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Saturday 3 November 1956 at Old Trafford (Att 59,835)
Manchester United (2) 3 (Whelan 3, Pegg 19, Taylor 80): Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Coleman, Jones, Edwards, Berry, Whelan, Taylor, Charlton, Pegg.
Wolves (0) 0: Finlayson, Stuart, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Booth, Wilshaw, Murray, Mullen.
Referee: Mr J Powell (Rotherham).
Penalty: In the 23rd minute Bobby Charlton scored a third, but after consulting a Linesmen, the Referee disallowed the goal and awarded them a spot-kick instead for handball against Gerry Harris. Fortunately for Wolves Malcolm Finlayson saved from John Berry.
Position: 8th.
