1954/1955 League Division One 5th Manager: Matt Busby Date H/A Opponents W D L Score Scorers 21 Aug H Portsmouth L 1-3 Rowley 23 Aug A Sheffield Wednesday W 4-2 Blanchflower x2, Viollet x2 28 Aug A Blackpool W 4-2 Webster x2, Blanchflower, Viollet 01 Sep H Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 Viollet x2 04 Sep H Charlton Athletic W 3-1 Rowley x2, Taylor 08 Sep A Tottenham Hotspur W 3-0 Berry, Webster 11 Sep A Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 Webster 15 Sep H Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 Rowley, Viollet 18 Sep H Huddesfield Town D 1-1 Viollet 25 Sep A Manchester City L 2-3 Blanchflower, Taylor 02 Oct A Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-4 Rowley, Viollet 09 Oct H Cardiff City W 5-2 Taylor x4, Viollet 16 Oct A Chelsea W 6-5 Viollet x3, Taylor x2, Blanchflower 23 Oct H Newcastle United D 2-2 Taylor, O.G. 30 Oct A Everton L 2-4 Taylor, Rowley 06 Nov H Preston North End W 2-1 Viollet x2 13 Nov A Sheffield United L 0-3 ----------------------------------- 20 Nov H Arsenal W 2-1 Blanchflower, Taylor 27 Nov A West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 ----------------------------------- 04 Dec H Leicester City W 3-1 Webster, Rowley, Viollet 11 Dec A Burnley W 4-2 Webster x3, Viollet 18 Dec A Portsmouth D 0-0 ----------------------------------- 27 Dec H Aston Villa L 0-1 ----------------------------------- 28 Dec A Aston Villa L 1-2 Taylor 01 Jan H Blackpool W 4-1 Blanchflower x2, Edwards, Viollet 22 Jan H Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 Taylor 05 Feb A Huddersfield Town W 3-1 Berry, Edwards, Pegg 12 Feb H Manchester City L 0-5 ----------------------------------- 23 Feb H Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-4 Edwards, Taylor 26 Feb A Cardiff City L 0-3 ----------------------------------- 05 Mar H Burnley W 1-0 Edwards 19 Mar H Everton L 1-2 Scanlon 26 Mar A Preston North End W 2-0 Byrne, Scanlon 02 Apr H Sheffield United W 5-0 Taylor x2, Berry, Viollet, Whelan 08 Apr A Sunderland L 3-4 Edwards x2, Scanlon 09 Apr A Leicester City L 0-1 ----------------------------------- 11 Apr H Sunderland D 2-2 Byrne, Taylor 16 Apr H West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 Taylor x2, Viollet 18 Apr A Newcastle United L 0-2 ----------------------------------- 23 Apr A Arsenal W 3-2 Blanchflower x2, O.G. 26 Apr A Charlton Athletic D 1-1 Viollet 30 Apr H Chelsea W 2-1 Scanlon, Taylor