1953–54 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1953–54 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal
1953–54 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerTom Whittaker
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round

Season summary

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Cardiff City 42 18 8 16 51 71 0.718 44
11 Preston North End 42 19 5 18 87 58 1.500 43
12 Arsenal 42 15 13 14 75 73 1.027 43
13 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 70 68 1.029 41
14 Portsmouth 42 14 11 17 81 89 0.910 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Charity Shield

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Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1952-53 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Blackpool.

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
12 October 1953 Blackpool H 3–1 39,583

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1953 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 46,812
22 August 1953 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 54,847
24 August 1953 Sheffield United A 0–1 50,723
29 August 1953 Aston Villa A 1–2 33,731
1 September 1953 Sheffield United H 1–1 42,077
5 September 1953 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–3 60,460
8 September 1953 Chelsea H 1–2 54,946
12 September 1953 Sunderland A 1–7 59,784
15 September 1953 Chelsea A 2–0 60,652
19 September 1953 Manchester City H 2–2 65,869
26 September 1953 Cardiff City A 3–0 49,137
3 October 1953 Preston North End H 3–2 61,807
10 October 1953 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–1 69,821
17 October 1953 Burnley H 2–5 47,353
24 October 1953 Charlton Athletic A 5–1 60,259
31 October 1953 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–1 52,543
7 November 1953 Manchester United A 2–2 29,914
14 November 1953 Bolton Wanderers H 4–3 52,319
21 November 1953 Liverpool A 2–1 47,814
28 November 1953 Newcastle United H 2–1 62,456
5 December 1953 Middlesbrough A 0–2 30,085
12 December 1953 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 60,264
19 December 1953 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 34,018
26 December 1953 Blackpool A 2–2 29,347
28 December 1953 Blackpool H 1–1 63,661
16 January 1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 45,974
23 January 1954 Sunderland H 1–4 60,218
6 February 1954 Manchester City A 0–0 39,503
13 February 1954 Cardiff City H 1–1 45,497
24 February 1954 Preston North End A 1–0 25,633
27 February 1954 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–3 64,311
6 March 1954 Burnley A 1–2 22,726
13 March 1954 Charlton Athletic H 3–3 41,256
20 March 1954 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 41,194
27 March 1954 Manchester United H 3–1 42,735
3 April 1954 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 30,525
6 April 1954 Aston Villa H 1–1 14,619
10 April 1954 Liverpool H 3–0 33,578
16 April 1954 Portsmouth H 3–0 44,948
17 April 1954 Newcastle United A 2–5 48,243
19 April 1954 Portsmouth A 1–1 30,898
24 April 1954 Middlesbrough H 1–2 35,069

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 9 January 1954 Aston Villa H 5–1 50,990
R4 30 January 1954 Norwich City H 1–2 55,767

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   WAL Jack Kelsey
- DF   ENG Len Wills
- DF   SCO John Snedden
- DF   NIR Billy McCullough
- MF   ENG John Barnwell
- MF   SCO Tommy Docherty
- FW   SCO David Herd
- FW   SCO Jackie Henderson
- FW   ENG Vic Groves
- GK   NIR Jack McClelland
- FW   WAL Mel Charles
- FW   ENG George Eastham
- FW   ENG Geoff Strong
- MF   ENG Danny Clapton
- MF   ENG Alan Skirton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   NIR Terry Neill
- DF   ENG Dave Bacuzzi
- FW   ENG Jimmy Bloomfield
- MF   IRL Joe Haverty
- MF   ENG Gerry Ward
- DF   NIR Eddie Magill
- DF   ENG Mike Everitt
- FW   SCO Peter Kane
- DF   ENG Allan Young
- MF   IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK   ENG Jim Standen
- FW   ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF   WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF   ENG John Petts

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.