The 1956 FA Charity Shield was the 34th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1955–56 Football League, and Manchester City, who had won the 1955–56 FA Cup, at Maine Road, Manchester, on 24 October 1956. Manchester United won the match 1–0, with Dennis Viollet scoring the winning goal. United goalkeeper David Gaskell made his debut for the club during the game, taking the place of injured goalkeeper Ray Wood, and, at the age of 16 years and 19 days, became the youngest player ever to play for the club.
This game was the first competitive floodlit Manchester derby.Steve Cawley & Gary James, The Pride of Manchester – A History of the Manchester Derby (ACL & Polar Publishing, 1991), p 320. The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield matches were typically played at the home ground of the league champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road. Prior to this, the first floodlit Manchester derby was played on 26 February 1889 at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground. The match was played in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine disaster.Gary James & Keith Mellor, From Maine Men To Banana Citizens (Temple Press, 1989), p 8.
Match details
1 John Savage2 Bill Leivers3 Roy Little4 Roy Clarke5 Dave Ewing6 Roy Paul (c)7 Jack Dyson8 Joe Hayes9 Don Revie10 Bobby Johnstone11 Paddy FaganManager: Les McDowall GK 1 Ray Wood RB 2 Bill FoulkesLB 3 Roger Byrne (c)RH 4 Eddie ColmanCH 5 Mark JonesLH 6 Duncan EdwardsOR 7 Johnny BerryIR 8 Billy WhelanCF 9 Tommy TaylorIL 10 Dennis ViolletOL 11 David PeggSubstitutes:GK 12 David Gaskell Manager: Matt Busby
See also 1955–56 Football League 1955–56 FA Cup 2011 FA Community Shield – contested by the same teams
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