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Dive into the complete Newton Heath and Manchester United Results Archive. Explore every competitive match the club has played, from the early days of Newton Heath to modern-day Manchester United. Discover full-time scores, historical fixtures, season-by-season results, home, away, and neutral venue outcomes, as well as key milestones and unforgettable matches across domestic leagues, European tournaments, and global competitions.

1952-1953

League Division One

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	21	11	5	5	35	30	+5	52.4
A	21	7	5	9	34	42	-8	33.3
Total	42	18	10	14	69	72	-3	42.86

No	Date	Opponents	HAN	Stadium	F-A	Scorers in minutes	Opponent scorers in minutes
1.	23-08-1952	Chelsea	H	Old Trafford	2-0	John Downie 63', Johnny Berry 80'
2.	27-08-1952	Arsenal	A	Highbury	1-2	Jack Rowley 62'	Freddie Cox 13', Peter Goring 82'
3.	30-08-1952	Manchester City	A	Maine Road	1-2	John Downie 79'	Roy Clarke 50', Ivor Broadis 69'
4.	03-09-1952	Arsenal	H	Old Trafford	0-0
5.	06-09-1952	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	0-2		Peter Harris 63', Johnny Gordon 78'
6.	10-09-1952	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	3-2	Stan Pearson 30', 83', 84'	Reg Harrison 50', Don Hazledine 55'
7.	13-09-1952	Bolton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Johnny Berry 56'
8.	20-09-1952	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	3-3	John Downie 33', Jack Rowley 71' (pen), 73' (pen)	Norman Lockhart 26', Derek Pace 49', Kenneth Roberts 54'
9.	27-09-1952	Sunderland	H	Old Trafford	0-1		Trevor Ford 23'
10.	04-10-1952	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux	2-6	Jack Rowley 19', 20'	Dennis Wilshaw 25', 54', Jimmy Mullen 46', Roy Swinbourne 40', 55', 88'
11.	11-10-1952	Stoke City	H	Old Trafford	0-2		Brian Siddall 63', Bill Finney 77'
12.	18-10-1952	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	5-0	Stan Pearson 4', 37', John Aston Snr 12', 15', Jack Rowley 21'
13.	25-10-1952	Burnley	H	Old Trafford	1-3	John Aston Snr 3'	Jimmy McIlroy 25', 36', William Holden 80'
14.	01-11-1952	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	2-1	Johnny Berry 38', 74'	Sonny Walters 5'
15.	08-11-1952	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Stan Pearson 88'	Derek Dooley 30'
16.	15-11-1952	Cardiff City	A	Ninian Park	2-1	John Aston Snr 37', Stan Pearson 42'	Ken Chisholm 44'
17.	22-11-1952	Newcastle United	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Stan Pearson 67', John Aston Snr 74'	Vic Keeble 26', George Robledo 85'
18.	29-11-1952	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	1-3	Eddie Lewis 8'	Ronnie Allen 51', George Lee 68', Frank Griffin 75'
19.	06-12-1952	Middlesbrough	H	Old Trafford	3-2	Stan Pearson 7', 32', John Aston Snr 23'	Wilf Mannion 35', Lloyd Delapenha 42' (pen)
20.	13-12-1952	Liverpool	A	Anfield	2-1	John Aston Snr 50', Stan Pearson 80'	William Liddell 10'
21.	20-12-1952	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	3-2	John Doherty 11', 29', John Aston Snr 23'	William Dickson 55', Bobby Smith 74'
22.	25-12-1952	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	0-0
23.	26-12-1952	Blackpool	H	Old Trafford	2-1	Johnny Carey 40', Eddie Lewis 80'	Stan Mortensen 10'
24.	01-01-1953	Derby County	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Eddie Lewis 8'
25.	03-01-1953	Manchester City	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Stan Pearson 11'	Ivor Broadis 59'
26.	17-01-1953	Portsmouth	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Eddie Lewis 58'
27.	24-01-1953	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	1-2	Eddie Lewis 75'	Willie Moir 39', ??'
28.	07-02-1953	Aston Villa	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Jack Rowley 23', 48', Eddie Lewis 30'	Dave Walsh 26'
29.	18-02-1953	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	2-2	Edward Lewis 56', David Pegg 39'	Allenby Chilton 84' (o.g.), Wille Watson 90'
30.	21-02-1953	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	0-3		Denis Wilshaw 25', Jimmy Mullen 60', 88'
31.	28-02-1953	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	1-3	Johnny Berry 22'	Roy Brown 31', 43', Alan Martin 57'
32.	07-03-1953	Preston North End	H	Old Trafford	5-2	Tommy Taylor 17', 88', David Pegg 36', 40', Jack Rowley 48'	Charlie Wayman 28', 66'
33.	14-03-1953	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	1-2	Roger Byrne 80' (pen)	Jackie Chew 70', William Holden 72'
34.	25-03-1953	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Old Trafford	3-2	David Pegg 11', Stan Pearson 49', 60'	Sid McClellan 37', Sonny Walters 51'
35.	28-03-1953	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough	0-0
36.	03-04-1953	Charlton Athletic	A	The Valley	2-2	Tommy Taylor 30', Johnny Berry 86'	Gordon Hurst 13', Stuart Leary 37'
37.	04-04-1953	Cardiff City	H	Old Trafford	1-4	Roger Byrne 86' (pen)	Wilf Grant 11', 75', Ken Chisholm 15', Mike Tiddy 60'
38.	06-04-1953	Charlton Athletic	H	Old Trafford	3-2	Tommy Taylor 10', 73', Jack Rowley 47'	Syd O'Linn 44', Eddie Firmani 50'
39.	11-04-1953	Newcastle United	A	St James Park, Newcastle	2-1	Tommy Taylor 7', 58'	Robert Mitchell 18'
40.	18-04-1953	West Bromwich Albion	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Stan Pearson 8', Dennis Viollet 27'	Ken Hodgkisson 3', Reg Ryan 71'
41.	20-04-1953	Liverpool	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Stan Pearson 6', Jack Rowley 9', Johnny Berry 80'	Sammy Smyth 88'
42.	25-04-1953	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	0-5		Wilf Mannion 35', 42', Lloyd Delepenha 47', John Spuhler 75', Arthur Fitzsimmons 81'
Note: Huge thanks to regular contributors Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.