Season

1953-54

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

4thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.3
goal difference
1.8 scored · 1.5 conceded
43
Played
42%
Win rate

Season in brief

4th of 22 in the First Division, up from 8th the year before. Tommy Taylor led the scoring with 23 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 76 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 25W 7D 10L · GD +4057
  2. 2West Bromwich Albion42P · 22W 9D 11L · GD +2353
  3. 3Huddersfield Town42P · 20W 11D 11L · GD +1751
  4. 4Manchester United42P · 18W 12D 12L · GD +1548
  5. 5Bolton Wanderers42P · 18W 12D 12L · GD +1548
  6. 6Blackpool42P · 19W 10D 13L · GD +1148
  8. 21Middlesbrough42P · 10W 10D 22L · GD -3130
  9. 22Liverpool42P · 9W 10D 23L · GD -2928

Slice: the final First Division table for 1953-54, 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

43 matches
19 Aug 1953 v Chelsea: 1–122 Aug 1953 @ Liverpool: 4–426 Aug 1953 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–329 Aug 1953 v Newcastle United: 1–12 Sep 1953 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–25 Sep 1953 @ Manchester City: 0–29 Sep 1953 v Middlesbrough: 2–212 Sep 1953 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–016 Sep 1953 @ Middlesbrough: 4–119 Sep 1953 v Preston North End: 1–026 Sep 1953 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–13 Oct 1953 v Burnley: 1–210 Oct 1953 v Sunderland: 1–017 Oct 1953 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–324 Oct 1953 v Aston Villa: 1–031 Oct 1953 @ Huddersfield Town: 0–07 Nov 1953 v Arsenal: 2–214 Nov 1953 @ Cardiff City: 6–121 Nov 1953 v Blackpool: 4–128 Nov 1953 @ Portsmouth: 1–15 Dec 1953 v Sheffield United: 2–212 Dec 1953 @ Chelsea: 1–319 Dec 1953 v Liverpool: 5–125 Dec 1953 v Sheffield Wednesday: 5–226 Dec 1953 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–02 Jan 1954 @ Newcastle United: 2–19 Jan 1954 @ Burnley: 3–516 Jan 1954 v Manchester City: 1–123 Jan 1954 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–56 Feb 1954 @ Preston North End: 3–113 Feb 1954 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–020 Feb 1954 @ Burnley: 0–227 Feb 1954 @ Sunderland: 2–06 Mar 1954 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–013 Mar 1954 @ Aston Villa: 2–220 Mar 1954 v Huddersfield Town: 3–127 Mar 1954 @ Arsenal: 1–33 Apr 1954 v Cardiff City: 2–310 Apr 1954 @ Blackpool: 0–216 Apr 1954 v Charlton Athletic: 2–017 Apr 1954 v Portsmouth: 2–019 Apr 1954 @ Charlton Athletic: 0–124 Apr 1954 @ Sheffield United: 3–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.