1952–53 in English football

1952–53 in English football

The 1952-53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Events

This was the closest championship win in English league history, with Arsenal claiming the title by just 0.099 of a goal. Both Arsenal and Preston had identical records aside from their goal averages.

Honours


=Third Division North=


=Third Division South=

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

National team

The England national football team were joint winners in the 1953 British Home Championship with Scotland. In the May following the conclusion of the season the England team embarked on their first tour of the Americas, following the experience in Brazil of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

American tour

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date = May 17, 1953
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = El Monumental, Buenos Aires
"Abandoned after 21 minutes due to torrential rain"----footballbox
date = May 24, 1953
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 1–2
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Guillermo Diaz
goals2 = Tommy Taylor, Nat Lofthouse
stadium = Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
----footballbox
date = May 31, 1953
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Oscar Míguez, Julio Abbadie
goals2 = Tommy Taylor
stadium = Centenario Stadium, Montevideo
----footballbox
date = June 13, 1953
team1 = fb-rt|USA|1912
score = 3–6
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Otto Decker 2, George Atheneos
goals2 = Nat Lofthouse 2, Tom Finney 2, Redfern Froggatt, Ivor Broadis
stadium = Yankee Stadium, New York


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