League Division One · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
5–1
Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 5–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 26th December 1955 in the League Division One. Dennis Viollet (??', ??'), Roger Byrne (??'), John Doherty (??') and Tommy Taylor (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Dennis Viollet
- — Dennis Viollet
- — Roger Byrne pen
- — John Doherty
- — Tommy Taylor
- — Billy Kiernan
- Full Time 5–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Jimmy Seed
Charlton Athletic
United vs Charlton Athletic History
Meeting 30 of 60
60
Played
39
Won
11
Drawn
10
Lost
126
Goals For
61
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 25th March 1932. After this match United had played Charlton Athletic 30 times: 17W 7D 6L.
19 Apr 1954 L 0–1 D1 4 Sep 1954 W 3–1 D1 26 Apr 1955 D 1–1 D1
26 Dec 1955 W 5–1 This match
27 Dec 1955 L 0–3 D1 6 Oct 1956 W 4–2 D1 18 Feb 1957 W 5–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 25 | 75.0 |
| Away | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 53.6 |
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 →