1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season

1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season: Manchester United
1956–57 season

Chairman Harold Hardman

Manager 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

1 FA Charity Shield

2 First Division

3 FA Cup

4 European Cup

5 Squad statistics

6 Notes and references

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 Gordon Clayton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

GK Tony Hawksworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GK Ray Wood 39 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 54 0

FB Geoff Bent 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

FB Roger Byrne 36 0 6 1 8 0 1 0 51 1

FB Bill Foulkes 39 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 54 0

FB Ian Greaves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

HB Jackie Blanchflower 11 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 0

HB Eddie Colman 36 1 6 0 8 0 1 0 51 1

HB Ronnie Cope 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

HB Duncan Edwards 34 5 6 1 7 0 1 0 48 6

HB Freddie Goodwin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

HB Mark Jones 29 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 40 0

HB Wilf McGuinness 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0

FW Johnny Berry 40 8 5 4 8 2 1 0 54 14

FW Bobby Charlton 14 10 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 12

FW Alex Dawson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

FW John Doherty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

FW David Pegg 37 6 6 0 8 1 1 0 52 7

FW Albert Scanlon 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

FW Tommy Taylor 32 22 4 4 8 8 1 0 45 34

FW Dennis Viollet 27 16 5 0 6 9 1 1 39 26

FW Colin Webster 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3

FW 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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v · d · e1956–57 in English football

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FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity Shield

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
Walter Winterbottom • Home Championship

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

Categories:
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English football clubs 1956–57 season
English football championship-winning seasons

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
24 October 1956	Manchester City	A	1 – 0	Viollet	30,495

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

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

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

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

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