1952-53·First Division

Saturday 15 November 1952

·Won

CardiffCardiffCity
1–2
Man UtdManchesterUnited

Seasons/1952-53/This match

37′

42′

Pearson

44′

Chisholm

0′HTFT

37' John Aston Sr
42' Stan Pearson
44' Ken Chisholm

Starting XI

McShane Pearson Sr Downie Berry

Gibson Cockburn

Byrne Chilton McNulty

Crompton

3-2-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Venue

Away

Attendance

40,096

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Pre-match Elo1619 → 1629(+10)

Manchester United 58%42% Cardiff City

Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1619 to Cardiff City’s 1506.

Previous head-to-head results

W327%

D545%

L327%

11 played · 27% win rate

11 previous meetings with Cardiff City · 27% win rate

United’s last 6 matches

D W L W L L

This exact result, before

2–1@ Cardiff16/09/1961
First Division

16 Sep 19612–1W@CardiffCardiffCardiff CityFirst Division·16 Sep 1961 · 1961-621961-62First DivisionFirst Division

Other away meetings with Cardiff City that finished 2–1. Full head-to-head →

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