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

Final league table
Main article: 1953–54 Football League § First Division
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:

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1953 FA Charity Shield

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
12 October 1953BlackpoolH3–139,583

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1953West Bromwich AlbionA0–246,812
22 August 1953Huddersfield TownH0–054,847
24 August 1953Sheffield UnitedA0–150,723
29 August 1953Aston VillaA1–233,731
1 September 1953Sheffield UnitedH1–142,077
5 September 1953Wolverhampton WanderersH2–360,460
8 September 1953ChelseaH1–254,946
12 September 1953SunderlandA1–759,784
15 September 1953ChelseaA2–060,652
19 September 1953Manchester CityH2–265,869
26 September 1953Cardiff CityA3–049,137
3 October 1953Preston North EndH3–261,807
10 October 1953Tottenham HotspurA4–169,821
17 October 1953BurnleyH2–547,353
24 October 1953Charlton AthleticA5–160,259
31 October 1953Sheffield WednesdayH4–152,543
7 November 1953Manchester UnitedA2–229,914
14 November 1953Bolton WanderersH4–352,319
21 November 1953LiverpoolA2–147,814
28 November 1953Newcastle UnitedH2–162,456
5 December 1953MiddlesbroughA0–230,085
12 December 1953West Bromwich AlbionH2–260,264
19 December 1953Huddersfield TownA2–234,018
26 December 1953BlackpoolA2–229,347
28 December 1953BlackpoolH1–163,661
16 January 1954Wolverhampton WanderersA2–045,974
23 January 1954SunderlandH1–460,218
6 February 1954Manchester CityA0–039,503
13 February 1954Cardiff CityH1–145,497
24 February 1954Preston North EndA1–025,633
27 February 1954Tottenham HotspurH0–364,311
6 March 1954BurnleyA1–222,726
13 March 1954Charlton AthleticH3–341,256
20 March 1954Sheffield WednesdayA1–241,194
27 March 1954Manchester UnitedH3–142,735
3 April 1954Bolton WanderersA1–330,525
6 April 1954Aston VillaH1–114,619
10 April 1954LiverpoolH3–033,578
16 April 1954PortsmouthH3–044,948
17 April 1954Newcastle UnitedA2–548,243
19 April 1954PortsmouthA1–130,898
24 April 1954MiddlesbroughH1–235,069

FA Cup
Main article: 1953-54 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 January 1954Aston VillaH5–150,990
R430 January 1954Norwich CityH1–255,767

Squad

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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