1952 steel strike, Strike, Changing  Tactics
The employers responded by attempting to make the union shop the major strike issue. The six largest employers first bolstered the resistance of the other manufacturers by declaring that the strike would be a long and arduous one. The steel companies then changed the strategy of their public relations campaign, emphasizing the union's proposal for a union shop. Those changes in strategy reinforced the decision of the smaller producers to refuse to sign a contract on the union's terms. On July 3, all holdout employers signed a "no union shop" pledge. Union president Philip Murray was forced onto the employer's ground to defend the union shop, which the organization had sought for more than 15 years.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Changing  Tactics
The next day, the union shifted its strategy as well. Fairless' November 1951 public announcement that the employers would not bargain unless they were guaranteed a price increase was a clear unfair labor practice (ULP), but the union had never filed a ULP with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Truman declared his belief that the steel companies were engaged in "a conspiracy against the public interest." The United Steelworkers finally filed ULP charges with the NLRB, and they threatened as well to file an antitrust suit in federal court against the six biggest steelmakers.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Changing  Tactics
Those legal strategies held significant risks for the employers and led to a new round of negotiations. Secret talks were held in Pittsburgh on July 10. Agreement was reached once more on almost all economic and noneconomic issues except for the union shop. Although the talks ended without an agreement, most observers felt the parties were close to a settlement. Something was needed to push the parties toward an agreement.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Changing  Tactics
White House chief of staff John Steelman demanded on July 14 for the parties to continue to meet, and they did so. The talks collapsed again July 16 later over the union shop.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
Firstly, small steelmakers once more began breaking ranks. The union settled another contract with a small steel manufacturer on July 17. Several other agreements seemed near, leading the larger companies to fear that they were losing the battle for employer sentiment.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
Secondly, the Office of Price Stabilization agreed to a new, higher price increase to steel mills for $5.60 a ton. Putnam offered the steelmakers the new price on July 15 but made it conditional on a swift conclusion to the strike. The price increase worsened the position of the six largest employers, as opposed to the smaller manufacturers.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
Third, Truman let it be known that he considered nationalizing the steel mills under Section 18 of the Selective Service Act. Truman made the decision to invoke Section 18 in mid-June. To overcome the legal objections to the Act's use that had been raised in early April, the government began placing direct orders for steel on June 12. On July 19, The New York Times reported that Truman was expected to invoke Section 18 within a week. The threat of another government takeover of the steel mills, this time on solid legal ground, with adequate preparation by the government, and with the appearance of even-handedness (steelworkers would be drafted and ordered to work in the mills), brought the manufacturers to the bargaining table again.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
Negotiations resumed in Pittsburgh the day after the newspaper report. The talks broke down a day later. Sensing weakness on the management side, the union's executive board voted to reject all previously-agreed tentative contract terms. Desperate employers made a dramatic personal appearance before the Steelworkers' executive board and asked the union to drop its demand for the union shop and signoff on the tentative contract terms, but the union refused.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
By now, the strike had severely affected the nation. Half-a-million workers were laid off, as companies lacked enough steel to keep plants running. The number of railroad cars loaded in the week ending July 7, 1952 was the lowest since records had been kept, and many railroads began to suffer financial difficulty. California growers faced a loss of $200 million because there was not enough tin to make cans for their crops. On July 22, the US Army shut down its largest shellmaking plant due to a lack of steel.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
The shutdown of the Army facility was the last straw for Truman. On the evening of July 23, he ordered the steelmakers and the union to meet in the White House the following day and settle the strike. At 10:00 a.m. on July 24, Murray and Fairless were ushered into the Oval Office. Truman informed the two men of top-secret statistics that showed the US war effort in Korea was being crippled. The President then told Fairless: "You can settle this thing, Ben, and you've got to settle it.


1952 steel strike, Strike, Weaker employers
I want it settled by tomorrow morning, or I will have some things to say that you won't like to hear, and I will have to do some things you won't like." Fairless started in surprise. Truman then turned to Murray and said, "Phil, you've got to settle this thing too. Now go in there in the Cabinet room, and I want you to come out with a settlement." Both men adjourned to the Cabinet Room. At 4:45 p.m., Fairless and Murray told Truman that they had reached an agreement. Steelman witnessed its signing.


1952 steel strike, Outcome
The strike was settled on essentially the same terms offered to the employers at the start of the strike. Workers received a 16-cents-an-hour wage increase, and a 6-cents-an-hour increase in fringe benefits. The wage and benefit package was a penny lower than the WSB had recommended but was markedly higher than anything the employers had publicly offered. The workers also won a version of the union shop in  which new employees were required to join the union but could resign between the 15th and the 30th day of employment, which few were expected to do.


1952 steel strike, Outcome
The strike led to significant economic costs. The loss of economic output was estimated at $4 billion (equivalent to approximately $38,511,278,195 in 2019 dollars), 1.5 million people were pushed into unemployment before full steel production resumed, and the Federal Reserve estimated that industrial output dropped to 1949 levels. More than 19 million tons of steel were lost, roughly 90 percent of all steel production for a two-month period.


1952 steel strike, Outcome
Nearly four fifths of the nation's small defense contractors were forced to close, and officials observed that several thousand small- and medium-sized businesses would close or run on a part-time basis until steel production resumed (it would take three weeks before furnaces could be cleaned, relit, and brought into production and four weeks for steel to reach manufacturers).


1952 steel strike, Outcome
The strike led Congress to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of its labor dispute resolution powers. President Truman struggled to reconstitute the Board in his remaining five months in office. The Board never resumed full operation, and it was abolished by President Eisenhower in March 1953.


1952 steel strike, Outcome
Murray and the leaders of the union considered the strike to be a significant win. The union had avoided the imposition of a Taft–Hartley injunction, Truman had gone to significant lengths to protect the union, and the union shop was won for the first time in the steel industry.


1952 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and KR won the championship. ÍA's Ríkharður Jónsson was the top scorer with 6 goals.


1952 Úrvalsdeild karla
The 1952 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 1st season of the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on April 21, 1952 and ended on April 29, 1952. ÍKF won the inaugural title by posting the best record in the league. The ÍKF team had the advantage of its close proximity with the Naval Air Station Keflavik and therefore could regularly play competitive games with American players who had high school and college experience. They were furthermore coached by two American naval personnel, Gene Crowley and John Wahl. During the tournament, ÍKF won all four of its games with an average of 10.8 points.


1952 Úrvalsdeild karla, Competition format
The participating teams played each other once for a total of 4 games. The top team won the national championship.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament
The 1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The tournament was won by Joe Davis who won all of 8 matches. He finished ahead of Jackie Rea who won 5 matches. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Format
The 1952/53 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 8 September 1952 to 17 January 1953. All matches were played at Leicester Square Hall in London. There were 9 competitors and a total of 36 matches. The competitors were Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, John Barrie, Albert Brown, Alec Brown, John Pulman, Jackie Rea and Sidney Smith. Jackie Read had won the qualifying event. Each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Format
Each match was separately handicapped. Joe Davis played level with Fred Davis and gave Walter Donaldson 10, Albert Brown and John Pulman 14, Sidney Smith 17, John Barrie and Alec Brown 18 and Jackie Rea 21. Fred Davis gave Walter Donaldson, Albert Brown and Sidney Smith 7, Alec Brown 12, John Pulman 14, John Barrie 18 and Jackie Rea 21. Walter Donaldson played level with Sidney Smith and gave Albert Brown 7, Alec Brown and John Pulman 10, John Barrie 12 and Jackie Rea 18.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Format
Sidney Smith played level with Albert Brown and John Pulman and gave Alec Brown 10, John Barrie 14 and Jackie Rea 18. Albert Brown gave John Pulman 5, Alec Brown 7, John Barrie 10 and Jackie Rea 16. John Pulman gave John Barrie and Alec Brown 7 and Jackie Rea 14. John Barrie played level with Alec Brown 7 and gave Jackie Rea 12. Alec Brown gave Jackie Rea 14.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Results
Despite giving between 10 and 21 points each frame, Joe Davis won his first seven matches comfortably. Playing level with brother Fred in the last match Joe won 26–11 to finished undefeated. Jackie Rea, who received between 12 and 21 points in all his matches, finished second.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Results
Joe Davis made a break of 122 on 5 December, in his match against John Pulman.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Results
The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW). Albert Brown conceded his two matches scheduled for the week of 13 to 18 October. He played the first day of his match against Jackie Rea, trailing 10–2 but was then ill. Rea played a two-day exhibition match against John Pulman, while Fred Davis played a three-day exhibition match against Rex Williams, In the final table the matches were scored as 19–18 wins.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Qualifying
The qualifying tournament was played from 5 May to 7 June 1952. These matches were also played at Leicester Square Hall in London. As in the main event, each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames. There were 5 competitors: Kingsley Kennerley, Jim Lees, Jackie Rea, Willie Smith and Rex Williams. The qualifying was won by Jackie Rea who advanced to the main event.


1952/1953 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Broadcasting
On 6 December the BBC showed two short, 30 minute, TV programmes of the final day of the match between Joe Davis and John Pulman. The commentators were Raymond Glendenning and  Sidney Smith.


1952/53 NTFL season
The 1952/53 NTFL season was the 32nd season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1952/53 NTFL season
Waratah won their 10th premiership title while defeating the Buffaloes in the grand final by 23 points.


19521 Chaos
19521 Chaos is a cubewano, a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. It is a possible dwarf planet, but is likely not a solid body. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. Its albedo is 0.050+0.030−0.016, making it, with its absolute magnitude (H) of 4.8, 600+140−130 km in diameter. It is named after the primeval state of existence in Greek mythology, from which the first gods appeared.


19521 Chaos, Orbit
19521 Chaos has an orbital period of approximately 309 years. Its orbit is longer, but less eccentric than the orbit of Pluto. 19521 Chaos's orbit is inclined approximately 12° to the ecliptic. Its orbit never crosses the orbit of Neptune. Currently, the closest approach possible to Neptune (MOID) is 12.5 AU (1.87 billion km).


19521 Chaos, Orbit
Chaos is at perihelion around Christmas 2033, coming as close as 40 AUs from Earth. Its brightest magnitude will be 20.8.


19521 Chaos, Physical characteristics
Chaos is a dark object, with an albedo estimated at 5%, implying a diameter of 600 km. It rotates slowly in 3.985 days. According to Brown, it is a likely dwarf planet.


1952–53 1re série season
The 1952–53 1re série season was the 32nd season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Four teams participated in the final tournament, Paris Université Club won their first and only championship.


1952–53 AHL season
The 1952–53 AHL season was the 17th season of the American Hockey League. The league loses two teams, bringing an end to East & West Divisions. The F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy is now awarded to the regular season champions. Seven teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their ninth Oke Trophy, and their sixth Calder Cup.


1952–53 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1952–53 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1952–53 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.


1952–53 Al Ahly SC season
In the 1952–53 season, Al Ahly won the double for the second time after winning it in the 1950–51 season, by winning the league for the fourth time, with only two points ahead of Zamalek, and winning the Egypt Cup after defeating Zamalek in the final 4–1.


1952–53 Al Ahly SC season
The Egyptian Football Association decided this season to play the Cairo League with the youth teams instead of the first team as usual.


1952–53 Al Ahly SC season, League Table
(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1952–53 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the championship.


1952–53 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1952–53 Allsvenskan was the 19th season of the top division of Swedish handball. It was the first season where the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of the league, with Svenska mästerskapet being discontinued after the previous season. 10 teams competed in the league. IFK Kristianstad won the league and claimed their fourth Swedish title. Karlstads BIK and Näsby IF were relegated.


1952–53 Arsenal F.C. season
During the 1952–53 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1952–53 Arsenal F.C. season, Season summary
After finishing third the previous term, Arsenal battled with Preston North End in the 1952/53 season for the title, and ultimately finished level on points; however, Arsenal won the league for the seventh time on goal average, by a margin of 0.099. With Preston having won their final game of the season two days before Arsenal faced Burnley in their final match, it meant Arsenal needed to win to claim the title. Goals from Alex Forbes, Jimmy Logie and Doug Lishman ensured a 3–2 win.


1952–53 Arsenal F.C. season, Season summary
In the FA Cup, Arsenal beat Doncaster Rovers, Bury and Burnley before being knocked out by eventual winners Blackpool in the quarter-finals. The Gunners' biggest win was joint between the cup win over Bury and a league fixture against Derby County; both were won 6–2. Their highest scoring match was a 6–4 triumph at Reading, and their top scorer Doug Lishman, who scored 25 goals in all competitions.


1952–53 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and FK Austria Wien won the championship.


1952–53 Baltimore Bullets season
The 1952-53 NBA season was the Bullets' 6th season in the NBA. The team featured Hall of Fame center Don Barksdale. Their .229 winning percentage is the lowest of any team in the four major North American sports leagues to qualify for the playoffs. The Bullets never again made the playoffs, and the franchise folded midway through the 1954-55 season.


1952–53 Baltimore Bullets season, Playoffs, East Division Semifinals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2-0


1952–53 Baltimore Bullets season, Playoffs, East Division Semifinals
Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2-1)


1952–53 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and R.F.C. de Liège won the championship.


1952–53 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1952–53 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 50th in the Football League and their 22nd in the Second Division. They finished in sixth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1952–53 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the sixth round (quarter-final) after two replays.


1952–53 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Full -back Ken Green was ever-present through the 49-game season, and Peter Murphy was top scorer with 26 goals, of which 20 came in the league.


1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 45th season (42nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.


1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season
They were also the winners of the FA Cup, the only time they have done so to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in the final. Although it subsequently became known as "The Matthews Final", Stan Mortensen, Blackpool's top scorer in all competitions that season, scored a hat-trick in the match. It remained the only such feat achieved in an FA Cup Final held at the original Wembley Stadium.


1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season
Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the ninth consecutive season, with eighteen goals in all competitions. He shared the accolade in the league with Allan Brown. The two scored fifteen goals apiece.


1952–53 Boston Bruins season
The 1952–53 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1952–53 Boston Celtics season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' 7th season in the NBA.


1952–53 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1952–53 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 40th in the club's history.


1952–53 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 16th in Division Three North, and reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup.


1952–53 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1952–53 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. A forgettable season, during which Tommy Lawton was appointed as the club's player-manager, ended with a 17th-place finish.


1952–53 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford's 1952–53 pre-season preparations were thrown into disarray by the departure of secretary-manager Jackie Gibbons in August 1952. In his letter of resignation, Gibbons wrote of having failed to see "eye to eye" with the Brentford board. Long-serving assistant manager Jimmy Bain took over as caretaker until a permanent appointment could be made. 34-year-old forward Les Smith was the club's only signing and returned to Griffin Park after six years with Aston Villa. Half backs Bill Slater and forwards Johnny Paton and Jimmy Bowie were the only departures of note.


1952–53 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had a poor start to the Second Division season and won just five of the opening 20 matches. Four defeats and no wins in a five-match spell in September 1952 led caretaker Bain to break up his settled XI and experiment with moving players into different positions. Want-away captain Ron Greenwood left for First Division club Chelsea in October 1952 and forward Jimmy D'Arcy arrived in part-exchange. The tide began to turn after back to back victories over Barnsley on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Forward Tommy Lawton was announced as Brentford's player-manager on 2 January 1953 and Jimmy Bain reverted to his role as assistant. Lawton was unbeaten in 9 of his first 12 matches, but the team lost confidence after a pair of heavy defeats in March and slumped to a 17th-place finish.


1952–53 British Home Championship
The 1952–53 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations throughout the 1952–53 season. The tournament saw a last minute goal by Lawrie Reilly in the final game at Wembley which salvaged a draw and thus a share in the trophy for Scotland. England were the other winners whilst both Wales and Ireland played well in a very competitive competition.


1952–53 British Home Championship
England began with a draw against a combative Irish team in a game which finished 2–2. The Scots however were able to narrowly beat Wales in Cardiff, taking the lead after the first round. In the second games, Scotland and Ireland played another score draw, keeping both sides tournament hopes alive, albeit behind England, who comprehensively beat Wales in their game. The final matches saw a battling Wales side defeat the Irish in Belfast, ending Ireland's lively hopes for the trophy and gaining some pride in the two points necessary to match Ireland.


1952–53 British Home Championship
England and Scotland played out the final match knowing that the winner would take the trophy, but that a draw would share it between them as goal difference was not yet used to determine position. A very hotly contested game looked to be going England's way until the 90th minute when Reilly's late goal, his second of the game, gave half the trophy to Scotland.


1952–53 British Ice Hockey season
The 1952–53 British Ice Hockey season featured the English National League and Scottish National League.


1952–53 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1952–53 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Malcolm S. Eiken, coaching his seventh season with the Bulls.


1952–53 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1952–53 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the second season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Seven teams participated in the league, and HK Udarnik Sofia won the championship.


1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.


1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.


1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season, Season review, Welsh Cup
After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.


1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1952–53 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1952–53 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.


1952–53 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1952–53 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division A.


1952–53 Chester F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was the 15th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1952–53 Chester F.C. season
It was the club's 15th consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 27th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of two consecutive seasons of finishing in last place in the six team NHL. The Black Hawks had a record of 17–44–9 in 1951–52, missing the playoffs for the sixth straight season. In 1952–53, the Black Hawks qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Montreal Canadiens.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Off-season
In the off-season, the Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs completed a trade which sent Harry Lumley to Toronto for Al Rollins, Cal Gardner and Gus Mortson. Chicago also fired head coach Ebbie Goodfellow, and replaced him with Sid Abel, who would be a player-coach. Abel would name defenceman Bill Gadsby as the new team captain.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Off-season
Chicago also saw a change in ownership, as Arthur Wirtz and James D. Norris took over the struggling and near bankrupt franchise.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks started the season off strong, sitting with a 10–5–3 record in their first 18 games, however, the club would fall into a slump, and went 2–7–5 in their next 14 games to fall to .500. Chicago would continue to hover around the .500 for the rest of the season, battling with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Going into the final weekend of the season, Chicago would earn big wins against the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot, and advance to the playoffs for the first time since 1946. The Hawks finished with club records in wins with 27, and points with 69.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, the team was led by Jim McFadden, who scored a team high 23 goals and 44 points, while newly acquired Cal Gardner earned a club best 24 assists, en route to earning 35 points. Jimmy Peters would join McFadden as the only Hawks with over 20 goals and 40 points, as he scored 22 and 41 respectively. George Gee scored 18 goals and 39 points, while posting a team high 99 penalty minutes. Team captain Bill Gadsby led the defense with 22 points, while fellow blueliner Al Dewsbury scored 5 goals, and finished with 97 penalty minutes.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Al Rollins played in all 70 games, setting a team record with 27 victories, along with a solid 2.50 GAA, and 6 shutouts.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The Black Hawks would face the second place Montreal Canadiens in a best of seven opening round series. The Canadiens finished the year with a 28–23–19 record, earning 75 points, which was six more than the Hawks. The series opened up at the Montreal Forum, and the favored Canadiens won the series opener by a 3–1 score, then took a 2–0 series lead by winning a close second game by a 4–3 score.


1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The series shifted to Chicago for the next two games, and the Black Hawks would respond, winning the third game in overtime to cut the series lead to 2–1, as the team won their first playoff game since 1944. The Hawks evened the series up at 2–2 with a 3–1 win in the fourth game, sending the series back to Montreal. Chicago stunned the Montreal crowd in the fifth game, defeating the Canadiens 4–2 to take a 3–2 series lead. The Canadiens, though, would shut out Chicago 3–0 in the sixth game, setting up a seventh and final game. Montreal would easily win the game, defeating the Black Hawks 4–1, putting an end to a very surprising season for the Black Hawks.


1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Colchester United's eleventh season in their history and their third season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup for the second season running, but were knocked out by Second Division side Rotherham United after a replay. The club struggled in the league, eventually finishing 22nd of 24 teams which would ultimately cost manager Jimmy Allen his job.


1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The season began with a Layer Road crowd of 14,674 witnessing a 0–0 draw with local rivals Ipswich Town, and in the early stages of the campaign, the club remained mid-table. In the FA Cup, Colchester disposed of Weymouth in the first round following a replay, and then Llanelli in the second round, before once again facing Second Division Yorkshire opposition in Rotherham United. After drawing 2–2 at Millmoor and forcing a replay, Colchester lost the Layer Road replay 2–0.


1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In the latter stages of the season, a poor run of just one point from six games saw United slip from 13th-position to 22nd, just one place and two points above the re-election positions. Meanwhile, forward Kevin McCurley had justified manager Jimmy Allen's £750 outlay with a return of 19 goals. However, with Allen's style of play criticised by supporters and his unwillingness to reduce the playing staff as requested by the board saw Allen tender his resignation on 2 May 1953.


1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1952–53 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1952–53 Copa México
The Copa México 1952–53 was the 37th edition of the Copa México; the 10th edition in the professional era.


1952–53 Copa México
The competition started on February 15, 1953, and concluded on May 31, 1953, with the final match that give to the team Puebla the trophy for the second time.


1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo was the 51st staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 1 October 1952 and concluded on 21 June 1953 with the final.


1952–53 Croatian-Slovenian League
The 1952–53 Croatian-Slovenian League season was the first season of the Croatian-Slovenian League (Croatian: Hrvatsko-slovenska liga, Slovene: Slovensko-hrvaška liga), the second level inter-republic association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia.


1952–53 Croatian-Slovenian League, Teams
A total of ten teams contested the league, including six sides from the 1952 Croatian Republic League season and four clubs from the 1952 Slovenian Republic League season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 18 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for draws.


1952–53 Cypriot Cup
The 1952–53 Cypriot Cup was the 16th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 14 clubs entered the competition. It began on 10 January 1953 with the first round and concluded on 19 April 1953 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. EPA Larnaca FC won their 4th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Çetinkaya Türk 2–1 in the final.


1952–53 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1952–53 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division and six teams of the Cypriot Second Division.


1952–53 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of four knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay match.


1952–53 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
1Anorthosis Famagusta not show to the replay match due to violent behavior of the first game


1952–53 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1952–53 season.


1952–53 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and AEL Limassol won the championship.


1952–53 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1952–53 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 10th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 21 teams participated in the league, and TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo won the championship.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga
The 1952–53 DDR-Oberliga was the fourth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by seventeen teams, two less than in the previous season, and Dynamo Dresden won the championship after winning a necessary decider against BSG Wismut Aue 3–2 after extra time. It was the first of eight national championships for Dynamo but it would have to wait until 1970–71 to win its second one.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga
Harry Arlt of BSG Rotation Dresden was the league's top scorer with 26 goals.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga
Two clubs were renamed during the season, both in April 1953. SG Volkspolizei Dresden became SG Dynamo Dresden and SG Motor Gera was renamed to BSG Wismut Gera. SV Vorwärts der HVA Leipzig was first renamed SV Vorwärts der KVP Leipzig. The football team was then relocated to the East Berlin on 12 April 1953, where it continued as SV Vorwärts der KVP Berlin. Before the season SG Union Oberschöneweide had been renamed to BSG Motor Oberschöneweide, with both clubs relegated at the end of season, leaving East German capital without an Oberliga club for the following season.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga
The 1952–53 season saw two of the most successful clubs in the East German championship adopt the name and location they would later be most successful under, police club SG Dynamo Dresden with eight and army club Vorwärts Berlin with six titles, second and third only to BFC Dynamo.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1952–53 season saw two newly promoted clubs, BSG Empor Lauter and BSG Motor Jena. SV Vorwärts der KVP Leipzig was relocated to East Berlin during the season and continued as  SV Vorwärts der KVP Berlin.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1952–53 DDR-Oberliga season was the fifth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Five teams participated in the league, and Chemie Weißwasser won the championship.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off
The championship play-off of the 1952–53 DDR-Oberliga took place on 5 July 1953 at the Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion in East Berlin between Dynamo Dresden and Wismut Aue. The match decided the winner of the 1952–53 DDR-Oberliga, the 4th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level football league in East Germany. The match was necessary as both teams finished the season level on points. At the time, the rules stated that if this were to occur, a playoff would be necessary to decide the national champion. With a 3–2 victory after extra time, Dynamo Dresden secured the championship for their 1st national title.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Background
The final stretch of the DDR-Oberliga remained close to the very end. This was partially due to the fact that the last matches were played on a completely unclear schedule. The last four rounds were held between 26 April and 3 June on seven different dates. With four games remaining before the end of the season, five teams were still in contention for the title: Stahl Thale, Rotation Dresden, Motor Zwickau, Wismut Aue, and Dynamo Dresden. On 10 May, Thale were out of the race, having lost their penultimate match 2–1 against Empor Lauter.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Background
Rotation Dresden and Zwickau missed their chance on the final day. Rotation Dresden lost at home 1–2 on 14 May against Rotation Babelsberg, and Zwickau lost 1–2 on 31 May to Vorwärts Berlin. Dynamo Dresden and Wismut Aue had to wait quite a while before their fate was known. After seven winless matches in a row, Dresden finally secured their spot at the top of the table with a 3–1 win against Motor Dessau in their final match on 31 May.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Background
Wismut Aue also went winless in two home in their antepenultimate and penultimate matches against Motor Oberschöneweide (losing 3–4) and Vorwärts Berlin (drawing 2–2), respectively. On 31 May, it was up to Rotation Babelsberg and Wismut Aue to decide how the season would end, as the rest of the teams had finished their matches. Aue were two points behind Dynamo Dresden, and would need a victory against Babelsberg to keep their title chances alive and force a playoff. This was achieved with a decisive 2–0 home win on 3 June.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Background
The play-off took place almost three weeks after the uprising of 17 June 1953. In East Berlin there was a state of exception. Dynamo Dresden decided not to bring along any of their own fans, but Wismut Aue, on the other hand, brought their supporters in several special trains.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Match, Summary
Both teams played in their regular formation, each having played their last league game in the same formation. Dynamo immediately went on the offensive and had a great chance after five minutes through Karl-Heinz Holze, but the right-winger shot the ball too close to the Wismut goalkeeper, who deflected it over the goal. Just a minute later, Dynamo's right-back, Manfred Michael, was more successful. Dynamo received a free kick, 30-metres in front of the Wismut goal. Since goalkeeper Rudolf Schmalfuß did not make a wall, Michael had free shooting range.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Match, Summary
His powerfully-shot ball initially hit goalkeeper Schmalfuß's shoulder, before hitting the bar and finally going into the goal. Immediately after falling behind, Wismut started a counteroffensive. But the attack play of Aue was too inaccurate, and too little was played through the wings. The Dynamo defence, organised by Herbert Schoen, had no problems with Aue, who were constantly pushing forward. Nevertheless, Wismut were able to equalize just before the break. Aue's best player up until then, centre-forward Willy Tröger, received a cross from the outside-left winger Kurt Viertel and was able to overcome Dresden goalkeeper Heinz Klemm with a low shot into the right corner.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Match, Summary
Immediately after the start of the second half, the sheet momentum seemed to turn to the advantage of Wismut Aue. A header from Dresden's Schoen landed to Wismut striker Karl Wolf, who immediately passed to Armin Günther, who was standing free in front of the Dynamo goal. Günther had no trouble whipping the ball past the goalkeeper. After scoring their second goal, Aue's players concentrated on defending their lead. Both midfielders were now defensive, and even the strikers Karl Wolf, Günther, and Viertel withdrew into the defence. Dynamo's players did not succeed at first to overcome this compact stronghold.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Match, Summary
Only Holze put Aue keeper Schmalfuß to the test. In the final quarter of an hour, both coaches substituted on fresh players to the field. For Dresden, Wolfgang Hänel replaced centre-forward Gerhard Hänsicke, and for Aue Alfred Gräfe came on for the left-outside winger Viertel. As surprising as Dynamo Dresden took the lead, the team came equalised three minutes before the end of the second half. Aue's goalkeeper Schmalfuß punched the ball from a corner kick to the feet of Günter Schröter, who put the ball past several Wismut players into the goal.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Match, Summary
In the first half of extra time, neither team was able to get an advantage. As the game progressed, the players began to struggle with stamina. With eight minutes of the game remaining, Dynamo's Holze made the difference. After a one-two pass between Günther Usemann and Kurt Fischer, the ball was played to Johannes Matzen. Matzen crossed the ball right in front of goal, which Holze powerfully shot into the back of the net. This meant game was ultimately decided by the two errors of Wismut keeper Schmalfuß.


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Reactions
Paul Doering, Dynamo coach said, "it was an exciting and substantial game, which technically probably had some shortcomings. I am referring to the fact that both opponents were perfectly equal and therefore had to take more of the combative note into account".


1952–53 DDR-Oberliga championship play-off, Reactions
Karl Dittes, Wismut coach, said "the luckier of two equal teams won".


1952–53 DFB-Pokal
The 1952–53 DFB-Pokal was the 10th season of the annual German football cup competition. The DFB-Pokal was formerly known as Tschammer und Osten Pokal, or Tschammerpokal. It was the first time the cup was held after World War II. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953. In the final Rot-Weiss Essen defeated Alemannia Aachen 2–1.


1952–53 DFB-Pokal
The replay match between Hamborn and St. Pauli was the first football match in Germany covered live by television.


1952–53 Danish 1st Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won the championship.


1952–53 Derby County F.C. season
During the 1952–53 season Derby County competed in the Football League First Division where they finished in 22nd position with 32 points and were relegated to the Second Division along with Stoke City whom Derby beat 2–1 in the penultimate match of the season sending Stoke down.


1952–53 Derby County F.C. season, Final league table, First Division
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points


1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 27th season.


1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1952–53 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their 6 of their home games at Sayre High School, and the other 3 at Curtis Hall Gym, and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).


1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1952–53 men's college basketball season.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was the 69th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League
An uncharacteristic good start to the league campaign saw 5 points taken from the first 3 games, but this form was unable to be maintained and Dumbarton finished in a mid-table 10th place, 16 behind champions Stirling Albion.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, there was a quick exit at the first hurdle with Dumbarton losing to Cowdenbeath.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Despite an unbeaten home record in the League Cup sectional games, with two wins and a draw - three away defeats, including a 1-11 thrashing by Ayr United (matching Dumbarton's heaviest defeat recorded in the 1925-26 season) ensured that Dumbarton finished 3rd of 4, resulting in no further progress in this competition.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
However, silverware was achieved, with a first win in the Stirlingshire Cup, where Dumbarton defeated East Stirling in the final.


1952–53 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton only played one competitive 'reserve' fixture - in the Second XI Cup - but lost in the first round to St Mirren.


1952–53 Dundee F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was the fifty-first season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 7th place.


1952–53 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. For the second consecutive season, Dundee would win the League Cup, with a late Bobby Flavell double giving them a 2–0 win over Kilmarnock and winning them their third major honour. They would not see this success replicated in the Scottish Cup, losing at home against Rangers. The attendance for this game, 43,024, is an all-time attendance record at Dens Park.


1952–53 Dundee F.C. season
At the beginning of the season, Dundee would try out a unique navy-and-white quartered home kit per the request of manager George Anderson, but proved highly unpopular with both players and fans. When Anderson took ill in September 1952 and his assistant Reg Smith took over coaching duties temporarily, the team agreed to switch back to their traditional navy shirt, with the addition of navy stripes on the shorts and red socks.


1952–53 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was the 45th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1952 to 30 June 1953. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.


1952–53 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1952–53 season.


1952–53 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1952–53 Egyptian Premier League
The 1952–53 Egyptian Premier League started in November 1952. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the fourth time in the club's history.


1952–53 Egyptian Premier League, League Table
(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1952–53 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1952–53 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 53rd season in the club's football history. In 1952–53 the club played in the Oberliga Süd, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 8th season in the Oberliga Süd.


1952–53 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning Oberliga Süd for the first time, later losing to Holstein Kiel in the quarter final in the run for the German championship knockout stage.


1952–53 English National League season
The 1952–53 English National League season was the 12th season of the English National League, the top level ice hockey league in England. Six teams participated in the league, and the Streatham Royals won the championship.


1952–53 European Rugby League Championship
This was the thirteenth European Championship and was won for the first time by the Other Nationalities on points difference.


1952–53 Everton F.C. season
During the 1952–53 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


1952–53 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1952–53 FA Cup
The 1952–53 FA Cup was the 72nd season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Blackpool won the competition for the first time, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in the final at Wembley.


1952–53 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1952–53 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds (except Walthamstow Avenue and Leyton who given byes to this round). Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 22 November 1952. Fourteen were drawn and went to replays, with two of these going to second replays.


1952–53 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 December 1952, with Finchley and Crystal Palace competing instead on the 10th. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1952–53 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1953, although two matches were postponed until the mid-week fixtures. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.


1952–53 FA Cup, Fourth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 31 January 1953. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. Two matches then went to a second replay, with the Chelsea–West Bromwich Albion game going to a third replay before it was settled.


1952–53 FA Cup, Fifth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 February 1953. The Blackpool–Southampton game went to a replay.


1952–53 FA Cup, Sixth Round Proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 February 1953. The Birmingham City–Tottenham Hotspur game went to two replays before it was settled.


1952–53 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 21 March 1953. Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers won their ties to meet in the final at Wembley.


1952–53 FA Cup, Final
The 1953 FA Cup Final, known as the "Matthews Final" due to Stanley Matthews' dribbling in the last 30 minutes of the game, was contested by Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley. Blackpool won 4–3, with Stan Mortensen the first player to score a FA Cup Final hat-trick.


1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1952–53 is the 72nd season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are: Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Dartford, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Merthyr Tydfil, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Worcester City, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone and Gorleston


1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1952–53 FA Cup
See 1952–53 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1952–53 FC Basel season
The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the seventh successive season.


1952–53 FC Basel season, Overview
At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.


1952–53 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel played a total of 43 games during this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, four games were in the Swiss Cup and 13 were test games. The test games resulted with seven victories, three were drawn and three ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 27 games, drew 11 and lost five times. In the 43 games they scored 146 goals and conceded 72 goals.


1952–53 FC Basel season, Overview
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Basel won the championship four points clear of Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. Three players were teams joint second best league scorers René Bader, Walter Bannwart and Bielser each scored nine times.


1952–53 FC Basel season, Overview
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.


1952–53 FC Basel season, Players
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1952–53 FK Partizan season
The 1952–53 season was the 7th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1952–53 season.


1952–53 Football League
The 1952–53 season was the 54th completed season of The Football League.


1952–53 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1952–53 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1952–53 Football League, Final league tables
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.


1952–53 Football League, First Division
Arsenal won their second league title of the postwar era, finishing ahead of runners-up Preston North End on goal average - denying their nearest rivals a first league title since they won the first two English Football League titles more than 60 years earlier. Wolverhampton Wanderers bounced back after two disappointing seasons to finish third, three points short of the title. They finished one point ahead of their local rivals West Bromwich Albion. Defending champions Manchester United, in a period of transition as the team captained by Johnny Carey started to make way for a younger generation of players, finished eighth.


1952–53 Football League, First Division
Stoke City and Derby County, who had been among the First Division's leading lights in the first few postwar seasons, went down to the Second Division after several seasons of gradually declining form. Liverpool, the 1947 champions, avoided the drop by just two points.


1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Pistons' fifth season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.


1952–53 French Division 1
Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1952/1953 of the French Association Football League with 48 points.


1952–53 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1953/1954


1952–53 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Toulouse won the championship.


1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1952-53 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 64 clubs divided in eight pools of eight. The two better of each pool, 16 clubs, play la final phase, beginning with the "last 16".


1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship
The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.


1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The 1953 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished fourth.


1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
Le Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Lourdes that defeatedla Pau in the final.


1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship, "Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1952–53 NCAA college basketball season. Harry "Buddy" Jeannette – who had played professional basketball from 1938 to 1950 and had coached the original Baltimore Bullets from 1947 to 1951 – coached the 1952–53 Hoyas in his first season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 13-7 – the most successful team of Jeannette's four-year tenure as head coach – and became the first Georgetown men's basketball team ever to be invited to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), losing to Louisville in the first round of the 1953 NIT.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior guard Lou Gigante became the team's starting point guard this season. He scored in all 20 of the team's games and in double figures in 11 of the last 15 during the Hoyas' drive for a post-season tournament berth; his 17 points against Navy was particularly notable, and his play at point guard brought the Hoyas close to an upset of a 4th-ranked La Salle team led by Tom Gola.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although one of the previous season's top scorers, Barry Sullivan, left school for military service and did not return for this season, the other half of that year's scoring tandem, now-senior center and team captain Bill Bolger, did return. He played in all 20 games and led the team in scoring in 11 of them.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
He had double-figure scoring performances in 18 games, including 29 against Seattle and 26 against Rhode Island back-to-back in the two games of the Boston Arena Tournament in late December 1952 and 17 points against St. Joseph's and 23 against Fordham in big wins later in the year as Georgetown made its push for a postseason tournament bid.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Also starring during the year was senior center Hugh Beins. Beins played in all 20 games and scored in double figures 13 times, with particularly impressive performances against Temple, Virginia, and Fordham and a career-high 23 points against Canisius. He also turned in one of his finest defensive performances against George Washington, holding George Washington star Joe Holup – a 2,000-point, 2,000-rebound player during his collegiate career – to nine points as the Hoyas beat the Colonials in the regular-season finale, Georgetown's only defeat of George Washington during Holup's college years.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The win over Fordham was crucial in convincing the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selection committee to invite Georgetown to the 1953 NIT, the school's first-ever NIT appearance. It was only the second post-season tournament appearance in Georgetown men's basketball history and the first since the 1942–43 team advanced to the final game of the 1943 NCAA Tournament. In the first round of the NIT, the Hoyas met Louisville at Madison Square Garden. Gigante scored 13 points and Bolger had a team-high 20-point performance. But fouls plagued Georgetown during the game; five Hoyas fouled out, and Louisville made 36 of its 52 free throws and won the game 92–79 to knock Georgetown out of the postseason.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Bolger graduated as the leading scorer in Georgetown history at the time, and the second to score 1,000 points – doing it in three seasons when the only other 1,000-point scorer in school history, Tommy O'Keefe, had taken four seasons to hit that mark. Although rebounds were not tracked in college basketball until the 1953–54 season, it was estimated in 1978 that Bolger may have averaged 17 rebounds per game during his collegiate career.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown would not appear in a post-season tournament again until the 1969-70 team played in the 1970 NIT.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings
The 1952–53 squad was ranked 20th in the Associated Press Poll on January 13, 1953. Although only ranked for a week, it was the first team in Georgetown men's basketball history to be ranked in the poll. No Georgetown men's team would be ranked in the AP Poll again until the 1977-78 season.


1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings
The 1952–53 team was not ranked in the Coaches' Poll at any time.


1952–53 Greek Football Cup
The 1952–53 Greek Football Cup was the 11th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 17 May 1953. The match was contested by Olympiacos and AEK Athens, with Olympiacos winning by 3–2.


1952–53 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 11th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.


1952–53 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1952–53 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1952–53 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1952–53 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1952–53 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1952–53 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 42nd since its establishment.


1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1952–53 campaign was Town's first season back in the 2nd Division since the 1919–20 season. Under the leadership of Andy Beattie, Town returned to the top flight at the first attempt. They finished in 2nd place behind Sheffield United by 2 points, with 58 points. The main reasons for Town's success during the season were the 45 goals between Jimmy Glazzard and Vic Metcalfe. Also, 7 of Town's players (Jack Wheeler, Ron Staniforth, Laurie Kelly, Bill McGarry, Don McEvoy, Len Quested and Vic Metcalfe) played every game in the season, while Jimmy Glazzard missed just the last game of the season.


1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Andy Beattie's first full season in charge of the Terriers had one simple objective – return Town to the top flight as soon as possible. The start of the season saw Town go on a 10-match unbeaten run, abruptly ended by a defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in early October. This was then followed by 5 consecutive wins, followed swiftly by 2 consecutive losses to Leicester City and West Ham United. Town's form continued to improve with Town only losing 5 more matches between December and the end of the season on 1 May.


1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The main reason for Town's success was their defence which remained unchanged all season. The 6-man defence of Jack Wheeler in goal, protected by Ron Staniforth, Laurie Kelly, Bill McGarry, Don McEvoy and Len Quested only let in 33 league goals all season, 22 less than champions Sheffield United. Vic Metcalfe played every game as well, while 30-goal Jimmy Glazzard just missed the final game against Plymouth Argyle. His replacement, Roy Shiner, scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win, which cemented Town's second-place finish and guaranteed their return to Division 1 after one season out.


1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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1952–53 IHL season
The 1952–53 IHL season was the eighth season of the International Hockey League (IHL), a North American minor professional ice hockey league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Cincinnati Mohawks won the Turner Cup.


1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1952–53 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 15–12 overall and 8–8 in conference play. Late in the season, Idaho handed the third-ranked and Final Four-bound Washington Huskies their sole conference loss.


1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.


1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Under the leadership of Harry Combes and coming off consecutive third-place finishes in the NCAA Tournament, the Fighting Illini men's basketball program had become one of the most powerful in the nation. The 1952-53 team returned one of the most dominant players in the NCAA, Johnny Kerr. It also returned United Press honorable mention all-American guards Irv Bemoras and Jim Bredar.


1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Unfortunately the Illini would lose 4 conference games during the Big Ten season which would give them a second-place finish. Three of the four losses came at the hands of ranked opponents. The starting lineup included captain Jim Bredar and Irving Bemoras at guard, Clive Follmer and Max Hooper at the forward slot with Robert Peterson and, future hall of famer Johnny "Red" Kerr at the center position. The team also included former University of Minnesota head coach Jim Dutcher.


1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th year. A member of the Big Ten Conference, they played home games on campus in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana.


1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–3 and a conference record of 17–1, first in the standings. As Big Ten champion, Indiana was invited the 22-team NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the championship game in Kansas City. IU beat defending champion Kansas by a point for their second national title.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
In the 1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball season, the Sycamores were led by coach John Longfellow, NAIB All-American Dick Atha and All-Indiana Collegiate Conference players Roger Adkins, Cliff Murray and Sam Richardson. They participated in their 8th NAIA Tourney. The Sycamores finished as the National Third Place team, with their victory over East Texas State and finished with a record of 23–8. This season represented Indiana State's 5th NAIA Final Four and its 1st National Third Place finish.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Regular season
During the 1952–53 season, Indiana State finished the regular season to finish 17–7, 6–4 in the Indiana Collegiate Conference; they won by an average of 14 points per game, and set a new school scoring record, (2,321 points). They broke the 100-point mark twice; scoring 106 points (vs. Kansas Wesleyan in the Midwest Tournament) and 101 vs. Manchester (IN) They averaged 89 points a game WITHOUT the 3-point shot! They finished the season at 23-8; the fourth highest win total in school history to that point.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Regular season
Coach John Longfellow's fifth team raced out of the gate, opening the season with 8 consecutive wins. They began conference play with a record of 8-1, the sole loss coming in the mid-season Mid-Western Tournament to Indiana Central. They placed 2nd in the Indiana Collegiate Conference title race and won the NAIA District 21 tourney, qualifying for the NAIA National Tournament.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
In 1953, Longfellow's fifth basketball team finished second in the Indiana Collegiate Conference title, won the NAIA District 21 title and received an invitation to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) National Tournament in Kansas City; this was Longfellow's fourth trip to the National Tournament and the eighth for Indiana State.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
In Kansas City, the stormed into the National Quarterfinals winning their first three games by an average 26 points, scoring 100 or more in each game; they dropped a game to defending champion Southwest Missouri State but rallied for a win over East Texas State to finish 3rd Nationally. Southwest Missouri State would successfully defend their 1952 title; becoming the second time to win consecutive titles.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
Dick Atha received several honors at the end of regular season. He was selected to the NAIA All-American team, the Helms Foundation All-American team and was named 1st team All-Indiana Collegiate Conference. Joining him on the all-conference team was Roger Adkins.


1952–53 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Roster
The Sycamores were led by All-American Atha and Roger Adkins' with 14.9 averages. They were followed by Jim Crockom's 12.7 average. The starting lineup featured two future 1,000 career point scorers; Atha and Richardson. The roster also included a future well-known basketball coach in Indiana high circles, Basil Sfreddo - as the 6th man, Sfreddo would go on to coach the legendary George McGinnis at Indianapolis' George Washington High. Austin "Pete" Pritchett would go on to statewide fame as a girls high school coach, winning 2 IHSAA State Titles and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.


1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season
The 1952-53 NBA season was the Olympians' 4th and final season in the NBA. Leo Barnhorst and Joe Graboski led the team in scoring; while Graborski dominated on the boards.


1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season, Playoffs, West Division Semifinals
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-0


1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season, Playoffs, West Division Semifinals
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2-0)


1952–53 Inter Milan season, Season
The chairman Carlo Masseroni appointed manager Alfredo Foni, who had coached the national team from 1936 to 1942. He set up a revolution, later known as catenaccio referring to the use of play in defence. The goalkeeper Giorgio Ghezzi was covered by Blason, Giacomazzi, Nesti, Giovannini and Neri. Armano became the first winger of Italian football while, in attacking zone, Skoglund acted as a playmaker behind Lorenzi and Nyers, both strikers.


1952–53 Inter Milan season, Season
Inter conceded few goals and at mid-league, the side had 30 points in 17 games. Inter also did not suffer a loss for 19 consecutive weeks. Despite criticized, sometimes, for his defensive trend, Foni celebrated - with 3 games to spare - the win of the Scudetto, for the first time in 13 years since 1940. Having the best defence of the season, Inter resulted to have conceded only 24 goals. Inter won the title collecting 47 points.


1952–53 Inter Milan season, Statistics, Squad statistics
2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 47 points instead 66.


1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
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1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1952-53 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 10–11, 5–7 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


1952–53 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division
The 1952–53 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division was the fifth season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Al-Haris Al-Maliki won their fourth consecutive league title.


1952–53 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1952–53 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.


1952–53 Istanbul Football League
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1952–53 Istanbul Football League
The 1952–53 İstanbul Football League season was the 43rd season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 13th time.


1952–53 Isthmian League
The 1952–53 season was the 38th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1952–53 Isthmian League
At the end of the previous season Tufnell Park Edmonton resigned from the league. Isthmian league expanded up to 15 clubs after Athenian League sides Barking and Bromley were admitted.


1952–53 Isthmian League
Walthamstow Avenue were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title.


1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.


1952–53 La Liga
The 1952–53 La Liga was the 22nd season since its establishment. Barcelona retained the title and achieved their sixth trophy.


1952–53 Lancashire Cup
1952–53 was the fortieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Leigh won the trophy  by beating St. Helens by the score of 22-5. The match was played at Station Road, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 34,785 and receipts were £5,793.


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Background
Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same as last year’s total of 14  The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no “blank” fixture” in the second round. As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1 - First Leg
Involved  7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1 – Second Leg
Involved  7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home. The scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.


1952–53 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Attendance given in official St. Helens archives as 34,541 - data given in Rothmans Rugby Lague Yearbook 1991 as 34,7852 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1952–53 Landsdelsserien
The 1952–53 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1952–53 Landsdelsserien
The league was contested by 54 teams, divided into a total of seven groups from four districts; Østland/Søndre, Østland/Nordre, Sørland/Vestre and Møre/Trøndelag. The two group winners in the Østland districts, Moss and Geithus promoted directly to the 1953–54 Hovedserien. The other five group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top flight. Nordnes and Freidig won the play-offs and were promoted.


1952–53 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Nordnes won 3–2 over Flekkefjord and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1952–53 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Freidig won 1–0 over Langevåg and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1952–53 League Algiers
The 1952–53 League Algiers Football Association season started on September 14, 1952 and ended on June 7, 1953. This is the 31st edition of the championships.


1952–53 League Algiers, Final results, Division Honneur
The Division Honneur is the highest level of League Algiers Football Association, the equivalent of the elite for this league. It consists of twelve clubs who compete in both the title of "Champion of Division Honneur" and that of "Champion of Algiers", since it is the highest degree.


1952–53 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne won the championship.


1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and ended their season seventeenth in the table and were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.


1952–53 Luxembourg National Division
The 1952–53 Luxembourg National Division was the 39th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1952–53 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Progrès Niedercorn won the championship.


1952–53 MJHL season, League notes
The Winnipeg Black Hawks change their name to the Winnipeg Barons.


1952–53 Maltese Premier League
The 1952–53 Maltese First Division was the 38th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1952–53 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Manchester United's 51st season in the Football League, and their eighth consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1952–53 Manchester United F.C. season
The regeneration of squad continued as younger players continued to take the place of the players who had been in the 1948 FA Cup winning team and the previous season's title campaign. Making their senior debuts this season were teenagers Duncan Edwards, a half-back from Dudley, and Doncaster-born winger David Pegg. Also joining the ranks was 21-year-old centre-forward Tommy Taylor from Barnsley for a club record fee of £29,999 in April 1953, a month before Edwards made his debut.


1952–53 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1952–53 season was Mansfield Town's 15th season in the Football League and tenth season in the Third Division North, they finished in 18th position with 46 points.


1952–53 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1952–53 season.


1952–53 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 12 teams, and Tampico won the championship.


1952–53 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1952-53 Segunda División de México season was the third tournament in this competition. Initially it counted with the participation of 13 teams, however, after Match 20 Cuautla was disqualified due to undue alignment and other irregularities. Toluca was the winner.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1952–53 season. The team finished the season in a tie for ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 6–16 and 3–15 against conference opponents.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
William Perigo was in his first year as the team's head coach. Paul Groffsky was the team's leading scorer with 301 points in 22 games for an average of 13.6 points per game. Doug Lawrence was the team captain.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its ninth year under head coach Vic Heyliger, the team compiled a 17–7–0 record, outscored opponents 139 to 71, and won the 1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The season was the third consecutive, and the fourth overall under Vic Heyliger, in which the Michigan hockey team won the NCAA championship. The team also finished the regular season in at tie with Minnesota as the co-champion of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Team captain John Matchefts, a senior from Eveleth, Minnesota, was the leading scorer with 48 points on 18 goals and 30 assists. Michigan left wing Johnny McKennell, a senior from Toronto, was suspended for the remainder of the season after he allegedly punched referee Milo Yalich in Denver, Colorado, following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Denver Pioneers on December 23, 1952. McKennell was accused of slugging Yalich three times while disputing Denver's game-winning overtime goal.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Athletic director Fritz Crisler announced the suspension after receiving a notarized report from the president of the Rocky Mountain Hockey Officials Association in early January 1953. McKennell denied hitting the referee and claimed that he was the victim of a plot by Colorado College coach Cheddy Thompson to "get even" with Michigan coach Vic Heyliger. Heyliger opined that the suspension was too severe, noting that McKennell had no prior disciplinary action in three years and the evidence was conflicting as to whether McKennell even hit Yalich. Heyliger noted, "This has ruined Johnny's whole college career."


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Right winger Earl Keyes, who served as captain of the 1951–52 Michigan hockey team, graduated in January 1953 and played his final game for the Wolverines on January 17, 1953. At the time, The Michigan Daily called Keyes "[o]ne of the best players in Michigan hockey history" and praised him for his versatility. Keyes played at the center position for two-and-a-half years, moved to right wing in 1952, appeared in several games as a defensemen, and even played at the goalie position for two games. In two games at goalie, he had 49 saves in back-to-back victories over Michigan Tech during the 1950-51 season.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Earl Keyes, Alex MacLellan, John Matchefts and John McKennell are the only men's ice hockey players in NCAA history to win three national titles. Additionally, they are among the only players to play in a national championship game each season in which they had eligibility (3 seasons for players prior to 1969, 4 seasons for players after 1969).


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
In the  1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Michigan and Minnesota were invited to represent the west, and Boston University and Rensselaer Polytechnic were invited to represent the east. In the first round, the Wolverines defeated the Boston University Terriers by a 14-2 score.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
In the championship game, Michigan faced Minnesota before a capacity crowd of 2,700 at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Michigan and Minnesota had played four games in the regular season, with Minnesota winning three of the four contests. In mid-February, the Golden Gophers had swept a two-game series in Minneapolis by scores of 5-2 and 4-0.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
Minnesota led 2-1 at the end of the first period of the championship game. Jim Haas gave Michigan a 1-0 lead with a goal at the 5:48 mark of the opening period (assist by Alex MacLellan), but Minnesota took the lead on goals by Dick Meredith and Dick Dougherty. In the second period, Michigan scored two goals to take a 3-2 lead.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
Doug Philpott scored at the 6:15 mark (with an assist by Reg Shave) to tie the score at 2-2, and Doug Mullen put Michigan in the lead with a goal at the 11:08 mark (with assists by George Chin and Pat Cooney). Michigan added three goals in the first ten minutes of the third period to extend the lead to 6-2. John Matchefts scored an unassisted power play goal at 3:38 of the third period; Jim Haas added an unassisted goal at the 7:17 mark; and Doug Philpott scored on a power play at 9:14 with an assist from Haas.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
Minnesota scored on a goal by Yackel at 10:42, and Matchefts closed out the scoring with an empty net goal with 11 second left in the game (assist by Philpott). With four goals in the third period, Michigan won its third consecutive NCAA championship, defeating the Golden Gophers by a 7-3 score.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1953 NCAA Tournament
Alex McLellan and John Matchefts were chosen for the first-team All-Tournament Team. Matchefts was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament.


1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Roster and scoring statistics
Albert P. Pickus, a senior from Sioux City, Iowa, was awarded the Manager's "M" for his service as the team's manager.


1952–53 Milwaukee Hawks season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Hawks' fourth season in the NBA and second season in Milwaukee.


1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season was the fifth season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers continued to be the dominant force in the league as they won the Western Division with a 48–22 record. In the playoffs, the Lakers would sweep the Indianapolis Olympians in 2 straight. In the Western Finals, the Lakers would win the first 2 games at home. Against the Fort Wayne Pistons, the Lakers were pushed to a 5th game. The series returned to Minneapolis, where the Lakers won the 5th game 74–58. In the Finals, the Lakers vanquished the New York Knickerbockers for their 2nd straight Championship, and 4th Championship overall in the franchise's first five seasons in the NBA.


1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1952–53 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 44th season of play. The Canadiens placed second in the regular season, defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in the semi-final and the Boston Bruins in the final to win the club's seventh Stanley Cup championship.


1952–53 NBA season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.


1952–53 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1952–53 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings
The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1952, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 18, 1953, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their second NCAA national championship with a 69–68 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.


1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season, Rule changes
Teams must take a free throw after a foul, as had been the practice through the 1938–39 season. Previously, under a rule that had been in effect since the 1939–40 season, a team could waive its free throw and instead take the ball at mid-court after a foul.


1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1952 and concluded with the 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1953, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 6th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 58th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1952–53 NHL season
The 1952–53 NHL season was the 36th season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Boston Bruins four games to one in the final series.


1952–53 NHL season, League business
The NHL almost had a seventh franchise, as the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League applied for a franchise. They were accepted with the proviso that they deposit $425,000 to show good faith, and prove they had sufficient working capital to consort with the other NHL teams. They could not come up with the working capital and transfer of applicants stock to Cleveland residents. As a result, the Barons were told to apply at a later date.


1952–53 NHL season, League business
A big deal was made between Toronto and Chicago as the Maple Leafs shipped Al Rollins, Gus Mortson, and Cal Gardner for goaltender Harry Lumley.


1952–53 NHL season, League business
What was rumoured became fact in September when Arthur M. Wirtz and James D. Norris became the new owners of the near bankrupt Chicago Black Hawks.


1952–53 NHL season, League business
James E. Norris, owner of the Detroit Red Wings since 1932 and father of James D. Norris, Chicago owner, died of a heart attack on December 4, 1952, and his daughter Marguerite became the owner. She became the first female owner of an NHL franchise since Ida Querrie owned the Toronto St. Patricks in 1923 when her husband Charlie transferred his stock in the team to her to avoid paying Eddie Livingstone any money in Livingstone's lawsuit against him.


1952–53 NHL season, League business
NHL on-ice officials changed to orange-coloured uniforms in March 1953. The officials had worn cream-coloured uniforms which were not distinguishable from some team's home-ice uniforms.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season
For the fifth straight season, the Detroit Red Wings lead the league in points. Gordie Howe won the Hart Trophy over Al Rollins, but on the strength of Rollins' goaltending, Chicago made the playoffs for the first time since 1946.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season
The first television broadcast in Canada of an NHL game occurred on October 11, 1952. It was a French language broadcast of a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings with the Canadiens winning 2–1. The French language telecast was produced by 24-year-old Gerald Renaud. On November 1, the first English language broadcast aired, with Foster Hewitt calling the action, starting in the second period because Conn Smythe was concerned that it would cut into the crowds at the arena. Smythe, the Leafs' managing director, sold the Leafs' television rights for a paltry $100 per game.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Gump Worsley made his NHL debut October 9, 1952, in goal for the New York Rangers at the Detroit Olympia and lost 5–3, as Ted Lindsay scored in a tip-in on the power play for Worsley's first goal against him. The Production line scored 3 goals that night as Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe also had goals. Marty Pavelich scored what proved to be the winning goal.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
On November 8, 14,562 fans were in attendance at the Montreal Forum when the Canadiens beat Chicago 6–4. Elmer Lach scored his 200th career goal. Fifty seconds later, after Emile "Butch" Bouchard fed him the puck, Rocket Richard rifled a puck past Al Rollins for his 325th goal, breaking Nels Stewart's record for career goals. It was ten years to the day since Richard had scored his first NHL goal. "Old Poison" sent the following telegram: "Congratulations on breaking record. Hope you will hold it for many seasons. Best of luck to you and rest of team."


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
When Terry Sawchuk was injured in practice, the Red Wings brought up Glenn Hall and he made his NHL debut on December 27 and played well in a 2–2 tie with Montreal. Hall then picked up his first career shutout January 7, blanking Boston 4–0.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Red Wings General Manager Jack Adams got into some trouble on January 18 when, after a 3–2 loss to Montreal, he entered the officials room and argued with referee Red Storey. Dick Irvin, coach of Montreal, was very upset over this and NHL president Clarence Campbell agreed, fining Adams $500.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Gump Worsley got his first career shutout January 11 when the New York Rangers defeated the Canadiens 7–0 in Montreal.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Butch Bouchard Night was held on February 28 and he was presented with a car and a TV set. Detroit spoiled the night with a 4–3 victory.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
There was consternation in Toronto when Max Bentley suddenly vanished and was reported back at his home in Delisle, Saskatchewan. Conn Smythe convinced him to return and he did, playing the remaining games of the schedule.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Ted Lindsay scored 4 goals on March 2 as Detroit pummeled Boston by a score of 10–2.


1952–53 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Gordie Howe scored 49 goals to nearly tie Rocket Richard's record. Howe was held off the scoresheet in the final game of the season by Richard's Canadiens. Howe set a new points record for the season with 95 points and won the Art Ross and Hart trophies.


1952–53 NHL season, Playoffs
In a major upset, first-place Detroit was defeated in the semifinal by the Boston Bruins in six games. In the other semifinal, the fourth-place Chicago Black Hawks, making their first playoff appearance in seven years, took a 3–2 series lead after losing the first two games to the second-place Montreal Canadiens, but could not finish the job, losing in seven games.


1952–53 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
In the Finals, the Bruins could not continue their winning ways, and lost to Montreal in five games.


1952–53 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
After the Finals, the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League applied to play a Stanley Cup challenge. The NHL governors turned down the challenge, stating that the Cleveland club operated in a league of lower standing.