Manchester United vs Cardiff City - 14 Nov 1953
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| League | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 37 | |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 41 |
| League | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Saturday 14 November 1953 | ||
| League Division One | ||
| Ninian Park (26,844) | ||
| Cardiff C | 1 - 6 | Man Utd |
| Rowley Blanchflower Berry Taylor Viollet Viollet | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Ray Wood Bill Foulkes Roger Byrne Jeff Whitefoot Allenby Chilton Duncan Edwards Johnny Berry Jackie Blanchflower Tommy Taylor Dennis Viollet Jack Rowley | ||
| Managers | ||
| Cyril Spiers | Matt Busby | |
| Ray Wood | 22 | 33 | |
| Bill Foulkes | 21 | 10 | |
| Roger Byrne | 24 | 88 | |
| Jeff Whitefoot | 19 | 31 | |
| Allenby Chilton | 35 | 334 | |
| Duncan Edwards | 17 | 4 | |
| Johnny Berry | 27 | 100 | |
| Jackie Blanchflower | 20 | 5 | |
| Tommy Taylor | 21 | 28 | |
| Dennis Viollet | 20 | 8 | |
| Jack Rowley | 33 | 380 | |
| average age | 24 | - | |
| 1 | Wed 19 Aug 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 2 | Sat 22 Aug 1953 | League Division One | Liverpool | 4 - 4 | MU | Anfield | |
| 3 | Wed 26 Aug 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 4 | Sat 29 Aug 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Wed 2 Sep 1953 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 6 | Sat 5 Sep 1953 | League Division One | Manchester City | 2 - 0 | MU | Maine Road | |
| 7 | Wed 9 Sep 1953 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 12 Sep 1953 | League Division One | Bolton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | MU | Burnden Park | |
| 9 | Wed 16 Sep 1953 | League Division One | Middlesbrough | 1 - 4 | MU | Ayresome Park | |
| 10 | Sat 19 Sep 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Preston North End | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 26 Sep 1953 | League Division One | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 12 | Sat 3 Oct 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Burnley | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sat 10 Oct 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 17 Oct 1953 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 15 | Sat 24 Oct 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 31 Oct 1953 | League Division One | Huddersfield Town | 0 - 0 | MU | Leeds Road | |
| 17 | Sat 7 Nov 1953 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Sat 14 Nov 1953 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 1 - 6 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 19 | Sat 21 Nov 1953 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | Old Trafford | |
| 20 | Sat 28 Nov 1953 | League Division One | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | MU | Fratton Park | |
| 21 | Sat 5 Dec 1953 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Sheffield United | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 12 Dec 1953 | League Division One | Chelsea | 3 - 1 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 23 | Sat 19 Dec 1953 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 1 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Fri 25 Dec 1953 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Old Trafford | |
| 25 | Sat 26 Dec 1953 | League Division One | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 1 | MU | Hillsborough | |
| 26 | Sat 2 Jan 1954 | League Division One | Newcastle United | 1 - 2 | MU | St James' Park | |
| 27 | Sat 9 Jan 1954 | FA Cup | Burnley | 5 - 3 | MU | Turf Moor | |
| 28 | Sat 16 Jan 1954 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Sat 23 Jan 1954 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 5 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Sat 6 Feb 1954 | League Division One | Preston North End | 1 - 3 | MU | Deepdale | |
| 31 | Sat 13 Feb 1954 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Sat 20 Feb 1954 | League Division One | Burnley | 2 - 0 | MU | Turf Moor | |
| 33 | Sat 27 Feb 1954 | League Division One | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | MU | Roker Park | |
| 34 | Sat 6 Mar 1954 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Sat 13 Mar 1954 | League Division One | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 36 | Sat 20 Mar 1954 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Huddersfield Town | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Sat 27 Mar 1954 | League Division One | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | MU | Highbury | |
| 38 | Sat 3 Apr 1954 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 39 | Sat 10 Apr 1954 | League Division One | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | MU | Bloomfield Road | |
| 40 | Fri 16 Apr 1954 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic | Old Trafford | |
| 41 | Sat 17 Apr 1954 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | Old Trafford | |
| 42 | Mon 19 Apr 1954 | League Division One | Charlton Athletic | 1 - 0 | MU | The Valley | |
| 43 | Sat 24 Apr 1954 | League Division One | Sheffield United | 1 - 3 | MU | Bramall Lane |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Sat 7 Jan 1922 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 4 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 2 | Sat 29 Apr 1922 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Sat 6 May 1922 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 4 | Sat 24 Oct 1925 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 5 | Wed 28 Apr 1926 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Sat 25 Sep 1926 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 7 | Sat 12 Feb 1927 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 15 Oct 1927 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 9 | Sat 25 Feb 1928 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 10 | Sat 13 Oct 1928 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 23 Feb 1929 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 12 | Sat 15 Nov 1952 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 13 | Sat 4 Apr 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 4 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 14 Nov 1953 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 1 - 6 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 15 | Sat 3 Apr 1954 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 9 Oct 1954 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 2 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 17 | Sat 26 Feb 1955 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 18 | Sat 29 Oct 1955 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 19 | Sat 10 Mar 1956 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 20 | Wed 26 Dec 1956 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 21 | Sat 27 Apr 1957 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 22 | Sat 26 Nov 1960 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 23 | Sat 29 Apr 1961 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 16 Sep 1961 | League Division One | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 25 | Sat 3 Feb 1962 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Sat 31 Aug 1974 | League Division Two | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | MU | Ninian Park | |
| 27 | Sat 1 Mar 1975 | League Division Two | MU | 4 - 0 | Cardiff City | Old Trafford |