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1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1958–59
manager	Matt Busby
chairman	Harold Hardman
league	First Division
league result	2nd
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third Round
league topscorer
Bobby Charlton (29)
season topscorer
Bobby Charlton (29)
highest attendance	65,187 vs Blackburn Rovers (6 September 1958)
lowest attendance	38,482 vs Leicester City (6 December 1958)
average attendance	53,258
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prevseason	1957–58
nextseason	1959–60

Bobby Charlton (29) Bobby Charlton (29) The 1958–59 season was Manchester United's 57th season in the Football League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was the first season of a revamped United side which was being rebuilt following the Munich air disaster in the February of the previous season which had claimed the lives of eight players. The most notable addition to the squad for the new season as forward Albert Quixall, a pre-season signing from Sheffield Wednesday.

The season saw the retirement of centre-half Jackie Blanchflower as a result of the injuries he suffered in the Munich crash.

Munich crash survivor Bobby Charlton was United's top scorer this season with 29 league goals, while fellow survivor Albert Scanlon was also impressive with 16 goals from the left wing.

The new look United side finished second in the league this season.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League
position
23 August 1958	Chelsea	H	5–2	Charlton (3), Dawson (2)	52,382	5th
27 August 1958	Nottingham Forest	A	3–0	Charlton (2), Scanlon	44,971	2nd
30 August 1958	Blackpool	A	1–2	Viollet	26,719	6th
3 September 1958	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	Charlton	51,880	7th
6 September 1958	Blackburn Rovers	H	6–1	Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Scanlon, Webster	65,187	2nd
8 September 1958	West Ham United	A	2–3	McGuinness, Webster	35,672	5th
13 September 1958	Newcastle United	A	1–1	Charlton	60,670	7th
17 September 1958	West Ham United	H	4–1	Scanlon (3), Webster	53,276	7th
20 September 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–2	Webster (2)	62,277	4th
27 September 1958	Manchester City	A	1–1	Charlton	62,912	6th
4 October 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–4		36,840	8th
8 October 1958	Preston North End	H	0–2		46,163	8th
11 October 1958	Arsenal	H	1–1	Viollet	56,148	7th
18 October 1958	Everton	A	2–3	Cope (2)	64,079	10th
25 October 1958	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2	Goodwin	51,721	14th
1 November 1958	Leeds United	A	2–1	Goodwin, Scanlon	48,574	12th
8 November 1958	Burnley	H	1–3	Quixall	48,509	14th
15 November 1958	Bolton Wanderers	A	3–6	Dawson (2), Charlton	33,358	15th
22 November 1958	Luton Town	H	2–1	Charlton, Viollet	42,428	12th
29 November 1958	Birmingham City	A	4–0	Charlton (2), Bradley, Scanlon	28,658	10th
6 December 1958	Leicester City	H	4–1	Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet	38,482	9th
13 December 1958	Preston North End	A	4–3	Charlton, Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet	26,290	8th
20 December 1958	Chelsea	A	3–2	Charlton, Goodwin, own goal	48,550	7th
26 December 1958	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Quixall, Viollet	63,098	7th
27 December 1958	Aston Villa	A	2–0	Pearson, Viollet	56,450	4th
3 January 1959	Blackpool	H	3–1	Charlton (2), Viollet	61,961	3rd
31 January 1959	Newcastle United	H	4–4	Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon, Viollet	49,008	4th
7 February 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1	Charlton (2), Scanlon	48,401	3rd
16 February 1959	Manchester City	H	4–1	Bradley (2), Goodwin, Scanlon	59,846	3rd
21 February 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	Charlton, Viollet	62,794	2nd
28 February 1959	Arsenal	A	2–3	Bradley, Viollet	67,162	3rd
2 March 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–1	Bradley (2), Scanlon	40,401	3rd
7 March 1959	Everton	H	2–1	Goodwin, Scanlon	51,254	2nd
14 March 1959	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–1	Bradley, Scanlon, Viollet	35,463	2nd
21 March 1959	Leeds United	H	4–0	Viollet (3), Charlton	45,473	2nd
27 March 1959	Portsmouth	H	6–1	Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Bradley, own goal	52,004	1st
28 March 1959	Burnley	A	2–4	Goodwin, Viollet	44,577	2nd
30 March 1959	Portsmouth	A	3–1	Charlton (2), Bradley	29,359	1st
4 April 1959	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	Charlton, Scanlon, Viollet	61,528	2nd
11 April 1959	Luton Town	A	0–0		27,025	2nd
18 April 1959	Birmingham City	H	1–0	Quixall	43,006	2nd
25 April 1959	Leicester City	A	1–2	Bradley	38,466	2nd

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1959	Round 3	Norwich City	A	0–3		38,000

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	Total	Goals	Apps
GK	NIR Harry Gregg	41	0	1	42	0
GK	ENG Ray Wood	1	0	0	1	0
FB	IRL Joe Carolan	23	0	1	24	0
FB	ENG Bill Foulkes	32	0	1	33	0
FB	ENG Ian Greaves	34	0	0	34	0
HB	IRL Shay Brennan	1	0	0	1	0
HB	ENG Ronnie Cope	32	2	1	33	2
HB	ENG Stan Crowther	2	0	0	2	0
HB	ENG Freddie Goodwin	42	6	1	43	6
HB	ENG Bobby Harrop	5	0	0	5	0
HB	ENG Wilf McGuinness	39	1	1	40	1
FW	ENG Warren Bradley	24	12	1	25	12
FW	ENG Bobby Charlton	38	29	1	39	29
FW	SCO Alex Dawson	11	4	0	11	4
FW	WAL Reg Hunter	1	0	0	1	0
FW	WAL Kenny Morgans	2	0	0	2	0
FW	ENG Mark Pearson	4	1	0	4	1
FW	ENG Albert Quixall	33	4	1	34	4
FW	ENG Albert Scanlon	42	16	1	43	16
FW	ENG Ernie Taylor	11	0	0	11	0
FW	ENG Dennis Viollet	37	21	1	38	21
FW	WAL Colin Webster	7	5	0	7	5
–	Own goals	–	2	–	–	2

References

"Manchester United Season 1958/59". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
"Albert Quixall". MUFC Info.
"BBC News | UK | Busby Babe loses battle against cancer".

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