1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United 1958–59 Matt Busby Harold Hardman First Division 2nd FA Cup Third Round Bobby Charlton (29) Bobby Charlton (29) 65,187 vs Blackburn Rovers (6 September 1958) 38,482 vs Leicester City (6 December 1958) 53,258 _thinwhiteborder _vneckwhite _thinwhiteborder _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _borderred _red_vneck _borderred _red_flash _top_red 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 season was Manchester United's 57th season in the Football League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1959.html Manchester United Season 1958/59 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk It was the first season of a revamped United side which was being rebuilt following the Munich air disaster in the February of the previous season which had claimed the lives of eight players. The most notable addition to the squad for the new season as forward Albert Quixall, a pre-season signing from Sheffield Wednesday.Albert Quixall http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/quixall_albert.html MUFCInfo.com MUFC Info 9 March 2012 19 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201119041203/http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/quixall_albert.html dead The season saw the retirement of centre-half Jackie Blanchflower as a result of the injuries he suffered in the Munich crash.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/163621.stm BBC News | UK | Busby Babe loses battle against cancer Munich crash survivor Bobby Charlton was United's top scorer this season with 29 league goals, while fellow survivor Albert Scanlon was also impressive with 16 goals from the left wing. The new look United side finished second in the league this season. First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition23 August 1958ChelseaH5–2Charlton (3), Dawson (2)52,3825th27 August 1958Nottingham ForestA3–0Charlton (2), Scanlon44,9712nd30 August 1958BlackpoolA1–2Viollet26,7196th3 September 1958Nottingham ForestH1–1Charlton 51,8807th6 September 1958Blackburn RoversH6–1 Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Scanlon, Webster65,1872nd8 September 1958West Ham UnitedA2–3 McGuinness, Webster35,6725th13 September 1958Newcastle UnitedA1–1 Charlton60,6707th17 September 1958West Ham UnitedH4–1 Scanlon (3), Webster 53,2767th20 September 1958Tottenham HotspurH2–2 Webster (2) 62,2774th27 September 1958Manchester CityA1–1 Charlton 62,9126th4 October 1958Wolverhampton WanderersA0–4 36,8408th8 October 1958Preston North EndH0–2 46,1638th11 October 1958ArsenalH1–1 Viollet 56,1487th18 October 1958EvertonA2–3 Cope (2) 64,07910th25 October 1958West Bromwich AlbionH1–2 Goodwin 51,72114th1 November 1958Leeds UnitedA2–1 Goodwin, Scanlon 48,57412th8 November 1958BurnleyH1–3 Quixall 48,50914th15 November 1958Bolton WanderersA3–6 Dawson (2), Charlton 33,35815th22 November 1958Luton TownH2–1 Charlton, Viollet 42,42812th29 November 1958Birmingham CityA4–0 Charlton (2), Bradley, Scanlon 28,65810th6 December 1958Leicester CityH4–1 Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet 38,4829th13 December 1958Preston North EndA4–3 Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet 26,2908th20 December 1958ChelseaA3–2 Charlton, Goodwin, own goal48,5507th26 December 1958Aston VillaH2–1 Quixall, Viollet 63,0987th27 December 1958Aston VillaA2–0 Pearson, Viollet 56,4504th3 January 1959BlackpoolH3–1 Charlton (2), Viollet 61,9613rd31 January 1959Newcastle UnitedH4–4 Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon, Viollet 49,0084th7 February 1959Tottenham HotspurA3–1Charlton (2), Scanlon48,4013rd16 February 1959Manchester CityH4–1Bradley (2), Goodwin, Scanlon59,8463rd21 February 1959Wolverhampton WanderersH2–1Charlton, Viollet62,7942nd28 February 1959ArsenalA2–3Bradley, Viollet67,1623rd2 March 1959Blackburn RoversA3–1Bradley (2), Scanlon40,4013rd7 March 1959EvertonH2–1Goodwin, Scanlon51,2542nd14 March 1959West Bromwich AlbionA3–1Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet35,4632nd21 March 1959Leeds UnitedH4–0Viollet (3), Charlton45,4732nd27 March 1959PortsmouthH6–1Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Bradley, own goal52,0041st28 March 1959BurnleyA2–4Goodwin, Viollet44,5772nd30 March 1959PortsmouthA3–1Charlton (2), Bradley29,3591st4 April 1959Bolton WanderersH3–0Charlton, Scanlon, Viollet61,5282nd11 April 1959Luton TownA0–027,0252nd18 April 1959Birmingham CityH1–0Quixall43,0062nd25 April 1959Leicester CityA1–2Bradley38,4662nd First Division MU y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance10 January 1959Round 3Norwich CityA0–338,000 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKNIR Harry Gregg41010420GKENG Ray Wood100010FBIRL Joe Carolan23010240FBENG Bill Foulkes32010330FBENG Ian Greaves34000340HBIRL Shay Brennan100010HBENG Ronnie Cope32210332HBENG Stan Crowther200020HBENG Freddie Goodwin42610436HBENG Bobby Harrop500050HBENG Wilf McGuinness39110401FWENG Warren Bradley2412102512FWENG Bobby Charlton3829103929FWSCO Alex Dawson11400114FWWAL 1953 Reg Hunter100010FWWAL 1953 Kenny Morgans200020FWENG Mark Pearson410041FWENG Albert Quixall33410344FWENG Albert Scanlon4216104316FWENG Ernie Taylor11000110FWENG Dennis Viollet3721103821FWWAL 1953 Colin Webster750075–Own goals–2–0–2 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United