1953 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Matches are sorted by continent, and then chronologically; if both teams were from the same continent, the match is listed in the section for that continent. If the teams were from different continents, the match is listed in the 'Intercontinental' section. Also, there is a section of unofficial international matches, named 'Other Matches'. Tournaments (with link to relevant RSSSF page): Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Adam Shield 1953 (Faroe Islands, 14/07/1953) Arab Games 1953 (Egypt, 01/08/1953 - 09/08/1953) Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1953 (Burma, 23/10/1953 - 02/11/1953) Aw Hoe Memorial Cup 1953 (Hong Kong, 24/01/1953 - 25/01/1953) British Championship 1952-1953 (04/10/1952 - 18/04/1953) British Championship 1953-1954 (03/10/1953 - 03/04/1954) CCCF Championship 1953 (Costa Rica, 08/03/1953 - 22/03/1953) Copa del Pacífico 1953 (Peru, 26/07/1953 - 28/07/1953) Dr. Gerő Cup 1948-1953 (21/04/1948 - 13/12/1953) Four Nations Tournament 1953 (Aruba, 07/02/1953 - 11/02/1953) Gossage Cup 1953 (Zanzibar, 29/09/1953 - 03/10/1953) Jalco Cup 1953 (Gold Coast, 11/10/1953) Leeward Islands Tournament 1953 () Levy Cup (Northern Rhodesia, 12/07/1953) Mediterranean Cup 1950-1953 (17/02/1950 - 26/04/1953) Mediterranean Cup 1953-1958 (18/10/1953 - 16/10/1958) Nordic Championship 1952-1955 (22/06/1952 - 16/10/1955) South American Championship 1953 (Peru, 22/02/1953 - 01/04/1953) Suriname Stadion Inauguration Tournament 1953 (Suriname, 29/08/1953 - 06/09/1953) Triangulaire 1953 (Madagascar, 13/07/1953 - 20/07/1953) World Cup 1954 Qualifying (25/05/1953 - 04/04/1954) World Youth Festival 1953 (Romania, 10/08/1953 - 14/08/1953)
INTERCONTINENTAL Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 16/01/1953 Cairo Egypt 1-3 Yugoslavia 18/01/1953 Cairo Egypt XI 3-3 Yugoslavia 14/05/1953 Buenos Aires Argentina XI 3-1 England XI 17/05/1953 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-0 England Match abandoned at 21' 24/05/1953 Santiago Chile 1-2 England 31/05/1953 Montevideo Uruguay 2-1 England 08/06/1953 New York USA 3-6 England 05/07/1953 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-0 Spain 12/07/1953 Santiago Chile 1-2 Spain 01/08/1953 Alexandria Egypt 8-1 Palestine Arab Games 03/08/1953 Alexandria Libya 5-2 Palestine Arab Games 09/08/1953 Alexandria Libya 3-2 Jordan Arab Games 09/08/1953 Alexandria Egypt 4-0 Syria Arab Games 26/08/1953 Jakarta Indonesia 0-2 Yugoslavia Youth 19/09/1953 London England Amateur 0-4 South Africa 03/10/1953 Bangor Wales Amateur 1-0 South Africa 10/10/1953 Belfast N. Ireland Amateur 2-5 South Africa 22/10/1953 Cairo Egypt 0-0 France B Med. Cup 53-58 01/11/1953 Athína Greece 1-0 Israel World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Skopje Yugoslavia 1-0 Israel World Cup Qual 13/11/1953 Cairo Egypt 1-2 Italy World Cup Qual 22/11/1953 Oeiras Portugal 3-1 South Africa
AFRICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 02/06/1953 Bathurst Gambia 0-2 Portuguese Guinea or 1-3 ? or 1-2 ? 08/06/1953 Bathurst Gambia 2-2 Portuguese Guinea or 0-1 ? or in Bissau ? 12/07/1953 Kitwe Northern Rhodesia 2-1 Southern Rhodesia Levy Cup 13/07/1953 Antananarivo Mauritius 9-4 Reunion Triangulaire 16/07/1953 Madagascar 6-4 Reunion Triangulaire 20/07/1953 Madagascar 2-3 Mauritius Triangulaire 06/08/1953 Alexandria Egypt 10-2 Libya Arab Games 19/09/1953 Kampala Uganda 9-1 Ruanda-Urundi 29/09/1953 Zanzibar City Zanzibar 1-5 Uganda Gossage 30/09/1953 Zanzibar City Kenya 7-1 Tanganyika Gossage 03/10/1953 Zanzibar City Kenya 6-2 Uganda Gossage 11/10/1953 Accra Gold Coast 1-0 Nigeria Jalco
ASIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 24/01/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 2-2 Singapore Aw Hoe 25/01/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 3-0 Singapore Aw Hoe 31/01/1953 Manila Philippines 0-4 Singapore All-Manila 04/04/1953 Manila Philippines 1-7 Hong Kong All-Manila vs All-Hong Kong 05/04/1953 Manila Philippines B 0-2 Hong Kong All-Manila B vs All-Hong Kong 11/04/1953 Singapore Singapore B 2-3 South Korea 16/04/1953 Singapore Malaya XI 2-3 South Korea 18/04/1953 Singapore Singapore AFA XI 3-1 South Korea 19/04/1953 Singapore Singapore 1-3 South Korea 21/04/1953 Manila Philippines 0-5 Indonesia All-Manila 24/04/1953 Singapore Singapore AFA XI 0-0 South Korea 25/04/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1-4 Indonesia All-Hong Kong 26/04/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong XI 2-3 Indonesia 27/04/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong XI 5-3 South Korea 30/04/1953 Hong Kong South Korea 3-1 Indonesia 20/06/1953 Singapore Singapore 3-1 Philippines 01/08/1953 Alexandria Syria 3-1 Jordan Arab Games 03/08/1953 Alexandria Jordan 4-1 Lebanon Arab Games 06/08/1953 Alexandria Syria 0-0 Lebanon Arab Games 08/08/1953 Alexandria Lebanon 9-1 Palestine Arab Games 13/09/1953 Singapore Singapore 1-3 Malaya 23/10/1953 Rangoon India 1-0 Pakistan Quadrangular 24/10/1953 Rangoon Burma 3-2 Ceylon Quadrangular 27/10/1953 Rangoon India 2-0 Ceylon Quadrangular 28/10/1953 Rangoon Burma 1-1 Pakistan Quadrangular 31/10/1953 Rangoon Burma 2-4 India Quadrangular 02/11/1953 Rangoon Pakistan 6-0 Ceylon Quadrangular 03/11/1953 Rangoon Pakistan 1-0 India 05/11/1953 Rangoon Burma 7-9 Ceylon
EUROPE Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 07/03/1953 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 Denmark XI Unofficial for Denmark 12/03/1953 Paris France 1-2 Netherlands Prof. 19/03/1953 Barcelona Spain 3-1 Belgium 22/03/1953 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-2 Switzerland 22/03/1953 Bienne Switzerland B 2-2 Luxembourg 22/03/1953 Köln West Germany 0-0 Austria 25/03/1953 Dublin Ireland 4-0 Austria 15/04/1953 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-3 Wales British 52-53 18/04/1953 Wembley England 2-2 Scotland British 52-53 19/04/1953 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-2 Belgium 26/04/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Italy Dr. Gerő 26/04/1953 Athína Greece 0-0 Italy B Med. Cup 50-53 26/04/1953 Budapest Hungary 1-1 Austria 06/05/1953 Glasgow Scotland 1-2 Sweden 06/05/1953 Valencia Spain B 2-0 Luxembourg 09/05/1953 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece World Cup Qual 10/05/1953 Wrocław Poland 1-1 Czechoslovakia 14/05/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 1-3 Yugoslavia 14/05/1953 Paris France 6-1 Wales 17/05/1953 Roma Italy 0-3 Hungary Dr. Gerő 19/05/1953 Oslo Norway 1-1 England Amateur 21/05/1953 Beograd Yugoslavia 5-2 Wales 25/05/1953 Helsinki Finland 2-4 Belgium World Cup Qual 25/05/1953 Bern Switzerland 1-2 Turkey 28/05/1953 Stockholm Sweden 2-3 Belgium World Cup Qual 05/06/1953 İstanbul Turkey 2-2 Yugoslavia 11/06/1953 Stockholm Sweden 1-0 France 14/06/1953 Dresden East Germany 0-0 Bulgaria 14/06/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Romania World Cup Qual 21/06/1953 København Denmark 1-3 Sweden Nordic 24/06/1953 Oslo Norway 2-3 Saar World Cup Qual 27/06/1953 Basel Switzerland 1-4 Denmark 28/06/1953 Bucureşti Romania 3-1 Bulgaria World Cup Qual 29/06/1953 Reykjavík Iceland 3-4 Austria Amateur 05/07/1953 Stockholm Sweden 2-4 Hungary 05/08/1953 Helsinki Finland 3-3 Sweden World Cup Qual 07/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 1-0 Czechoslovakia Y. World Youth F AET 09/08/1953 København Denmark 4-0 Iceland 10/08/1953 Bucureşti Hungary Youth 4-3 Albania World Youth F 10/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 7-0 Italy UISP XI World Youth F 12/08/1953 Bucureşti Hungary Youth 3-1 East Germany World Youth F 13/08/1953 Bergen Norway 3-1 Iceland 16/08/1953 Stockholm Sweden 4-0 Finland WCQ / Nordic 19/08/1953 Oslo Norway 1-1 West Germany World Cup Qual 30/08/1953 Helsinki Finland 1-4 Norway Nordic 06/09/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-2 Czechoslovakia World Cup Qual 13/09/1953 Oslo Norway 0-1 Denmark Nordic 13/09/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 2-2 Poland 20/09/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-6 France World Cup Qual 20/09/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 5-0 Switzerland Dr. Gerő 23/09/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-2 Finland World Cup Qual 27/09/1953 Wien Austria 9-1 Portugal World Cup Qual 27/09/1953 Oslo Norway 4-0 Netherlands 03/10/1953 Belfast Northern Ireland 1-3 Scotland WCQ / Br. 53-54 04/10/1953 Dublin Ireland 3-5 France World Cup Qual 04/10/1953 København Denmark 6-1 Finland Nordic 04/10/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-1 Hungary 04/10/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 1-5 Hungary 08/10/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-0 Sweden World Cup Qual 10/10/1953 Cardiff Wales 1-4 Scotland WCQ / Br. 53-54 11/10/1953 Stuttgart West Germany 3-0 Saar World Cup Qual 11/10/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-2 Romania World Cup Qual 11/10/1953 Wien Austria 2-3 Hungary 18/10/1953 Stockholm Sweden 0-0 Norway Nordic 18/10/1953 Athína Greece 0-0 France B Med. Cup 53-58 18/10/1953 Zagreb Yugoslavia 3-1 France 25/10/1953 Bucureşti Romania 0-1 Czechoslovakia World Cup Qual 25/10/1953 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-0 Belgium 28/10/1953 Dublin Ireland 4-0 Luxembourg World Cup Qual 04/11/1953 Glasgow Scotland 3-3 Wales WCQ / Br. 53-54 08/11/1953 Saarbrücken Saar 0-0 Norway World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 Bulgaria World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Bilbao Spain 2-2 Sweden 11/11/1953 Liverpool England 3-1 Northern Ireland WCQ / Br. 53-54 11/11/1953 Paris France 2-4 Switzerland 15/11/1953 Budapest Hungary 2-2 Sweden 22/11/1953 Hamburg West Germany 5-1 Norway World Cup Qual 22/11/1953 Zürich Switzerland 2-2 Belgium 25/11/1953 Paris France 1-0 Ireland World Cup Qual 25/11/1953 Wembley England 3-6 Hungary 29/11/1953 Oeiras Portugal 0-0 Austria World Cup Qual 29/11/1953 Tiranë Albania 2-0 Poland 06/12/1953 Tiranë Albania 2-0 Poland unofficial 11/12/1953 İstanbul Turkey 0-1 Italy B Med. Cup 53-58 13/12/1953 Genova Italy 3-0 Czechoslovakia Dr. Gerő 17/12/1953 Paris France 8-0 Luxembourg World Cup Qual
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 24/01/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 5-2 Curacao 25/01/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 2-2 Curacao 31/01/1953 Willemstad Curacao 2-2 Aruba 01/02/1953 Willemstad Curacao - Aruba 07/02/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 2-1 Suriname Four Nations 09/02/1953 Oranjestad Suriname 9-0 British Guiana Four Nations 10/02/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 3-1 British Guiana Four Nations 08/03/1953 San José Honduras 2-1 Nicaragua CCCF 08/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 5-1 El Salvador CCCF 09/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-1 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 10/03/1953 San José El Salvador 4-1 Nicaragua CCCF 10/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Panama CCCF 11/03/1953 San José Netherlands Antil. 8-0 Nicaragua CCCF 11/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-0 Honduras CCCF 12/03/1953 San José Netherlands Antil. 4-2 Panama CCCF 13/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 4-1 Honduras CCCF 13/03/1953 San José Guatemala 3-2 El Salvador CCCF 14/03/1953 San José Nicaragua 2-0 Panama CCCF 15/03/1953 San José Honduras 3-0 El Salvador CCCF 15/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-0 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 17/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Nicaragua CCCF 17/03/1953 San José Panama 2-2 Guatemala CCCF 19/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-0 Nicaragua CCCF 19/03/1953 San José El Salvador 2-1 Panama CCCF 19/03/1953 San José Honduras 4-3 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 21/03/1953 San José Honduras 3-1 Panama CCCF 22/03/1953 San José El Salvador 1-1 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 22/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Guatemala CCCF ??/04/1953 Martinique 4-3 Guadeloupe ??/05/1953 Guadeloupe 0-2 Martinique 19/07/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 8-0 Haiti World Cup Qual 10/08/1953 Kingston Jamaica 3-2 Trinidad/Tobago 11/08/1953 Kingston Jamaica 0-1 Trinidad/Tobago ??/08/1953 Georgetown British Guiana ?-? Barbados 21/08/1953 Georgetown British Guiana 2-0 Barbados ??/08/1953 Georgetown British Guiana ?-? Barbados 29/08/1953 Paramaribo Suriname 3-3 Aruba Stadion Inaug. 03/09/1953 Paramaribo Suriname 3-3 Aruba Stadion Inaug. 14/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 4-1 Jamaica 21/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 1-0 Jamaica 27/12/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-4 Mexico World Cup Qual
OCEANIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 5-0 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 4-1 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 4-1 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Hebrides 2-4 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Hebrides 2-4 Tahiti
SOUTH AMERICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 22/02/1953 Lima Peru 0-1 Bolivia South American 25/02/1953 Lima Paraguay 3-0 Chile South American 25/02/1953 Lima Uruguay 2-0 Bolivia South American 28/02/1953 Lima Peru 1-0 Ecuador South American 01/03/1953 Lima Brazil 8-1 Bolivia South American 01/03/1953 Lima Chile 3-2 Uruguay South American 04/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 0-0 Ecuador South American 04/03/1953 Lima Peru 0-0 Chile South American 08/03/1953 Lima Bolivia 1-1 Ecuador South American 08/03/1953 Lima Peru 2-2 Paraguay South American Result annulled 12/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-2 Uruguay South American 12/03/1953 Lima Brazil 2-0 Ecuador South American 15/03/1953 Lima Brazil 1-0 Uruguay South American 16/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-1 Bolivia South American 19/03/1953 Lima Chile 3-0 Ecuador South American 19/03/1953 Lima Peru 1-0 Brazil South American 23/03/1953 Lima Brazil 3-2 Chile South American 23/03/1953 Lima Uruguay 6-0 Ecuador South American 27/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-1 Brazil South American 28/03/1953 Lima Chile 2-2 Bolivia South American Match abandoned at 66'. Result annulled 28/03/1953 Lima Peru 0-3 Uruguay South American 01/04/1953 Lima Paraguay 3-2 Brazil South American 26/07/1953 Lima Peru 1-2 Chile Pacífico 28/07/1953 Lima Peru 5-0 Chile Pacífico
OTHER MATCHES Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 01/01/1953 Hamilton Bermuda 8-2 Ivy League XI 04/01/1953 Cd. de Guatemala Guatemala 2-2 CA Boca Juniors 08/01/1953 Cd. de Guatemala Guatemala 1-4 CA Boca Juniors 11/01/1953 Cd. de Guatemala Guatemala 2-1 CA Boca Juniors 11/01/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-1 Racing Avellaneda ??/01/1953 San Salvador El Salvador 0-2 Racing Avellaneda ??/01/1953 Calcutta India 0-4 Linzer ASK 17/01/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 5-3 Lago Sport-Park XI 18/01/1953 Changi RAF Changi 0-7 Singapore 18/01/1953 Guayaquil Ecuador 3-9 Racing Avellaneda 18/01/1953 Alajuela Costa Rica 1-2 CA Boca Juniors 22/01/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 0-6 Cúcuta Deportivo 25/01/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 1-1 Cúcuta Deportivo 25/01/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-0 Univ. de Bogotá 25/01/1953 Sài Gòn South Vietnam 1-4 Linzer ASK 27/01/1953 Hong Kong Combined Chinese 4-2 Singapore ??/01/1953 Phnom Penh Cambodia 2-4 Linzer ASK 29/01/1953 La Paz Bolivia 3-4 CA Lanús 01/02/1953 La Paz Bolivia 2-3 CA Lanús 01/02/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-1 Univ. de Bogotá 01/02/1953 Macao Macao 1-8 Linzer ASK 01/02/1953 Manila UAAP XI 1-2 Singapore 04/02/1953 Manila Manila Chinese XI 0-3 Singapore 06/02/1953 Manila Linzer ASK 5-4 Singapore 08/02/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 3-1 CD Tampico 08/02/1953 Oranjestad La Salle 7-1 British Guiana Four Nations 10/02/1953 Oranjestad La Salle 5-2 Suriname Four Nations 10/02/1953 Manila Philippines 2-12 Linzer ASK All-Manila 11/02/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 2-0 La Salle Four Nations Match abandoned at 88' (crowd invasion) 12/02/1953 San José Costa Rica 7-1 CD Everest 12/02/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 1-5 CD Tampico 14/02/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 2-3 Linzer ASK All-Hong Kong 14/02/1953 Santiago Chile 0-1 Hajduk Split 15/02/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 4-4 CD Tampico 15/02/1953 San José Costa Rica 2-0 CD Everest 15/02/1953 Montevideo Uruguay 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb 15/02/1953 El Salvador - Palermo (Guat.) 15/02/1953 Tegucigalpa Honduras 1-1 Univ. de Bogotá 18/02/1953 Tegucigalpa Honduras 3-1 Univ. de Bogotá 18/02/1953 Santiago Chile 4-1 Hajduk Split 22/02/1953 Cd de Guatemala Guatemala 4-2 Cúcuta Deportivo 22/02/1953 San Salvador El Salvador 1-3 Univ. de Bogotá 22/02/1953 Willemstad Netherlands Antil. 1-1 Millonarios FC 24/02/1953 Oranjestad Aruba 1-5 Millonarios FC 25/02/1953 San Salvador El Salvador 5-2 Univ. de Bogotá 03/03/1953 Willemstad Netherlands Antil. 2-1 Univ. de Bogotá 07/03/1953 Singapore Singapore 2-0 Europeans XI 23/03/1953 Singapore Singapore 5-1 Combined Schools 24/03/1953 Alajuela Plaza Iglesias 1-1 Guatemala 29/03/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-3 Zuid Nederland 07/04/1953 Manila Manila League XI 0-4 Hong Kong All-Hong Kong 12/04/1953 Singapore Sino-Malays 2-0 South Korea 14/04/1953 Singapore Combined Services 2-1 South Korea 18/04/1953 Manila Manila League XI 0-8 Indonesia 19/04/1953 Manila Manila Students XI 0-7 Indonesia 21/04/1953 Singapore Singapore Malays 0-0 South Korea Match abandoned at 40' due to heavy rain 22/04/1953 Singapore Singapore Chinese 0-4 South Korea 26/04/1953 Silesia 2-3 Poland 29/04/1953 Hong Kong Combined Chinese 1-5 Indonesia 02/05/1953 Bangkok Chaisod 2-6 Indonesia 03/05/1953 Bangkok Royal Air Force 0-7 Indonesia 07/05/1953 Hong Kong Combined Services 0-2 South Korea 14/05/1953 New York City Liverpool FC 4-0 Northern Ireland 07/05/1953 Hong Kong Combined Chinese 4-2 South Korea 18/05/1953 Hamilton Hamilton 1-4 Northern Ireland 20/05/1953 Toronto Ontario 0-2 Northern Ireland 23/05/1953 Winnipeg Manitoba 0-2 Northern Ireland 23/05/1953 Manila Philippines 1-9 Kickers Offenbach 30/05/1953 Vancouver Vancouver 1-3 Northern Ireland 31/05/1953 Willemstad Curacao 1-2 CS Uruguay 02/06/1953 Manila Philippines 2-4 Kwong Wah 02/06/1953 Victoria Victoria 1-5 Northern Ireland 06/06/1953 Vancouver Lower Mainland 3-2 Northern Ireland 09/06/1953 Edmonton Alberta 1-9 Northern Ireland 11/06/1953 Singapore Singapore 0-2 Hong Kong Chinese 11/06/1953 Djakarta Tjimahi Garrison 4-2 Philippines 12/06/1953 Djakarta Bogor 5-1 Philippines 13/06/1953 Toronto Liverpool FC 3-1 Northern Ireland 14/06/1953 Tokyo Japan 0-9 Kickers Offenbach 14/06/1953 Djakarta All-Djakarta 6-0 Philippines 16/06/1953 Bandung Persib (Bandung) 6-1 Philippines 16/06/1953 Montréal BSC Young Boys 4-1 Northern Ireland 17/06/1953 Bandung West Java 3-0 Philippines 21/06/1953 Singapore Sino-Malays 4-1 Philippines 23/06/1953 Singapore Combined Services 3-0 Philippines 25/06/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 0-4 Bangu AC 12/07/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 1-2 Bangu AC 13/07/1953 Broken Hill Broken Hill 1-4 Southern Rhodesia 14/07/1953 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 5-0 Shetland Islands Adam Shield 25/07/1953 Sydney Australia 1-4 Hong Kong Chinese 02/08/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 1-1 Real Gijón 04/08/1953 Netherlands Antil. 1-1 FC Barcelona 05/08/1953 Bucureşti Albania 4-0 São Paulo Univ. XI World Youth F 08/08/1953 Brisbane Australia 1-7 Hong Kong Chinese 14/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 5-2 East Bengal Club World Youth F 15/08/1953 Sydney Australia 3-3 Hong Kong Chinese 26/08/1953 Weymouth Dorset 7-3 Trinidad/Tobago 29/08/1953 Bridgewater Somerset 0-1 Trinidad/Tobago 29/08/1953 Melbourne Australia 2-3 Hong Kong Chinese 30/08/1953 Paramaribo Paysandu SC 2-0 Aruba Stadion Inaug. 31/08/1953 Bristol Bristol Rovers 4-1 Trinidad/Tobago ??/??/1953 Belize Town British Honduras ?-? Hollywood FC ??/??/1953 Belize Town British Honduras ?-? Hollywood FC 01/09/1953 Paramaribo Suriname 5-4 Paysandu SC Stadion Inaug. 05/09/1953 Paramaribo Paysandu SC 1-1 Aruba Stadion Inaug. 05/09/1953 Newport Lovells Athletic 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 05/09/1953 Adelaide Australia 5-0 Hong Kong Chinese 06/09/1953 Paramaribo Suriname 1-4 Paysandu SC Stadion Inaug. 09/09/1953 Ilford UK Universities 1-3 South Africa 10/09/1953 Barnstaple Barnstaple Town 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 12/09/1953 King's Lynn Norfolk County FA 2-4 South Africa 12/09/1953 Ilfracombe Ilfracombe Town 1-2 Trinidad/Tobago 14/09/1953 London Charlton Athletic 3-1 South Africa 16/09/1953 Exeter Exeter City 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago 16/09/1953 Singapore Singapore 0-1 South China AA 19/09/1953 Torquay Torquay United 0-4 Trinidad/Tobago 23/09/1953 London Arsenal FC 2-2 South Africa 23/09/1953 Plymouth Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Trinidad/Tobago 26/09/1953 Birmingham Birmingham Co. FA 2-2 South Africa 26/09/1953 St. Austell Cornwall 3-6 Trinidad/Tobago 30/09/1953 Amsterdam Europe XI 5-2 FC Barcelona 30/09/1953 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton W. 3-1 South Africa 30/09/1953 Falmouth Cornwall 2-4 Trinidad/Tobago 30/09/1953 Kingston Jamaica 2-1 Violette AC 03/10/1953 Kingston Jamaica 2-2 Violette AC 03/10/1953 Penzance Cornwall 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago 04/10/1953 Singapore Singapore 1-2 Jakarta FA XI 06/10/1953 Kingston Jamaica 3-5 Violette AC 07/10/1953 Kingston Jamaica 3-1 Violette AC 07/10/1953 Liverpool Liverpool FC 3-2 South Africa 07/10/1953 London Corinthian League 4-2 Trinidad/Tobago 10/10/1953 London FA Amateur XI 2-2 Trinidad/Tobago 14/10/1953 Belfast County Antrim FA 1-0 South Africa 17/10/1953 Inverness SFA Northern XI 3-1 South Africa 21/10/1953 London England 4-4 Rest of Europe 21/10/1953 Dundee Dundee FC 3-1 South Africa 24/10/1953 West Hartlepool Durham County FA 2-2 South Africa 28/10/1953 Newcastle Newcastle United 3-1 South Africa 31/10/1953 Leeds West Riding FA 2-2 South Africa 04/11/1953 Sheffield Sheffield Wed. FC 9-3 South Africa 07/11/1953 Weybridge Vickers-Armstrong 1-5 South Africa 09/11/1953 London Anglo-S.African XI 6-1 South Africa 11/11/1953 Southampton Southampton FC 6-2 South Africa ??/??/1953 Saigon South Vietnam 2-3 Djurgårdens IF ??/??/1953 North Vietnam 1-7 Djurgårdens IF 14/11/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 2-4 Djurgårdens IF 15/11/1953 Spekholzerheide Zuid Nederland 0-3 Luxembourg 15/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Violette AC 2-2 Jamaica 17/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Violette AC - Jamaica 17/11/1953 Amsterdam N & W Netherlands 4-0 South Africa 19/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Violette AC 1-0 Jamaica 21/11/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-2 Zuid Nederland 21/11/1953 Boulogne-Billan. CO Billancourt 1-18 Hungary 22/11/1953 Osaka Japan 1-5 Djurgårdens IF 22/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Violette AC XI 2-2 Jamaica 23/11/1953 Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haitïen XI - Jamaica 23/11/1953 Madeira 3-4 South Africa 28/11/1953 Malakoff Malakoff XI 0-16 Hungary 29/11/1953 Tokyo Japan 1-9 Djurgårdens IF 01/12/1953 Singapore Singapore ?-? PSMS (Medan) PSMS won 02/12/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0-4 Djurgårdens IF 26/12/1953 Willemstad Curacao 1-10 SC Wacker