League Division One · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Portsmouth
3–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 1st September 1956 in the League Division One. Johnny Berry (26'), Dennis Viollet (33') and David Pegg (74') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Johnny Berry 1–0
- 33' Dennis Viollet 2–0
- Half Time
- 74' David Pegg 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- Johnny Berry scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 19 matches in all competitions.
- Duncan Edwards made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Dennis Viollet's 7th goal of 1956-1957, and his 57th for United.
- David Pegg's 1st goal of 1956-1957, and his 15th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eddie Lever
Portsmouth
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 42 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 42 times: 14W 13D 15L.
18 Dec 1954 D 0–0 D1 10 Dec 1955 L 2–3 D1 21 Apr 1956 W 1–0 D1
1 Sep 1956 W 3–0 This match
29 Dec 1956 W 3–1 D1 19 Oct 1957 L 0–3 D1 16 Apr 1958 D 3–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →