League Division One · Matchday 09

Middlesbrough v Manchester United

1–4

Wednesday 16th September 1953 · Ayresome Park · Att: 23,607

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 4–1 at Ayresome Park on Wednesday 16th September 1953 in the League Division One. Roger Byrne (23'), Tommy Taylor (49', 85') and Jack Rowley (87') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Roger Byrne pen 0–1
35' Lloyd Delapenha pen 1–1
Half Time
49' Tommy Taylor 1–2
85' Tommy Taylor 1–3
87' Jack Rowley 1–4
Full Time 1–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

3 Roger Byrne 23'

8 Tommy Taylor 49', 85'

9 Jack Rowley 87'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Harry McShane

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Walter Rowley

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 60 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 60 times: 28W 10D 22L.

6 Dec 1952 W 3–2 D1 25 Apr 1953 L 0–5 D1 9 Sep 1953 D 2–2 D1

16 Sep 1953 W 4–1 This match

7 Jan 1961 W 3–0 FAC 3 Sep 1969 W 1–0 LC 21 Feb 1970 D 1–1 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →