FA Cup · 3rd Round
Burnley v Manchester United
5–3
Manchester United lost 3–5 to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday 9th January 1954 in the FA Cup. Dennis Viollet (6'), Jackie Blanchflower (7') and Tommy Taylor (51') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Les Shannon 1–0
- 5' William Holden 2–0
- 6' Dennis Viollet 2–1
- 7' Jackie Blanchflower 2–2
- 18' Les Shannon 3–2
- Half Time
- 51' Tommy Taylor 3–3
- 67' Jimmy McIlroy 4–3
- 69' Billy Gray 5–3
- Full Time 5–3
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Turf Moor at the time: 54,000.
- Dennis Viollet's 6th goal of 1953-1954, and his 7th for United.
- Jackie Blanchflower's 8th goal of 1953-1954, and his 8th for United.
- Tommy Taylor's 13th goal of 1953-1954, and his 20th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Tommy Taylor 51'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Hill
Burnley
United vs Burnley History
Meeting 70 of 139
139
Played
68
Won
26
Drawn
45
Lost
240
Goals For
195
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 70 times: 31W 8D 31L.
25 Oct 1952 L 1–3 D1 14 Mar 1953 L 1–2 D1 3 Oct 1953 L 1–2 D1
9 Jan 1954 L 3–5 This match
20 Feb 1954 L 0–2 D1 11 Dec 1954 W 4–2 D1 5 Mar 1955 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 151 | 82 | 59.4 |
| Away | 70 | 27 | 12 | 31 | 89 | 113 | 38.6 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →