The 1955–56 season was Manchester United's 54th season in the Football League, and their 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
A United side consisted mostly of players in their late teens and early twenties finished the season as league champions 11 points ahead of their nearest rivals Blackpool and Wolves.
Right-half Eddie Colman made his debut for United this season, first featuring in the league match against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 12 November 1955 and was soon a regular partner to Duncan Edwards in the United half-back positions. Colman's breakthrough forced Jeff Whitefoot out of the team and contributed to his transfer to Grimsby Town in the summer of 1956, while long-serving goalkeeper Jack Crompton played his final game for United this season.
First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance20 August 1955Birmingham CityA2–2Viollet (2)37,99424 August 1955Tottenham HotspurH2–2Berry, Webster25,40627 August 1955West Bromwich AlbionH3–1Lewis, Scanlon, Viollet31,99631 August 1955Tottenham HotspurA2–1Edwards (2)27,4533 September 1955Manchester CityA0–159,1627 September 1955EvertonH2–1Blanchflower, Edwards27,84310 September 1955Sheffield UnitedA0–128,24114 September 1955EvertonA2–4Blanchflower, Webster34,89717 September 1955Preston North EndH3–2Pegg, Taylor, Viollet33,07824 September 1955BurnleyA0–026,8731 October 1955Luton TownH3–1Taylor (2), Colin Webster34,4098 October 1955Wolverhampton WanderersH4–3Taylor (2), Doherty, Pegg48,63815 October 1955Aston VillaA4–4Pegg (2), Blanchflower, Webster29,47822 October 1955Huddersfield TownH3–0Berry, Pegg, Taylor34,15029 October 1955Cardiff CityA1–0Taylor27,7955 November 1955ArsenalH1–1Taylor41,58612 November 1955Bolton WanderersA1–3Taylor38,10919 November 1955ChelseaH3–0Taylor (2), Byrne22,19226 November 1955BlackpoolA0–026,2403 December 1955SunderlandH2–1Doherty, Viollet39,90110 December 1955PortsmouthA2–3Pegg, Taylor24,59417 December 1955Birmingham CityH2–1Jones, Viollet27,70424 December 1955West Bromwich AlbionA4–1Viollet (3), Taylor25,16826 December 1955Charlton AthleticH5–1Viollet (2), Byrne, Doherty, Taylor44,61127 December 1955Charlton AthleticA0–342,04031 December 1955Manchester CityH2–1Taylor, Viollet60,95614 January 1956Sheffield UnitedH3–1Berry, Pegg, Taylor30,16221 January 1956Preston North EndA1–3Whelan28,0474 February 1956BurnleyH2–0Taylor, Viollet27,34211 February 1956Luton TownA2–0Viollet, Whelan16,35418 February 1956Wolverhampton WanderersA2–0Taylor (2)40,01425 February 1956Aston VillaH1–0Whelan36,2773 March 1956ChelseaA4–2Viollet (2), Pegg, Taylor32,05010 March 1956Cardiff CityH1–1Byrne44,69317 March 1956ArsenalA1–1Viollet50,75824 March 1956Bolton WanderersH1–0Taylor46,11430 March 1956Newcastle UnitedH5–2Viollet (2), Doherty, Pegg, Taylor58,99431 March 1956Huddersfield TownA2–0Taylor (2)37,7802 April 1956Newcastle UnitedA0–037,3957 April 1956BlackpoolH2–1Berry, Taylor62,27714 April 1956SunderlandA2–2McGuinness, Whelan19,86521 April 1956PortsmouthH1–0Viollet38,417
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance7 January 1956Round 3Bristol RoversA0–435,872
Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Jack Crompton100010GK Ray Wood41010420FB Geoff Bent400040FB Roger Byrne39310403FB Bill Foulkes26010270FB Ian Greaves15000150HB Jackie Blanchflower18300183HB Eddie Colman25010260HB Duncan Edwards33300333HB Freddie Goodwin800080HB Mark Jones42110431HB Wilf McGuinness310031HB Jeff Whitefoot15010160HB Walter Whitehurst100010FW Johnny Berry34410354FW John Doherty16410174FW Eddie Lewis410041FW David Pegg35910369FW Albert Scanlon610061FW Jackie Scott100010FW Tommy Taylor3325103425FW Dennis Viollet3420103520FW Colin Webster15400154FW Billy Whelan13400134
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