1956 FA Charity Shield

The 1956 FA Charity Shield was the 34th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1955–56 Football League, and Manchester City, who had won the 1955–56 FA Cup, at Maine Road, Manchester, on 24 October 1956. Manchester United won the match 1–0, with Dennis Viollet scoring the winning goal. United goalkeeper David Gaskell made his debut for the club during the game, taking the place of injured goalkeeper Ray Wood, and, at the age of 16 years and 19 days, became the youngest player ever to play for the club.

This game was the first competitive floodlit Manchester derby.^[1] The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield matches were typically played at the home ground of the league champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road. Prior to this, the first floodlit Manchester derby was played on 26 February 1889 at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground. The match was played in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine disaster.^[2]

24 October 1956

Manchester City	0–1	Manchester United
		Viollet 75'

Maine Road, Manchester

Attendance: 30,495

Manchester City

Manchester United

1 John Savage 2 Bill Leivers 3 Roy Little 4 Roy Clarke 5 Dave Ewing 6 Roy Paul (c) 7 Jack Dyson 8 Joe Hayes 9 Don Revie 10 Bobby Johnstone 11 Paddy Fagan Manager: Les McDowall

GK 1 Ray Wood RB 2 Bill Foulkes LB 3 Roger Byrne (c) RH 4 Eddie Colman CH 5 Mark Jones LH 6 Duncan Edwards OR 7 Johnny Berry IR 8 Billy Whelan CF 9 Tommy Taylor IL 10 Dennis Viollet OL 11 David Pegg Manager: Matt Busby

• 1955–56 Football League
• 1955–56 FA Cup
• 2011 FA Community Shield – contested by the same teams