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 1953-1954:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf-Time Score

CL 1/42

22-08-1953

Stoke City (a)

3-0 (W)

Forrest 2 Willis

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 2/42

26-08-1953

Bolton Wanderers (h)

1-0 (W)

Webb

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 3/42

29-08-1953

Preston North End (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Beattie Jones

Unknown

Unknown

CL 4/42

02-09-1953

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

0-0

CL 5/42

05-09-1953

Burnley (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

Cargill 2 (30' pen, 75') Chew 60' Morris 86'

Unknown

0-1

CL 6/42

09-09-1953

Manchester United (h)

1-0 (W)

Kenyon

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 7/42

12-09-1953

Chesterfield (h)

1-2 (L)

Kenyon (40')

Team

Marsden Whiteside

Unknown

1-0

CL 8/42

14-09-1953

Manchester United (a)

2-6 (L)

Tyrer Adam

Team

Blanchflower 3 Aston Gibson Cassidy

Unknown

Unknown

CL 9/42

19-09-1953

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-5 (L)

Adam

Team

Finney 2 (48', ?') Howells (P) (51') Slater 2 (?',?')

Unknown

0-0

CL 10/42

23-09-1953

Newcastle United (a)

2-4 (L)

Kenyon (48') Willis (80')

Team

Tulip 2 (?', 65') Luke 2 (10', 30')

Unknown

0-3

CL 11/42

26-09-1953

Huddersfield Town (h)

2-1 (W)

Ripley Tyrer

Team

McKenna

Unknown

0-1

CL 12/42

30-09-1953

Liverpool (h)

2-3 (L)

Nightingale Iggleden

Team

Smyth 2 Smith

Unknown

Unknown

CL 13/42

03-10-1953

West Bromwich Albion (h)

1-3 (L)

McCall (3')

Team

Mountford (5') Jones Ripley (og)

Unknown

1-1

CL 14/42

10-10-1953

Aston Villa (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Tyrell (20') Lynn (80') Chapman (85')

Unknown

0-1

CL 15/42

17-10-1953

Everton (h)

2-6 (L)

McCall 2

Team

Stewart 2 Easthope 3 Mayers

Unknown

1-4

CL 16/42

24-10-1953

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

0-5 (L)

Team

Stockin 2 (7', ?') Smith (55' pen) Taylor (60') Punter

Unknown

0-1

CL 17/42

07-11-1953

Bury (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

Daniel 2 Hitchen 2

Unknown

0-2

CL 18/42

14-11-1953

Derby County (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Lee Powell

Unknown

Unknown

CL 19/42

21-11-1953

Blackburn Rovers (a)

2-2 (D)

Chadwick (og) Ripley

Team

Leaver (7') Pearson (89')

Unknown

1-1

CL 20/42

28-11-1953

Blackpool (h)

2-1 (W)

Forest 2 (?', 90')

Team

Lythgoe

Unknown

0-0

CL 21/42

05-12-1953

Barnsley (a)

2-1 (W)

McCall (16') Forrest (37')

Team

Kelly

Unknown

2-0

CL 22/42

12-12-1953

Sheffield United (h)

4-2 (W)

Gratton (og) Willis 2 Forrest

Team

Dodds (35') Grainger

Unknown

0-1

CL 23/42

19-12-1953

Stoke City (h)

3-0 (W)

McCall 2 Forrest

Team

14,659

2-0

CL 24/42

25-12-1953

Newcastle United (h)

3-1 (W)

Flynn Forrest Partridge

Team

Keery

Unknown

Unknown

CL 25/42

01-01-1954

Sheffield United (a)

1-3 (L)

Willis (30')

Team

Turley (17') McNab (50') Luke (58')

Unknown

1-1

CL 26/42

02-01-1954

Preston North End (a)

1-2 (L)

Webb

Team

Higham Waterhouse

Unknown

1-1

CL 27/42

16-01-1954

Burnley (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Cargill

Unknown

0-0

CL 28/42

23-01-1954

Chesterfield (a)

2-1 (W)

McCall (28') Adam (34')

Team

Lunn

Unknown

2-0

CL 29/42

30-01-1954

Manchester City (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Cunliffe Hayes

Unknown

0-0

CL 30/42

06-02-1954

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Edwards (14') Jordan (28')

Unknown

0-2

CL 31/42

13-02-1954

Huddersfield Town (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Simpson Duthie Gunn

Unknown

0-0

CL 32/42

24-02-1954

West Bromwich Albion (a)

2-3 (L)

Willis Flynn

Team

Carter Evans Jones

Unknown

Unknown

CL 33/42

27-02-1954

Aston Villa (h)

2-4 (L)

Webb (36') Forrest (50')

Team

Lockhart 2 (22', 47') Pace 2 (24', ?')

Unknown

1-3

CL 34/42

06-03-1954

Everton (a)

0-5 (L)

Team

Potts (15') Melville (25') Lewis (44') McNamara (50') Harris (J) (65')

Unknown

0-3

CL 35/42

13-03-1954

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

1-4 (L)

Vickers (20')

Team

Booth Cooper 2 Clamp

Unknown

Unknown

CL 36/42

20-03-1954

Manchester City (a)

1-3 (L)

Willis

Team

Davies Fagan 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 37/42

27-03-1954

Bury (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Williams Clarke

Unknown

Unknown

CL 38/42

03-04-1954

Derby County (a)

1-3 (L)

Willis

Team

G. Hazledine Lovell 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 39/42

10-04-1954

Blackburn Rovers (h)

1-1 (D)

Kelshaw

Team

Cairns (50')

Unknown

1-0

CL 40/42

16-04-1954

Liverpool (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Baron (22')

Unknown

Unknown

CL 41/42

17-04-1954

Blackpool (a)

1-4 (L)

Webb

Team

Harris 2 Lythgoe Withers

Unknown

Unknown

CL 42/42

24-04-1954

Barnsley (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Kelly

Unknown

0-0

Central League 1953-54: Position 22nd

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Everton

42

24

10

8

90

46

58

2

Burnley

42

24

8

10

68

48

56

3

Blackpool

42

24

6

12

75

49

54

4

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42

23

7

12

89

48

53

5

Preston North End

42

20

8

14

76

74

48

6

Bolton Wanderers

42

19

9

14

53

35

47

7

Manchester United

42

19

8

15

79

44

46

8

Derby County

42

17

12

13

86

71

46

9

Manchester City

42

18

9

15

76

67

45

10

Liverpool

42

19

6

17

74

70

44

11

Huddersfield Town

42

18

7

17

77

68

43

12

Sheffield Wednesday

42

18

6

18

68

69

42

13

Barnsley

42

16

9

17

64

69

41

14

Aston Villa

42

17

5

20

69

64

39

15

Blackburn Rovers

42

16

6

20

62

83

38

16

Newcastle United

42

17

4

21

61

93

38

17

Bury

42

16

5

21

64

79

37

18

West Bromwich Albion

42

16

4

22

59

57

36

19

Sheffield United

42

11

11

20

65

77

33

20

Chesterfield

42

12

7

23

58

101

31

21

Stoke City

42

10

6

26

46

89

26

22

Leeds United

42

10

3

29

46

89

23