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Manchester United 1952-1953

Charity Shield Winners
Charity Shield Winners
Won Charity Shield · 8th in the Division One, 46 pts

Manchester United won Charity Shield in 1952-1953, finishing 8th in the Division One with 46 points from 42 games and scoring 81 goals in all competitions. They won 21, drew 11 and lost 15 of their 47 games in all competitions under Matt Busby.

Stats
21
Won
11
Drawn
15
Lost
Form
L
W
D
W
W

Season at a Glance

81
Goals Scored
79
Conceded
47
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.57
Points per game
81st-best of 123 full seasons
1.72
Goals per game
65th-best of 123 full seasons
1.68
Conceded per game
107th-best of 123 full seasons
45%
Win rate
81st-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 10th of 22 for goals scored (+0.01 per game vs the league average) and 15th for fewest conceded. That was 7 places lower than 1951-1952 (-11 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Stan Pearson
44 apps
17
— ast
2
Jack Rowley
31 apps
16
— ast
3
Edward Lewis
14 apps
8
— ast
4
John Aston Snr
45 apps
8
— ast
5
Tommy Taylor
11 apps
7
— ast
6
Johnny Berry
45 apps
7
— ast
7
David Pegg
21 apps
4
— ast
8
John Downie
23 apps
4
— ast
9
Roger Byrne
45 apps
4
— ast
10
John Doherty
5 apps
2
— ast

All Results

47 matches
August 1952 1W · 0D · 2L
W
Chelsea H
D1 Downie, Berry
2–0
23 Aug 43,629 1-0-0 W1
L
Arsenal A
D1 Rowley
1–2
27 Aug 58,831 1-0-1 L1
L
Manchester City A
D1 Downie
1–2
30 Aug 56,140 1-0-2 L2
September 1952 3W · 2D · 2L
D
Arsenal H
D1
0–0
3 Sep 39,193 1-1-2 D1
L
Portsmouth A
D1
0–2
6 Sep 37,278 1-1-3 L1
W
Derby County A
D1 Pearson 3
3–2
10 Sep 20,226 2-1-3 W1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Berry
1–0
13 Sep 40,531 3-1-3 W2
D
Aston Villa A
D1 Downie, Rowley 2 (2 pen)
3–3
20 Sep 43,490 3-2-3 D1
W
Newcastle United H
CS Rowley 2, Byrne, Downie
4–2
24 Sep 11,381 4-2-3 W1
L
Sunderland H
D1
0–1
27 Sep 28,967 4-2-4 L1
October 1952 1W · 0D · 3L
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 Rowley 2
2–6
4 Oct 40,132 4-2-5 L2
L
Stoke City H
D1
0–2
11 Oct 28,968 4-2-6 L3
W
Preston North End A
D1 Pearson 2, Snr 2, Rowley
5–0
18 Oct 33,502 5-2-6 W1
L
Burnley H
D1 Snr
1–3
25 Oct 36,913 5-2-7 L1
November 1952 2W · 2D · 1L
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Berry 2
2–1
1 Nov 44,300 6-2-7 W1
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 Pearson
1–1
8 Nov 48,571 6-3-7 D1
W
Cardiff City A
D1 Snr, Pearson
2–1
15 Nov 40,096 7-3-7 W1
D
Newcastle United H
D1 Pearson, Snr
2–2
22 Nov 33,528 7-4-7 D1
L
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Lewis
1–3
29 Nov 23,499 7-4-8 L1
December 1952 4W · 1D · 0L
W
Middlesbrough H
D1 Pearson 2, Snr
3–2
6 Dec 27,617 8-4-8 W1
W
Liverpool A
D1 Snr, Pearson
2–1
13 Dec 34,450 9-4-8 W2
W
Chelsea A
D1 Doherty 2, Snr
3–2
20 Dec 23,261 10-4-8 W3
D
Blackpool A
D1
0–0
25 Dec 27,778 10-5-8 D1
W
Blackpool H
D1 Carey, Lewis
2–1
26 Dec 48,077 11-5-8 W1
January 1953 3W · 2D · 1L
W
Derby County H
D1 Lewis
1–0
1 Jan 34,813 12-5-8 W2
D
Manchester City H
D1 Pearson
1–1
3 Jan 47,883 12-6-8 D1
W
Millwall A
FAC Pearson
1–0
10 Jan 35,652 13-6-8 W1
W
Portsmouth H
D1 Lewis
1–0
17 Jan 32,341 14-6-8 W2
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Lewis
1–2
24 Jan 43,638 14-6-9 L1
D
Walthamstow Avenue H
FAC Lewis
1–1
31 Jan 34,748 14-7-9 D1
February 1953 2W · 1D · 3L
W
Walthamstow Avenue A
FAC Replay Pearson, Lewis, Rowley 2, Byrne (pen)
5–2
5 Feb 49,119 15-7-9 W1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Rowley 2, Lewis
3–1
7 Feb 34,339 16-7-9 W2
L
Everton A
FAC Rowley
1–2
14 Feb 77,920 16-7-10 L1
D
Sunderland A
D1 Pegg, Lewis
2–2
18 Feb 24,263 16-8-10 D1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1
0–3
21 Feb 38,269 16-8-11 L1
L
Stoke City A
D1 Berry
1–3
28 Feb 30,219 16-8-12 L2
March 1953 2W · 1D · 1L
W
Preston North End H
D1 Taylor 2, Pegg 2, Rowley
5–2
7 Mar 52,590 17-8-12 W1
L
Burnley A
D1 Byrne (pen)
1–2
14 Mar 45,682 17-8-13 L1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Pegg, Pearson 2
3–2
25 Mar 18,384 18-8-13 W1
D
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0–0
28 Mar 36,509 18-9-13 D1
April 1953 3W · 2D · 2L
D
Charlton Athletic A
D1 Taylor, Berry
2–2
3 Apr 41,814 18-10-13 D2
L
Cardiff City H
D1 Byrne (pen)
1–4
4 Apr 37,163 18-10-14 L1
W
Charlton Athletic H
D1 Taylor 2, Rowley
3–2
6 Apr 30,105 19-10-14 W1
W
Newcastle United A
D1 Taylor 2
2–1
11 Apr 38,970 20-10-14 W2
D
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Pearson, Viollet
2–2
18 Apr 31,380 20-11-14 D1
W
Liverpool H
D1 Pearson, Rowley, Berry
3–1
20 Apr 20,869 21-11-14 W1
L
Middlesbrough A
D1
0–5
25 Apr 34,344 21-11-15 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 231265 4033+7 52%5 34,794
Away 249510 4146-5 38%4 39,213

Home crowds averaged 34,794, away 39,213. Their biggest crowd was 77,920 v Everton, the smallest 11,381 v Newcastle United.

Season Records

5–0
Biggest win
v Preston North End · 18 Oct 1952
0–5
Heaviest defeat
v Middlesbrough · 25 Apr 1953
3
Longest win streak
9
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
9
Clean sheets
8
Failed to score
1–2
Most common score
5 times

United completed the league double over Chelsea, Derby County, Liverpool, Preston North End and Tottenham Hotspur. They lost both league meetings with Burnley, Stoke City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
16
8
1-15
17
10
16-30
11
16
31-45
12
18
46-60
11
15
61-75
14
11
76+

United's average goal came in the 44', the average one conceded in the 50'. They scored 8 from the 81st minute on and conceded 8. Penalties: 5 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
63' John Downie vs Chelsea D1 0–0 23 Aug 1952
80' Johnny Berry vs Chelsea D1 1–0 23 Aug 1952
62' Jack Rowley @ Arsenal D1 0–1 27 Aug 1952
79' John Downie @ Manchester City D1 0–2 30 Aug 1952
30' Stan Pearson @ Derby County D1 0–0 10 Sep 1952
83' Stan Pearson @ Derby County D1 1–2 10 Sep 1952
84' Stan Pearson @ Derby County D1 2–2 10 Sep 1952
56' Johnny Berry vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 13 Sep 1952
33' John Downie @ Aston Villa D1 0–1 20 Sep 1952
71' Jack Rowley pen @ Aston Villa D1 1–3 20 Sep 1952
73' Jack Rowley pen @ Aston Villa D1 2–3 20 Sep 1952
48' Jack Rowley vs Newcastle United CS 0–1 24 Sep 1952
53' Jack Rowley vs Newcastle United CS 1–1 24 Sep 1952
63' Roger Byrne vs Newcastle United CS 2–1 24 Sep 1952
75' John Downie vs Newcastle United CS 3–2 24 Sep 1952
19' Jack Rowley @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–0 4 Oct 1952
20' Jack Rowley @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 1–0 4 Oct 1952
4' Stan Pearson @ Preston North End D1 0–0 18 Oct 1952
12' John Aston Snr @ Preston North End D1 1–0 18 Oct 1952
15' John Aston Snr @ Preston North End D1 2–0 18 Oct 1952
21' Jack Rowley @ Preston North End D1 3–0 18 Oct 1952
37' Stan Pearson @ Preston North End D1 4–0 18 Oct 1952
3' John Aston Snr vs Burnley D1 0–0 25 Oct 1952
38' Johnny Berry @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–1 1 Nov 1952
74' Johnny Berry @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–1 1 Nov 1952
88' Stan Pearson vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–1 8 Nov 1952
37' John Aston Snr @ Cardiff City D1 0–0 15 Nov 1952
42' Stan Pearson @ Cardiff City D1 1–0 15 Nov 1952
67' Stan Pearson vs Newcastle United D1 0–1 22 Nov 1952
74' John Aston Snr vs Newcastle United D1 1–1 22 Nov 1952
8' Eddie Lewis @ West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 29 Nov 1952
7' Stan Pearson vs Middlesbrough D1 0–0 6 Dec 1952
23' John Aston Snr vs Middlesbrough D1 1–0 6 Dec 1952
32' Stan Pearson vs Middlesbrough D1 2–0 6 Dec 1952
50' John Aston Snr @ Liverpool D1 0–1 13 Dec 1952
80' Stan Pearson @ Liverpool D1 1–1 13 Dec 1952
11' John Doherty @ Chelsea D1 0–0 20 Dec 1952
23' John Aston Snr @ Chelsea D1 1–0 20 Dec 1952
29' John Doherty @ Chelsea D1 2–0 20 Dec 1952
40' Johnny Carey vs Blackpool D1 0–1 26 Dec 1952
80' Eddie Lewis vs Blackpool D1 1–1 26 Dec 1952
8' Eddie Lewis vs Derby County D1 0–0 1 Jan 1953
11' Stan Pearson vs Manchester City D1 0–0 3 Jan 1953
86' Stan Pearson @ Millwall FAC 0–0 10 Jan 1953
58' Eddie Lewis vs Portsmouth D1 0–0 17 Jan 1953
75' Eddie Lewis @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0–1 24 Jan 1953
39' Eddie Lewis vs Walthamstow Avenue FAC 0–0 31 Jan 1953
15' Stan Pearson @ Walthamstow Avenue FAC 0–0 5 Feb 1953
17' Eddie Lewis @ Walthamstow Avenue FAC 1–0 5 Feb 1953
21' Jack Rowley @ Walthamstow Avenue FAC 2–0 5 Feb 1953
30' Roger Byrne pen @ Walthamstow Avenue FAC 3–0 5 Feb 1953
85' Jack Rowley @ Walthamstow Avenue FAC 4–2 5 Feb 1953
23' Jack Rowley vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 7 Feb 1953
30' Eddie Lewis vs Aston Villa D1 1–1 7 Feb 1953
48' Jack Rowley vs Aston Villa D1 2–1 7 Feb 1953
27' Jack Rowley @ Everton FAC 0–0 14 Feb 1953
39' David Pegg @ Sunderland D1 0–0 18 Feb 1953
56' Edward Lewis @ Sunderland D1 1–0 18 Feb 1953
22' Johnny Berry @ Stoke City D1 0–0 28 Feb 1953
17' Tommy Taylor vs Preston North End D1 0–0 7 Mar 1953
36' David Pegg vs Preston North End D1 1–1 7 Mar 1953
40' David Pegg vs Preston North End D1 2–1 7 Mar 1953
48' Jack Rowley vs Preston North End D1 3–1 7 Mar 1953
88' Tommy Taylor vs Preston North End D1 4–2 7 Mar 1953
80' Roger Byrne pen @ Burnley D1 0–2 14 Mar 1953
11' David Pegg vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 25 Mar 1953
49' Stan Pearson vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–1 25 Mar 1953
60' Stan Pearson vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 2–2 25 Mar 1953
30' Tommy Taylor @ Charlton Athletic D1 0–1 3 Apr 1953
86' Johnny Berry @ Charlton Athletic D1 1–2 3 Apr 1953
86' Roger Byrne pen vs Cardiff City D1 0–4 4 Apr 1953
10' Tommy Taylor vs Charlton Athletic D1 0–0 6 Apr 1953
47' Jack Rowley vs Charlton Athletic D1 1–1 6 Apr 1953
73' Tommy Taylor vs Charlton Athletic D1 2–2 6 Apr 1953
7' Tommy Taylor @ Newcastle United D1 0–0 11 Apr 1953
58' Tommy Taylor @ Newcastle United D1 1–1 11 Apr 1953
8' Stan Pearson vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0–1 18 Apr 1953
27' Dennis Viollet vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1–1 18 Apr 1953
6' Stan Pearson vs Liverpool D1 0–0 20 Apr 1953
9' Jack Rowley vs Liverpool D1 1–0 20 Apr 1953
80' Johnny Berry vs Liverpool D1 2–0 20 Apr 1953

Squad

30 players
Player LeagueFA CupOther Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Allenby Chilton 42 – 4 – 1 – 47 –
John Aston Snr 40 8 4 – 1 – 45 8
Johnny Berry 40 7 4 – 1 – 45 7
Roger Byrne 40 2 4 1 1 1 45 4
Stan Pearson 39 15 4 2 1 – 44 17
Johnny Carey 32 1 4 – 1 – 37 1
Jack Rowley 26 11 4 3 1 2 31 16
Henry Cockburn 22 – 4 – – – 26 –
Jack Crompton 25 – – – – – 25 –
Thomas McNulty 23 – – – 1 – 24 –
John Downie 20 3 2 – 1 1 23 4
David Pegg 19 4 2 – – – 21 4
Thomas Gibson 20 – – – 1 – 21 –
Ray Wood 12 – 4 – 1 – 17 –
Edward Lewis 10 6 4 2 – – 14 8
Tommy Taylor 11 7 – – – – 11 7
Jeffery Whitefoot 10 – – – – – 10 –
John Doherty 5 2 – – – – 5 2
Harry McShane 5 – – – – – 5 –
Frank Clempson 4 – – – – – 4 –
Dennis Viollet 3 1 – – – – 3 1
Reg Allen 2 – – – – – 2 –
William Foulkes 2 – – – – – 2 –
Mark Jones 2 – – – – – 2 –
Les Olive 2 – – – – – 2 –
John "Jackie" Scott 2 – – – – – 2 –
Jackie Blanchflower 1 – – – – – 1 –
James "Ernie" Bond 1 – – – – – 1 –
Duncan Edwards 1 – – – – – 1 –
William Redman 1 – – – – – 1 –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 42 21 12 9 97 64 +33 54
2 Preston North End 42 21 12 9 85 60 +25 54
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 13 10 86 63 +23 51
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 21 8 13 66 60 +6 50
5 Charlton Athletic 42 19 11 12 77 63 +14 49
6 Burnley 42 18 12 12 67 52 +15 48
7 Blackpool 42 19 9 14 71 70 +1 47
8 Manchester United 42 18 10 14 69 72 -3 46
9 Sunderland 42 15 13 14 68 82 -14 43
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 11 16 78 69 +9 41
11 Aston Villa 42 14 13 15 63 61 +2 41
12 Cardiff City 42 14 12 16 54 46 +8 40
13 Middlesbrough 42 14 11 17 70 77 -7 39
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 61 69 -8 39
15 Portsmouth 42 14 10 18 74 83 -9 38
16 Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 59 70 -11 37
17 Liverpool 42 14 8 20 61 82 -21 36
18 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 62 72 -10 35
19 Chelsea 42 12 11 19 56 66 -10 35
20 Manchester City 42 14 7 21 72 87 -15 35
21 Stoke City 42 12 10 20 53 66 -13 34
22 Derby County 42 11 10 21 59 74 -15 32

Points Progression

Division One

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Debuts & Farewells

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