1953–54 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1953–54 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal

1953–54 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Home colours Away colours

Final league table

Main article: 1953–54 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Cardiff City	42	18	8	16	51	71	0.718	44
11	Preston North End	42	19	5	18	87	58	1.500	43
12	Arsenal	42	15	13	14	75	73	1.027	43
13	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	70	68	1.029	41
14	Portsmouth	42	14	11	17	81	89	0.910	39

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1953 FA Charity Shield

Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1952-53 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Blackpool.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
12 October 1953	Blackpool	H	3–1	39,583

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1953	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	46,812
22 August 1953	Huddersfield Town	H	0–0	54,847
24 August 1953	Sheffield United	A	0–1	50,723
29 August 1953	Aston Villa	A	1–2	33,731
1 September 1953	Sheffield United	H	1–1	42,077
5 September 1953	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–3	60,460
8 September 1953	Chelsea	H	1–2	54,946
12 September 1953	Sunderland	A	1–7	59,784
15 September 1953	Chelsea	A	2–0	60,652
19 September 1953	Manchester City	H	2–2	65,869
26 September 1953	Cardiff City	A	3–0	49,137
3 October 1953	Preston North End	H	3–2	61,807
10 October 1953	Tottenham Hotspur	A	4–1	69,821
17 October 1953	Burnley	H	2–5	47,353
24 October 1953	Charlton Athletic	A	5–1	60,259
31 October 1953	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4–1	52,543
7 November 1953	Manchester United	A	2–2	29,914
14 November 1953	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–3	52,319
21 November 1953	Liverpool	A	2–1	47,814
28 November 1953	Newcastle United	H	2–1	62,456
5 December 1953	Middlesbrough	A	0–2	30,085
12 December 1953	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2	60,264
19 December 1953	Huddersfield Town	A	2–2	34,018
26 December 1953	Blackpool	A	2–2	29,347
28 December 1953	Blackpool	H	1–1	63,661
16 January 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–0	45,974
23 January 1954	Sunderland	H	1–4	60,218
6 February 1954	Manchester City	A	0–0	39,503
13 February 1954	Cardiff City	H	1–1	45,497
24 February 1954	Preston North End	A	1–0	25,633
27 February 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–3	64,311
6 March 1954	Burnley	A	1–2	22,726
13 March 1954	Charlton Athletic	H	3–3	41,256
20 March 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2	41,194
27 March 1954	Manchester United	H	3–1	42,735
3 April 1954	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–3	30,525
6 April 1954	Aston Villa	H	1–1	14,619
10 April 1954	Liverpool	H	3–0	33,578
16 April 1954	Portsmouth	H	3–0	44,948
17 April 1954	Newcastle United	A	2–5	48,243
19 April 1954	Portsmouth	A	1–1	30,898
24 April 1954	Middlesbrough	H	1–2	35,069

FA Cup

Main article: 1953-54 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	9 January 1954	Aston Villa	H	5–1	50,990
R4	30 January 1954	Norwich City	H	1–2	55,767

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	WAL	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	ENG	Len Wills
-	DF	SCO	John Snedden
-	DF	NIR	Billy McCullough
-	MF	ENG	John Barnwell
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	SCO	David Herd
-	FW	SCO	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	ENG	Vic Groves
-	GK	NIR	Jack McClelland
-	FW	WAL	Mel Charles
-	FW	ENG	George Eastham
-	FW	ENG	Geoff Strong
-	MF	ENG	Danny Clapton
-	MF	ENG	Alan Skirton

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	NIR	Terry Neill
-	DF	ENG	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	ENG	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	IRL	Joe Haverty
-	MF	ENG	Gerry Ward
-	DF	NIR	Eddie Magill
-	DF	ENG	Mike Everitt
-	FW	SCO	Peter Kane
-	DF	ENG	Allan Young
-	MF	IRL	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	ENG	Jim Standen
-	FW	ENG	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	WAL	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	ENG	John Petts