League Division One · Matchday 42
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
5–0
Manchester United lost 0–5 to Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park on Saturday 25th April 1953 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 35' Wilf Mannion 1–0
- 42' Wilf Mannion 2–0
- Half Time
- 47' Lloyd Delepenha 3–0
- 75' John Spuhler 4–0
- 81' Arthur Fitzsimmons 5–0
- Full Time 5–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Walter Rowley
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 58 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
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 58 times: 27W 9D 22L.
22 Aug 1951 W 4–2 D1 29 Aug 1951 W 4–1 D1 6 Dec 1952 W 3–2 D1
25 Apr 1953 L 0–5 This match
9 Sep 1953 D 2–2 D1 16 Sep 1953 W 4–1 D1 7 Jan 1961 W 3–0 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 |
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 →