1953–54 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1953–54 season was Manchester City's 52nd season of competitive football and 37th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

Manchester City
1953–54 season
ManagerLes McDowall
StadiumMaine Road
First Division17th
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Revie and Johnny Hart (12)
All: Don Revie (13)
Highest home attendance53,097 vs Manchester United
5 September 1953
Lowest home attendance10,841 vs Tottenham Hotspur
17 March 1954

First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
15 Newcastle United 42 14 10 18 72 77 0.935 38
16 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 5 21 65 76 0.855 37
17 Manchester City 42 14 9 19 62 77 0.805 37
18 Sunderland 42 14 8 20 81 89 0.910 36
19 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 6 21 70 91 0.769 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 14 9 19 62 77 0.805 37 10 4 7 35 31 24 4 5 12 27 46 13

Source: [1]

Reports

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
19 August 1953 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 0 – 2 48,000
22 August 1953 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 0 – 4 20,039
24 August 1953 Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 – 3 30,000
29 August 1953 Sunderland A Roker Park 5 – 4 Hart (2), Whitfield, Clarke, Anders 49,434
2 September 1953 Aston Villa H Maine Road 0 – 1 24,918
5 September 1953 Manchester United H Maine Road 2 - 0 Hart, Revie 53,097
9 September 1953 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 1 – 1 Little 24,341
12 September 1953 Cardiff City H Maine Road 1 – 1 (og) 31,915
16 September 1953 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 0 – 1 24,580
19 September 1953 Arsenal A Highbury 2 – 2 Hart, Spurdle 65,869
26 September 1953 Portsmouth H Maine Road 2 – 1 Revie, Hart 35,691
3 October 1953 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 - 2 31,765
10 October 1953 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 2 – 3 Revie (2) 29,403
17 October 1953 Preston North End H Maine Road 1 – 4 Anders 43,295
24 October 1953 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 0 – 3 37,577
31 October 1953 Burnley H Maine Road 3 – 2 Meadows (2), Cunliffe 32,353
7 November 1953 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 2 Hart, Meadows 30,917
14 November 1953 Newcastle United H Maine Road 0 – 0 34,150
21 November 1953 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 – 0 (og) 25,000
28 November 1953 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 3 Hart, Revie 40,753
5 December 1953 Chelsea A The Valley 1 – 2 Meadows 17,813
12 December 1953 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 3 – 2 Little, Revie, Davies 27,639
19 December 1953 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 3 Davies 27,606
25 December 1953 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 2 – 2 Revie, Hart 35,000
26 December 1953 Sheffield United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Hart, (og) 35,783
2 January 1954 Sunderland H Maine Road 2 – 1 McAdams, Revie 23,742
16 January 1954 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 McAdams 46,379
23 January 1954 Cardiff City H Ninian Park 3 – 0 Revie, Clarke, Anders 22,000
6 February 1954 Arsenal H Maine Road 0 – 0 39,026
13 February 1954 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 1 - 4 McAdams 30,013
24 February 1954 Blackpool H Maine Road 1 – 4 Clarke 22,515
27 February 1954 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 3 – 0 McAdams, Meadows, Revie 39,340
6 March 1954 Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 4 21,000
17 March 1954 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 4 – 1 Hart, McAdams, Revie, Clarke 10,841
20 March 1954 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 3 Hart 23,054
3 April 1954 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 3 – 4 Hart, McAdams, Clarke 27,760
7 April 1954 Liverpool H Maine Road 0 – 2 12,593
10 April 1954 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 5 – 2 Revie, Clarke (2), Meadows (2) 28,345
16 April 1954 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 0 Meadows 59,794
17 April 1954 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0 – 1 35,000
19 April 1954 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 1 Branagan 30,620
24 April 1954 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 3 – 0 McAdams (2), Spurdle 19,549

FA Cup

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Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 January 1954 Third Round Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 5 - 2 McAdams (3), Revie, Clarke 22,194
30 January 1954 Fourth Round Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 0 - 1 50,576

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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