- 1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season
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Manchester United 1958–59 season Chairman 
Harold HardmanManager 
Matt BusbyFirst Division 2nd FA Cup Third Round Top goalscorer League:
Bobby Charlton (29)
All:
Bobby Charlton (29)Highest home attendance 65,187 vs Blackburn Rovers (6 September 1958) Lowest home attendance 38,482 vs Leicester City (6 December 1958) Average home attendance 53,258 ← 1957–58 1959–60 → The 1958–59 season was Manchester United's 56th season in the Football League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
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First Division
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance League
position23 August 1958 Chelsea H 5 – 2 Charlton (3), Dawson (2) 52,382 5th 27 August 1958 Nottingham Forest A 3 – 0 Charlton (2), Scanlon 44,971 2nd 30 August 1958 Blackpool A 1 – 2 Viollet 26,719 6th 3 September 1958 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 1 Charlton 51,880 7th 6 September 1958 Blackburn Rovers H 6 – 1 Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Scanlon, Webster 65,187 2nd 8 September 1958 West Ham United A 2 – 3 McGuinness, Webster 35,672 5th 13 September 1958 Newcastle United A 1 – 1 Charlton 60,670 7th 17 September 1958 West Ham United H 4 – 1 Scanlon (3), Webster 53,276 7th 20 September 1958 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 2 Webster (2) 62,277 4th 27 September 1958 Manchester City A 1 – 1 Charlton 62,912 6th 4 October 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0 – 4 36,840 8th 8 October 1958 Preston North End H 0 – 2 46,163 8th 11 October 1958 Arsenal H 1 – 1 Viollet 56,148 7th 18 October 1958 Everton A 2 – 3 Cope (2) 64,079 10th 25 October 1958 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 2 Goodwin 51,721 14th 1 November 1958 Leeds United A 2 – 1 Goodwin, Scanlon 48,574 12th 8 November 1958 Burnley H 1 – 3 Quixall 48,509 14th 15 November 1958 Bolton Wanderers A 3 – 6 Dawson (2), Charlton 33,358 15th 22 November 1958 Luton Town H 2 – 1 Charlton, Viollet 42,428 12th 29 November 1958 Birmingham City A 4 – 0 Charlton (2), Bradley, Scanlon 28,658 10th 6 December 1958 Leicester City H 4 – 1 Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet 38,482 9th 13 December 1958 Preston North End A 4 – 3 Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet 26,290 8th 20 December 1958 Chelsea A 3 – 2 Charlton, Goodwin, own goal 48,550 7th 26 December 1958 Aston Villa H 2 – 1 Quixall, Viollet 63,098 7th 27 December 1958 Aston Villa A 2 – 0 Pearson, Viollet 56,450 4th 3 January 1959 Blackpool H 3 – 1 Charlton (2), Viollet 61,961 3rd 31 January 1959 Newcastle United H 4 – 4 Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon, Viollet 49,008 4th 7 February 1959 Tottenham Hotspur A 3 – 1 Charlton (2), Scanlon 48,401 3rd 16 February 1959 Manchester City H 4 – 1 Bradley (2), Goodwin, Scanlon 59,846 3rd 21 February 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 1 Charlton, Viollet 62,794 2nd 28 February 1959 Arsenal A 2 – 3 Bradley, Viollet 67,162 3rd 2 March 1959 Blackburn Rovers A 3 – 1 Bradley (2), Scanlon 40,401 3rd 7 March 1959 Everton H 2 – 1 Goodwin, Scanlon 51,254 2nd 14 March 1959 West Bromwich Albion A 3 – 1 Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet 35,463 2nd 21 March 1959 Leeds United H 4 – 0 Viollet (3), Charlton 45,473 2nd 27 March 1959 Portsmouth H 6 – 1 Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Bradley, own goal 52,004 1st 28 March 1959 Burnley A 2 – 4 Goodwin, Viollet 44,577 2nd 30 March 1959 Portsmouth A 3 – 1 Charlton (2), Bradley 29,359 1st 4 April 1959 Bolton Wanderers H 3 – 0 Charlton, Scanlon, Viollet 61,528 2nd 11 April 1959 Luton Town A 0 – 0 27,025 2nd 18 April 1959 Birmingham City H 1 – 0 Quixall 43,006 2nd 25 April 1959 Leicester City A 1 – 2 Bradley 38,466 2nd Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 28 5 9 110 49 61 2 Manchester United 42 24 7 11 103 66 55 3 Arsenal 42 21 8 13 88 68 50 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance 10 January 1959 Round 3 Norwich City A 0 – 3 38,000 Squad statistics
Pos. Name League FA Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK 
Harry Gregg41 0 1 0 42 0 GK Ray Wood1 0 0 0 1 0 FB 
Joe Carolan23 0 1 0 24 0 FB Bill Foulkes32 0 1 0 33 0 FB Ian Greaves34 0 0 0 34 0 HB Shay Brennan1 0 0 0 1 0 HB Ronnie Cope32 2 1 0 33 2 HB Stan Crowther2 0 0 0 2 0 HB Freddie Goodwin42 6 1 0 43 6 HB Bobby Harrop5 0 0 0 5 0 HB Wilf McGuinness39 1 1 0 40 1 FW Warren Bradley24 12 1 0 25 12 FW Bobby Charlton38 29 1 0 39 29 FW Alex Dawson11 4 0 0 11 4 FW 
Reg Hunter1 0 0 0 1 0 FW Kenny Morgans2 0 0 0 2 0 FW Mark Pearson4 1 0 0 4 1 FW Albert Quixall33 4 1 0 34 4 FW Albert Scanlon42 16 1 0 43 16 FW Ernie Taylor11 0 0 0 11 0 FW Dennis Viollet37 21 1 0 38 21 FW Colin Webster7 5 0 0 7 5 – Own goals – 2 – 0 – 2 Notes and references
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