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Manchester United 1955-1956

Champions
Champions
Won the Division One title · 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

1
Tommy Taylor
34 apps
24
— ast
2
Dennis Viollet
35 apps
18
— ast
3
David Pegg
36 apps
9
— ast
4
William Whelan
13 apps
4
— ast
5
Colin Webster
15 apps
4
— ast
6
Johnny Berry
35 apps
4
— ast
7
John Doherty
17 apps
3
— ast
8
Jackie Blanchflower
18 apps
3
— ast
9
Duncan Edwards
33 apps
3
— ast
10
Roger Byrne
40 apps
2
— ast

All Results

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

5–1
Biggest win
v Charlton Athletic · 26 Dec 1955
0–4
Heaviest defeat
v Bristol Rovers · 7 Jan 1956
5
Longest win streak
14
Longest unbeaten run
2
Longest winless run
13
Clean sheets
7
Failed to score
2–1
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 0–0 20 Aug 1955
82' Dennis Viollet @ Birmingham City D1 1–1 20 Aug 1955
21' Colin Webster vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 24 Aug 1955
65' Johnny Berry vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–2 24 Aug 1955
38' Edward Lewis vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 27 Aug 1955
50' Dennis Viollet vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1–0 27 Aug 1955
75' Albert Scanlon vs West Bromwich Albion D1 2–1 27 Aug 1955
3' Duncan Edwards @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 31 Aug 1955
41' Duncan Edwards @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–0 31 Aug 1955
60' Duncan Edwards vs Everton D1 0–1 7 Sep 1955
85' Jackie Blanchflower vs Everton D1 1–1 7 Sep 1955
14' Colin Webster @ Everton D1 0–1 14 Sep 1955
43' Jackie Blanchflower @ Everton D1 1–1 14 Sep 1955
2' David Pegg vs Preston North End D1 0–0 17 Sep 1955
54' Tommy Taylor vs Preston North End D1 1–2 17 Sep 1955
73' Dennis Viollet vs Preston North End D1 2–2 17 Sep 1955
52' Colin Webster vs Luton Town D1 0–1 1 Oct 1955
64' Tommy Taylor vs Luton Town D1 1–1 1 Oct 1955
65' Tommy Taylor vs Luton Town D1 2–1 1 Oct 1955
42' David Pegg vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–0 8 Oct 1955
71' Tommy Taylor vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 1–2 8 Oct 1955
84' John Doherty vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 2–3 8 Oct 1955
88' Tommy Taylor vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 3–3 8 Oct 1955
25' Jackie Blanchflower @ Aston Villa D1 0–2 15 Oct 1955
35' Colin Webster @ Aston Villa D1 1–2 15 Oct 1955
42' David Pegg @ Aston Villa D1 2–2 15 Oct 1955
50' David Pegg @ Aston Villa D1 3–2 15 Oct 1955
40' Johnny Berry vs Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 22 Oct 1955
47' Tommy Taylor vs Huddersfield Town D1 1–0 22 Oct 1955
89' David Pegg vs Huddersfield Town D1 2–0 22 Oct 1955
43' Tommy Taylor @ Cardiff City D1 0–0 29 Oct 1955
70' Tommy Taylor vs Arsenal D1 0–1 5 Nov 1955
3' Tommy Taylor @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 12 Nov 1955
46' Roger Byrne pen vs Chelsea D1 0–0 19 Nov 1955
50' Tommy Taylor vs Chelsea D1 1–0 19 Nov 1955
68' Tommy Taylor vs Chelsea D1 2–0 19 Nov 1955
60' John Doherty vs Sunderland D1 0–1 3 Dec 1955
86' Dennis Viollet vs Sunderland D1 1–1 3 Dec 1955
37' Tommy Taylor @ Portsmouth D1 0–0 10 Dec 1955
66' David Pegg @ Portsmouth D1 1–1 10 Dec 1955
29' Dennis Viollet vs Birmingham City D1 0–0 17 Dec 1955
76' Mark Jones vs Birmingham City D1 1–1 17 Dec 1955
25' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 24 Dec 1955
32' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 1–0 24 Dec 1955
44' Tommy Taylor @ West Bromwich Albion D1 2–0 24 Dec 1955
82' Dennis Viollet @ West Bromwich Albion D1 3–1 24 Dec 1955
? Dennis Viollet vs Charlton Athletic D1 0–0 26 Dec 1955
? Dennis Viollet vs Charlton Athletic D1 1–0 26 Dec 1955
? Roger Byrne pen vs Charlton Athletic D1 2–0 26 Dec 1955
? John Doherty vs Charlton Athletic D1 3–0 26 Dec 1955
? Tommy Taylor vs Charlton Athletic D1 4–0 26 Dec 1955
56' Tommy Taylor vs Manchester City D1 0–1 31 Dec 1955
66' Dennis Viollet vs Manchester City D1 1–1 31 Dec 1955
2' Tommy Taylor vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 14 Jan 1956
55' Johnny Berry vs Sheffield United D1 1–1 14 Jan 1956
80' David Pegg vs Sheffield United D1 2–1 14 Jan 1956
11' Billy Whelan @ Preston North End D1 0–1 21 Jan 1956
46' Tommy Taylor vs Burnley D1 0–0 4 Feb 1956
65' Dennis Viollet vs Burnley D1 1–0 4 Feb 1956
7' Dennis Viollet @ Luton Town D1 0–0 11 Feb 1956
84' Billy Whelan @ Luton Town D1 1–0 11 Feb 1956
30' Tommy Taylor @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–0 18 Feb 1956
71' Tommy Taylor @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 1–0 18 Feb 1956
54' Billy Whelan vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 25 Feb 1956
26' David Pegg @ Chelsea D1 0–2 3 Mar 1956
60' Dennis Viollet @ Chelsea D1 1–2 3 Mar 1956
69' Dennis Viollet @ Chelsea D1 2–2 3 Mar 1956
89' Tommy Taylor @ Chelsea D1 3–2 3 Mar 1956
49' Roger Byrne pen vs Cardiff City D1 0–0 10 Mar 1956
54' Dennis Viollet @ Arsenal D1 0–0 17 Mar 1956
30' Tommy Taylor vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 24 Mar 1956
6' David Pegg vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 30 Mar 1956
47' Tommy Taylor vs Newcastle United D1 1–1 30 Mar 1956
69' Dennis Viollet vs Newcastle United D1 2–1 30 Mar 1956
75' Dennis Viollet vs Newcastle United D1 3–1 30 Mar 1956
78' John Doherty vs Newcastle United D1 4–1 30 Mar 1956
20' Tommy Taylor @ Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 31 Mar 1956
74' Tommy Taylor @ Huddersfield Town D1 1–0 31 Mar 1956
60' Johnny Berry pen vs Blackpool D1 0–1 7 Apr 1956
80' Tommy Taylor vs Blackpool D1 1–1 7 Apr 1956
26' Wilf McGuinness @ Sunderland D1 0–0 14 Apr 1956
62' Billy Whelan @ Sunderland D1 1–2 14 Apr 1956
19' Dennis Viollet vs Portsmouth D1 0–0 21 Apr 1956

Squad

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

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

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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