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1953–54 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1953–54
manager	Matt Busby
chairman	Harold Hardman
league	First Division
league result	4th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third Round
league topscorer
Tommy Taylor (22)
season topscorer
Tommy Taylor (23)
highest attendance	49,853 vs Blackpool (21 November 1953)
lowest attendance	18,161 vs Middlesbrough (9 September 1953)
average attendance	33,590
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prevseason	1952–53
nextseason	1954–55

Tommy Taylor (22) Tommy Taylor (23) 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.

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

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
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

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
19 January 1954	Round 3	Burnley	A	3–5	Blanchflower, Taylor, Viollet	54,000

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	ENG Jack Crompton	15	0	0	0	15	0
GK	ENG Ray Wood	27	0	1	0	28	0
FB	ENG John Aston, Sr.	12	2	0	0	12	2
FB	ENG Roger Byrne	41	3	1	0	41	3
FB	ENG Bill Foulkes	32	1	1	0	33	1
FB	ENG Tommy McNulty	4	0	0	0	4	0
FB	ENG Billy Redman	1	0	0	0	1	0
HB	NIR Jackie Blanchflower	27	13	1	1	28	14
HB	ENG Allenby Chilton	42	1	1	0	43	1
HB	ENG Henry Cockburn	18	0	0	0	18	0
HB	ENG Duncan Edwards	24	0	1	0	25	0
HB	ENG Don Gibson	7	0	0	0	7	0
HB	ENG Jeff Whitefoot	38	0	1	0	39	0
FW	ENG Johnny Berry	37	5	1	0	38	5
FW	ENG Eddie Lewis	6	1	0	0	6	1
FW	IRE Noel McFarlane	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	ENG David Pegg	9	0	0	0	9	0
FW	ENG Stan Pearson	11	2	0	0	11	2
FW	SCO Harry McShane	9	0	0	0	9	0
FW	ENG Jack Rowley	36	12	1	0	37	12
FW	ENG Tommy Taylor	35	22	1	1	36	23
FW	ENG Dennis Viollet	29	11	1	1	30	12
FW	WAL Colin Webster	1	0	0	0	1	0

References

"Manchester United Season 1953/54". StretfordEnd.co.uk.

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