League Division One · Matchday 33

Chelsea v Manchester United

2–4

Saturday 3rd March 1956 · Stamford Bridge · Att: 32,050

Manchester United beat Chelsea 4–2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 3rd March 1956 in the League Division One. David Pegg (26'), Dennis Viollet (60', 69') and Tommy Taylor (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
21' Eric Parsons 1–0
22' Roy Bentley 2–0
26' David Pegg 2–1
Half Time
60' Dennis Viollet 2–2
69' Dennis Viollet 2–3
89' Tommy Taylor 2–4
Full Time 2–4

Match Facts

A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
David Pegg's 8th goal of 1955-1956, and his 13th for United.
Dennis Viollet's brace took him to 14 in 1955-1956 and 46 for United.
Tommy Taylor's 19th goal of 1955-1956, and his 65th for United.

Starting XI

Player

9 Tommy Taylor 89'

10 Dennis Viollet 60', 69'

11 David Pegg 26'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Ted Drake

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 50 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 50 times: 26W 14D 10L.

16 Oct 1954 W 6–5 D1 30 Apr 1955 W 2–1 D1 19 Nov 1955 W 3–0 D1

3 Mar 1956 W 4–2 This match

5 Sep 1956 W 2–1 D1 1 Jan 1957 W 3–0 D1 14 Dec 1957 L 0–1 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 →