1954–55 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United 1954–55 Matt Busby Harold Hardman First Division 5th FA Cup Fourth Round Dennis Viollet (20)Tommy Taylor (20) Dennis Viollet (21) 51,918 vs Blackpool (1 January 1955) 15,679 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 February 1955) 33,815 _white_collar _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _white_collar _bluetop_whitestripe 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF 000000 1953–54 1955–56 The 1954–55 season was Manchester United's 53rd season in the Football League, and their tenth consecutive season in the top division of English football. United finished fifth in the league. Their top scorer was Dennis Viollet, with 21 goals. Departing the club at the end of the season was veteran forward Jack Rowley after 18 years at Old Trafford. With younger players continuing to form the mainstay of the side, several more made their debuts this season, including Dublin born forward Billy Whelan who made his senior debut just before his 20th birthday.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1955.html Manchester United Season 1954/55 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance21 August 1954PortsmouthH1–3Rowley38,20323 August 1954Sheffield WednesdayA4–2 Blanchflower (2), Viollet (2)38,11828 August 1954BlackpoolA4–2 Webster (2), Blanchflower, Viollet31,8551 September 1954Sheffield WednesdayH2–0Viollet (2)31,3714 September 1954Charlton AthleticH3–1Rowley (2), Taylor38,1058 September 1954Tottenham HotspurA2–0 Berry, Webster35,16211 September 1954Bolton WanderersA1–1 Webster44,66115 September 1954Tottenham HotspurH2–1Rowley, Viollet29,21218 September 1954Huddersfield TownH1–1Viollet45,64825 September 1954Manchester CityA2–3 Blanchflower, Taylor54,1052 October 1954Wolverhampton WanderersA2–4 Rowley, Viollet39,6179 October 1954Cardiff CityH5–2Taylor (4), Viollet39,37816 October 1954ChelseaA6–5 Viollet (3), Taylor (2), Blanchflower55,96623 October 1954Newcastle UnitedH2–2Taylor, own goal29,21730 October 1954EvertonA2–4 Taylor, Rowley63,0216 November 1954Preston North EndH2–1Viollet (2)30,06313 November 1954Sheffield UnitedA0–3 26,25720 November 1954ArsenalH2–1Blanchflower, Taylor33,37327 November 1954West Bromwich AlbionA0–2 33,9314 December 1954Leicester CityH3–1Webster, Rowley, Viollet19,36911 December 1954BurnleyA4–2 Webster (3), Viollet24,97718 December 1954PortsmouthA0–0 26,01927 December 1954Aston VillaH0–149,13628 December 1954Aston VillaA1–2 Taylor48,7181 January 1955BlackpoolH4–1Blanchflower (2), Edwards, Viollet51,91822 January 1955Bolton WanderersH1–1Taylor39,8735 February 1955Huddersfield TownA3–1 Berry, Edwards, Pegg31,40812 February 1955Manchester CityH0–547,91423 February 1955Wolverhampton WanderersH2–4Edwards, Taylor15,67926 February 1955Cardiff CityA0–3 16,3295 March 1955BurnleyH1–0Edwards31,72919 March 1955EvertonH1–2Scanlon32,29526 March 1955Preston North EndA2–0 Byrne, Scanlon13,3272 April 1955Sheffield UnitedH5–0Taylor (2), Berry, Viollet, Whelan21,1588 April 1955SunderlandA3–4 Edwards (2), Scanlon43,8829 April 1955Leicester CityA0–1 34,36211 April 1955SunderlandH2–2Byrne, Taylor36,01316 April 1955West Bromwich AlbionH3–0Taylor (2), Viollet24,76518 April 1955Newcastle UnitedA0–2 35,54023 April 1955ArsenalA3–2 Blanchflower (2), own goal42,75426 April 1955Charlton AthleticA1–1 Viollet13,14930 April 1955ChelseaH2–1Scanlon, Taylor34,933 First Division MU y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance8 January 1955Round 3ReadingA1–1Webster26,00012 January 1955Round 3ReplayReadingH4–1Webster (2), Viollet, Rowley24,57819 February 1955Round 4Manchester CityA0–275,000 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Jack Crompton500050GKENG Ray Wood37030400FBENG Geoff Bent200020FBENG Roger Byrne39230422FBENG Bill Foulkes41030440FBENG Ian Greaves100010FBENG Mark Jones13000130FBIRE Paddy Kennedy100010HBNIR Jackie Blanchflower2910303210HBENG Allenby Chilton29030320HBENG Henry Cockburn100010HBENG Duncan Edwards33630366HBENG Don Gibson32030350HBENG Freddie Goodwin500050HBENG Jeff Whitefoot24000240FWENG Johnny Berry40330433FWENG David Pegg610061FWENG Jack Rowley22731258FWENG Albert Scanlon14400144FWENG Tommy Taylor3020103120FWENG Dennis Viollet3420313721FWWAL 1953 Colin Webster178231911FWIRE Liam Whelan710071–Own goals–2–0–2 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United