FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1950s

1952–53: Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (7–1 and 2–2, 9–3 aggregate)

First leg

Lewis Pegg Scanlon Whelan

Second leg

Whelan

1953–54: Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4–4 and 1–0, 5–4 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 23 April 1954

Manchester United – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 (1–3)

1–0 Duncan Edwards

1–1 Joe Bonson

1–2 Jimmy Murray

1–3 Bobby Mason

2–3 David Pegg (pen.)

3–3 Duncan Edwards

3–4 John Fallon

4–4 David Pegg

Attendance: 18,246

Second leg

Molineux, 26 April 1954

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Manchester United 0–1 (0–1)

0–1 34 min. David Pegg (pen.)

Attendance: 28,651

1954–55: Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion (4–1 and 3–0, 7–1 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 27 April 1955

Manchester United – West Bromwich Albion 4–1 (2–0)

1–0 40 min. Bobby Charlton

2–0 43 min. Eddie Colman

3–0 67 min. Eddie Colman

3–1 68 min. Barry Hughes

4–1 85 min. Duncan Edwards

Attendance: 16,696

Second leg

The Hawthorns, 30 April 1955

West Bromwich Albion – Manchester United 0–3 (0–0)

0–1 71 min. Terry Beckett

0–2 88 min. Eddie Colman

0–3 89 min. Eddie Colman

Attendance: 8,335

1955–56: Manchester United vs. Chesterfield (3–2 and 1–1, 4–3 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 30 April 1956

Manchester United – Chesterfield 3–2 (3–0)

1–0 11 min. Joe Carolan

2–0 17 min. Mark Pearson

3–0 30 min. Bobby Charlton

3–1 60 min. Jim Mellors

3–2 88 min. Peter Ledger

Attendance: 24,544

Second leg

Recreation Ground, 7 May 1956

Chesterfield – Manchester United 1–1 (1–0)

1–0 66 min. Keith Havenhand

1–1 90 min. Dennis Fidler

Attendance: 15,838

1956–57: Manchester United vs. West Ham United (3–2 and 5–0, 8–2 aggregate)

First leg

Upton Park, 2 May 1957

West Ham United – Manchester United 2–3 (1–1)

0–1 26 min. Alex Dawson

1–1 38 min. John Cartwright

1–2 52 min. Nobby Lawton

1–3 55 min. Reg Hunter

2–3 64 min. George Fenn (pen.)

Attendance: 15,000

Second leg

Old Trafford, 7 May 1957

Manchester United – West Ham United 5–0 (3–0)

1–0 24 min. Kenny Morgans

2–0 28 min. Mark Pearson

3–0 30 min. Mark Pearson

4–0 63 min. Alex Dawson

5–0 70 min. Alex Dawson

Attendance: 15,838

1957–58: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea (1–5 and 6–1, 7–6 aggregate)

1958–59: Blackburn Rovers vs. West Ham United (1–1 and 1–0, 2–1 aggregate)