United Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Hampden Park
9th position was less than United had hoped for, particularly after a good win against Rangers in the League Cup.
A 5-1 defeat by Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Cup was a bad result in a lack lustre season.
High spot in the season was United being at Hampden Park to play Queen’s Park in the 50th anniversary of that great stadium on 31st October 1953. United at least won that match by 4-2.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
8/8/53 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
League Cup |
2-1 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
12/8/53 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
League Cup |
4-1 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
15/8/53 |
Queens Park |
A |
League Cup |
0-0 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
22/8/53 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
League Cup |
2-4 |
|
No |
|
|
26/8/53 |
Albion Rovers |
H |
League Cup |
3-0 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
29/8/53 |
Queens Park |
H |
League Cup |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/9/53 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
B’ Division |
4-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/9/53 |
Rangers |
A |
League Cup Quarter Final – 1st Leg |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/9/53 |
Rangers |
H |
League Cup Quarter Final – 2nd Leg |
3-2 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
19/9/53 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
B’ Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/9/53 |
Motherwell |
A |
B’ Division |
4-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/10/53 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
B’ Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/10/53 |
Dumbarton |
A |
B’ Division |
1-3 |
|
No |
|
|
17/10/53 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
B’ Division |
3-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/10/53 |
Aberdeen |
H |
Friendly |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
31/10/53 |
Queens Park |
A |
B’ Division |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
7/11/53 |
Forfar Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
14/11/53 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
21/11/53 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
B’ Division |
2-4 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
28/11/53 |
Dundee United |
H |
B’ Division |
2-1 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
5/12/53 |
Morton |
H |
B’ Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/12/53 |
Alloa Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/12/53 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
B’ Division |
2-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/12/53 |
Arbroath |
H |
B’ Division |
3-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/1/54 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
B’ Division |
3-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/1/54 |
Motherwell |
H |
B’ Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/1/54 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
No |
|
|
16/1/54 |
Dumbarton |
H |
B’ Division |
0-0 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
23/1/54 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
B’ Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
30/1/54 |
Arbroath |
A |
B’ Division |
0-1 |
|
No |
|
|
6/2/54 |
Third Lanark |
H |
B’ Division |
0-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/2/54 |
Berwick Rangers |
A |
Scottish Cup 2nd Rnd |
1-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/2/54 |
Queens Park |
H |
B’ Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/2/54 |
Forfar Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
1-0 |
|
No |
|
|
10/3/54 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
0-0 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
17/3/54 |
Albion Rovers |
H |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
20/3/54 |
Dundee United |
A |
B’ Division |
0-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/3/54 |
Morton |
A |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/4/54 |
Alloa Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
2-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/4/54 |
Clyde |
H |
Friendly |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
21/4/54 |
Third Lanark |
A |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
28/4/54 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Ayrshire Cup Final – 1st Leg |
1-2 |
|
No |
|
|
1/5/54 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Final – 2nd Leg |
0-3 |
|
No |
|
|
Division ‘B’ |
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GA |
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|
1953/54 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Motherwell |
30 |
|
11 |
2 |
2 |
63 |
20 |
|
10 |
1 |
4 |
46 |
23 |
|
21 |
3 |
6 |
109 |
43 |
|
45 |
2.5 |
|
2 |
Kilmarnock |
30 |
|
11 |
2 |
2 |
45 |
17 |
|
8 |
2 |
5 |
26 |
22 |
|
19 |
4 |
7 |
71 |
39 |
|
42 |
1.8 |
|
3 |
Third Lanark |
30 |
|
7 |
5 |
3 |
43 |
24 |
|
6 |
5 |
4 |
35 |
24 |
|
13 |
10 |
7 |
78 |
48 |
|
36 |
1.6 |
|
4 |
Stenhousemuir |
30 |
|
10 |
3 |
2 |
44 |
22 |
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
36 |
|
14 |
8 |
8 |
66 |
58 |
|
36 |
1.1 |
|
5 |
Morton |
30 |
|
7 |
3 |
5 |
47 |
32 |
|
8 |
0 |
7 |
38 |
33 |
|
15 |
3 |
12 |
85 |
65 |
|
33 |
1.3 |
|
6 |
St. Johnstone |
30 |
|
8 |
3 |
4 |
47 |
24 |
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
33 |
47 |
|
14 |
3 |
13 |
80 |
71 |
|
31 |
1.1 |
|
7 |
Albion Rovers |
30 |
|
9 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
23 |
|
3 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
40 |
|
12 |
7 |
11 |
55 |
63 |
|
31 |
0.9 |
|
8 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
30 |
|
9 |
2 |
4 |
30 |
23 |
|
2 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
34 |
|
11 |
9 |
10 |
48 |
57 |
|
31 |
0.8 |
|
9 |
Ayr United |
30 |
|
6 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
26 |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
26 |
30 |
|
11 |
8 |
11 |
50 |
56 |
|
30 |
0.9 |
|
10 |
Queens Park |
30 |
|
7 |
5 |
3 |
45 |
23 |
|
2 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
28 |
|
9 |
9 |
12 |
56 |
51 |
|
27 |
1.1 |
|
11 |
Alloa Athletic |
30 |
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
31 |
31 |
|
3 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
41 |
|
7 |
10 |
13 |
50 |
72 |
|
24 |
0.7 |
|
12 |
Forfar Athletic |
30 |
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
30 |
|
5 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
39 |
|
10 |
4 |
16 |
38 |
69 |
|
24 |
0.6 |
|
13 |
Cowdenbeath |
30 |
|
8 |
3 |
4 |
46 |
29 |
|
1 |
2 |
12 |
21 |
52 |
|
9 |
5 |
16 |
67 |
81 |
|
23 |
0.8 |
|
14 |
Arbroath |
30 |
|
6 |
3 |
6 |
32 |
29 |
|
2 |
4 |
9 |
21 |
38 |
|
8 |
7 |
15 |
53 |
67 |
|
23 |
0.8 |
|
15 |
Dundee United |
30 |
|
6 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
21 |
|
2 |
2 |
11 |
27 |
58 |
|
8 |
6 |
16 |
54 |
79 |
|
22 |
0.7 |
