NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1958-1959

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1958-1959 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 1958-1959.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1958-1959 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	21	14	4	3	58	27	+31	66.67
A	22	10	3	9	45	42	+3	45.45
Total	43	24	7	12	103	69	+34	55.81

First Match Played:	23 Aug 1958 Chelsea W 5-2 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Last Match Played:	25 Apr 1959 Leicester City L 1-2 League Division One @ Filbert Street
Highest Attendance:	(67162) 28 Feb 1959 Arsenal L 2-3 League Division One @ Highbury
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(6) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Charlton, Bobby	29	39
2.	Viollet, Dennis	21	38
3.	Scanlon, Albert	16	43
4.	Bradley, Warren	12	25
5.	Goodwin, Frederick	6	43
6.	Webster, Colin	5	7
7.	Dawson, Alex	4	11
8.	Quixall, Albert	4	34
9.	Cope, Ronald	2	33
10.	Pearson, Mark	1	4
11.	McGuinness, Wilf	1	40

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Goodwin, Frederick	43	6
2.	Scanlon, Albert	43	16
3.	Gregg, Harry	42	0
4.	McGuinness, Wilf	40	1
5.	Charlton, Bobby	39	29
6.	Viollet, Dennis	38	21
7.	Greaves, Ian	34	0
8.	Quixall, Albert	34	4
9.	Cope, Ronald	33	2
10.	Foulkes, William	33	0
11.	Bradley, Warren	25	12
12.	Carolan, Joseph	24	0
13.	Dawson, Alex	11	4
14.	Taylor, Ernie	11	0
15.	Webster, Colin	7	5
16.	Harrop, Robert	5	0
17.	Pearson, Mark	4	1
18.	Crowther, Stan	2	0
19.	Morgans, Kenny	2	0
20.	Wood, Ray	1	0
21.	Hunter, John "Reg"	1	0
22.	Brennan, Shay	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Drake, Ted	2
2.	Walker, Billy	2
3.	Suart, Ron	2
4.	Carey, Johnny	2
5.	Fenton, Ted	2
6.	Mitten, Charlie	2
7.	McDowall, Les	2
8.	Cullis, Stan	2
9.	Britton, Cliff	2
10.	Swindin, George	2
11.	Buckingham, Vic	2
12.	Potts, Harry	2
13.	Ridding, Bill	2
14.	Luton Town Committee	2
15.	Beasley, Pat	2
16.	Gillies, Matt	2
17.	Mercer, Joe	2
18.	Cox, Freddie	2
19.	Anderson, Jimmy	1
20.	Everton Committee	1
21.	Edwards, Willis	1
22.	Macaulay, Archie	1
23.	Nicholson, Bill	1
24.	Duncan, Dally	1
25.	Lambton, Bill	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Busby, Matt

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	21
2.	Bloomfield Road	1
3.	Boleyn Ground	1
4.	Burnden Park	1
5.	Carrow Road	1
6.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
7.	Deepdale	1
8.	Elland Road	1
9.	Ewood Park	1
10.	Filbert Street	1
11.	Fratton Park	1
12.	Goodison Park	1
13.	Highbury	1
14.	Kenilworth Road	1
15.	Maine Road	1
16.	Molineux	1
17.	St Andrews	1
18.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
19.	Stamford Bridge	1
20.	The Hawthorns	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.	Blackburn Rovers	2
5.	Blackpool	2
6.	Bolton Wanderers	2
7.	Burnley	2
8.	Chelsea	2
9.	Everton	2
10.	Leeds United	2
11.	Leicester City	2
12.	Luton Town	2
13.	Manchester City	2
14.	Newcastle United	2
15.	Nottingham Forest	2
16.	Portsmouth	2
17.	Preston North End	2
18.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
19.	West Bromwich Albion	2
20.	West Ham United	2
21.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2
22.	Norwich City	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Date	Player	Opponent

No red cards recorded.

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

No cup finals recorded.

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent

1.	06-09-1958	Charlton, Bobby	1	Blackburn Rovers
2.	27-09-1958	Charlton, Bobby	1	Manchester City
3.	31-01-1959	Charlton, Bobby	1	Newcastle United
4.	07-02-1959	Charlton, Bobby	1	Tottenham Hotspur
5.	21-03-1959	Charlton, Bobby	1	Leeds United
6.	27-03-1959	Charlton, Bobby	1	Portsmouth
7.	18-04-1959	Quixall, Albert	1	Birmingham City

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
30-08-1958	Blackpool	1	1-2	William Perry 35', Hugh Kelly 43' (pen)
08-11-1958	Burnley	1	1-3	Jimmy McIlroy 24' (pen), Ray Pointer 30', 70'
15-11-1958	Bolton Wanderers	1	3-6	Bryan Edwards 6', Dennis Stevens 15', 43', Ray Parry 70' (pen), Ralph Gubbins 57', 80'
20-12-1958	Chelsea	1	3-2	Peter Brabrook 7', Peter Sillett 51' (pen)
03-01-1959	Blackpool	1	3-1	Ewan Fenton 50' (pen)

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
20-12-1958	1	3-2	Chelsea	Freddy Goodwin 22', Bobby Charlton 34', Mel Scott 48' (o.g.)
27-03-1959	1	6-1	Portsmouth	Warren Bradley 7', Bobby Charlton 21', 49' (pen), Basil Hayward 40' (o.g.), Dennis Viollet 65', 82'

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
07-03-1959	1	2-1	Cope, Ronald	Everton

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
06-09-1958	Blackburn Rovers	W	6-1	H	League Division One
27-03-1959	Portsmouth	W	6-1	H	League Division One

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
15-11-1958	Bolton Wanderers	L	3-6	A	League Division One

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
1.	23-08-1958	Charlton, Bobby	3	Chelsea
2.	17-09-1958	Scanlon, Albert	3	West Ham United
3.	21-03-1959	Viollet, Dennis	3	Leeds United

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	23-08-1958	Chelsea	Div 1	5-2	H	Bobby Charlton 6', 27', 52', Alex Dawson 70', 85'	Jimmy Greaves 41', 77'
2.	27-08-1958	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	3-0	A	Bobby Charlton 18', 23', Albert Scanlon 20'
3.	30-08-1958	Blackpool	Div 1	1-2	A	Dennis Viollet 9'	William Perry 35', Hugh Kelly 43' (pen)
4.	03-09-1958	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	1-1	H	Bobby Charlton 10'	Tom Wilson 60'
5.	06-09-1958	Blackburn Rovers	Div 1	6-1	H	Bobby Charlton 15', 20', Dennis Viollet 23', 55', Albert Scanlon 41', Colin Webster 80'	Bryan Douglas 50'
6.	08-09-1958	West Ham United	Div 1	2-3	A	Colin Webster 66', Wilf McGuinness 84'	John Dick 7', John Smith 38', Malcolm Musgrove 57'
7.	13-09-1958	Newcastle United	Div 1	1-1	A	Bobby Charlton 31'	Reg Davies 28'
8.	17-09-1958	West Ham United	Div 1	4-1	H	Colin Webster 7', Albert Scanlon 25', 37', 75'	John Bond 35'
9.	20-09-1958	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	2-2	H	Colin Webster 68', 77'	Bobby Smith 37', 61'
10.	27-09-1958	Manchester City	Div 1	1-1	A	Bobby Charlton 3' (pen)	Joe Hayes 37'
11.	04-10-1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	0-4	A		Robert Mason 10', Jimmy Murray 67', 89', Jimmy Mullen 74'
12.	08-10-1958	Preston North End	Div 1	0-2	H		Toomy Thompson 38', Dennis Hatsell 59'
13.	11-10-1958	Arsenal	Div 1	1-1	H	Dennis Viollet 15'	Gerry Ward 23'
14.	18-10-1958	Everton	Div 1	2-3	A	Ronald Cope 72', 82'	Eddie Thomas 19', 37', Jimmy Harris 55'
15.	25-10-1958	West Bromwich Albion	Div 1	1-2	H	Freddy Goodwin 55'	Bobby Robson 41', Derek Kevan 75'
16.	01-11-1958	Leeds United	Div 1	2-1	A	Albert Scanlon 67', Freddy Goodwin 73'	Alan Shackleton 30'
17.	08-11-1958	Burnley	Div 1	1-3	H	Albert Quixall 87'	Jimmy McIlroy 24' (pen), Ray Pointer 30', 70'
18.	15-11-1958	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	3-6	A	Alex Dawson 35', 65', Bobby Charlton 50'	Bryan Edwards 6', Dennis Stevens 15', 43', Ray Parry 70' (pen), Ralph Gubbins 57', 80'
19.	22-11-1958	Luton Town	Div 1	2-1	H	Dennis Viollet 1', Bobby Charlton 11'	George Cummins 19'
20.	29-11-1958	Birmingham City	Div 1	4-0	A	Bobby Charlton 11', 75', Warren Bradley 29', Albert Scanlon 42'
21.	06-12-1958	Leicester City	Div 1	4-1	H	Albert Scanlon 6', Dennis Viollet 44', Warren Bradley 47', Bobby Charlton 51'	Bernard Kelly 86'
22.	13-12-1958	Preston North End	Div 1	4-3	A	Warren Bradley 22', Dennis Viollet 54', Albert Scanlon 80', Bobby Charlton 81'	Dennis Hatsell 28', 36', Tommy Thompson 88'
23.	20-12-1958	Chelsea	Div 1	3-2	A	Freddy Goodwin 22', Bobby Charlton 34', Mel Scott 48' (o.g.)	Peter Brabrook 7', Peter Sillett 51' (pen)
24.	26-12-1958	Aston Villa	Div 1	2-1	H	Albert Quixall 20', Dennis Viollet 73'	William Myerscough 40'
25.	27-12-1958	Aston Villa	Div 1	2-0	A	Dennis Viollet 72', Mark Pearson 84'
26.	03-01-1959	Blackpool	Div 1	3-1	H	Dennis Viollet 7', Bobby Charlton 22', 85'	Ewan Fenton 50' (pen)
27.	10-01-1959	Norwich City	FAC	0-3	A		Terry Bly 32', 87', Errol Crossan 61'
28.	31-01-1959	Newcastle United	Div 1	4-4	H	Bobby Charlton 5' (pen), Albert Quixall 22', Albert Scanlon 27', Dennis Viollet 30'	Ivor Allchurch 25', John McGuigan 77', Len White 68', 70'
29.	07-02-1959	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	3-1	A	Bobby Charlton 15' ( pen), 25', Albert Scanlon 47'	Maurice Norman 50'
30.	14-02-1959	Manchester City	Div 1	4-1	H	Freddy Goodwin 48', Warren Bradley 52', 69', Albert Scanlon 61'	Bobby Johnstone 10'
31.	21-02-1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	2-1	H	Dennis Viollet 40', Bobby Charlton 89'	Robert Mason 65'
32.	28-02-1959	Arsenal	Div 1	2-3	A	Dennis Viollet 34', Warren Bradley 89'	*David Herd 12', John Barnwell 22', 28'
33.	02-03-1959	Blackburn Rovers	Div 1	3-1	A	Warren Bradley 15', 30', Albert Scanlon 39'	Peter Dobing 3'
34.	07-03-1959	Everton	Div 1	2-1	H	Freddy Goodwin 23', Albert Scanlon 62'	Ronald Cope 68' (o.g.)
35.	14-03-1959	West Bromwich Albion	Div 1	3-1	A	Dennis Viollet 4', Albert Scanlon 14', Warren Bradley 26'	Derek Kevan 50'
36.	21-03-1959	Leeds United	Div 1	4-0	H	Dennis Viollet 14', 60', 85', Bobby Charlton 53' (pen)
37.	27-03-1959	Portsmouth	Div 1	6-1	H	Warren Bradley 7', Bobby Charlton 21', 49' (pen), Basil Hayward 40' (o.g.), Dennis Viollet 65', 82'	Ron Newman 60'
38.	28-03-1959	Burnley	Div 1	2-4	A	Freddy Goodwin 40', Dennis Viollet 90'	Brian Pilkington 15', Bobby Seith 22', Ray Pointer 80', 86'
39.	30-03-1959	Portsmouth	Div 1	3-1	A	Bobby Charlton 16', 70', Warren Bradley 42'	Peter Harris 30'
40.	04-04-1959	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	3-0	H	Bobby Charlton 8', Albert Scanlon 12', Dennis Viollet 88'
41.	11-04-1959	Luton Town	Div 1	0-0	A
42.	18-04-1959	Birmingham City	Div 1	1-0	H	Albert Quixall 60' (pen)
43.	25-04-1959	Leicester City	Div 1	1-2	A	Warren Bradley 88'	Jimmy Walsh 19', Gordon Wills 68'