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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1956-1957

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1956-1957 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 1956-1957.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1956-1957 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 26 18 5 3 74 29 +45 69.23
A 29 19 5 5 66 41 +25 65.52
N 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.00
Total 57 38 10 9 143 72 +71 66.67
 
First Match Played: 18 Aug 1956 Birmingham City D 2-2 League Division One @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 04 May 1957 Aston Villa L 1-2 FA Cup @ Wembley
Highest Attendance: (135000) 11 Apr 1957 Real Madrid L 1-3 European Cup @ Bernabeu Stadium
Most Goals scored in a Match: (10) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Taylor, Tommy 34 45
2. Whelan, William 33 54
3. Viollet, Dennis 26 39
4. Berry, Johnny 14 54
5. Charlton, Bobby 12 17
6. Pegg, David 7 52
7. Edwards, Duncan 6 48
8. Dawson, Alex 3 3
9. Webster, Colin 3 6
10. Scanlon, Albert 2 5
11. Byrne, Roger 1 51
12. Colman, Eddie 1 51
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Berry, Johnny 54 14
2. Foulkes, William 54 0
3. Whelan, William 54 33
4. Wood, Ray 54 0
5. Pegg, David 52 7
6. Byrne, Roger 51 1
7. Colman, Eddie 51 1
8. Edwards, Duncan 48 6
9. Taylor, Tommy 45 34
10. Jones, Mark 40 0
11. Viollet, Dennis 39 26
12. Charlton, Bobby 17 12
13. Blanchflower, Jackie 16 0
14. McGuinness, Wilf 15 0
15. Bent, Geoff 6 0
16. Webster, Colin 6 3
17. Goodwin, Frederick 6 0
18. Scanlon, Albert 5 2
19. Doherty, John 3 0
20. Dawson, Alex 3 3
21. Greaves, Ian 3 0
22. Cope, Ronald 2 0
23. Clayton, Gordon 2 0
24. Gaskell, David 1 0
25. Hawksworth, Anthony 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Turner, Arthur 3
2. McDowall, Les 3
3. Buchan, Ian 3
4. Houghton, Eric 3
5. Britton, Cliff 2
6. Buckingham, Vic 2
7. Lever, Eddie 2
8. Drake, Ted 2
9. Seymour, Stan 2
10. Gormlie, William 2
11. Taylor, Eric 2
12. Trotter, Jimmy 2
13. Murray, Bill 2
14. Schneider, Helmut 2
15. Smith, Joe 2
16. Cullis, Stan 2
17. Ridding, Bill 2
18. Carter, Raich 2
19. Anderson, Jimmy 2
20. Duncan, Dally 2
21. Morris, Trevor 2
22. Daucik, Ferdinand 2
23. Villalonga, Jose 2
24. Brown, Alan 2
25. Whittaker, Tom 1
26. Westgarth, Fred 1
27. Lloyd, Cliff 1
28. Crayston, Jack 1
29. Cox, Fred 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Busby, Matt 57
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 23
2. Maine Road 5
3. Hillsborough 2
4. Bernabeu Stadium 1
5. Bloomfield Road 1
6. Burnden Park 1
7. Dean Court 1
8. Deepdale 1
9. Elland Road 1
10. Estadio San Mames 1
11. Fratton Park 1
12. Goodison Park 1
13. Highbury 1
14. Kenilworth Road 1
15. Molineux 1
16. Ninian Park 1
17. Park Astrid 1
18. Racecourse Ground 1
19. Roker Park 1
20. Rote Erde Stadion 1
21. St Andrews 1
22. St James Park, Newcastle 1
23. Stamford Bridge 1
24. The Hawthorns 1
25. The Valley 1
26. Turf Moor 1
27. Victoria Ground 1
28. Villa Park 1
29. Wembley 1
30. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. European Cup 8
3. FA Cup 6
4. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Aston Villa 3
2. Birmingham City 3
3. Everton 3
4. Manchester City 3
5. Anderlecht 2
6. Arsenal 2
7. Athletic Bilbao 2
8. Blackpool 2
9. Bolton Wanderers 2
10. Borussia Dortmund 2
11. Burnley 2
12. Cardiff City 2
13. Charlton Athletic 2
14. Chelsea 2
15. Leeds United 2
16. Luton Town 2
17. Newcastle United 2
18. Portsmouth 2
19. Preston North End 2
20. Real Madrid 2
21. Sheffield Wednesday 2
22. Sunderland 2
23. Tottenham Hotspur 2
24. West Bromwich Albion 2
25. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
26. Bournemouth 1
27. Hartlepool United 1
28. Wrexham 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 46
2. Spain 4
3. Wales 3
4. Belgium 2
5. Germany 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
No red cards recorded.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 24-10-1956 W 1-0 Manchester City Charity Shield
2. 04-05-1957 L 1-2 Aston Villa FA Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 29-09-1956 Berry, Johnny 1 Arsenal
2. 26-01-1957 Byrne, Roger 1 Wrexham
3. 09-02-1957 Berry, Johnny 1 Arsenal
4. 02-03-1957 Berry, Johnny 1 Bournemouth
5. 27-04-1957 Scanlon, Albert 1 Cardiff City
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
29-08-1956 Preston North End 1 3-2 Sammy Taylor 34', Tom Finney 44' (pen)
29-09-1956 Arsenal 1 2-1 Dennis Evans 65' (pen)
17-11-1956 Leeds United 1 3-2 Frank McKenna 26', John Charles 66' (pen)
24-11-1956 Tottenham Hotspur 1 2-2 Tommy Harmer 3' (pen), George Robb 7'
26-12-1956 Cardiff City 1 3-1 Danny Malloy 2' (pen)
29-04-1957 West Bromwich Albion 1 1-1 Len Millard 90' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
13-10-1956 1 3-1 Sunderland Dennis Viollet 19', Billy Whelan 49', William Morrison 73' (o.g.)
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
18-08-1956 1 2-2 Jones, Mark Birmingham City
25-03-1957 1 0-2 Foulkes, William Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-09-1956 Anderlecht W 10-0 H European Cup
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
20-10-1956 Everton L 2-5 H League Division One
16-01-1957 Athletic Bilbao L 3-5 A European Cup
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 29-08-1956 Viollet, Dennis 3 Preston North End
2. 26-09-1956 Viollet, Dennis 4 Anderlecht
3. 26-09-1956 Taylor, Tommy 3 Anderlecht
4. 18-02-1957 Charlton, Bobby 3 Charlton Athletic
5. 19-04-1957 Whelan, William 3 Burnley
 
Matches played in 1956-1957
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 18-08-1956 Div 1 D 2-2 H Dennis Viollet 30', 80' Mark Jones 67' (o.g.), Alex Govan 70'
2. 20-08-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 A Tommy Taylor 12', 77', Billy Whelan 67' Ken Waterhouse 44'
3. 25-08-1956 Div 1 W 3-2 A Tommy Taylor 13', Dennis Viollet 74', Billy Whelan 82' Ronnie Allen 47', George Lee 72'
4. 29-08-1956 Div 1 W 3-2 H Dennis Viollet 14', 37', 65' Sammy Taylor 34', Tom Finney 44' (pen)
5. 01-09-1956 Div 1 W 3-0 H Johnny Berry 26', Dennis Viollet 33', David Pegg 74'
6. 05-09-1956 Div 1 W 2-1 A Tommy Taylor 39', Billy Whelan 86' Frank Blunstone 35'
7. 08-09-1956 Div 1 D 1-1 A Billy Whelan 65' Jackie Milburn 85'
8. 12-09-1956 EC/UCL W 2-0 A Dennis Viollet 27', Tommy Taylor 75'
9. 15-09-1956 Div 1 W 4-1 H Dennis Viollet 5', Billy Whelan 19', Johnny Berry 32', Tommy Taylor 75' *Albert Quixall 55'
10. 22-09-1956 Div 1 W 2-0 H Dennis Viollet 37', Billy Whelan 70'
11. 26-09-1956 EC/UCL W 10-0 H Tommy Taylor 8', 20', 54', Dennis Viollet 26', 39', 40', 75', Billy Whelan 63', 89', Johnny Berry 78'
12. 29-09-1956 Div 1 W 2-1 A Billy Whelan 10', Johnny Berry 35' (pen) Dennis Evans 65' (pen)
13. 06-10-1956 Div 1 W 4-2 H Johnny Berry 25', Bobby Charlton 32', 37', Billy Whelan 65' Fred Lucas 24', Bobby Ayre 40'
14. 13-10-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 A Dennis Viollet 19', Billy Whelan 49', William Morrison 73' (o.g.) Ted Purdon 20'
15. 17-10-1956 EC/UCL W 3-2 H Dennis Viollet 10', 26', David Pegg 30' Helmut Kapitulski 80', Alfred Preibler 87'
16. 20-10-1956 Div 1 L 2-5 H Bobby Charlton 10', Billy Whelan 52', Don Donovan 17', George Kirby 38', 76', Tommy Eglington 44', Tony McNamara 90'
17. 24-10-1956 CS W 1-0 A Dennis Viollett 75'
18. 27-10-1956 Div 1 D 2-2 A Tommy Taylor 25', 90' David Durie 23', Jackie Mudie 55'
19. 03-11-1956 Div 1 W 3-0 H Billy Whelan 2', David Pegg 20', Tommy Taylor 80'
20. 10-11-1956 Div 1 L 0-2 A Doug Holden 11', Terry Allcock 63'
21. 17-11-1956 Div 1 W 3-2 H Billy Whelan 19', 64', Bobby Charlton 57' Frank McKenna 26', John Charles 66' (pen)
22. 21-11-1956 EC/UCL D 0-0 A
23. 24-11-1956 Div 1 D 2-2 A Johnny Berry 47', Eddie Colman 88' Tommy Harmer 3' (pen), George Robb 7'
24. 01-12-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 H Duncan Edwards 4', Tommy Taylor 63', David Pegg 79' Tony Gregory 87'
25. 08-12-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 A Tommy Taylor 42', 49', Dennis Viollet 73' Pat Saward 78'
26. 15-12-1956 Div 1 L 1-3 A Billy Whelan 60' Bryan Orritt 4', Edwin Brown 23', 30'
27. 26-12-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 H Tommy Taylor 19', Dennis Viollet 53', Billy Whelan 70' Danny Malloy 2' (pen)
28. 29-12-1956 Div 1 W 3-1 A David Pegg 48', Duncan Edwards 52', Dennis Viollet 69' John Henderson 32'
29. 01-01-1957 Div 1 W 3-0 H Tommy Taylor 18', 49', Billy Whelan 44'
30. 05-01-1957 FAC W 4-3 A Billy Whelan 9', 79', Johnny Berry 10', Tommy Taylor 30' Frank Stamper 35', Kenneth Johnson 53', Jackie Newton 65'
31. 12-01-1957 Div 1 W 6-1 H Billy Whelan 21', 82', Dennis Viollet 61', 70', David Pegg 5', 43' Jackie Milburn 89'
32. 16-01-1957 EC/UCL L 3-5 A Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio 73', Jose Luis Arteche 78'
33. 19-01-1957 Div 1 L 1-2 A Tommy Taylor 81' Roy Shiner 16', *Albert Quixall 48'
34. 26-01-1957 FAC W 5-0 A Billy Whelan 7', 47', Roger Byrne 16' (pen), Tommy Taylor 39', 59'
35. 02-02-1957 Div 1 W 4-2 A Billy Whelan 3', Tommy Taylor 30', Dennis Viollet 31', Duncan Edwards 80' Roy Clarke 12', Joe Hayes 75',
36. 06-02-1957 EC/UCL W 3-0 H Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85'
37. 09-02-1957 Div 1 W 6-2 H Billy Whelan 16', 80', Johnny Berry 25', 49' (pen), Duncan Edwards 35', Tommy Taylor 60' *David Herd 2', 43'
38. 16-02-1957 FAC W 1-0 H Duncan Edwards 68'
39. 18-02-1957 Div 1 W 5-1 A Tommy Taylor 12', 26', Bobby Charlton 42', 46', 59' Bobby Ayre 86'
40. 23-02-1957 Div 1 L 0-2 H William Perry 60', David Durie 84'
41. 02-03-1957 FAC W 2-1 A Johnny Berry 60', 65' (pen) Brian Bedford 25'
42. 06-03-1957 Div 1 W 2-1 A Colin Webster 30', 75' Wally Fielding 54'
43. 09-03-1957 Div 1 D 1-1 H Bobby Charlton 15' John Dixon 60'
44. 16-03-1957 Div 1 D 1-1 A Bobby Charlton 35' Peter Broadbent 17'
45. 23-03-1957 FAC W 2-0 N Johnny Berry 12', Bobby Charlton 13'
46. 25-03-1957 Div 1 L 0-2 H Ray Parry 30', Bill Foulkes 49' (o.g.)
47. 30-03-1957 Div 1 W 2-1 A Johnny Berry 34', Bobby Charlton 88' John Charles 42'
48. 06-04-1957 Div 1 D 0-0 H
49. 11-04-1957 EC/UCL L 1-3 A Tommy Taylor 82' Hector Rial 61', Alfredo Di Stefano 63', Enrique Mateos 83'
50. 13-04-1957 Div 1 W 2-0 A Tommy Taylor 52' 76'
51. 19-04-1957 Div 1 W 3-1 A Billy Whelan 17', 44', 65' Jimmy McIlroy 36'
52. 20-04-1957 Div 1 W 4-0 H Billy Whelan 12', 74', Duncan Edwards 81', Tommy Taylor 89'
53. 22-04-1957 Div 1 W 2-0 H Alex Dawson 65', Colin Webster 88'
54. 25-04-1957 EC/UCL D 2-2 H Tommy Taylor 62', Bobby Charlton 85' Raymond Kopa 25', Hector Rial 33'
55. 27-04-1957 Div 1 W 3-2 A Albert Scanlon 43', 90' (pen), Alex Dawson 86' Gerry Hitchens 47', 52'
56. 29-04-1957 Div 1 D 1-1 H Alex Dawson 24' Len Millard 90' (pen)
57. 04-05-1957 FAC L 1-2 N Tommy Taylor 83' Peter McParland 68', 73'
 

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