Manchester United v Burnley 1953 – 1950s Man Utd Programmes

Here we have a genuine football programme for Manchester United v Burnley, dated Saturday 3 October 1953. Burnley came out on top in this First Division game, which ended Manchester United 1-2 Burnley.

This is a Manchester United football programme from the Matt Busby era. Man Utd's goals came from Pearson in front of a crowd of 37,696 at Old Trafford.

Competition	First Division (1953/54)
Result	Manchester United 1-2 Burnley
Man Utd scorers	Pearson
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance	37,696
Man Utd manager	Matt Busby

1953/54 football programme season.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, sc

Did you know?

This was league meeting number 63 between the sides – the previous 62 had produced 29 Manchester United wins, 26 for Burnley and 7 draws.
The return fixture at Burnley later that season finished Burnley 2-0 Manchester United.
Manchester United ended the 1953/54 season 4th in the First Division with 48 points.
Tommy Taylor was Manchester United's top league scorer in 1953/54 with 22 goals.

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