1953–54 Manchester United F.C. season
Appearance
1953–54 season | |||
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Chairman | Harold Hardman | ||
Manager | Matt Busby | ||
First Division | 4th | ||
FA Cup | Third Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Taylor (22) All: Tommy Taylor (23) | ||
Highest home attendance | 49,853 vs Blackpool (21 November 1953) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 18,161 vs Middlesbrough (9 September 1953) | ||
Average home league attendance | 33,590 | ||
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The 1953–54 season was Manchester United's 52nd season in the Football League, and their ninth consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]
United finished the season in fourth place, recovering well after an eight-match winless start. Top scorer for the season was Tommy Taylor, who in his first full season at the club scored 22 goals in the league and a further goal in the FA Cup. 20-year-old striker Dennis Viollet established himself in the first team this season and scored 12 goals, and 17-year-old Duncan Edwards gradually displaced the veteran Henry Cockburn at left-half.
First Division
[edit]Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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19 August 1953 | Chelsea | H | 1 – 1 | Pearson | 28,936 |
22 August 1953 | Liverpool | A | 4 – 4 | Byrne, Lewis, Rowley, Taylor | 48,422 |
26 August 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 – 3 | Taylor | 31,806 |
29 August 1953 | Newcastle United | H | 1 – 1 | Chilton | 27,837 |
2 September 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0 – 2 | 28,892 | |
5 September 1953 | Manchester City | A | 0 – 2 | 53,097 | |
9 September 1953 | Middlesbrough | H | 2 – 2 | Rowley (2) | 18,161 |
12 September 1953 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 – 0 | 43,544 | |
16 September 1953 | Middlesbrough | A | 4 – 1 | Taylor (2), Byrne, Rowley | 23,607 |
19 September 1953 | Preston North End | H | 1 – 0 | Byrne | 41,171 |
26 September 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1 – 1 | Rowley | 52,837 |
3 October 1953 | Burnley | H | 1 – 2 | Pearson | 37,696 |
10 October 1953 | Sunderland | H | 1 – 0 | Rowley | 34,617 |
17 October 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 – 3 | Taylor | 40,084 |
24 October 1953 | Aston Villa | H | 1 – 0 | Berry | 30,266 |
31 October 1953 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0 – 0 | 34,175 | |
7 November 1953 | Arsenal | H | 2 – 2 | Blanchflower, Rowley | 28,141 |
14 November 1953 | Cardiff City | A | 6 – 1 | Viollet (2), Berry, Blanchflower, Rowley, Taylor | 26,844 |
21 November 1953 | Blackpool | H | 4 – 1 | Taylor (3), Viollet | 49,853 |
28 November 1953 | Portsmouth | A | 1 – 1 | Taylor | 29,233 |
5 December 1953 | Sheffield United | H | 2 – 2 | Blanchflower (2) | 31,693 |
12 December 1953 | Chelsea | A | 1 – 3 | Berry | 37,153 |
19 December 1953 | Liverpool | H | 5 – 1 | Blanchflower (2), Taylor (2), Viollet | 26,074 |
25 December 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 5 – 2 | Taylor (3), Blanchflower, Viollet | 27,123 |
26 December 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1 – 0 | Viollet | 44,196 |
2 January 1954 | Newcastle United | A | 2 – 1 | Blanchflower, Foulkes | 55,780 |
16 January 1954 | Manchester City | H | 1 – 1 | Berry | 46,379 |
23 January 1954 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 – 5 | Taylor | 46,663 |
6 February 1954 | Preston North End | A | 3 – 1 | Blanchflower, Rowley, Taylor | 30,064 |
13 February 1954 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2 – 0 | Rowley, Taylor | 35,485 |
20 February 1954 | Burnley | A | 0 – 2 | 29,576 | |
27 February 1954 | Sunderland | A | 2 – 0 | Taylor, Blanchflower | 58,440 |
6 March 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1 – 0 | Berry | 38,939 |
13 March 1954 | Aston Villa | A | 2 – 2 | Taylor (2) | 26,023 |
20 March 1954 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3 – 1 | Blanchflower, Rowley, Viollet | 40,181 |
27 March 1954 | Arsenal | A | 1 – 3 | Taylor | 42,753 |
3 April 1954 | Cardiff City | H | 2 – 3 | Rowley, Viollet | 22,832 |
10 April 1954 | Blackpool | A | 0 – 2 | 25,996 | |
16 April 1954 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2 – 0 | Aston, Viollet | 31,876 |
17 April 1954 | Portsmouth | H | 2 – 0 | Blanchflower, Viollet | 29,663 |
19 April 1954 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0 – 1 | 19,111 | |
24 April 1954 | Sheffield United | A | 3 – 1 | Aston, Blanchflower, Viollet | 29,189 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 56 | 1.714 | 57 | |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 53 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 1.259 | 48 | |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 48 | |
6 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 69 | 1.159 | 48 | |
7 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 46 | |
8 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 44 | |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 44 | |
10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 44 | |
11 | Preston North End | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 43 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 43 | |
13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 41 | |
14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 89 | 0.910 | 39 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 77 | 0.935 | 38 | |
16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 37 | |
17 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 37 | |
18 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 89 | 0.910 | 36 | |
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 70 | 91 | 0.769 | 36 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 90 | 0.767 | 33 | |
21 | Middlesbrough (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Liverpool (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 68 | 97 | 0.701 | 28 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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19 January 1954 | Round 3 | Burnley | A | 3 – 5 | Blanchflower, Taylor, Viollet | 54,000 |
Squad statistics
[edit]Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Jack Crompton | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
GK | Ray Wood | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FB | John Aston, Sr. | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
FB | Roger Byrne | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
FB | Bill Foulkes | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FB | Tommy McNulty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FB | Billy Redman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HB | Jackie Blanchflower | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 |
HB | Allenby Chilton | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
HB | Henry Cockburn | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
HB | Duncan Edwards | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
HB | Don Gibson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
HB | Jeff Whitefoot | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
FW | Johnny Berry | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
FW | Eddie Lewis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
FW | Noel McFarlane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | David Pegg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Stan Pearson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
FW | Harry McShane | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Jack Rowley | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 |
FW | Tommy Taylor | 35 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 23 |
FW | Dennis Viollet | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 12 |
FW | Colin Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Manchester United Season 1953/54". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.