1953–54 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1953–54 season
President	Umberto Trabattoni
Manager	Arrigo Morselli, then Béla Guttmann
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3º
Top goalscorer	League: Gunnar Nordahl (23); All: Gunnar Nordahl (23)
Average home league attendance	18,910
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

During the 1953–54 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A.

Summary

For the 1953-1954 season, among Milan's main signings were those of the Danish Jørgen Sørensen and the Italians Mario Bergamaschi and Alberto Piccinini. Burini and Annovazzi, on the other hand, left the club after nine seasons. The captain became Omero Tognon.

The Rossoneri, led by Arrigo Morselli first and, following his dismissal due to results below expectations, by Béla Guttmann finished the Serie A season in third place, on equal points with Fiorentina and behind Inter and Juventus. The change of coach did not benefit the team, which played a championship with mixed results. With 23 goals Nordahl is the league's top scorer for the fourth time in five seasons.

At the end of the season Umberto Trabattoni resigned as president after 14 years at the helm of the club (nine of which as president): he will be remembered as the president of the first scudetto in 44 years.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon
—	GK	ITA	Ranieri Galluzzo
—	DF	ITA	Alfio Fontana
—	DF	ITA	Franco Pedroni
—	DF	ITA	Arturo Silvestri
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti
—	DF	ITA	Alvaro Moreno
—	MF	ITA	Eros Beraldo
—	MF	ITA	Mario Bergamaschi
—	MF	ITA	Stelio Darin
—	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Gandini
—	MF	ITA	Silvano Moro
—	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Alberto Piccinini
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Pistorello
—	FW	ITA	Amleto Frignani
—	FW	ITA	Angelo Longoni
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl (vice-Captain)
—	FW	DEN	Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
—	FW	ITA	Valentino Valli
—	FW	ITA	Albano Vicariotto

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Jørgen Sørensen	Atalanta	-
MF	Mario Bergamaschi	Como	-
MF	Stelio Darin	Udinese	-
GK	Ranieri Galluzzo	Torviscosa	-
MF	Angelo Gandini	Marzotto Valdagno	-
DF	Silvano Moro	Udinese	-
MF	Alberto Piccinini	Juventus	-
FW	Albano Vicariotto	Padova	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Gunnar Gren	Fiorentina	-
MF	Carlo Annovazzi	Atalanta	-
FW	Renzo Burini	Lazio	-
MF	Celestino Celio	Roma	-
MF	Giovanni Marin	Catania	-
FW	Giuseppe Radaelli	Como	-
GK	Antonio Seveso	Catania	-
DF	Germano Travagini	Triestina	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	20	11	3	67	32	+35	51	^[2]
2	Juventus	34	20	10	4	58	34	+24	50
3	Milan	34	17	10	7	66	39	+27	44
3	Fiorentina	34	15	14	5	45	27	+18	44
5	Napoli	34	13	12	9	52	38	+14	38

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

13 September 1953 1	Udinese	2-2	Milan	Udine
	Virgili 50' Beltrandi 62'		43' Sørensen 69' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Liverani

20 September 1953 2	Milan	0-0	Novara	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marchese

27 September 1953 3	Sampdoria	2-1	Milan	Genova
	Gotti 71' Conti 76'		60' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Massai

4 October 1953 4	Milan	4-0	Triestina	Milano
	Nordahl 44', 59' Liedholm 62' (pen), 77'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Corallo

11 October 1953 5	Napoli	0-1	Milan	Napoli
			37' Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio del Vomero Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Massai

18 October 1953 6	Palermo	1-4	Milan	Palermo
	Martegani 46'		18', 65', 76' Nordahl 69' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jonni

25 October 1953 7	Milan	3-3	Atalanta	Milano
	Frignani 6', 20' Sørensen 86'		24' Angeleri 39' Rasmussen 77' Vittoni	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Scaramella

1 November 1953 8	Inter	3-0	Milan	Milano
	Nyers 47', 53', 72' (pen)			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Agnolin

8 November 1953 9	Milan	3-0	Genoa	Milano
	Nordahl 17', 35' Liedholm 76' (pen)			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Pieri

22 November 1953 10	Milan	3-1	Legnano	Milano
	Silvestri 33' Vicariotto 50' Sørensen 86'		71' Motta	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arpaia

29 November 1953 11	Torino	1-4	Milan	Torino
	Moltrasio 63' (pen)		36' Nordahl 37', 81' Sørensen 85' (pen) Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bellè

6 December 1953 12	Fiorentina	0-0	Milan	Firenze
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jonni

20 December 1953 13	Milan	1-0	Juventus	Milano
	Sørensen 28'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Massai

27 December 1953 14	Bologna	2-1	Milan	Bologna
	Pivatelli 9' Cappello 76'		12' (pen) Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Massai

3 January 1954 15	Lazio	1-1	Milan	Roma
	Puccinelli 16'		44' (pen) Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Jonni

10 January 1954 16	Milan	6-1	SPAL	Milano
	Sørensen 41', 59', 86' Nordahl 47' Vicariotto 49' Liedholm 68' (pen)		62' De Vito	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Scaramella

17 January 1954 17	Milan	1-2	Roma	Milano
	Vicariotto 72'		47' Bronée 66' Ghiggia	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bellè

31 January 1954 18	Milan	2-1	Udinese	Milano
	Sørensen 63' Nordahl 70'		69' Belrandi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Corallo

7 February 1954 19	Novara	1-1	Milan	Novara
	Piola 70'		68' Bergamaschi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Agnolin

14 February 1954 20	Milan	1-1	Sampdoria	Milano
	Nordahl 58'		10' Gotti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marchese

21 February 1954 21	Triestina	0-6	Milan	Trieste
			16' (og) Giannini 46', 48', 74', 89' Nordahl 81' Beraldo	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Massai

28 February 1954 22	Milan	3-2	Napoli	Milano
	Nordahl 21' Liedholm 31' (pen) Beraldo 46'		14', 51' Ciccarelli	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bellè

7 March 1954 23	Milan	2-1	Palermo	Milano
	Liedholm 52' Frignani 89'		66' De Grandi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Scaramella

14 March 1954 24	Atalanta	3-1	Milan	Bergamo
	Rasmussen 1', 10' Villa 21'		50' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Massai

21 March 1954 25	Milan	2-0	Inter	Milano
	Nordahl 33' Sørensen 72'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Orlandini

28 March 1954 26	Genoa	2-2	Milan	Genova
	Dal Monte 9' (pen) De Angelis 86'		8' Nordahl 44' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Agnolin

4 April 1954 27	Legnano	2-2	Milan	Legnano
	Bercarich 33', 60'		35' Silvestri 62' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Agnolin

18 April 1954 28	Milan	0-1	Torino	Milano
			47' Biagioli	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Maurelli

25 April 1954 29	Milan	2-1	Fiorentina	Milano
	Cervato 22' (og) Nordahl 90'		57' Segato	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Orlandini

2 May 1954 30	Juventus	1-0	Milan	Torino
	Hansen 11'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Maurelli

9 May 1954 31	Milan	2-1	Bologna	Milano
	Vicariotto 23' Sørensen 60'		45' Cervellati	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Arpaia

16 May 1954 32	Milan	3-2	Lazio	Milano
	Vicariotto 3' Nordahl 38', 74'		66' (pen) Vivolo 80' A. Fontanesi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Piemonte

23 May 1954 33	SPAL	0-0	Milan	Ferrara
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Scaramella

30 May 1954 34	Roma	1-2	Milan	Roma
	Pandolfini 64'		30' Sørensen 60' Beraldo	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Rigato

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[3]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[3]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1953–54 Serie A	44	17	12	3	2	38	17	17	5	7	5	28	22	34	17	10	7	66	39	+27

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon	31	-36	31	-36
	DF	ITA	Arturo Silvestri	32	2	32	2
	DF	ITA	Mario Bergamaschi	25	1	25	1
	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti	30	0	30	0
	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon	34	0	34	0
	MF	ITA	Eros Beraldo	20	3	20	3
	MF	ITA	Alberto Piccinini	19	0	19	0
	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm	31	10	31	10
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl	33	23	33	23
	FW	DEN	Jørgen Sørensen	34	15	34	15
	FW	ITA	Amleto Frignani	31	5	31	5
	GK	ITA	Ranieri Galluzzo	3	-3	3	-3
	FW	ITA	Albano Vicariotto	15	5	15	5
	MF	ITA	Silvano Moro	12	0	12	0
	DF	ITA	Franco Pedroni	11	0	11	0
	FW	ITA	Angelo Longoni	7	0	7	0
	DF	ITA	Alvaro Moreno	2	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Alfio Fontana	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Stelio Darin	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Angelo Gandini	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Pistorello	1	0	1	0

Source: ^[4]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ Latin Cup finally suspended for coincidence with the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1953–54". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1953–54". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

Bibliography

Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.

External links

"Stagione 1953-1954". Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[2] Latin Cup finally suspended for coincidence with the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

[3] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1953–54". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[4] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1953–54". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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