1955–56 Manchester United F.C. season
| 1955–56 season | |||
| Chairman | Harold Hardman | ||
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| Manager | Matt Busby | ||
| First Division | 1st | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Tommy Taylor (25) All: Tommy Taylor (25) |
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| Highest home attendance | 62,277 vs Blackpool (7 April 1956) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,192 vs Chelsea (19 November 1955) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 38,893 | ||
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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.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
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