League Division One · Matchday 13
Chelsea v Manchester United
5–6
Manchester United beat Chelsea 6–5 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 16th October 1954 in the League Division One. Dennis Viollet (15', 41', 57'), Tommy Taylor (38', 47') and Jackie Blanchflower (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Dennis Viollet 0–1
- 20' Seamus O'Connell 1–1
- 35' Jim Lewis 2–1
- 38' Tommy Taylor 2–2
- 41' Dennis Viollet 2–3
- Half Time
- 47' Tommy Taylor 2–4
- 57' Dennis Viollet 2–5
- 61' Ken Armstrong 3–5
- 63' Jackie Blanchflower 3–6
- 67' Seamus O'Connell 4–6
- 76' Seamus O'Connell 5–6
- Full Time 5–6
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Ted Drake
Chelsea
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 47 of 200
200
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
57
Lost
312
Goals For
240
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 47 times: 23W 14D 10L.
20 Dec 1952 W 3–2 D1 19 Aug 1953 D 1–1 D1 12 Dec 1953 L 1–3 D1
16 Oct 1954 W 6–5 This match
30 Apr 1955 W 2–1 D1 19 Nov 1955 W 3–0 D1 3 Mar 1956 W 4–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 95 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 149 | 138 | 38.9 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →