# 1952–53 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Manchester City's 51st season of competitive football and 36th season in the top division of English football. In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

## First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 35 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 35 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 35 | |
| 21 | Stoke City (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Derby County (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 59 | 9 |
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### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 23 August 1952 | Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground | 1 – 2 | Smith | 37,644 |
| 27 August 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | | 33,521 |
| 30 August 1952 | Manchester United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Clarke, Broadis | 56,140 |
| 1 September 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 3 – 3 | Sowden (2), Meadows | 40,870 |
| 6 September 1952 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | | 42,965 |
| 8 September 1952 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 - 2 | Meadows | 27,083 |
| 13 September 1952 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 4 – 5 | Revie (2), Broadis, Meadows | 36,000 |
| 17 September 1952 | Burnley | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | | 24,884 |
| 20 September 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | | 33,043 |
| 27 September 1952 | Newcastle United | A | St James’ Park | 0 – 2 | | 48,110 |
| 4 October 1952 | Cardiff City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Revie, Branagan | 35,000 |
| 11 October 1952 | Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park | 1 - 2 | Williamson | 33,644 |
| 18 October 1952 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Revie | 42,270 |
| 25 October 1952 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 0 | | 30,000 |
| 1 November 1952 | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 2 – 5 | Hart, Williamson | 33,121 |
| 8 November 1952 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux Stadium | 3 – 7 | Williamson (2), Davies | 33,832 |
| 15 November 1952 | Charlton Athletic | H | Maine Road | 5 – 1 | Meadows (3), Williamson, Clarke | 23,362 |
| 22 November 1952 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 3 | Meadows | 39,161 |
| 29 November 1952 | Derby County | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Hart | 22,918 |
| 6 December 1952 | Blackpool | A | Maine Road | 1 – 4 | Williamson | 19,469 |
| 13 December 1952 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Meadows, Hart, Clarke, (og) | 20,633 |
| 20 December 1952 | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Williamson, Hart | 13,563 |
| 26 December 1952 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 6 | Hart (2) | 38,000 |
| 3 January 1953 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 1 | Broadis | 47,883 |
| 17 January 1953 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 0 | Hart | 41,191 |
| 24 January 1953 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 5 – 1 | Spurdle (3), Revie, Williamson | 26,715 |
| 7 February 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 1 – 2 | Revie | 25,000 |
| 14 February 1953 | Newcastle United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Meadows, Phoenix | 25,000 |
| 21 February 1953 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 0 – 6 | | 28,000 |
| 28 February 1953 | Portsmouth | H | Maine Road | 2 - 1 | Meadows, Cunliffe | 38,736 |
| 7 March 1953 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 1 | | 36,405 |
| 14 March 1953 | Aston Villa | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Spurdle (3), Anders | 32,566 |
| 21 March 1953 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 3 – 3 | Broadis (2), Williamson | 26,270 |
| 28 March 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Spurdle, Whitfield, McCourt | 27,127 |
| 3 April 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Broadis, Whitfield, Cunliffe | 55,485 |
| 4 April 1953 | Charlton Athletic | A | The Valley | 2 – 1 | Hart, McCourt | 26,242 |
| 6 April 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | Hillsborough Stadium | 1 – 1 | Hart | 43,520 |
| 11 April 1953 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 2 – 4 | Spurdle (2) | 53,418 |
| 18 April 1953 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 5 | | 15,618 |
| 22 April 1953 | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | | 45,000 |
| 25 April 1953 | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 5 – 0 | Spurdle (2), McCourt, Cunliffe, Williamson | 38,507 |
| 29 April 1953 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 3 | Williamson | 48,594 |

## FA Cup
### Results

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 January 1953 | Third Round | Swindon Town | H | Maine Road | 7 - 0 | Hart (4), Williamson, Cunliffe, Broadis | 28,953 |
| 16 January 1953 | Fourth Round | Luton Town | H | Maine Road | 1 - 1 | Broadis | 38,411 |
| 4 February 1953 | Fourth Round Replay | Luton Town | A | Kenilworth Road | 1 - 5 | Spurdle | 21,911 |