MANCHESTER UNITED MATCH ARCHIVE

Manchester United Match Archive

Dive into the complete Newton Heath and Manchester United Results Archive. Explore every competitive match the club has played, from the early days of Newton Heath to modern-day Manchester United. Discover full-time scores, historical fixtures, season-by-season results, home, away, and neutral venue outcomes, as well as key milestones and unforgettable matches across domestic leagues, European tournaments, and global competitions.

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1955-1956

League Division One

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	21	18	3	0	51	20	+31	85.7
A	21	7	7	7	32	31	+1	33.3
Total	42	25	10	7	83	51	+32	59.52

No	Date	Opponents	HAN	Stadium	F-A	Scorers in minutes	Opponent scorers in minutes
1.	20-08-1955	Birmingham City	A	St Andrews	2-2	Dennis Viollet 31', 82'	Noel Kinsey 63', Gordon Astall 84'
2.	24-08-1955	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Colin Webster 21', Johnny Berry 65'	Johnny Gavin 31' (pen), Alfie Stokes 49'
3.	27-08-1955	West Bromwich Albion	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Edward Lewis 38', Dennis Viollet 50', Albert Scanlon 75'	Derek Kevan 52'
4.	31-08-1955	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	2-1	Duncan Edwards 3', 41'	Harry Clarke 87'
5.	03-09-1955	Manchester City	A	Maine Road	0-1		Joe Hayes 28'
6.	07-09-1955	Everton	H	Old Trafford	2-1	Duncan Edwards 60', Jackie Blanchflower 85'	Eddie Wainwright 31'
7.	10-09-1955	Sheffield United	A	Bramall Lane	0-1		Mark Jones 85' (o.g.)
8.	14-09-1955	Everton	A	Goodison Park	2-4	Colin Webster 14', Jackie Blanchflower 43'	John Parker 12', 47', Eddie Wainwright 64', Tommy Eglington 82'
9.	17-09-1955	Preston North End	H	Old Trafford	3-2	David Pegg 2', Tommy Taylor 54', Dennis Viollet 73'	Jimmy Baxter 15', Sammy Taylor 44'
10.	24-09-1955	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	0-0
11.	01-10-1955	Luton Town	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Colin Webster 52', Tommy Taylor 64', 65'	George Cummins 20' (pen)
12.	08-10-1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	4-3	David Pegg 42', Tommy Taylor 71', 88', John Doherty 84'	Bill Slater 61', Roy Swinbourne 68', 74'
13.	15-10-1955	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	4-4	Jackie Blanchflower 25', Colin Webster 35', David Pegg 42', 50'	John Dixon 16', 21', Dave Hickson 61', Pat Saward 65'
14.	22-10-1955	Huddersfield Town	H	Old Trafford	3-0	Johnny Berry 40', Tommy Taylor 47', David Pegg 89'
15.	29-10-1955	Cardiff City	A	Ninian Park	1-0	Tommy Taylor 43'
16.	05-11-1955	Arsenal	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Tommy Taylor 70'	Doug Lishman 60'
17.	12-11-1955	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	1-3	Tommy Taylor 3'	Nat Lofthouse 26', 39', Ray Parry 89'
18.	19-11-1955	Chelsea	H	Old Trafford	3-0	Roger Byrne 46' (pen), Tommy Taylor 50', 68'
19.	26-11-1955	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	0-0
20.	03-12-1955	Sunderland	H	Old Trafford	2-1	John Doherty 60', Dennis Viollet 86'	Ted Purdon 56'
21.	10-12-1955	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	2-3	Tommy Taylor 37', David Pegg 66'	John Henderson 63', Jimmy Dickinson 89', Mark Jones 90' (o.g.)
22.	17-12-1955	Birmingham City	H	Old Trafford	2-1	Dennis Viollet 29', Mark Jones 76'	Edwin Brown 70'
23.	24-12-1955	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	4-1	Dennis Viollet 25', 32', 82', Tommy Taylor 44'	George Lee 58'
24.	26-12-1955	Charlton Athletic	H	Old Trafford	5-1	Dennis Viollet ??', ??', Roger Byrne ??' (pen), John Doherty ??', Tommy Taylor ??'	Billy Kiernan ??'
25.	27-12-1955	Charlton Athletic	A	The Valley	0-3		Jimmy Gauld 47', Mark Jones 72' (o.g.), John Ryan 82'
26.	31-12-1955	Manchester City	H	Old Trafford	2-1	Tommy Taylor 56', Dennis Viollet 66'	Jack Dyson 26'
27.	14-01-1956	Sheffield United	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Tommy Taylor 2', Johnny Berry 55', David Pegg 80'	Tom Hoyland 47'
28.	21-01-1956	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	1-3	Billy Whelan 11'	*Eddie Lewis 9', Tommy Thompson 47', Bobby Foster 85'
29.	04-02-1956	Burnley	H	Old Trafford	2-0	Tommy Taylor 46', Dennis Viollet 65'
30.	11-02-1956	Luton Town	A	Kenilworth Road	2-0	Dennis Viollet 7', Billy Whelan 84'
31.	18-02-1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux	2-0	Tommy Taylor 30', 71'
32.	25-02-1956	Aston Villa	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Billy Whelan 54'
33.	03-03-1956	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	4-2	David Pegg 26', Dennis Viollet 60', 69', Tommy Taylor 89'	Eric Parsons 21', Roy Bentley 22'
34.	10-03-1956	Cardiff City	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Roger Byrne 49' (pen)	Gerry Hitchens 77'
35.	17-03-1956	Arsenal	A	Highbury	1-1	Dennis Viollet 54'	Cliff Holton 76'
36.	24-03-1956	Bolton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Tommy Taylor 30'
37.	30-03-1956	Newcastle United	H	Old Trafford	5-2	David Pegg 6', Tommy Taylor 47', Dennis Viollet 69', 75', John Doherty 78'	Vic Keeble 33', Bob Stokoe 86'
38.	31-03-1956	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	2-0	Tommy Taylor 20', 74'
39.	02-04-1956	Newcastle United	A	St James Park, Newcastle	0-0
40.	07-04-1956	Blackpool	H	Old Trafford	2-1	Johnny Berry 60' (pen), Tommy Taylor 80'	David Durie 2'
41.	14-04-1956	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	2-2	Wilf McGuinness 26', Billy Whelan 62'	Stan Anderson 27' (pen), Billy Elliott 38'
42.	21-04-1956	Portsmouth	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Dennis Viollet 19'
Note: Huge thanks to regular contributors Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.

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