1953 in sports

1953 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports:	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

American football

NFL Championship – Detroit Lions won 17–16 over the Cleveland Browns
Sugar Bowl (1952 season):
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 24-7 over the Mississippi Rebels to share the college football national championship with Michigan State

Association football

England

First Division – Arsenal win the 1952–53 title.
FA Cup – Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in what is known as "The Matthews Final", although it is Stan Mortensen who scores a winning hat-trick for Blackpool.
England lose 6–3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium their first ever loss to a team from Continental Europe at home.

Scotland

Coronation Cup (football) – Celtic beat Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park.

Spain

La Liga won by Barcelona F.C.

Italy

Serie A won by F.C. Internazionale Milano

West Germany

German football championship won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern

France

French Division 1 won by Stade de Reims

Portugal

Primeira Liga won by Sporting C.P.

Australian rules football

Victorian Football League
- 23 May: Fitzroy, against a brilliant Footscray defence, kick the lowest VFL/AFL score since 1899, 1.0 (6) to 10.6 (66). Fitzroy seemed doomed to the first 0.0 (0) score in VFL history until Allan Ruthven goaled with ten minutes to go.
- 4 July: Geelong beats Collingwood’s previous record of 20 consecutive wins, beating North Melbourne 12.14 (86) to 13.7 (85).
- 1 August: Collingwood ends a run of 26 unbeaten games (including a draw with Essendon) by Geelong, beating them 10.15 (75) to 7.13 (55)
- 26 September: Collingwood wins the 57th VFL Premiership, beating Geelong 11.11 (77) to 8.17 (65)
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
South Australian National Football League:
- 3 October: West Torrens wins the last of its four SANFL premierships,^[1] beating Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) to 8.12 (60)
- Magarey Medal won by Jim Deane (South Adelaide)
Western Australian National Football League:
- 8 August: Bernie Naylor kicks a WANFL record 23 goals against Subiaco,^[2] including twelve in one quarter.^[3]
- 10 October: South Fremantle win their second consecutive premiership and seventh overall, beating West Perth 18.12 (120) to 8.13 (61)
- Sandover Medal awarded to Merv McIntosh (Perth)

Baseball

World Series – New York Yankees won 4 games to 2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers
The Boston Braves of the National League moved to Milwaukee, becoming the first MLB franchise to relocate in 50 years.

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
- Indiana wins 69–68 over Kansas
NBA Finals –
- Minneapolis Lakers won 4 games to 1 over the New York Knicks
The eighth European basketball championship, Eurobasket 1953, is won by the Soviet Union.
The fifteenth South American Basketball Championship in Montevideo is won by Uruguay.

Boxing

September 24 in New York City – Rocky Marciano retains his World Heavyweight title with a TKO over Roland La Starza in the 11th round.
October in New York City – Bobo Olson scored a 15 round decision over Randy Turpin to win the World Middleweight Championship

Canadian football

Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 12–6 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Cricket

England

County Championship – Surrey
Minor Counties Championship – Berkshire
Most runs – Bill Edrich 2557 @ 47.35 (HS 211)
Most wickets – Bruce Dooland 172 @ 16.58 (BB 7–19)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Keith Miller, Neil Harvey, Johnny Wardle, Willie Watson, Tony Lock

Australia

Sheffield Shield – South Australia
Most runs – Neil Harvey 1659 @ 63.80 (HS 205)
Most wickets – Hugh Tayfield 70 @ 27.91 (BB 7–71)
South Africa make their first tour of Australia since 1931-32, and tie the five-Test series two-all with one draw

India

Ranji Trophy – Holkar

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Otago
Following their Australian tour, South Africa tour New Zealand, winning a two-Test series one-nil with one draw

South Africa

Currie Cup – Western Province

West Indies

India make their first tour of the West Indies, losing a five-test series 0-1 with four draws.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
Tour de France – Louison Bobet of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Fausto Coppi of Italy

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men’s champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States
- Ladies’ champion: Tenley Albright, United States
- Pair skating champions: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks, Great Britain
- Ice dancing champions: Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy, Great Britain

Golf

Men's professional

Masters Tournament – Ben Hogan
U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
PGA Championship – Walter Burkemo
British Open – Ben Hogan
PGA Tour money leader – Lew Worsham – $34,002
Ryder Cup – United States wins 6½ to 5½ over the British team.

Men's amateur

British Amateur – Joe Carr
U.S. Amateur – Gene Littler

Women's professional

Women's Western Open – Louise Suggs
U.S. Women's Open – Betsy Rawls
Titleholders Championship – Patty Berg
LPGA Tour money leader – Louise Suggs – $19,816

Harness racing

Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Keystoner
Hambletonian for trotters won by Helicopter
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Captain Sandy

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Knock Hard
Grand National – Early Mist

Hurdle races

Champion Hurdle – Sir Ken

Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Wodalla
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Canadiana
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by La Sorellina
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Chamier
English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nearula
2. Epsom Derby – Pinza
3. St. Leger Stakes – Premonition
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Dark Star
2. Preakness Stakes – Native Dancer
3. Belmont Stakes – Native Dancer

Ice hockey

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Sweden defeated West Germany and Switzerland.
- Canada did not participate in the World Hockey Championship, the government claiming it was not worth the expense.
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Michigan Wolverines defeat University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–3 in Colorado Springs, CO

Motor racing

NASCAR Championship – Herb Thomas, driving his own #92 Hudson Hornet.
AAA Racing –
- 30 May – Bill Vukovich wins the 37th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the Fuel Injection Special Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
- Sam Hanks wins the season driving championship
Formula One – Alberto Ascari (Italy) is two-time World Drivers' Champion, driving for Ferrari. He is the first driver to win the championship twice since its inception in 1947.
24 hours of Le Mans – Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton share a Jaguar C-Type
Rally racing –
- Maurice Gatsonides / Peter Worledge win the Monte Carlo Rally, sharing a Ford Zephyr >
Drag racing – The NHRA holds its first official race in April on a section of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds parking lot in Pomona, California.
World Sportscar Championship –
- Inaugural season
- Ferrari wins constructor's championship after three victories during the season.

Rugby league

Rugby union

59th Five Nations Championship series is won by England

Snooker

World Snooker Championship – Fred Davis beats Walter Donaldson 37–34

Tennis

Australia

Australian Men's Singles Championship – Ken Rosewall (Australia) defeats Mervyn Rose (Australia) 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Maureen Connolly Brinker (USA) defeats Julia Sampson Hayward (USA) 6–3, 6–2

England

Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Vic Seixas (USA) defeats Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 9–7, 6–3, 6–4
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maureen Connolly Brinker (USA) defeats Doris Hart (USA) 8–6, 7–5

France

USA

Events

Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis.

Davis Cup

1953 Davis Cup – Australia 3–2 United States at Kooyong Stadium (grass) Melbourne, Australia

Multi-sport events

Pan Arab Games held in Alexandria, Egypt

Awards

References

↑ It merged with Woodville after the 1990 season, and the new club won flags in 1993, 2006 and 2011
↑ Naylor gets his second “Fiver”
↑ A Trip Down Memory Lane

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