Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1952-1953

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division One 13
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup First Round

Division One

P W L D F A
Home: 21 12 4 5 46 27
Away: 21 2 13 6 24 50
Total: 42 14 17 11 70 77

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 0 0 0 0 0 0

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away: 1 0 1 0 1 3
Total: 1 0 1 0 1 3

Squad

Player Position Country
Rolando Ugolini Goalkeeper Portugal
John Hodgson Goalkeeper England
Ray Bilcliff Defender England
George Aitken Defender England
Bobby Corbett Defender England
Dick Robinson Defender England
Billy Whitaker Defender England
Tommy Blenkinsopp Defender England
Jimmy Gordon Midfielder England
Geoff Walker Midfielder England
Harry Bell Midfielder England
Francis Mulholland Midfielder Northern Ireland
Eddie Russell Midfielder England
Sammy Lawrie Midfielder Scotland
Joe Rayment Midfielder England
Bill Edwards Forward England
Neil Mochan Forward Scotland
Lindy Delapenha Forward Jamaica
Wilf Mannion Forward England
Ronnie Dicks Forward England
Alex McCrae Forward England
Ollie Norris Forward Northern Ireland
Arthur Fitzsimons Forward Ireland
Johnny Spuhler Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
29-11-52 Chelsea Home Division One 4 0
11-04-53 Blackpool Home Division One 5 1
25-04-53 Manchester United Home Division One 5 1
27-08-52 Cardiff City Home Division One 3 0
02-05-53 Portsmouth Away Division One 4 1

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Wilf Mannion 19 0 0 0 19
Arthur Fitzsimons 11 0 1 0 12
Johnny Spuhler 10 0 0 0 10
Lindy Delapenha 9 0 0 0 9
Geoff Walker 4 0 0 0 4
Alex McCrae 4 0 0 0 4
Harry Bell 3 0 0 0 3
Joe Rayment 2 0 0 0 2
Bill Edwards 2 0 0 0 2
Neil Mochan 2 0 0 0 2
Ollie Norris 2 0 0 0 2
Sammy Lawrie 1 0 0 0 1
Eddie Russell 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Walter Rowley

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Rolando Ugolini 41 0 1 0 42
Wilf Mannion 40 0 1 0 41
Harry Bell 37 0 0 0 37
Arthur Fitzsimons 35 0 1 0 36
Geoff Walker 31 0 1 0 32
Bobby Corbett 30 0 1 0 31
Lindy Delapenha 30 0 0 0 30
Ray Bilcliff 28 0 1 0 29
Dick Robinson 24 0 0 0 24
Eddie Russell 24 0 0 0 24
Johnny Spuhler 19 0 0 0 19
Francis Mulholland 16 0 1 0 17
Billy Whitaker 16 0 0 0 16
Ronnie Dicks 10 0 1 0 11
Alex McCrae 10 0 1 0 11
George Aitken 10 0 1 0 11
Jimmy Gordon 10 0 0 0 10
Neil Mochan 10 0 0 0 10
Ollie Norris 9 0 1 0 10
Sammy Lawrie 9 0 0 0 9
Joe Rayment 9 0 0 0 9
Bill Edwards 7 0 0 0 7
Tommy Blenkinsopp 6 0 0 0 6
John Hodgson 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (6)

04/04/53 Derby County Away Division One Drawn 3 3
06/04/53 Newcastle United Home Division One Won 2 1
11/04/53 Blackpool Home Division One Won 5 1
18/04/53 Chelsea Away Division One Drawn 1 1
25/04/53 Manchester United Home Division One Won 5 1
02/05/53 Portsmouth Away Division One Won 4 1