville26Casper2Neville
17van der Gouw

4-5-1 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match

Substitutes

Verified from 18 cited sources and the canonical match record.