| Arsenal 1952-53 | 23-Aug | 27-Aug | 30-Aug | 03-Sep | 06-Sep | 10-Sep | 13-Sep | 17-Sep | 20-Sep | 27-Sep | 04-Oct | 11-Oct | 25-Oct | 01-Nov | 08-Nov | 15-Nov | 22-Nov | 29-Nov | 13-Dec | 20-Dec | 25-Dec | 03-Jan | 17-Jan | 24-Jan | 07-Feb | 18-Feb | 21-Feb | 02-Mar | 07-Mar | 14-Mar | 19-Mar | 21-Mar | 28-Mar | 03-Apr | 04-Apr | 06-Apr | 11-Apr | 15-Apr | 18-Apr | 22-Apr | 25-Apr | 01-May | First Division W/D/L: 21/12/9 | |||||||||
|   | Aston Villa | Manchester United | Sunderland | Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth | Tottenham Hotspur | Derby County | Blackpool | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle United | West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | Liverpool | Manchester City | Stoke City | Burnley | Aston Villa | Bolton Wanderers | Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Charlton Athletic | Tottenham Hotspur | Derby County | Blackpool | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff City | Newcastle United | Preston North End | West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | Chelsea | Liverpool | Chelsea | Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers | Stoke City | Cardiff City | Preston North End | Burnley | N | Goals | ||||||||
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| 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 6-4 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 6-2 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | |||||||||||
| Jack Kelsey | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Swindin | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Platt | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Daniel | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 5 | ||||||||
| Joe Wade | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lionel Smith | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Chenhall | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Dodgin | D | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Forbes | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Mercer | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Shaw | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Don Oakes | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Bowen | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Don Roper | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 14 | ||||||||
| Doug Lishman | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 39 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Logie | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 32 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Goring | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 29 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Milton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 25 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Holton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 21 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freddie Cox | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Marden | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Tom Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1951-52 | 1953-54› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||