1956/1957 League Division One Champions Manager: Matt Busby Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 18 Aug H Birmingham City D 2-2 Viollet x2 20 Aug A Preston North End W 3-1 Taylor x2, Whelan 25 Aug A West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 29 Aug H Preston North End W 3-2 Viollet x3 01 Sep H Portsmouth W 3-0 Berry, Pegg, Viollet 05 Sep A Chelsea W 2-1 Taylor, Whelan 08 Sep A Newcastle United D 1-1 Whelan 15 Sep H Sheffield Wednesday W 4-1 Berry, Taylor, Viollet, Whelan 22 Sep H Manchester City W 2-0 Whelan, Viollet 29 Sep A Arsenal W 2-1 Berry, Whelan 06 Oct H Charlton Athletic W 4-2 Charlton x2, Berry, Whelan 13 Oct A Sunderland W 3-1 Whelan, Viollet, O.G. 20 Oct H Everton L 2-5 Charlton, Whelan 27 Oct A Blackpool D 2-2 Taylor x2 03 Nov H Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 Pegg, Taylor, Whelan 10 Nov A Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 17 Nov H Leeds United W 3-2 Whelan x2, Charlton 24 Nov A Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 Berry, Colman 01 Dec H Luton Town W 3-1 Edwards, Pegg, Taylor 08 Dec A Aston Villa W 3-1 Taylor x2, Viollet 15 Dec A Birmingham City L 1-3 Whelan 26 Dec H Cardiff City W 3-1 Taylor, Whelan, Viollet 29 Dec A Portsmouth W 3-1 Edwards, Pegg, Viollet 01 Jan H Chelsea W 3-0 Taylor x2, Whelan 12 Jan H Newcastle United W 6-1 Pegg x2, Whelan x2, Viollet x2 19 Jan A Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 Taylor 02 Feb A Manchester City W 4-2 Edwards, Taylor, Whelan, Viollet 09 Feb H Arsenal W 6-2 Berry x2, Whelan x2, Edwards, Taylor 18 Feb A Charlton Athletic W 5-1 Charlton x3, Taylor x2 23 Feb H Blackpool L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 06 Mar A Everton W 2-1 Webster x2 09 Mar H Aston Villa D 1-1 Charlton 16 Mar A Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 Charlton 25 Mar H Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 30 Mar A Leeds United W 2-1 Berry, Charlton 06 Apr H Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 13 Apr A Luton Town W 2-0 Taylor x2 19 Apr A Burnley W 3-1 Whelan x3 20 Apr H Sunderland W 4-0 Whelan x2, Edwards, Taylor 22 Apr H Burnley W 2-0 Dawson, Webster 27 Apr A Cardiff City W 3-2 Scanlon, Dawson 29 Apr H West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 Dawson Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts MANCHESTER UNITED 42 28 8 8 103 54 +49 64