Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1953-1954

Attendances

Average: 27532

Highest: 39416 against Blackpool on Saturday, October 24, 1953

Standings

Division One 21
Points 40
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup

Division One

P W L D F A
Home: 21 6 9 6 29 35
Away: 21 4 13 4 31 56
Total: 42 10 22 10 60 91

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: 1 0 0 1 0 0
Away: 1 0 1 0 2 3
Total: 2 0 1 1 2 3

Squad

Player Position Country
Rolando Ugolini Goalkeeper Portugal
Derek Stonehouse Defender England
Ray Bilcliff Defender England
Ray Barnard Defender England
Dick Robinson Defender England
Bobby Corbett Defender England
Gordon Hepple Defender England
Joe Birbeck Midfielder England
Sammy Lawrie Midfielder Scotland
Francis Mulholland Midfielder Northern Ireland
Harry Bell Midfielder England
Geoff Walker Midfielder England
Joe Rayment Midfielder England
Jimmy Hartnett Midfielder Ireland
John McMurray Midfielder England
Jimmy Gordon Midfielder England
Bill Harris Forward Wales
Ronnie Dicks Forward England
Arthur Fitzsimons Forward Ireland
Lindy Delapenha Forward Jamaica
Ken McPherson Forward England
John Robinson Forward England
Billy Watkin Forward England
Bill Edwards Forward England
Wilf Mannion Forward England
Johnny Spuhler Forward England
Ollie Norris Forward Northern Ireland
Seamus O'Connell Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
19-09-53 Sheffield Wednesday Home Division One 4 1
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02-01-54 Tottenham Hotspur Home Division One 3 0
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10-10-53 Sheffield United Home Division One 2 0
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31-10-53 Portsmouth Away Division One 2 0
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28-11-53 Sunderland Away Division One 2 0
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Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Lindy Delapenha 18 0 0 0 18
Wilf Mannion 9 0 1 0 10
Johnny Spuhler 7 0 1 0 8
Ken McPherson 6 0 0 0 6
Arthur Fitzsimons 3 0 0 0 3
Geoff Walker 3 0 0 0 3
Sammy Lawrie 2 0 0 0 2
Joe Rayment 2 0 0 0 2
Billy Watkin 2 0 0 0 2
Seamus O'Connell 2 0 0 0 2
Bill Harris 1 0 0 0 1
Rolando Ugolini 1 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Hartnett 1 0 0 0 1
Bill Edwards 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Walter Rowley

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Rolando Ugolini 42 0 2 0 44
Lindy Delapenha 40 0 2 0 42
Wilf Mannion 37 0 2 0 39
Harry Bell 35 0 2 0 37
Ronnie Dicks 32 0 2 0 34
Dick Robinson 29 0 2 0 31
Bobby Corbett 24 0 0 0 24
Geoff Walker 20 0 1 0 21
Johnny Spuhler 19 0 2 0 21
Ken McPherson 20 0 0 0 20
Ray Bilcliff 17 0 2 0 19
Sammy Lawrie 16 0 1 0 17
Derek Stonehouse 16 0 0 0 16
Arthur Fitzsimons 16 0 0 0 16
Francis Mulholland 14 0 0 0 14
Joe Birbeck 11 0 2 0 13
Joe Rayment 13 0 0 0 13
Jimmy Gordon 11 0 0 0 11
Bill Harris 9 0 0 0 9
Jimmy Hartnett 9 0 0 0 9
Billy Watkin 9 0 0 0 9
Gordon Hepple 8 0 0 0 8
Bill Edwards 7 0 0 0 7
Seamus O'Connell 3 0 2 0 5
John McMurray 2 0 0 0 2
Ray Barnard 1 0 0 0 1
John Robinson 1 0 0 0 1
Ollie Norris 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (7)

24/02/54 West Bromwich Albion Home Division One Drawn 1 1 Info
27/02/54 Sheffield United Away Division One Drawn 2 2 Info
06/03/54 Chelsea Home Division One Drawn 3 3 Info
13/03/54 Blackpool Away Division One Drawn 0 0 Info
20/03/54 Portsmouth Home Division One Drawn 2 2 Info
27/03/54 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away Division One Won 4 2 Info
03/04/54 Aston Villa Home Division One Won 2 1 Info