Season

1952-53

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

8thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.0
goal difference
1.7 scored · 1.7 conceded
47
Played
45%
Win rate

Season in brief

8th of 22 in the First Division, down from 1st the year before. Stan Pearson led the scoring with 18 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 81 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Arsenal42P · 21W 12D 9L · GD +3354
  3. 6Burnley42P · 18W 12D 12L · GD +1548
  4. 7Blackpool42P · 19W 9D 14L · GD +147
  5. 8Manchester United42P · 18W 10D 14L · GD -346
  6. 9Sunderland42P · 15W 13D 14L · GD -1443
  7. 10Tottenham Hotspur42P · 15W 11D 16L · GD +941
  9. 21Stoke City42P · 12W 10D 20L · GD -1334
  10. 22Derby County42P · 11W 10D 21L · GD -1532

Slice: the final First Division table for 1952-53, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

47 matches
23 Aug 1952 v Chelsea: 2–027 Aug 1952 @ Arsenal: 1–230 Aug 1952 @ Manchester City: 1–23 Sep 1952 v Arsenal: 0–06 Sep 1952 @ Portsmouth: 0–210 Sep 1952 @ Derby County: 3–213 Sep 1952 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–020 Sep 1952 @ Aston Villa: 3–324 Sep 1952 v Newcastle United: 4–227 Sep 1952 v Sunderland: 0–14 Oct 1952 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–611 Oct 1952 v Stoke City: 0–218 Oct 1952 @ Preston North End: 5–025 Oct 1952 v Burnley: 1–31 Nov 1952 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–18 Nov 1952 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–115 Nov 1952 @ Cardiff City: 2–122 Nov 1952 v Newcastle United: 2–229 Nov 1952 @ West Bromwich Albion: 1–36 Dec 1952 v Middlesbrough: 3–213 Dec 1952 @ Liverpool: 2–120 Dec 1952 @ Chelsea: 3–225 Dec 1952 @ Blackpool: 0–026 Dec 1952 v Blackpool: 2–11 Jan 1953 v Derby County: 1–03 Jan 1953 v Manchester City: 1–110 Jan 1953 @ Millwall: 1–017 Jan 1953 v Portsmouth: 1–024 Jan 1953 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–231 Jan 1953 v Walthamstow Avenue: 1–15 Feb 1953 @ Walthamstow Avenue: 5–27 Feb 1953 v Aston Villa: 3–114 Feb 1953 @ Everton: 1–218 Feb 1953 @ Sunderland: 2–221 Feb 1953 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–328 Feb 1953 @ Stoke City: 1–37 Mar 1953 v Preston North End: 5–214 Mar 1953 @ Burnley: 1–225 Mar 1953 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–228 Mar 1953 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–03 Apr 1953 @ Charlton Athletic: 2–24 Apr 1953 v Cardiff City: 1–46 Apr 1953 v Charlton Athletic: 3–211 Apr 1953 @ Newcastle United: 2–118 Apr 1953 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–220 Apr 1953 v Liverpool: 3–125 Apr 1953 @ Middlesbrough: 0–5
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.