Manchester United Data

Manchester United 1955-1956

Champions
Champions
Won the Division One title ยท 1st in the Division One, 60 pts

Manchester United won the Division One title in 1955-1956, finishing 1st in the Division One with 60 points from 42 games and scoring 83 goals in all competitions. They won 25, drew 10 and lost 8 of their 43 games in all competitions under Matt Busby.

Stats
25
Won
10
Drawn
8
Lost
Form
W
D
W
D
W

Season at a Glance

83
Goals Scored
55
Conceded
43
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.98
Points per game
27th-best of 123 full seasons
1.93
Goals per game
36th-best of 123 full seasons
1.28
Conceded per game
75th-best of 123 full seasons
58%
Win rate
26th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 4th of 22 for goals scored (+0.32 per game vs the league average) and 1st for fewest conceded. That was 4 places higher than 1954-1955 (+13 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

43 matches
August 1955 2W ยท 2D ยท 0L
D
Birmingham City A
D1 Viollet 2
2โ€“2
20 Aug 37,994 0-1-0 D1
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Webster, Berry
2โ€“2
24 Aug 25,406 0-2-0 D2
W
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Lewis, Viollet, Scanlon
3โ€“1
27 Aug 31,996 1-2-0 W1
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Edwards 2
2โ€“1
31 Aug 27,453 2-2-0 W2
September 1955 2W ยท 1D ยท 3L
L
Manchester City A
D1
0โ€“1
3 Sep 59,162 2-2-1 L1
W
Everton H
D1 Edwards, Blanchflower
2โ€“1
7 Sep 27,843 3-2-1 W1
L
Sheffield United A
D1
0โ€“1
10 Sep 28,241 3-2-2 L1
L
Everton A
D1 Webster, Blanchflower
2โ€“4
14 Sep 34,897 3-2-3 L2
W
Preston North End H
D1 Pegg, Taylor, Viollet
3โ€“2
17 Sep 33,078 4-2-3 W1
D
Burnley A
D1
0โ€“0
24 Sep 26,873 4-3-3 D1
October 1955 4W ยท 1D ยท 0L
W
Luton Town H
D1 Webster, Taylor 2
3โ€“1
1 Oct 34,409 5-3-3 W1
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1 Pegg, Taylor 2, Doherty
4โ€“3
8 Oct 48,638 6-3-3 W2
D
Aston Villa A
D1 Blanchflower, Webster, Pegg 2
4โ€“4
15 Oct 29,478 6-4-3 D1
W
Huddersfield Town H
D1 Berry, Taylor, Pegg
3โ€“0
22 Oct 34,150 7-4-3 W1
W
Cardiff City A
D1 Taylor
1โ€“0
29 Oct 27,795 8-4-3 W2
November 1955 1W ยท 2D ยท 1L
D
Arsenal H
D1 Taylor
1โ€“1
5 Nov 41,586 8-5-3 D1
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Taylor
1โ€“3
12 Nov 38,109 8-5-4 L1
W
Chelsea H
D1 Byrne (pen), Taylor 2
3โ€“0
19 Nov 22,192 9-5-4 W1
D
Blackpool A
D1
0โ€“0
26 Nov 26,240 9-6-4 D1
December 1955 5W ยท 0D ยท 2L
W
Sunderland H
D1 Doherty, Viollet
2โ€“1
3 Dec 39,901 10-6-4 W1
L
Portsmouth A
D1 Taylor, Pegg
2โ€“3
10 Dec 24,594 10-6-5 L1
W
Birmingham City H
D1 Viollet, Jones
2โ€“1
17 Dec 27,704 11-6-5 W1
W
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Viollet 3, Taylor
4โ€“1
24 Dec 25,168 12-6-5 W2
W
Charlton Athletic H
D1 Viollet 2, Byrne (pen), Doherty, Taylor
5โ€“1
26 Dec 44,611 13-6-5 W3
L
Charlton Athletic A
D1
0โ€“3
27 Dec 42,040 13-6-6 L1
W
Manchester City H
D1 Taylor, Viollet
2โ€“1
31 Dec 60,956 14-6-6 W1
January 1956 1W ยท 0D ยท 2L
L
Bristol Rovers A
FAC
0โ€“4
7 Jan 35,872 14-6-7 L1
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Taylor, Berry, Pegg
3โ€“1
14 Jan 30,162 15-6-7 W1
L
Preston North End A
D1 Whelan
1โ€“3
21 Jan 28,047 15-6-8 L1
February 1956 4W ยท 0D ยท 0L
W
Burnley H
D1 Taylor, Viollet
2โ€“0
4 Feb 27,342 16-6-8 W1
W
Luton Town A
D1 Viollet, Whelan
2โ€“0
11 Feb 16,354 17-6-8 W2
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 Taylor 2
2โ€“0
18 Feb 40,014 18-6-8 W3
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Whelan
1โ€“0
25 Feb 36,277 19-6-8 W4
March 1956 4W ยท 2D ยท 0L
W
Chelsea A
D1 Pegg, Viollet 2, Taylor
4โ€“2
3 Mar 32,050 20-6-8 W5
D
Cardiff City H
D1 Byrne (pen)
1โ€“1
10 Mar 44,693 20-7-8 D1
D
Arsenal A
D1 Viollet
1โ€“1
17 Mar 50,758 20-8-8 D2
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Taylor
1โ€“0
24 Mar 46,114 21-8-8 W1
W
Newcastle United H
D1 Pegg, Taylor, Viollet 2, Doherty
5โ€“2
30 Mar 58,994 22-8-8 W2
W
Huddersfield Town A
D1 Taylor 2
2โ€“0
31 Mar 37,780 23-8-8 W3
April 1956 2W ยท 2D ยท 0L
D
Newcastle United A
D1
0โ€“0
2 Apr 37,395 23-9-8 D1
W
Blackpool H
D1 Berry (pen), Taylor
2โ€“1
7 Apr 62,277 24-9-8 W1
D
Sunderland A
D1 McGuinness, Whelan
2โ€“2
14 Apr 19,865 24-10-8 D1
W
Portsmouth H
D1 Viollet
1โ€“0
21 Apr 38,417 25-10-8 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 211830 5120+31 86%6 38,893
Away 22778 3235-3 32%7 33,008

Home crowds averaged 38,893, away 33,008. Their biggest crowd was 62,277 v Blackpool, the smallest 16,354 v Luton Town.

Season Records

5โ€“1
Biggest win
v Charlton Athletic ยท 26 Dec 1955
0โ€“4
Heaviest defeat
v Bristol Rovers ยท 7 Jan 1956
5
Longest win streak
14
Longest unbeaten run
2
Longest winless run
13
Clean sheets
7
Failed to score
2โ€“1
Most common score
6 times

United completed the league double over Chelsea, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
8
5
1-15
10
9
16-30
12
7
31-45
18
10
46-60
17
10
61-75
13
13
76+

United's average goal came in the 51', the average one conceded in the 52'. They scored 9 from the 81st minute on and conceded 11. Penalties: 4 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 3 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
31' Dennis Viollet @ Birmingham City D1 0โ€“0 20 Aug 1955
82' Dennis Viollet @ Birmingham City D1 1โ€“1 20 Aug 1955
21' Colin Webster vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0โ€“0 24 Aug 1955
65' Johnny Berry vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1โ€“2 24 Aug 1955
38' Edward Lewis vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0โ€“0 27 Aug 1955
50' Dennis Viollet vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1โ€“0 27 Aug 1955
75' Albert Scanlon vs West Bromwich Albion D1 2โ€“1 27 Aug 1955
3' Duncan Edwards @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0โ€“0 31 Aug 1955
41' Duncan Edwards @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1โ€“0 31 Aug 1955
60' Duncan Edwards vs Everton D1 0โ€“1 7 Sep 1955
85' Jackie Blanchflower vs Everton D1 1โ€“1 7 Sep 1955
14' Colin Webster @ Everton D1 0โ€“1 14 Sep 1955
43' Jackie Blanchflower @ Everton D1 1โ€“1 14 Sep 1955
2' David Pegg vs Preston North End D1 0โ€“0 17 Sep 1955
54' Tommy Taylor vs Preston North End D1 1โ€“2 17 Sep 1955
73' Dennis Viollet vs Preston North End D1 2โ€“2 17 Sep 1955
52' Colin Webster vs Luton Town D1 0โ€“1 1 Oct 1955
64' Tommy Taylor vs Luton Town D1 1โ€“1 1 Oct 1955
65' Tommy Taylor vs Luton Town D1 2โ€“1 1 Oct 1955
42' David Pegg vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0โ€“0 8 Oct 1955
71' Tommy Taylor vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 1โ€“2 8 Oct 1955
84' John Doherty vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 2โ€“3 8 Oct 1955
88' Tommy Taylor vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 3โ€“3 8 Oct 1955
25' Jackie Blanchflower @ Aston Villa D1 0โ€“2 15 Oct 1955
35' Colin Webster @ Aston Villa D1 1โ€“2 15 Oct 1955
42' David Pegg @ Aston Villa D1 2โ€“2 15 Oct 1955
50' David Pegg @ Aston Villa D1 3โ€“2 15 Oct 1955
40' Johnny Berry vs Huddersfield Town D1 0โ€“0 22 Oct 1955
47' Tommy Taylor vs Huddersfield Town D1 1โ€“0 22 Oct 1955
89' David Pegg vs Huddersfield Town D1 2โ€“0 22 Oct 1955
43' Tommy Taylor @ Cardiff City D1 0โ€“0 29 Oct 1955
70' Tommy Taylor vs Arsenal D1 0โ€“1 5 Nov 1955
3' Tommy Taylor @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0โ€“0 12 Nov 1955
46' Roger Byrne pen vs Chelsea D1 0โ€“0 19 Nov 1955
50' Tommy Taylor vs Chelsea D1 1โ€“0 19 Nov 1955
68' Tommy Taylor vs Chelsea D1 2โ€“0 19 Nov 1955
60' John Doherty vs Sunderland D1 0โ€“1 3 Dec 1955
86' Dennis Viollet vs Sunderland D1 1โ€“1 3 Dec 1955
37' Tommy Taylor @ Portsmouth D1 0โ€“0 10 Dec 1955
66' David Pegg @ Portsmouth D1 1โ€“1 10 Dec 1955
29' Dennis Viollet vs Birmingham City D1 0โ€“0 17 Dec 1955
76' Mark Jones vs Birmingham City D1 1โ€“1 17 Dec 1955
25' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 0โ€“0 24 Dec 1955
32' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 1โ€“0 24 Dec 1955
44' Tommy Taylor @ West Bromwich Albion D1 2โ€“0 24 Dec 1955
82' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 3โ€“1 24 Dec 1955
? Dennis Viollet vs Charlton Athletic D1 0โ€“0 26 Dec 1955
? Dennis Viollet vs Charlton Athletic D1 1โ€“0 26 Dec 1955
? Roger Byrne pen vs Charlton Athletic D1 2โ€“0 26 Dec 1955
? John Doherty vs Charlton Athletic D1 3โ€“0 26 Dec 1955
? Tommy Taylor vs Charlton Athletic D1 4โ€“0 26 Dec 1955
56' Tommy Taylor vs Manchester City D1 0โ€“1 31 Dec 1955
66' Dennis Viollet vs Manchester City D1 1โ€“1 31 Dec 1955
2' Tommy Taylor vs Sheffield United D1 0โ€“0 14 Jan 1956
55' Johnny Berry vs Sheffield United D1 1โ€“1 14 Jan 1956
80' David Pegg vs Sheffield United D1 2โ€“1 14 Jan 1956
11' Billy Whelan @ Preston North End D1 0โ€“1 21 Jan 1956
46' Tommy Taylor vs Burnley D1 0โ€“0 4 Feb 1956
65' Dennis Viollet vs Burnley D1 1โ€“0 4 Feb 1956
7' Dennis Viollet @ Luton Town D1 0โ€“0 11 Feb 1956
84' Billy Whelan @ Luton Town D1 1โ€“0 11 Feb 1956
30' Tommy Taylor @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0โ€“0 18 Feb 1956
71' Tommy Taylor @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 1โ€“0 18 Feb 1956
54' Billy Whelan vs Aston Villa D1 0โ€“0 25 Feb 1956
26' David Pegg @ Chelsea D1 0โ€“2 3 Mar 1956
60' Dennis Viollet @ Chelsea D1 1โ€“2 3 Mar 1956
69' Dennis Viollet @ Chelsea D1 2โ€“2 3 Mar 1956
89' Tommy Taylor @ Chelsea D1 3โ€“2 3 Mar 1956
49' Roger Byrne pen vs Cardiff City D1 0โ€“0 10 Mar 1956
54' Dennis Viollet @ Arsenal D1 0โ€“0 17 Mar 1956
30' Tommy Taylor vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0โ€“0 24 Mar 1956
6' David Pegg vs Newcastle United D1 0โ€“0 30 Mar 1956
47' Tommy Taylor vs Newcastle United D1 1โ€“1 30 Mar 1956
69' Dennis Viollet vs Newcastle United D1 2โ€“1 30 Mar 1956
75' Dennis Viollet vs Newcastle United D1 3โ€“1 30 Mar 1956
78' John Doherty vs Newcastle United D1 4โ€“1 30 Mar 1956
20' Tommy Taylor @ Huddersfield Town D1 0โ€“0 31 Mar 1956
74' Tommy Taylor @ Huddersfield Town D1 1โ€“0 31 Mar 1956
60' Johnny Berry pen vs Blackpool D1 0โ€“1 7 Apr 1956
80' Tommy Taylor vs Blackpool D1 1โ€“1 7 Apr 1956
26' Wilf McGuinness @ Sunderland D1 0โ€“0 14 Apr 1956
62' Billy Whelan @ Sunderland D1 1โ€“2 14 Apr 1956
19' Dennis Viollet vs Portsmouth D1 0โ€“0 21 Apr 1956

Squad

24 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Mark Jones 42 1 1 โ€“ 43 1
Ray Wood 41 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 42 โ€“
Roger Byrne 39 2 1 โ€“ 40 2
David Pegg 35 9 1 โ€“ 36 9
Dennis Viollet 34 18 1 โ€“ 35 18
Johnny Berry 34 4 1 โ€“ 35 4
Tommy Taylor 33 24 1 โ€“ 34 24
Duncan Edwards 33 3 โ€“ โ€“ 33 3
William Foulkes 27 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 27 โ€“
Eddie Colman 25 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 26 โ€“
Jackie Blanchflower 18 3 โ€“ โ€“ 18 3
John Doherty 16 3 1 โ€“ 17 3
Jeffery Whitefoot 15 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 16 โ€“
Colin Webster 15 4 โ€“ โ€“ 15 4
Ian Greaves 14 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 15 โ€“
William Whelan 13 4 โ€“ โ€“ 13 4
Frederick Goodwin 8 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 8 โ€“
Albert Scanlon 6 1 โ€“ โ€“ 6 1
Edward Lewis 4 1 โ€“ โ€“ 4 1
Geoff Bent 4 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 4 โ€“
Wilf McGuinness 3 1 โ€“ โ€“ 3 1
Jack Crompton 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“
John "Jackie" Scott 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“
Walter Whitehurst 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester United 42 25 10 7 83 51 +32 60
2 Blackpool 42 20 9 13 86 62 +24 49
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 9 13 89 65 +24 49
4 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 82 69 +13 46
5 Arsenal 42 18 10 14 60 61 -1 46
6 Birmingham City 42 18 9 15 75 57 +18 45
7 Burnley 42 18 8 16 64 54 +10 44
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 18 7 17 71 58 +13 43
9 Sunderland 42 17 9 16 80 95 -15 43
10 Luton Town 42 17 8 17 66 64 +2 42
11 Newcastle United 42 17 7 18 85 70 +15 41
12 Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 78 85 -7 41
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 58 70 -12 41
14 Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 75 81 -6 40
15 Everton 42 15 10 17 55 69 -14 40
16 Chelsea 42 14 11 17 64 77 -13 39
17 Cardiff City 42 15 9 18 55 69 -14 39
18 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 61 71 -10 37
19 Preston North End 42 14 8 20 73 72 +1 36
20 Aston Villa 42 11 13 18 52 69 -17 35
21 Huddersfield Town 42 14 7 21 54 83 -29 35
22 Sheffield United 42 12 9 21 63 77 -14 33

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

3 moves
In
  • Jackie Mooney Centre-Forward
    from Home FarmUndisclosed
Out
  • Don Gibson Central Midfield
    to Sheff WedUndisclosed
  • Eddie Lewis Left-Back
    to PrestonUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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