1952–53 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Manchester United's 51st season in the Football League, and their eighth consecutive season in the top division of English football.

The regeneration of squad continued as younger players continued to take the place of the players who had been in the 1948 FA Cup winning team and the previous season's title campaign. Making their senior debuts this season were teenagers Duncan Edwards, a half-back from Dudley, and Doncaster-born winger David Pegg. Also joining the ranks was 21-year-old centre-forward Tommy Taylor from Barnsley for a club record fee of £29,999 in April 1953, a month before Edwards made his debut.

FA Charity Shield DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance24 September 1952Newcastle UnitedH4–2Rowley (2), Byrne, Downie11,381

First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition23 August 1952ChelseaH2–0Berry, Downie43,6293rd27 August 1952ArsenalA1–2Rowley58,8318th30 August 1952Manchester CityA1–2Downie56,14014th3 September 1952ArsenalH0–039,19313th6 September 1952PortsmouthA0–237,27819th10 September 1952Derby CountyA3–2Pearson (3)20,22613th13 September 1952Bolton WanderersH1–0Berry40,53111th20 September 1952Aston VillaA3–3Rowley (2), Downie43,49012th27 September 1952SunderlandH0–128,96715th4 October 1952Wolverhampton WanderersA2–6Rowley (2)40,13217th11 October 1952Stoke CityH0–228,96821st18 October 1952Preston North EndA5–0Aston (2), Pearson (2), Rowley33,50217th25 October 1952BurnleyH1–3Aston36,91319th1 November 1952Tottenham HotspurA2–1Berry (2)44,30018th8 November 1952Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Pearson48,57119th15 November 1952Cardiff CityA2–1Aston, Pearson40,09615th22 November 1952Newcastle UnitedH2–2Aston, Pearson33,52815th29 November 1952West Bromwich AlbionA1–3Lewis23,49916th6 December 1952MiddlesbroughH3–2Pearson (2), Aston27,61715th13 December 1952LiverpoolA2–1Aston, Pearson34,45011th20 December 1952ChelseaA3–2Doherty (2), Aston23,2618th25 December 1952BlackpoolA0–027,7789th26 December 1952BlackpoolH2–1Carey, Lewis48,0778th1 January 1953Derby CountyH1–0Lewis34,8138th3 January 1953Manchester CityH1–1Pearson47,8837th17 January 1953PortsmouthH1–0Lewis32,3416th24 January 1953Bolton WanderersA1–2Lewis43,6387th7 February 1953Aston VillaH3–1Rowley (2), Lewis34,3397th18 February 1953SunderlandA2–2Lewis, Pegg24,2637th21 February 1953Wolverhampton WanderersH0–338,2698th28 February 1953Stoke CityA1–3Berry30,2199th7 March 1953Preston North EndH5–2Pegg (2), Taylor (2), Rowley52,5909th14 March 1953BurnleyA1–2Byrne45,6829th25 March 1953Tottenham HotspurH3–2Pearson (2), Pegg18,3848th28 March 1953Sheffield WednesdayA0–036,5098th3 April 1953Charlton AthleticA2–2Berry, Taylor41,8148th4 April 1953Cardiff CityH1–4Byrne37,1638th6 April 1953Charlton AthleticH3–2Taylor (2), Rowley30,1058th11 April 1953Newcastle UnitedA2–1Taylor (2)38,9708th18 April 1953West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Pearson, Viollet31,3808th20 April 1953LiverpoolH3–1Berry, Pearson, Rowley20,8697th25 April 1953MiddlesbroughA0–534,3448th

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance10 January 1953Round 3MillwallA1–0Pearson35,65231 January 1953Round 4Walthamstow AvenueH1–1Lewis34,7485 February 1953Round 4ReplayWalthamstow AvenueA5–2Rowley (2), Byrne, Lewis, Pearson49,11914 February 1953Round 5EvertonA1–2Rowley77,920

Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupCharity ShieldTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Reg Allen20000020GK Jack Crompton2500000250GK Les Olive20000020GK Ray Wood1204010170FB John Aston, Sr.4084010458FB Roger Byrne4024111454FB Johnny Carey3214010371FB Bill Foulkes20000020FB Mark Jones20000020FB Tommy McNulty2300010240FB Billy Redman10000010HB Jackie Blanchflower10000010HB Allenby Chilton4204010470HB Henry Cockburn2204000260HB Duncan Edwards10000010HB Don Gibson2000010210HB Jeff Whitefoot1000000100FW Johnny Berry4074010457FW Ernie Bond10000010FW Frank Clempson40000040FW John Doherty52000052FW Johnny Downie2032011234FW Eddie Lewis1074200149FW Harry McShane50000050FW Stan Pearson391642104418FW David Pegg1942000214FW Jack Rowley261143123116FW Jackie Scott20000020FW Tommy Taylor1170000117FW Dennis Viollet31000031

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