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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1955-1956

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1955-1956 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1955-1956.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1955-1956 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 21 18 3 0 51 20 +31 85.71
A 22 7 7 8 32 35 -3 31.82
Total 43 25 10 8 83 55 +28 58.14
 
First Match Played: 20 Aug 1955 Birmingham City D 2-2 League Division One @ St Andrews  
Last Match Played: 21 Apr 1956 Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (62277) 07 Apr 1956 Blackpool W 2-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Most Goals scored in a Match: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (4) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Taylor, Tommy 25 34
2. Viollet, Dennis 20 35
3. Pegg, David 9 36
4. Whelan, William 4 13
5. Webster, Colin 4 15
6. Doherty, John 4 17
7. Berry, Johnny 4 35
8. Blanchflower, Jackie 3 18
9. Edwards, Duncan 3 33
10. Byrne, Roger 3 40
11. McGuinness, Wilf 1 3
12. Lewis, Edward 1 4
13. Scanlon, Albert 1 6
14. Jones, Mark 1 43
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Jones, Mark 43 1
2. Wood, Ray 42 0
3. Byrne, Roger 40 3
4. Pegg, David 36 9
5. Viollet, Dennis 35 20
6. Berry, Johnny 35 4
7. Taylor, Tommy 34 25
8. Edwards, Duncan 33 3
9. Foulkes, William 27 0
10. Colman, Eddie 26 0
11. Blanchflower, Jackie 18 3
12. Doherty, John 17 4
13. Whitefoot, Jeffery 16 0
14. Webster, Colin 15 4
15. Greaves, Ian 15 0
16. Whelan, William 13 4
17. Goodwin, Frederick 8 0
18. Scanlon, Albert 6 1
19. Lewis, Edward 4 1
20. Bent, Geoff 4 0
21. McGuinness, Wilf 3 1
22. Whitehurst, Walter 1 0
23. Crompton, Jack 1 0
24. Scott, John "Jackie" 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Turner, Arthur 2
2. Anderson, Jimmy 2
3. Buckingham, Vic 2
4. McDowall, Les 2
5. Britton, Cliff 2
6. Mercer, Joe 2
7. Hill, Frank 2
8. Brown, Alan 2
9. Duncan, Dally 2
10. Cullis, Stan 2
11. Houghton, Eric 2
12. Beattie, Andy 2
13. Morris, Trevor 2
14. Whittaker, Tom 2
15. Ridding, Bill 2
16. Drake, Ted 2
17. Smith, Joe 2
18. Murray, Bill 2
19. Lever, Eddie 2
20. Seed, Jimmy 2
21. Livingstone, Doug 2
22. Tann, Bert 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Busby, Matt 43
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 21
2. Bloomfield Road 1
3. Bramall Lane 1
4. Burnden Park 1
5. Deepdale 1
6. Eastville Stadium 1
7. Fratton Park 1
8. Goodison Park 1
9. Highbury 1
10. Kenilworth Road 1
11. Leeds Road 1
12. Maine Road 1
13. Molineux 1
14. Ninian Park 1
15. Roker Park 1
16. St Andrews 1
17. St James Park, Newcastle 1
18. Stamford Bridge 1
19. The Hawthorns 1
20. The Valley 1
21. Turf Moor 1
22. Villa Park 1
23. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Arsenal 2
2. Aston Villa 2
3. Birmingham City 2
4. Blackpool 2
5. Bolton Wanderers 2
6. Burnley 2
7. Cardiff City 2
8. Charlton Athletic 2
9. Chelsea 2
10. Everton 2
11. Huddersfield Town 2
12. Luton Town 2
13. Manchester City 2
14. Newcastle United 2
15. Portsmouth 2
16. Preston North End 2
17. Sheffield United 2
18. Sunderland 2
19. Tottenham Hotspur 2
20. West Bromwich Albion 2
21. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
22. Bristol Rovers 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 41
2. Wales 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
No red cards recorded.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals recorded.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 19-11-1955 Byrne, Roger 1 Chelsea
2. 26-12-1955 Byrne, Roger 1 Charlton Athletic
3. 10-03-1956 Byrne, Roger 1 Cardiff City
4. 07-04-1956 Berry, Johnny 1 Blackpool
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
24-08-1955 Tottenham Hotspur 1 2-2 Johnny Gavin 31' (pen), Alfie Stokes 49'
01-10-1955 Luton Town 1 3-1 George Cummins 20' (pen)
07-01-1956 Bristol Rovers 1 0-4 Alfie Biggs 11', 60', Barrie Meyer 44', Geoff Bradford 83' (pen)
14-04-1956 Sunderland 1 2-2 Stan Anderson 27' (pen), Billy Elliott 38'
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
No own goals recorded.
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
10-09-1955 1 0-1 Jones, Mark Sheffield United
10-12-1955 1 2-3 Jones, Mark Portsmouth
27-12-1955 1 0-3 Jones, Mark Charlton Athletic
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-12-1955 Charlton Athletic W 5-1 H League Division One
30-03-1956 Newcastle United W 5-2 H League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
14-09-1955 Everton L 2-4 A League Division One
15-10-1955 Aston Villa D 4-4 A League Division One
07-01-1956 Bristol Rovers L 0-4 A FA Cup
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 24-12-1955 Viollet, Dennis 3 West Bromwich Albion
 
Matches played in 1955-1956
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 20-08-1955 Div 1 D 2-2 A Dennis Viollet 31', 82' Noel Kinsey 63', Gordon Astall 84'
2. 24-08-1955 Div 1 D 2-2 H Colin Webster 21', Johnny Berry 65' Johnny Gavin 31' (pen), Alfie Stokes 49'
3. 27-08-1955 Div 1 W 3-1 H Edward Lewis 38', Dennis Viollet 50', Albert Scanlon 75' Derek Kevan 52'
4. 31-08-1955 Div 1 W 2-1 A Duncan Edwards 3', 41' Harry Clarke 87'
5. 03-09-1955 Div 1 L 0-1 A Joe Hayes 28'
6. 07-09-1955 Div 1 W 2-1 H Duncan Edwards 60', Jackie Blanchflower 85' Eddie Wainwright 31'
7. 10-09-1955 Div 1 L 0-1 A Mark Jones 85' (o.g.)
8. 14-09-1955 Div 1 L 2-4 A Colin Webster 14', Jackie Blanchflower 43' John Parker 12', 47', Eddie Wainwright 64', Tommy Eglington 82'
9. 17-09-1955 Div 1 W 3-2 H David Pegg 2', Tommy Taylor 54', Dennis Viollet 73' Jimmy Baxter 15', Sammy Taylor 44'
10. 24-09-1955 Div 1 D 0-0 A
11. 01-10-1955 Div 1 W 3-1 H Colin Webster 52', Tommy Taylor 64', 65' George Cummins 20' (pen)
12. 08-10-1955 Div 1 W 4-3 H David Pegg 42', Tommy Taylor 71', 88', John Doherty 84' Bill Slater 61', Roy Swinbourne 68', 74'
13. 15-10-1955 Div 1 D 4-4 A Jackie Blanchflower 25', Colin Webster 35', David Pegg 42', 50' John Dixon 16', 21', Dave Hickson 61', Pat Saward 65'
14. 22-10-1955 Div 1 W 3-0 H Johnny Berry 40', Tommy Taylor 47', David Pegg 89'
15. 29-10-1955 Div 1 W 1-0 A Tommy Taylor 43'
16. 05-11-1955 Div 1 D 1-1 H Tommy Taylor 70' Doug Lishman 60'
17. 12-11-1955 Div 1 L 1-3 A Tommy Taylor 3' Nat Lofthouse 26', 39', Ray Parry 89'
18. 19-11-1955 Div 1 W 3-0 H Roger Byrne 46' (pen), Tommy Taylor 50', 68'
19. 26-11-1955 Div 1 D 0-0 A
20. 03-12-1955 Div 1 W 2-1 H John Doherty 60', Dennis Viollet 86' Ted Purdon 56'
21. 10-12-1955 Div 1 L 2-3 A Tommy Taylor 37', David Pegg 66' John Henderson 63', Jimmy Dickinson 89', Mark Jones 90' (o.g.)
22. 17-12-1955 Div 1 W 2-1 H Dennis Viollet 29', Mark Jones 76' Edwin Brown 70'
23. 24-12-1955 Div 1 W 4-1 A Dennis Viollet 25', 32', 82', Tommy Taylor 44' George Lee 58'
24. 26-12-1955 Div 1 W 5-1 H Dennis Viollet ??', ??', Roger Byrne ??' (pen), John Doherty ??', Tommy Taylor ??' Billy Kiernan ??'
25. 27-12-1955 Div 1 L 0-3 A Jimmy Gauld 47', Mark Jones 72' (o.g.), John Ryan 82'
26. 31-12-1955 Div 1 W 2-1 H Tommy Taylor 56', Dennis Viollet 66' Jack Dyson 26'
27. 07-01-1956 FAC L 0-4 A Alfie Biggs 11', 60', Barrie Meyer 44', Geoff Bradford 83' (pen)
28. 14-01-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 H Tommy Taylor 2', Johnny Berry 55', David Pegg 80' Tom Hoyland 47'
29. 21-01-1956 Div 1 L 1-3 A Billy Whelan 11' *Eddie Lewis 9', Tommy Thompson 47', Bobby Foster 85'
30. 04-02-1956 Div 1 W 2-0 H Tommy Taylor 46', Dennis Viollet 65'
31. 11-02-1956 Div 1 W 2-0 A Dennis Viollet 7', Billy Whelan 84'
32. 18-02-1956 Div 1 W 2-0 A Tommy Taylor 30', 71'
33. 25-02-1956 Div 1 W 1-0 H Billy Whelan 54'
34. 03-03-1956 Div 1 W 4-2 A David Pegg 26', Dennis Viollet 60', 69', Tommy Taylor 89' Eric Parsons 21', Roy Bentley 22'
35. 10-03-1956 Div 1 D 1-1 H Roger Byrne 49' (pen) Gerry Hitchens 77'
36. 17-03-1956 Div 1 D 1-1 A Dennis Viollet 54' Cliff Holton 76'
37. 24-03-1956 Div 1 W 1-0 H Tommy Taylor 30'
38. 30-03-1956 Div 1 W 5-2 H David Pegg 6', Tommy Taylor 47', Dennis Viollet 69', 75', John Doherty 78' Vic Keeble 33', Bob Stokoe 86'
39. 31-03-1956 Div 1 W 2-0 A Tommy Taylor 20', 74'
40. 02-04-1956 Div 1 D 0-0 A
41. 07-04-1956 Div 1 W 2-1 H Johnny Berry 60' (pen), Tommy Taylor 80' David Durie 2'
42. 14-04-1956 Div 1 D 2-2 A Wilf McGuinness 26', Billy Whelan 62' Stan Anderson 27' (pen), Billy Elliott 38'
43. 21-04-1956 Div 1 W 1-0 H Dennis Viollet 19'
 

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