1955–56 Manchester United F.C. season 74th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1955–56 football season
The 1955–56 season was Manchester United 's 54th season in the Football League , and their 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football .[ 1]
A United side consisted mostly of players in their late teens and early twenties finished the season as league champions 11 points ahead of their nearest rivals Blackpool and Wolves.
Right-half Eddie Colman made his debut for United this season, first featuring in the league match against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 12 November 1955 and was soon a regular partner to Duncan Edwards in the United half-back positions. Colman's breakthrough forced Jeff Whitefoot out of the team and contributed to his transfer to Grimsby Town in the summer of 1956, while long-serving goalkeeper Jack Crompton played his final game for United this season.[ 2]
First Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
20 August 1955
Birmingham City
A
2–2
Viollet (2)
37,994
24 August 1955
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–2
Berry , Webster
25,406
27 August 1955
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–1
Lewis , Scanlon , Viollet
31,996
31 August 1955
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–1
Edwards (2)
27,453
3 September 1955
Manchester City
A
0–1
59,162
7 September 1955
Everton
H
2–1
Blanchflower , Edwards
27,843
10 September 1955
Sheffield United
A
0–1
28,241
14 September 1955
Everton
A
2–4
Blanchflower , Webster
34,897
17 September 1955
Preston North End
H
3–2
Pegg , Taylor , Viollet
33,078
24 September 1955
Burnley
A
0–0
26,873
1 October 1955
Luton Town
H
3–1
Taylor (2), Colin Webster
34,409
8 October 1955
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
4–3
Taylor (2), Doherty , Pegg
48,638
15 October 1955
Aston Villa
A
4–4
Pegg (2), Blanchflower , Webster
29,478
22 October 1955
Huddersfield Town
H
3–0
Berry , Pegg , Taylor
34,150
29 October 1955
Cardiff City
A
1–0
Taylor
27,795
5 November 1955
Arsenal
H
1–1
Taylor
41,586
12 November 1955
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–3
Taylor
38,109
19 November 1955
Chelsea
H
3–0
Taylor (2), Byrne
22,192
26 November 1955
Blackpool
A
0–0
26,240
3 December 1955
Sunderland
H
2–1
Doherty , Viollet
39,901
10 December 1955
Portsmouth
A
2–3
Pegg , Taylor
24,594
17 December 1955
Birmingham City
H
2–1
Jones , Viollet
27,704
24 December 1955
West Bromwich Albion
A
4–1
Viollet (3), Taylor
25,168
26 December 1955
Charlton Athletic
H
5–1
Viollet (2), Byrne , Doherty , Taylor
44,611
27 December 1955
Charlton Athletic
A
0–3
42,040
31 December 1955
Manchester City
H
2–1
Taylor , Viollet
60,956
14 January 1956
Sheffield United
H
3–1
Berry , Pegg , Taylor
30,162
21 January 1956
Preston North End
A
1–3
Whelan
28,047
4 February 1956
Burnley
H
2–0
Taylor , Viollet
27,342
11 February 1956
Luton Town
A
2–0
Viollet , Whelan
16,354
18 February 1956
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2–0
Taylor (2)
40,014
25 February 1956
Aston Villa
H
1–0
Whelan
36,277
3 March 1956
Chelsea
A
4–2
Viollet (2), Pegg , Taylor
32,050
10 March 1956
Cardiff City
H
1–1
Byrne
44,693
17 March 1956
Arsenal
A
1–1
Viollet
50,758
24 March 1956
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–0
Taylor
46,114
30 March 1956
Newcastle United
H
5–2
Viollet (2), Doherty , Pegg , Taylor
58,994
31 March 1956
Huddersfield Town
A
2–0
Taylor (2)
37,780
2 April 1956
Newcastle United
A
0–0
37,395
7 April 1956
Blackpool
H
2–1
Berry , Taylor
62,277
14 April 1956
Sunderland
A
2–2
McGuinness , Whelan
19,865
21 April 1956
Portsmouth
H
1–0
Viollet
38,417
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F – A
Scorers
Attendance
7 January 1956
Round 3
Bristol Rovers
A
0–4
35,872
Squad statistics
References