League Division One · Matchday 14
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday 17th October 1953 in the League Division One. Tommy Taylor (30') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Johnny Hancocks pen 1–0
- 30' Tommy Taylor 1–1
- 42' Peter Broadbent 2–1
- Half Time
- 72' Roy Swinbourne 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Tommy Taylor 30'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Cullis
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 30 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 times: 14W 5D 11L.
15 Mar 1952 W 2–0 D1 4 Oct 1952 L 2–6 D1 21 Feb 1953 L 0–3 D1
17 Oct 1953 L 1–3 This match
6 Mar 1954 W 1–0 D1 2 Oct 1954 L 2–4 D1 23 Feb 1955 L 2–4 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →