Season

1956-57

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

1stleague finish

Champions of the First Division

+1.2
goal difference
2.5 scored · 1.3 conceded
57
Played
67%
Win rate

Season in brief

Won the First Division — the club's 6th league title on record. Lost the FA Cup final to Aston Villa. Tommy Taylor led the scoring with 34 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 143 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Manchester United42P · 28W 8D 6L · GD +4964
  2. 2Tottenham Hotspur42P · 22W 12D 8L · GD +4856
  3. 3Preston North End42P · 23W 10D 9L · GD +2856
  5. 21Cardiff City42P · 10W 9D 23L · GD -3529
  6. 22Charlton Athletic42P · 9W 4D 29L · GD -5822

Slice: the final First Division table for 1956-57, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

57 matches
18 Aug 1956 v Birmingham City: 2–220 Aug 1956 @ Preston North End: 3–125 Aug 1956 @ West Bromwich Albion: 3–229 Aug 1956 v Preston North End: 3–21 Sep 1956 v Portsmouth: 3–05 Sep 1956 @ Chelsea: 2–18 Sep 1956 @ Newcastle United: 1–112 Sep 1956 @ R.S.C. Anderlecht: 2–015 Sep 1956 v Sheffield Wednesday: 4–122 Sep 1956 v Manchester City: 2–026 Sep 1956 v R.S.C. Anderlecht: 10–029 Sep 1956 @ Arsenal: 2–16 Oct 1956 v Charlton Athletic: 4–213 Oct 1956 @ Sunderland: 3–117 Oct 1956 v Borussia Dortmund: 3–220 Oct 1956 v Everton: 2–524 Oct 1956 @ Manchester City: 1–027 Oct 1956 @ Blackpool: 2–23 Nov 1956 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–010 Nov 1956 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–217 Nov 1956 v Leeds United: 3–221 Nov 1956 @ Borussia Dortmund: 0–024 Nov 1956 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–21 Dec 1956 v Luton Town: 3–18 Dec 1956 @ Aston Villa: 3–115 Dec 1956 @ Birmingham City: 1–326 Dec 1956 v Cardiff City: 3–129 Dec 1956 @ Portsmouth: 3–11 Jan 1957 v Chelsea: 3–05 Jan 1957 @ Hereford United: 4–312 Jan 1957 v Newcastle United: 6–116 Jan 1957 @ Athletic Bilbao: 3–519 Jan 1957 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–226 Jan 1957 @ Wrexham: 5–02 Feb 1957 @ Manchester City: 4–26 Feb 1957 v Athletic Bilbao: 3–09 Feb 1957 v Arsenal: 6–216 Feb 1957 v Everton: 1–018 Feb 1957 @ Charlton Athletic: 5–123 Feb 1957 v Blackpool: 0–22 Mar 1957 @ AFC Bournemouth: 2–16 Mar 1957 @ Everton: 2–19 Mar 1957 v Aston Villa: 1–116 Mar 1957 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–123 Mar 1957 n Birmingham City: 2–025 Mar 1957 v Bolton Wanderers: 0–230 Mar 1957 @ Leeds United: 2–16 Apr 1957 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–011 Apr 1957 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 1–313 Apr 1957 @ Luton Town: 2–019 Apr 1957 @ Burnley: 3–120 Apr 1957 v Sunderland: 4–022 Apr 1957 v Burnley: 2–025 Apr 1957 v Real Madrid C.F.: 2–227 Apr 1957 @ Cardiff City: 3–229 Apr 1957 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–14 May 1957 n Aston Villa: 1–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.