League Division One · Matchday 24

Manchester United v Chelsea

3–0

Tuesday 1st January 1957 · Old Trafford · Att: 42,116

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 1st January 1957 in the League Division One. Tommy Taylor (18', 49') and Billy Whelan (44') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
18' Tommy Taylor 1–0
44' Billy Whelan 2–0
Half Time
49' Tommy Taylor 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 William Whelan 44'

9 Tommy Taylor 18', 49'

10 Dennis Viollet

11 David Pegg

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Ted Drake

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 52 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 52 times: 28W 14D 10L.

19 Nov 1955 W 3–0 D1 3 Mar 1956 W 4–2 D1 5 Sep 1956 W 2–1 D1

1 Jan 1957 W 3–0 This match

14 Dec 1957 L 0–1 D1 26 Apr 1958 L 1–2 D1 23 Aug 1958 W 5–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

All 199 meetings with Chelsea →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →