League Division One · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday
5–2
Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 at Old Trafford on Friday 25th December 1953 in the League Division One. Tommy Taylor (??', ??', ??'), Dennis Viollet (??') and Jackie Blanchflower (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Tommy Taylor
- — Tommy Taylor
- — Tommy Taylor
- — Dennis Viollet
- — Jackie Blanchflower
- — Eddie Gannon
- — Dennis Woodhead
- Full Time 5–2
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eric Taylor
Sheffield Wednesday
United vs Sheffield Wednesday History
Meeting 54 of 124
124
Played
54
Won
27
Drawn
43
Lost
200
Goals For
171
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd October 1892. After this match United had played Sheffield Wednesday 54 times: 23W 10D 21L.
26 Feb 1951 W 4–0 D1 8 Nov 1952 D 1–1 D1 28 Mar 1953 D 0–0 D1
25 Dec 1953 W 5–2 This match
26 Dec 1953 W 1–0 D1 23 Aug 1954 W 4–2 D1 1 Sep 1954 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 122 | 58 | 63.9 |
| Away | 62 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 78 | 112 | 24.2 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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 →