League Division One · Matchday 34

Manchester United v Sheffield United

5–0

Saturday 2nd April 1955 · Old Trafford · Att: 21,158

Manchester United beat Sheffield United 5–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 2nd April 1955 in the League Division One. Tommy Taylor (17', 65'), Johnny Berry (66'), Dennis Viollet (73') and Billy Whelan (86') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
17' Tommy Taylor 1–0
Half Time
65' Tommy Taylor 2–0
66' Johnny Berry 3–0
73' Dennis Viollet 4–0
86' Billy Whelan 5–0
Full Time 5–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Johnny Berry 66'

8 William Whelan 86'

9 Tommy Taylor 17', 65'

10 Dennis Viollet 73'

11 Albert Scanlon

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Reg Freeman

Sheffield United

United vs Sheffield United History

Meeting 54 of 99

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

167

Goals For

137

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th November 1893. After this match United had played Sheffield United 54 times: 19W 11D 24L.

5 Dec 1953 D 2–2 D1 24 Apr 1954 W 3–1 D1 13 Nov 1954 L 0–3 D1

2 Apr 1955 W 5–0 This match

10 Sep 1955 L 0–1 D1 14 Jan 1956 W 3–1 D1 23 Apr 1962 L 0–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	48	30	6	12	99	52	62.5
Away	51	18	10	23	68	85	35.3

All 99 meetings with Sheffield United →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →