Glory Days: The story of Man Utd’s 1956/57 title win

The 1956/57 campaign was perhaps the first to give an insight into the gruelling schedule that would face United in some of the more storied seasons in Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign, during which glory was regularly pursued on multiple fronts. 

In the days preceding squad rotation, Matt Busby’s team played 56 times in a season that, with a little more luck, would have yielded the Treble, some 42 years before that incredible feat was achieved by Alex Ferguson’s men on an unforgettable night in Barcelona.

When the dust settled, the Busby Babes had to make do with a single trophy, but ‘bread and butter’ success in the Football League was just as difficult to achieve – and repeat – as it is in the Premier League today. Ruling the roost in England was a rigorous business, and retaining the title was a titanic feat for such a young squad.