Club: | Manchester City |
Season: | 1952–53 |
Manager: | Les McDowall |
Stadium: | Maine Road |
League: | First Division |
League Result: | 20th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth Round |
League Topscorer: | Billy Spurdle and Johnny Williamson (11) |
Season Topscorer: | Johnny Hart (13) |
Highest Attendance: | 56,140 vs Manchester United 30 August 1952 |
Lowest Attendance: | 13,562 vs Stoke City 20 December 1952 |
Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was Manchester City's 51st season of competitive football and 36th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.
See main article: 1952–53 Football League.
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
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23 August 1952 | Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground | 1 – 2 | Smith | 37,644 | |
27 August 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | 33,521 | ||
30 August 1952 | Manchester United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Clarke, Broadis | 56,140 | |
1 September 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 3 – 3 | Sowden (2), Meadows | 40,870 | |
6 September 1952 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | 42,965 | ||
8 September 1952 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 - 2 | Meadows | 27,083 | |
13 September 1952 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 4 – 5 | Revie (2), Broadis, Meadows | 36,000 | |
17 September 1952 | Burnley | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | 24,884 | ||
20 September 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | 33,043 | ||
27 September 1952 | Newcastle United | A | St James’ Park | 0 – 2 | 48,110 | ||
4 October 1952 | Cardiff City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Revie, Branagan | 35,000 | |
11 October 1952 | Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park | 1 - 2 | Williamson | 33,644 | |
18 October 1952 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Revie | 42,270 | |
25 October 1952 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 0 | 30,000 | ||
1 November 1952 | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 2 – 5 | Hart, Williamson | 33,121 | |
8 November 1952 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux Stadium | 3 – 7 | Williamson (2), Davies | 33,832 | |
15 November 1952 | Charlton Athletic | H | Maine Road | 5 – 1 | Meadows (3), Williamson, Clarke | 23,362 | |
22 November 1952 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 3 | Meadows | 39,161 | |
29 November 1952 | Derby County | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Hart | 22,918 | |
6 December 1952 | Blackpool | A | Maine Road | 1 – 4 | Williamson | 19,469 | |
13 December 1952 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Meadows, Hart, Clarke, (og) | 20,633 | |
20 December 1952 | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Williamson, Hart | 13,563 | |
26 December 1952 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 6 | Hart (2) | 38,000 | |
3 January 1953 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 1 | Broadis | 47,883 | |
17 January 1953 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 0 | Hart | 41,191 | |
24 January 1953 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 5 – 1 | Spurdle (3), Revie, Williamson | 26,715 | |
7 February 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 1 – 2 | Revie | 25,000 | |
14 February 1953 | Newcastle United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Meadows, Phoenix | 25,000 | |
21 February 1953 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 0 – 6 | 28,000 | ||
28 February 1953 | Portsmouth | H | Maine Road | 2 - 1 | Meadows, Cunliffe | 38,736 | |
7 March 1953 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 1 | 36,405 | ||
14 March 1953 | Aston Villa | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Spurdle (3), Anders | 32,566 | |
21 March 1953 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 3 – 3 | Broadis (2), Williamson | 26,270 | |
28 March 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Spurdle, Whitfield, McCourt | 27,127 | |
3 April 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Broadis, Whitfield, Cunliffe | 55,485 | |
4 April 1953 | Charlton Athletic | A | The Valley | 2 – 1 | Hart, McCourt | 26,242 | |
6 April 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | Hillsborough Stadium | 1 – 1 | Hart | 43,520 | |
11 April 1953 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 2 – 4 | Spurdle (2) | 53,418 | |
18 April 1953 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 5 | 15,618 | ||
22 April 1953 | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | 45,000 | ||
25 April 1953 | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 5 – 0 | Spurdle (2), McCourt, Cunliffe, Williamson | 38,507 | |
29 April 1953 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 3 | Williamson | 48,594 |
See main article: 1952-53 FA Cup.
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
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10 January 1953 | Third Round | Swindon Town | H | Maine Road | 7 - 0 | Hart (4), Williamson, Cunliffe, Broadis | 28,953 | |
16 January 1953 | Fourth Round | Luton Town | H | Maine Road | 1 - 1 | Broadis | 38,411 | |
4 February 1953 | Fourth Round Replay | Luton Town | A | Kenilworth Road | 1 - 5 | Spurdle | 21,911 |