Dennis Viollet
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Sydney Viollet | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 March 1999 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1953 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1962 | Manchester United | 259 | (159) |
| 1962–1967 | Stoke City | 182 | (59) |
| 1967–1968 | Baltimore Bays | 34 | (7) |
| 1969 | Witton Albion | 8 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Linfield | 11 | (5) |
| Total | 494 | (232) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960–1961 | England | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1974–1977 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| 1978–1980 | New England Tea Men (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1984 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
| 1990–1995 | Jacksonville University | ||
| 1995–1996 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 1997–1999 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team.
Viollet joined Manchester United on 1 September 1949. He came through the junior ranks at United and turned professional in 1950. His first game for the club came against arch-rivals Newcastle United on 11 April 1953. He was a striker, along with Tommy Taylor for the Busby Babes of the 1950s. He was a survivor of the Munich air disaster. Viollet was a big part of the two championships that were won by United in 1956 and 1957. Dennis scored 178 goals in 291 games for United. He was a lightning quick player, who combined well with Taylor's height to form a terrific strike force. One of his finest games came on 26 September 1956, in United's European Cup preliminary round second leg tie against Belgian champions Anderlecht, in which he scored four goals in a 10–0 win at Maine Road.
After recovering from a gashed head and facial injuries suffered in the Munich air disaster Viollet proved his worth by scoring 32 goals in 36 games in the 1959–60 season, a club record. It was during this season and the one following it that he received his two caps for England, in a defeat against Hungary and a victory over Luxembourg, in which he scored one goal. In January 1962, Matt Busby surprisingly sold 28-year-old Viollet to Stoke City for £25,000 after scoring 179 goals in 293 appearances for United.
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