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1956 FA Charity Shield

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1956 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Date24 October 1956
VenueMaine Road, Manchester
Attendance30,495
1955
1957

The 1956 FA Charity Shield was the 34th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1955–56 Football League, and Manchester City, who had won the 1955–56 FA Cup, at Maine Road, Manchester, on 24 October 1956. Manchester United won the match 1–0, with Dennis Viollet scoring the winning goal. United goalkeeper David Gaskell made his debut for the club during the game, taking the place of injured goalkeeper Ray Wood, and, at the age of 16 years and 19 days, became the youngest player ever to play for the club.

This game was the first competitive floodlit Manchester derby.[1] The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield matches were typically played at the home ground of the league champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road. Prior to this, the first floodlit Manchester derby was played on 26 February 1889 at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground. The match was played in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine disaster.[2]

Match details

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Manchester City0–1Manchester United
Viollet 75'
Attendance: 30,495
Manchester City
Manchester United
1 England John Savage
2 England Bill Leivers
3 England Roy Little
4 Wales Roy Clarke
5 Scotland Dave Ewing
6 Wales Roy Paul (c)
7 England Jack Dyson
8 England Joe Hayes
9 England Don Revie
10 Scotland Bobby Johnstone
11 Republic of Ireland Paddy Fagan
Manager:
Scotland Les McDowall
GK 1 England Ray Wood
RB 2 England Bill Foulkes
LB 3 England Roger Byrne (c)
RH 4 England Eddie Colman
CH 5 England Mark Jones
LH 6 England Duncan Edwards
OR 7 England Johnny Berry
IR 8 Republic of Ireland Billy Whelan
CF 9 England Tommy Taylor
IL 10 England Dennis Viollet
OL 11 England David Pegg
Manager:
Scotland Matt Busby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Steve Cawley & Gary James, The Pride of Manchester – A History of the Manchester Derby (ACL & Polar Publishing, 1991), p 320.
  2. ^ Gary James & Keith Mellor, From Maine Men To Banana Citizens (Temple Press, 1989), p 8.