1951–52 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United 1951–52 Matt Busby James W. Gibson (until September 1951) Harold Hardman (from September 1951) First Division 1st FA Cup Third Round Jack Rowley (30) Jack Rowley (30) 54,245 vs Manchester City (19 January 1952) 25,616 vs Huddersfield Town (3 November 1951) 41,374 _white_collar _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _white_collar _bluetop_whitestripe 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF 000000 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 season was Manchester United's 50th season in the Football League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished the season as champions for the first time in 41 years, securing their title on the final day of the season with a 6–1 home win over an Arsenal side who were their last remaining contenders in the race for the title. United were still captained by Johnny Carey, who along with the likes of high scoring forward Jack Rowley had been at the club since before the war and helped them win the FA Cup in 1948, but by this stage most of the players from United's first postwar side were now in their thirties, and Busby was gradually replacing his older stars with younger players from the youth team. He made a club record move for Birmingham City winger Johnny Berry before the start of this title winning season, and also drafted in 22-year-old Roger Byrne from the reserve side to occupy the left wing, with Byrne scoring a host of crucial goals to help United clinch the title. Another young player who made his debut in the season, but did not play enough times to collect a championship medal, was the Belfast born teenager Jackie Blanchflower, who was equally capable as a half-back or inside-forward.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1952.html Manchester United Season 1951/52 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance26 September 1951HapoelH6–0Rowley (2), Pearson (2), Walton, Aston12,00023 February 1952Manchester CityH4–2Pearson (2), Aston, Clempson25,00229 March 1952HibernianH1–1Clempson20,0989 May 1952New Jersey XIN4–0Byrne (2), Berry, Carey9,00011 May 1952Philadelphia All-StarsN4–0Rowley (2), Clempson, Byrne5,00013 May 1952Montreal All-StarsN10–0Rowley (3), Downie (3), Clempson (3), McShane6,40018 May 1952American League XIN5–1Clempson (2), Berry, Rowley, Downie7,15021 May 1952Fall River All-StarsN11–1Rowley (7), Downie (3), Martin (o.g.)3,10225 May 1952StuttgartN5–2Byrne, Clempson, Downie/Rowley, Downie/Byrne, Rowley5,87427 May 1952Chicago All-StarsN6–1Rowley (3), Downie (2), Aston3,5641 June 1952AtlasN2–0Pearson, Byrne (pen.)8 June 1952AtlasN4–3Pearson (3), Byrne12,00012 June 1952Toronto Ulster UnitedN4–2Clempson, Aston, Downie, Pearson10,00014 June 1952Tottenham HotspurN0–125,32115 June 1952Tottenham HotspurN1–2Rowley24,582 First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance18 August 1951West Bromwich AlbionA3–3Rowley (3)27,48622 August 1951MiddlesbroughH4–2Rowley (3), Pearson37,33925 August 1951Newcastle UnitedH2–1Downie, Rowley51,85029 August 1951MiddlesbroughA4–1Pearson (2), Rowley (2)44,2121 September 1951Bolton WanderersA0–152,2395 September 1951Charlton AthleticH3–2Rowley (2), Downie26,7738 September 1951Stoke CityH4–0Rowley (3), Pearson48,66012 September 1951Charlton AthleticA2–2Downie (2)28,80615 September 1951Manchester CityA2–1Berry, McShane52,57122 September 1951Tottenham HotspurA0–270,88229 September 1951Preston North EndH1–2Aston53,4546 October 1951Derby CountyH2–1Berry, Pearson39,76713 October 1951Aston VillaA5–2Pearson (2), Rowley (2), Bond47,79520 October 1951SunderlandH0–140,91527 October 1951Wolverhampton WanderersA2–0Pearson, Rowley46,1673 November 1951Huddersfield TownH1–1Pearson25,61610 November 1951ChelseaA2–4Pearson, Rowley48,96017 November 1951PortsmouthH1–3Downie35,91424 November 1951LiverpoolA0–042,3781 December 1951BlackpoolH3–1Downie (2), Rowley34,1548 December 1951ArsenalA3–1Pearson, Rowley, own goal55,45115 December 1951West Bromwich AlbionH5–1Downie (2), Pearson (2), Berry27,58422 December 1951Newcastle UnitedA2–2Bond, Cockburn45,41425 December 1951FulhamH3–2Berry, Bond, Rowley33,80226 December 1951FulhamA3–3Bond, Pearson, Rowley32,67129 December 1951Bolton WanderersH1–0Pearson53,2055 January 1952Stoke CityA0–036,38919 January 1952Manchester CityH1–1Carey54,24526 January 1952Tottenham HotspurH2–0Pearson, own goal40,8459 February 1952Preston North EndA2–1Aston, Berry38,79216 February 1952Derby CountyA3–0Aston, Pearson, Rowley27,6931 March 1952Aston VillaH1–1Berry38,9108 March 1952SunderlandA2–1Cockburn, Rowley48,07815 March 1952Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0Aston, Clempson45,10922 March 1952Huddersfield TownA2–3Clempson, Pearson30,3165 April 1952PortsmouthA0–125,52211 April 1952BurnleyA1–1Byrne38,90712 April 1952LiverpoolH4–0Byrne (2), Downie, Rowley42,97014 April 1952BurnleyH6–1Byrne (2), Carey, Downie, Pearson, Rowley44,50819 April 1952BlackpoolA2–2Byrne, Rowley29,11821 April 1952ChelseaH3–0Carey, Pearson, own goal37,43626 April 1952ArsenalH6–1Rowley (3), Pearson (2), Byrne53,651 First Division MUN y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance12 January 1952Round 3Hull CityA0–243,517 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Reg Allen33010340GKENG Jack Crompton900090FBENG Roger Byrne24710257FBIRL Johnny Carey38310393FBENG Thomas McNulty24010250FBENG Billy Redman18000180HBNIR Jackie Blanchflower100010HBENG Allenby Chilton42010430HBENG Henry Cockburn38210392HBENG Don Gibson17000170HBENG Mark Jones300030HBENG Billy McGlen200020HBENG Jeff Whitefoot300030FWENG John Aston, Sr.18400184FWENG Johnny Berry36610376FWENG Brian Birch200020FWENG Ernie Bond19410204FWENG Laurie Cassidy100010FWENG Frank Clempson820082FWSCO John Downie3111103211FWSCO Harry McShane12100121FWENG Stan Pearson4122104222FWENG Jack Rowley4030104130FWENG John Walton200020 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United 1952