OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History

Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1952-1953:

Comp.	Date	Opponents	Score	Scorers	Team	Opponents' Scorers	Crowd	Half-Time Score
CL 1/42	23-08-1952	Sheffield Wednesday (h)	3-1 (W)	Fidler (10') Stewart (20') Langley	Team	Davies	Unknown	2-1
CL 2/42	27-08-1952	Huddersfield Town (h)	1-2 (L)	Unknown	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 3/42	30-08-1952	Chesterfield (a)	1-2 (L)	Mills	Team	Marsden 2 (29', ?')	Unknown	0-1
CL 4/42	03-09-1952	Huddersfield Town (a)	1-0 (W)	Unknown	Team		Unknown	Unknown
CL 5/42	06-09-1952	Stoke City (h)	2-1 (W)	Unknown Unknown	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 6/42	13-09-1952	Burnley (a)	1-2 (L)	Hastie	Team	Stephenson (25' pen) McCabe (og)	Unknown	1-1
CL 7/42	17-09-1952	West Bromwich Albion (h)	1-1 (D)	Marsden (25')	Team	Price	Unknown	1-0
CL 8/42	20-09-1952	Preston North End (h)	0-3 (L)		Team	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 9/42	27-09-1952	Manchester City (a)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 10/42	04-10-1952	Liverpool (h)	1-1 (D)	Knott	Team	Dickson (30')	Unknown	1-1
CL 11/42	11-10-1952	Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)	3-1 (W)	Langley (pen) Mills 2	Team	Whitfield (30')	Unknown	0-1
CL 12/42	18-10-1952	Bolton Wanderers (a)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 13/42	25-10-1952	Everton (h)	3-3 (D)	McCall (18') Iggleden Unknown	Team	Mayers (19') Wainwright Unknown	Unknown	2-2
CL 14/42	01-11-1952	Manchester United (a)	1-1 (D)	Mills	Team	Clempson	Unknown	Unknown
CL 15/42	08-11-1952	Blackburn Rovers (h)	0-1 (L)		Team	Pearson (60')	Unknown	0-0
CL 16/42	15-11-1952	Blackpool (a)	2-1 (W)	Unknown Unknown	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 17/42	22-11-1952	Derby County (h)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 18/42	06-12-1952	Sheffield United (h)	1-0 (W)	Mills 26'	Team		Unknown	1-0
CL 19/42	13-12-1952	Aston Villa (a)	0-2 (L)		Team	Goffin 2 (70', 80')	Unknown	0-0
CL 20/42	20-12-1952	Sheffield Wednesday (a)	1-5 (L)	Hastie (42' pen)	Team	Jordan (23') Slater 3 (45', ?', ?') Storrar	Unknown	1-2
CL 21/42	26-12-1952	Newcastle United (h)	1-1 (D)	Unknown	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 22/42	27-12-1952	Newcastle United (a)	1-1 (D)	Unknown	Team	Unknown	Unknown	0-0
CL 23/42	01-01-1953	Barnsley (a)	1-0 (W)	Hastie	Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 24/42	03-01-1953	Chesterfield (h)	2-0 (W)	Stewart 2	Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 25/42	17-01-1953	Stoke City (a)	2-2 (D)	Loughnane Martin	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	1-1
CL 26/42	24-01-1953	Burnley (h)	2-3 (L)	Hastie 2	Team	Stephenson 2 Morris	Unknown	Unknown
CL 27/42	31-01-1953	West Bromwich Albion (a)	2-2 (D)	Innes (35') McCall (46')	Team	Carter (38') Evans (40')	Unknown	1-2
CL 28/42	07-02-1953	Preston North End (a)	0-3 (L)		Team	Higham 2 Hepplewhite	Unknown	Unknown
CL 29/42	14-02-1953	Manchester City (h)	1-0 (W)	Unknown	Team		Unknown	Unknown
CL 30/42	21-02-1953	Liverpool (a)	2-3 (L)	Innes (10') Stewart (27')	Team	Anderson (18') Smith 2 (32', 67')	Unknown	2-2
CL 31/42	28-02-1953	Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)	1-1 (D)	Forrest (50')	Team	Stuart (85')	Unknown	0-0
CL 32/42	07-03-1953	Bolton Wanderers (h)	1-1 (D)	Innes	Team	Allcock	Unknown	0-0
CL 33/42	14-03-1953	Everton (a)	0-2 (L)		Team	Farrall (10') Saunders	Unknown	0-1
CL 34/42	21-03-1953	Manchester United (h)	2-2 (D)	Smith Stewart	Team	Mooney McShane	Unknown	1-1
CL 35/42	28-03-1953	Blackburn Rovers (a)	1-3 (L)	Forrest	Team	Leaver Pearson Brown	Unknown	0-0
CL 36/42	04-04-1953	Blackpool (h)	5-2 (W)	Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 37/42	06-04-1953	Bury (a)	0-1 (L)		Team	Unknown	Unknown	0-1
CL 38/42	07-04-1953	Bury (h)	5-1 (W)	Hughes 2 Webb 2 Stewart	Team	Cameron	Unknown	3-1
CL 39/42	11-04-1953	Derby County (a)	0-2 (L)		Team	Osman G. Hazledine	Unknown	Unknown
CL 40/42	18-04-1953	Barnsley (h)	0-1 (L)		Team	Wood (35')	Unknown	0-1
CL 41/42	25-04-1953	Sheffield United (a)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 42/42	02-05-1953	Aston Villa (h)	4-1 (W)	Loughnane (2') Vickers Nightingale 2 (1 pen)	Team	Jeffries	Unknown	1-0

Central League 1952-53: Position 15th

Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	23	12	7	77	46	58
2	Preston North End	42	24	8	10	79	40	56
3	Blackpool	42	22	8	12	80	57	52
4	Huddersfield Town	42	21	10	11	81	63	52
5	Burnley	42	23	5	14	70	62	51
6	Barnsley	42	19	9	14	70	52	47
7	Aston Villa	42	19	7	16	66	51	45
8	Everton	42	16	13	13	73	65	45
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	11	15	60	47	43
10	Manchester United	42	16	9	17	64	61	41
11	Stoke City	42	17	7	18	67	69	41
12	Derby County	42	15	11	16	61	63	41
13	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	7	18	63	67	41
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	7	18	63	68	41
15	Leeds United	42	12	15	15	55	59	39
16	Liverpool	42	16	7	19	50	62	39
17	Bury	42	15	8	19	61	83	38
18	Newcastle United	42	10	13	19	64	81	33
19	Sheffield United	42	9	13	20	54	82	31
20	Chesterfield	42	12	7	23	47	78	31
21	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	8	23	49	71	30
22	Manchester City	42	11	7	24	51	78	29