1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season

1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season
Manchester United
1956–57 season
Chairman England Harold Hardman
Manager Scotland Matt Busby
First Division 1st
FA Cup Runners-up
Charity Shield Winners
European Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Billy Whelan (26)
All:
Tommy Taylor (34)
Highest home attendance 75,598 vs Borussia Dortmund (17 October 1956)
Lowest home attendance 20,357 vs West Bromwich Albion (29 April 1957)
Average home attendance 48,679
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 season was Manchester United's 54th season in the Football League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Contents

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1956 FA Charity Shield
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
24 October 1956 Manchester City A 1 – 0 Viollet 30,495

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
18 August 1956 Birmingham City H 2 – 2 Viollet (2) 32,752
20 August 1956 Preston North End A 3 – 1 Taylor (2), Whelan 32,569
25 August 1956 West Bromwich Albion A 3 – 2 Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 26,387
29 August 1956 Preston North End H 3 – 2 Viollet (3) 32,515
1 September 1956 Portsmouth H 3 – 0 Berry, Pegg, Viollet 40,369
5 September 1956 Chelsea A 2 – 1 Taylor, Whelan 29,082
8 September 1956 Newcastle United A 1 – 1 Whelan 50,130
15 September 1956 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 – 1 Berry, Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 48,078
22 September 1956 Manchester City H 2 – 0 Viollet, Whelan 53,525
29 September 1956 Arsenal A 2 – 1 Berry, Whelan 62,479
6 October 1956 Charlton Athletic H 4 – 2 Charlton (2), Berry, Whelan 41,439
13 October 1956 Sunderland A 3 – 1 Viollet, Whelan, own goal 49,487
20 October 1956 Everton H 2 – 5 Charlton, Whelan 43,151
27 October 1956 Blackpool A 2 – 2 Taylor (2) 32,632
3 November 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3 – 0 Pegg, Taylor, Whelan 59,835
10 November 1956 Bolton Wanderers A 0 – 2 39,922
17 November 1956 Leeds United H 3 – 2 Whelan (2), Charlton 51,131
24 November 1956 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 2 Berry, Colman 57,724
1 December 1956 Luton Town H 3 – 1 Edwards, Pegg, Taylor 34,736
8 December 1956 Aston Villa A 3 – 1 Taylor (2), Viollet 42,530
15 December 1956 Birmingham City A 1 – 3 Whelan 36,146
26 December 1956 Cardiff City H 3 – 1 Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 28,607
29 December 1956 Portsmouth A 3 – 1 Edwards, Pegg, Viollet 32,147
1 January 1957 Chelsea H 3 – 0 Taylor (2), Whelan 42,116
12 January 1957 Newcastle United H 6 – 1 Pegg (2), Viollet (2), Whelan (2) 44,911
19 January 1957 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 – 2 Taylor 51,068
2 February 1957 Manchester City A 4 – 2 Edwards, Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 63,872
9 February 1957 Arsenal H 6 – 2 Berry (2), Whelan (2), Edwards, Taylor 60,384
18 February 1957 Charlton Athletic A 5 – 1 Charlton (3), Taylor (2) 16,308
23 February 1957 Blackpool H 0 – 2 42,602
6 March 1957 Everton A 2 – 1 Webster (2) 34,029
9 March 1957 Aston Villa A 1 – 1 Charlton 55,484
16 March 1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 1 Charlton 53,228
25 March 1957 Bolton Wanderers H 0 – 2 60,862
30 March 1957 Leeds United A 2 – 1 Berry, Charlton 47,216
6 April 1957 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 – 0 60,349
13 April 1957 Luton Town A 2 – 0 Taylor (2) 21,227
19 April 1957 Burnley A 3 – 1 Whelan (3) 41,321
20 April 1957 Sunderland H 4 – 0 Whelan (2), Edwards, Taylor 58,725
22 April 1957 Burnley H 2 – 0 Dawson, Webster 41,321
27 April 1957 Cardiff City A 3 – 2 Scanlon (2), Dawson 17,708
29 April 1957 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 1 Dawson 20,357
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Manchester United 42 28 8 6 103 54 64
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 12 8 104 56 56
3 Preston North End 42 23 10 9 84 56 56

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
5 January 1957 Round 3 Hartlepool United A 4 – 3 Whelan (2), Berry, Taylor 17,264
26 January 1957 Round 4 Wrexham A 5 – 0 Taylor (2), Whelan (2), Byrne 34,445
16 February 1957 Round 5 Everton H 1 – 0 Edwards 61,803
2 March 1957 Round 6 Bournemouth A 2 – 1 Berry (2) 28,799
23 March 1957 Semi-final Birmingham City N 2 – 0 Berry, Charlton 65,107
4 May 1957 Final Aston Villa N 1 – 2 Taylor 100,000

European Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
12 September 1956 Preliminary round
First leg		 Anderlecht A 2 – 0 Taylor, Viollet 35,000
26 September 1956 Preliminary round
Second leg		 Anderlecht H 10 – 0 Viollet (4), Taylor (3), Whelan (2), Berry 40,000
17 October 1956 First round
First leg		 Borussia Dortmund H 3 – 2 Viollet (2), Pegg 75,598
21 November 1956 First round
Second leg		 Borussia Dortmund A 0 – 0 44,570
16 January 1957 Quarter-final
First leg		 Athletic Bilbao A 3 – 5 Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 60,000
6 February 1957 Quarter-final
Second leg		 Athletic Bilbao H 3 – 0 Berry, Taylor, Viollet 70,000
11 April 1957 Semi-final
First leg		 Real Madrid A 1 – 3 Taylor 135,000
25 April 1957 Semi-final
Second leg		 Real Madrid H 2 – 2 Charlton, Taylor 65,000

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup European Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Gordon Clayton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK England Tony Hawksworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK England Ray Wood 39 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 54 0
FB England Geoff Bent 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FB England Roger Byrne 36 0 6 1 8 0 1 0 51 1
FB England Bill Foulkes 39 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 54 0
FB England Ian Greaves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
HB Northern Ireland Jackie Blanchflower 11 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
HB England Eddie Colman 36 1 6 0 8 0 1 0 51 1
HB England Ronnie Cope 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
HB England Duncan Edwards 34 5 6 1 7 0 1 0 48 6
HB England Freddie Goodwin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
HB England Mark Jones 29 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 40 0
HB England Wilf McGuinness 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
FW England Johnny Berry 40 8 5 4 8 2 1 0 54 14
FW England Bobby Charlton 14 10 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 12
FW Scotland Alex Dawson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
FW England John Doherty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England David Pegg 37 6 6 0 8 1 1 0 52 7
FW England Albert Scanlon 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
FW England Tommy Taylor 32 22 4 4 8 8 1 0 45 34
FW England Dennis Viollet 27 16 5 0 6 9 1 1 39 26
FW Wales Colin Webster 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
FW Republic of Ireland Billy Whelan 39 26 6 4 8 3 1 0 54 33
– Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 1

Notes and references

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FA competitions
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Football League
Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division)
Lower leagues
Southern Football League · Isthmian League
European competitions
European Cup · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Related to national team
Club seasons
First Division
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Everton · Leeds United · Luton Town · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division
Barnsley · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Doncaster Rovers · Fulham · Grimsby Town · Huddersfield Town · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Port Vale · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Stoke City · Swansea Town · West Ham United
Third Division North
Accrington Stanley · Barrow · Bradford City · Bradford Park Avenue · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Derby County · Gateshead · Halifax Town · Hartlepools United · Hull City · Mansfield Town · Oldham Athletic · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Tranmere Rovers · Workington · Wrexham · York City
Third Division South
Aldershot · Bournemouth · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Colchester United · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Exeter City · Gillingham · Ipswich Town · Millwall · Newport County · Northampton Town · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Shrewsbury Town · Southampton · Southend United · Swindon Town · Torquay United · Walsall · Watford

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