1951–52 Manchester United F.C. season

1951–52 Manchester United F.C. season
Manchester United
1951–52 season
Chairman England James W. Gibson (until September 1951)
England Harold Hardman (from September 1951)
Manager Scotland Matt Busby
First Division 1st
FA Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Jack Rowley (30)
All:
Jack Rowley (30)
Highest home attendance 54,245 vs Manchester City (19 January 1952)
Lowest home attendance 25,616 vs Huddersfield Town (3 November 1951)
Average home attendance 41,374
← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was Manchester United's 49th season in the Football League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Contents

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
26 September 1951 Hapoel H 6 – 0 Rowley (2), Pearson (2), Walton, Aston 12,000
23 February 1952 Manchester City H 4 – 2 Pearson (2), Aston, Clempson 25,002
29 March 1952 Hibernian H 1 – 1 Clempson 20,098
9 May 1952 New Jersey XI N 4 – 0 Byrne (2), Berry, Carey 9,000
11 May 1952 Philadelphia All-Stars N 4 – 0 Rowley (2), Clempson, Byrne 5,000
13 May 1952 Montreal All-Stars N 10 – 0 Rowley (3), Downie (3), Clempson (3), McShane 6,400
18 May 1952 American League XI N 5 – 1 Clempson (2), Berry, Rowley, Downie 7,150
21 May 1952 Fall River All-Stars N 11 – 1 Rowley (7), Downie (3), Martin (o.g.) 3,102
25 May 1952 Stuttgart N 5 – 2 Byrne, Clempson, Downie/Rowley, Downie/Byrne, Rowley 5,874
27 May 1952 Chicago All-Stars N 6 – 1 Rowley (3), Downie (2), Aston 3,564
1 June 1952 Atlas N 2 – 0 Pearson, Byrne (pen.)
8 June 1952 Atlas N 4 – 3 Pearson (3), Byrne 12,000
12 June 1952 Toronto Ulster United N 4 – 2 Clempson, Aston, Downie, Pearson 10,000
14 June 1952 Tottenham Hotspur N 0 – 5 25,321
15 June 1952 Tottenham Hotspur N 1 – 7 Rowley 24,582

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
13 August 1951 West Bromwich Albion A 3 – 1 Rowley (3) 27,486
22 August 1951 Middlesbrough H 4 – 2 Rowley (3), Pearson 37,339
25 August 1951 Newcastle United H 2 – 1 Downie, Rowley 51,850
29 August 1951 Middlesbrough A 4 – 1 Pearson (2), Rowley (2) 44,212
1 September 1951 Bolton Wanderers A 0 – 1 52,239
5 September 1951 Charlton Athletic H 3 – 2 Rowley (2), Downie 26,773
8 September 1951 Stoke City H 4 – 0 Rowley (3), Pearson 48,660
12 September 1951 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 2 Downie (2) 28,806
15 September 1951 Manchester City A 2 – 1 Berry, McShane 52,571
22 September 1951 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 2 70,882
29 September 1951 Preston North End H 1 – 2 Aston 53,454
6 October 1951 Derby County H 2 – 1 Berry, Pearson 39,767
13 October 1951 Aston Villa A 5 – 2 Pearson (2), Rowley (2), Bond 47,795
20 October 1951 Sunderland H 0 – 1 40,915
27 October 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 0 Pearson, Rowley 46,167
3 November 1951 Huddersfield Town H 1 – 1 Pearson 25,616
10 November 1951 Chelsea A 2 – 4 Pearson, Rowley 48,960
17 November 1951 Portsmouth H 1 – 3 Downie 35,914
24 November 1951 Liverpool A 0 – 0 42,378
1 December 1951 Blackpool H 3 – 1 Downie (2), Rowley 34,154
8 December 1951 Arsenal A 3 – 1 Pearson, Rowley, own goal 55,451
15 December 1951 West Bromwich Albion H 5 – 1 Downie, Pearson, Berry 27,584
22 December 1951 Newcastle United A 2 – 2 Bond, Cockburn 45,414
25 December 1951 Fulham H 3 – 2 Berry, Bond, Rowley 33,802
26 December 1951 Fulham A 3 – 3 Bond, Pearson, Rowley 32,671
29 December 1951 Bolton Wanderers H 1 – 0 Pearson 53,205
5 January 1952 Stoke City A 0 – 0 36,389
19 January 1952 Manchester City H 1 – 1 Carey 54,245
26 January 1952 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 0 Pearson, own goal 40,845
9 February 1952 Preston North End A 2 – 1 Aston, Berry 38,792
16 February 1952 Derby County A 3 – 0 Aston, Pearson, Rowley 27,693
1 March 1952 Aston Villa H 1 – 1 Berry 38,910
8 March 1952 Sunderland A 2 – 1 Cockburn, Rowley 48,078
15 March 1952 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 0 Aston, Clempson 45,109
22 March 1952 Huddersfield Town A 2 – 3 Clempson, Pearson 30,316
5 April 1952 Portsmouth A 0 – 1 25,522
11 April 1952 Burnley A 1 – 1 Byrne 38,907
12 April 1952 Liverpool H 4 – 0 Byrne (2), Downie, Rowley 42,970
14 April 1952 Burnley H 6 – 1 Byrne (2), Carey, Downie, Pearson, Rowley 44,508
19 April 1952 Blackpool A 2 – 2 Byrne, Rowley 29,118
21 April 1952 Chelsea H 3 – 0 Carey, Pearson, own goal 37,436
26 April 1952 Arsenal H 6 – 1 Rowley (3), Pearson (2), Byrne 53,651
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Manchester United 42 23 11 8 95 52 57
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 9 11 76 51 53
3 Arsenal 42 21 11 10 80 61 53

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
12 January 1952 Round 3 Hull City A 0 – 2 43,517

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Reg Allen 33 0 1 0 34 0
GK England Jack Crompton 9 0 0 0 9 0
FB England Roger Byrne 24 7 1 0 25 7
FB Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey 38 3 1 0 39 3
FB England Thomas McNulty 24 0 1 0 25 0
FB England Billy Redman 18 0 0 0 18 0
HB Northern Ireland Jackie Blanchflower 1 0 0 0 1 0
HB England Allenby Chilton 42 0 1 0 43 0
HB England Henry Cockburn 38 2 1 0 39 2
HB England Don Gibson 17 0 0 0 17 0
HB England Mark Jones 3 0 0 0 3 0
HB England Billy McGlen 2 0 0 0 2 0
HB England Jeff Whitefoot 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England John Aston 18 4 0 0 18 4
FW England Johnny Berry 36 6 1 0 37 6
FW England Brian Birch 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Ernie Bond 19 4 1 0 20 4
FW England Laurie Cassidy 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Frank Clempson 8 2 0 0 8 2
FW Scotland John Downie 31 11 1 0 32 11
FW Scotland Harry McShane 12 1 0 0 12 1
FW England Stan Pearson 41 22 1 0 42 22
FW England Jack Rowley 40 30 1 0 41 30
FW England John Walton 2 0 0 0 2 0

Notes and references

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v · d · e1951–52 in English football
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FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • FA Charity Shield
Football League
Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division)
Related to national team
Club seasons
First Division
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Derby County · Fulham · Huddersfield Town · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division
Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Brentford · Bury · Cardiff City · Coventry City · Doncaster Rovers · Everton · Hull City · Leeds United · Leicester City · Luton Town · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Queens Park Rangers · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Swansea Town · West Ham United
Third Division North
Accrington Stanley · Barrow · Bradford City · Bradford Park Avenue · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Gateshead · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hartlepools United · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Oldham Athletic · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Tranmere Rovers · Workington · Wrexham · York City
Third Division South
Aldershot · Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Colchester United · Crystal Palace · Exeter City · Gillingham · Ipswich Town · Leyton Orient · Millwall · Newport County · Northampton Town · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Reading · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swindon Town · Torquay United · Walsall · Watford

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