Tottenham Hotspur 4 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 8/29/1953
Manager: Walter Rowley
Attendance: 44911
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: White Hart Lane
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Lindy Delapenha | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
| Lindy Delapenha | |||
| Ken McPherson | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Francis Mulholland | |||
| Harry Bell | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Ray Bilcliff | |||
| Bobby Corbett | |||
| Rolando Ugolini |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |