1957–58 season | |||
Chairman | Harold Hardman | ||
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Manager | Matt Busby | ||
First Division | 9th | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
Charity Shield | Winners | ||
European Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Dennis Viollet (16) Tommy Taylor (16) All: Dennis Viollet (23) |
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Highest home attendance | 66,124 vs Nottingham Forest (22 February 1958) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 27,293 vs Aston Villa (22 October 1957) | ||
Average home attendance | 46,866 | ||
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The 1957–58 season was Manchester United's 51st season in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1] The season marked the biggest tragedy in the club's history as eight players, three club officials and ten other passengers lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on their way back from a European Cup quarter-final away to Red Star Belgrade. A further two players who survived the crashed were injured to such an extent that they never played again. Despite the decimation of their squad, a makeshift United side still managed to reach the FA Cup final that season, where they lost to Bolton Wanderers. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup. However, their league form suffered after the crash and their title challenge faded as they finished ninth in the final table.
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Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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22 October 1957 | Aston Villa | H | 4 – 0 | T. Taylor (3), Berry | 27,293 |
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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24 August 1957 | Leicester City | A | 3 – 0 | Whelan (3) | 40,214 |
28 August 1957 | Everton | H | 3 – 0 | T. Taylor, Viollet, own goal | 59,103 |
31 August 1957 | Manchester City | H | 4 – 1 | Berry, Edwards, T. Taylor, Viollet | 63,347 |
4 September 1957 | Everton | A | 3 – 3 | Berry, Viollet, Whelan | 72,077 |
7 September 1957 | Leeds United | H | 5 – 0 | Berry (2), T. Taylor (2), Viollet | 50,842 |
9 September 1957 | Blackpool | A | 4 – 1 | Viollet (2), Whelan (2) | 34,181 |
14 September 1957 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 – 4 | 48,003 | |
18 September 1957 | Blackpool | H | 1 – 2 | Edwards | 40,763 |
21 September 1957 | Arsenal | H | 4 – 2 | Whelan (2), Pegg, T. Taylor | 47,142 |
28 September 1957 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 – 3 | Doherty | 48,825 |
5 October 1957 | Aston Villa | H | 4 – 1 | T. Taylor, Pegg, own goal | 43,102 |
12 October 1957 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2 – 1 | Viollet, Whelan | 47,654 |
19 October 1957 | Portsmouth | H | 0 – 3 | 38,253 | |
26 October 1957 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3 – 4 | T. Taylor, Whelan | 52,160 |
2 November 1957 | Burnley | H | 1 – 0 | T. Taylor | 49,449 |
9 November 1957 | Preston North End | A | 1 – 1 | Whelan | 39,063 |
16 November 1957 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2 – 1 | Webster (2) | 40,366 |
23 November 1957 | Newcastle United | A | 2 – 1 | Edwards, T. Taylor | 53,890 |
30 November 1957 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3 – 4 | Pegg (2), Whelan | 43,077 |
7 December 1957 | Birmingham City | H | 3 – 3 | Viollet (2), T. Taylor | 35,791 |
14 December 1957 | Chelsea | H | 0 – 1 | 36,853 | |
21 December 1957 | Leicester City | H | 4 – 0 | Viollet (2), Charlton, Scanlon | 41,631 |
25 December 1957 | Luton Town | H | 3 – 0 | Charlton, Edwards, T. Taylor | 39,444 |
26 December 1957 | Luton Town | A | 2 – 2 | Scanlon, T. Taylor | 26,458 |
28 December 1957 | Manchester City | A | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Viollet | 70,483 |
11 January 1958 | Leeds United | A | 1 – 1 | Viollet | 39,401 |
18 January 1958 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 7 – 2 | Charlton (3), Viollet (2), Edwards, Scanlon | 41,141 |
1 February 1958 | Arsenal | A | 5 – 4 | T. Taylor (2), Charlton, Edwards, Viollet | 63,578 |
22 February 1958 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1 – 1 | Dawson | 66,124 |
8 March 1958 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0 – 4 | 63,278 | |
15 March 1958 | Burnley | A | 0 – 3 | 37,247 | |
29 March 1958 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0 – 1 | 35,608 | |
31 March 1958 | Aston Villa | A | 2 – 3 | Dawson, Webster | 16,631 |
4 April 1958 | Sunderland | H | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Dawson | 47,421 |
5 April 1958 | Preston North End | H | 0 – 0 | 47,816 | |
7 April 1958 | Sunderland | A | 2 – 1 | Webster (2) | 51,302 |
12 April 1958 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 – 1 | 59,836 | |
16 April 1958 | Portsmouth | A | 3 – 3 | Dawson, E. Taylor, Webster | 39,975 |
19 April 1958 | Birmingham City | H | 0 – 2 | 38,991 | |
21 April 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0 – 4 | 33,267 | |
23 April 1958 | Newcastle United | H | 1 – 1 | Dawson | 28,393 |
26 April 1958 | Chelsea | A | 1 – 2 | E. Taylor | 45,011 |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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8 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | 44 |
9 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | 43 |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 42 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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4 January 1958 | Round 3 | Workington | A | 3 – 1 | Viollet | 21,000 |
25 January 1958 | Round 4 | Ipswich Town | H | 2 – 0 | Charlton | 53,550 |
19 February 1958 | Round 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3 – 0 | Brennan (2), Dawson | 59,848 |
1 March 1958 | Round 6 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2 – 2 | Dawson, E. Taylor | 58,250 |
5 March 1958 | Round 6 Replay |
West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 – 0 | Webster | 60,000 |
22 March 1958 | Semi-final | Fulham | N | 2 – 2 | Charlton | 69,745 |
26 March 1958 | Semi-final Replay |
Fulham | N | 5 – 3 | Dawson (3), Brennan, Charlton | 38,000 |
3 May 1958 | Final | Bolton Wanderers | N | 0 – 2 | 100,000 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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25 September 1957 | Preliminary round First leg |
Shamrock Rovers | A | 6 – 0 | T. Taylor (2), Whelan (2), Berry, Pegg | 45,000 |
2 October 1957 | Preliminary round Second leg |
Shamrock Rovers | H | 3 – 2 | Viollet (2), Pegg | 33,754 |
20 November 1957 | First round First leg |
Dukla Prague | H | 3 – 0 | Pegg, T. Taylor, Webster | 60,000 |
4 December 1957 | First round Second leg |
Dukla Prague | A | 0 – 1 | 35,000 | |
14 January 1958 | Quarter-final First leg |
Red Star Belgrade | H | 2 – 1 | Charlton, Colman | 60,000 |
5 February 1958 | Quarter-final Second leg |
Red Star Belgrade | A | 3 – 3 | Charlton (2), Viollet | 55,000 |
8 May 1958 | Semi-final First leg |
Milan | H | 2 – 1 | E. Taylor, Viollet | 44,880 |
14 May 1958 | Semi-final Second leg |
Milan | A | 0 – 4 | 80,000 |
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | European Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | David Gaskell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
GK | Harry Gregg | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
GK | Ray Wood | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FB | Shay Brennan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
FB | Roger Byrne | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FB | Bill Foulkes | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
FB | Ian Greaves | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FB | Bobby Harrop | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FB | Tommy Heron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FB | Peter Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HB | Jackie Blanchflower | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
HB | Eddie Colman | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
HB | Ronnie Cope | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
HB | Stan Crowther | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
HB | Duncan Edwards | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
HB | Freddie Goodwin | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
HB | Mark Jones | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
HB | Wilf McGuinness | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FW | Johnny Berry | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
FW | Bobby Charlton | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
FW | Alex Dawson | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
FW | John Doherty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | Kenny Morgans | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FW | Mark Pearson | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FW | David Pegg | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
FW | Albert Scanlon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
FW | Ernie Taylor | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
FW | Tommy Taylor | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 22 |
FW | Dennis Viollet | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 23 |
FW | Colin Webster | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
FW | Billy Whelan | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 |
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