League Division One · Matchday 23
Portsmouth v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–1 at Fratton Park on Saturday 29th December 1956 in the League Division One. David Pegg (48'), Duncan Edwards (52') and Dennis Viollet (69') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' John Henderson 1–0
- Half Time
- 48' David Pegg 1–1
- 52' Duncan Edwards 1–2
- 69' Dennis Viollet 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eddie Lever
Portsmouth
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 43 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 43 times: 15W 13D 15L.
10 Dec 1955 L 2–3 D1 21 Apr 1956 W 1–0 D1 1 Sep 1956 W 3–0 D1
29 Dec 1956 W 3–1 This match
19 Oct 1957 L 0–3 D1 16 Apr 1958 D 3–3 D1 27 Mar 1959 W 6–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →