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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.

1953-1954

League Division One

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	21	11	6	4	41	27	+14	52.4
A	21	7	6	8	32	31	+1	33.3
Total	42	18	12	12	73	58	+15	42.86

No	Date	Opponents	HAN	Stadium	F-A	Scorers in minutes	Opponent scorers in minutes
1.	19-08-1953	Chelsea	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Stan Pearson 61'	John McNichol 39'
2.	22-08-1953	Liverpool	A	Anfield	4-4	Jack Rowley 9', Roger Byrne 49' (pen), Eddie Lewis 60', Tommy Taylor 84'	William Liddell 20', Bill Jones 44', Louis Bimpson 54', Roger Byrne 58' (o.g.)
3.	26-08-1953	West Bromwich Albion	H	Old Trafford	1-3	Tommy Taylor 21'	Jimmy Dudley 28', Johnny Nicholls 66', George Lee 74'
4.	29-08-1953	Newcastle United	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Allenby Chilton 62'	George Hannah 30'
5.	02-09-1953	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	0-2		Ronnie Allen 35', Ken Hodgkisson 87'
6.	05-09-1953	Manchester City	A	Maine Road	0-2		John Hart 50', Don Revie 65'
7.	09-09-1953	Middlesbrough	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Jack Rowley 16', 33'	Arthur Fitzsimmons 54', Lloyd Delapenha 65'
8.	12-09-1953	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	0-0
9.	16-09-1953	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	4-1	Roger Byrne 23' (pen), Tommy Taylor 49', 85', Jack Rowley 87'	Lloyd Delapenha 35' (pen)
10.	19-09-1953	Preston North End	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Roger Byrne 40' (pen)
11.	26-09-1953	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	1-1	Jack Rowley 34'	Len Duquemin 88'
12.	03-10-1953	Burnley	H	Old Trafford	1-2	Stan Pearson 43'	Roy Stephenson 12', Billy Gray 35'
13.	10-10-1953	Sunderland	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Jack Rowley 60'
14.	17-10-1953	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux	1-3	Tommy Taylor 30'	Johnny Hancocks 15' (pen), Peter Broadbent 42', Roy Swinbourne 72'
15.	24-10-1953	Aston Villa	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Johnny Berry 70'
16.	31-10-1953	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	0-0
17.	07-11-1953	Arsenal	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Jack Rowley 3', Jackie Blanchflower 44'	Cliff Holton 68', Don Roper 87'
18.	14-11-1953	Cardiff City	A	Ninian Park	6-1	Dennis Viollet 3', 80', Jack Rowley 4', Johnny Berry 48', Tommy Taylor 52', Jackie Blanchflower 87'	Ken Chisholm 30'
19.	21-11-1953	Blackpool	H	Old Trafford	4-1	Tommy Taylor 28', 42', 52', Dennis Viollet 40'	William Perry 22'
20.	28-11-1953	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	1-1	Tommy Taylor 70'	Jack Froggatt 40'
21.	05-12-1953	Sheffield United	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Jackie Blanchflower 30', 67'	Willie Toner 46', Derek Hawksworth 65'
22.	12-12-1953	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	1-3	Johnny Berry 76'	John McNichol 30', 55', Eric Parsons 62'
23.	19-12-1953	Liverpool	H	Old Trafford	5-1	Tommy Taylor 14', 36', Jackie Blanchflower 34', 79', Dennis Viollet 44'	Louis Bimpson 58'
24.	25-12-1953	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Old Trafford	5-2	Tommy Taylor ??', ??', ??', Dennis Viollet ??', Jackie Blanchflower ??'	Eddie Gannon ??', Dennis Woodhead ??'
25.	26-12-1953	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough	1-0	Dennis Viollet 65'
26.	02-01-1954	Newcastle United	A	St James Park, Newcastle	2-1	Bill Foulkes 17', Jackie Blanchflower 31'	Ivor Broadis 62'
27.	16-01-1954	Manchester City	H	Old Trafford	1-1	Johnny Berry 37'	Billy McAdams 81'
28.	23-01-1954	Bolton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	1-5	Tommy Taylor 80'	Nat Lofthouse 2', 24', Ray Parry 36', 43', Willie Moir 72'
29.	06-02-1954	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	3-1	Jackie Blanchflower 1', Jack Rowley 15', Tommy Taylor 24'	Jimmy Baxter 60' (pen)
30.	13-02-1954	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Old Trafford	2-0	Jack Rowley 39', Tommy Taylor 77'
31.	20-02-1954	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	0-2		Billy Gray 12', 89'
32.	27-02-1954	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	2-0	Tommy Taylor 7', Jackie Blanchflower 77'
33.	06-03-1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	1-0	Johnny Berry 85'
34.	13-03-1954	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	2-2	Tommy Taylor 4', 41'	Thomas Thompson 23', Billy Baxter 75'
35.	20-03-1954	Huddersfield Town	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Jack Rowley 6', Dennis Viollet 61', Jackie Blanchflower 83'	Vic Metcalfe 76' (pen)
36.	27-03-1954	Arsenal	A	Highbury	1-3	Tommy Taylor 2'	Jimmy Logie 53', 80', Cliff Holton 65'
37.	03-04-1954	Cardiff City	H	Old Trafford	2-3	Dennis Viollet 30', Jack Rowley 75'	Wilf Grant 77', 87', Derek Sullivan 79'
38.	10-04-1954	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	0-2		Stan Mortensen 21', William Perry 57'
39.	16-04-1954	Charlton Athletic	H	Old Trafford	2-0	Dennis Viollet 61', John Aston Snr 70'
40.	17-04-1954	Portsmouth	H	Old Trafford	2-0	Jackie Blanchflower 48', Dennis Viollet 77'
41.	19-04-1954	Charlton Athletic	A	The Valley	0-1		Eddie Firmani 59'
42.	24-04-1954	Sheffield United	A	Bramall Lane	3-1	John Aston Snr 21', Jackie Blanchflower 34', Dennis Viollet 48'	Harold Brook 22'
Note: Huge thanks to regular contributors Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.