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Season 1952-53

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1953 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Blackpool 4 3 Bolton Wanderers D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Mortensen 3, Perry     Moir, Bell, Lofthouse      
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1953 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Blackpool 2 1 Tottenham Hotspur D 1 Villa Park, Birmingham 68,221
  Perry, Mudie     Duquemin      
D 1 Bolton Wanderers 4 3 Everton D 2 Maine Road, Manchester 75,213
  Moir, Lofthouse 2, Holden     Parker 2, Farrell      
Final Table for Season 1952-53
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 2 Arsenal 42 15 3 3 60 30 6 9 6 37 34 1.516 54Rd 6
2 5 Preston North End 42 15 3 3 46 25 6 9 6 39 35 1.417 54 Rd 4
3 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 5 3 54 27 6 8 7 32 36 1.365 51 Rd 3
4 9 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 35 19 8 5 8 31 41 1.100 50 Rd 4
5 5 Charlton Athletic 42 12 8 1 47 22 7 3 11 30 41 1.222 49 Rd 3
6 8 Burnley 42 11 6 4 36 20 7 6 8 31 32 1.288 48 Rd 5
7 2 Blackpool 42 13 5 3 45 22 6 4 11 26 48 1.014 47 Win
8 -7 Manchester United 42 11 5 5 35 30 7 5 9 34 42 0.958 46 Rd 5
9 3 Sunderland 42 11 9 1 42 27 4 4 13 26 55 0.829 43 Rd 4
10 -8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 6 4 55 37 4 5 12 23 32 1.130 41 SF
11 -5 Aston Villa 42 9 7 5 36 23 5 6 10 27 38 1.033 41Rd 6
12 D 2 Cardiff City 42 7 8 6 32 17 7 4 10 22 29 1.174 40 Rd 3
13 5 Middlesbrough 42 12 5 4 46 27 2 6 13 24 50 0.909 39 Rd 3
14 -9 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 4 8 39 35 6 5 10 22 34 0.884 39Final
15 -11 Portsmouth 42 10 6 5 44 34 4 4 13 30 49 0.892 38 Rd 3
16 -8 Newcastle United 42 9 5 7 34 33 5 4 12 25 37 0.843 37 Rd 4
17 -6 Liverpool 42 10 6 5 36 28 4 2 15 25 54 0.744 36 Rd 3
18 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 6 7 35 32 4 5 12 27 40 0.861 35 Rd 3
19 0 Chelsea 42 10 4 7 35 24 2 7 12 21 42 0.848 35 Rd 5
20 -5 Manchester City 42 12 2 7 45 28 2 5 14 27 59 0.828 35 Rd 4
21 -1 Stoke City 42 10 4 7 35 26 2 6 13 18 40 0.803 34 Rd 4
22 -5 Derby County 42 9 6 6 41 29 2 4 15 18 45 0.797 32 Rd 3
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 10 Sheffield United 42 15 3 3 60 27 10 7 4 37 28 1.764 60 Rd 4
2 D 1 Huddersfield Town 42 14 4 3 51 14 10 6 5 33 19 2.545 58 Rd 4
3 5 Luton Town 42 15 1 5 53 17 7 7 7 31 32 1.714 52 Rd 5
4 D 3S Plymouth Argyle 42 12 5 4 37 24 8 4 9 28 36 1.083 49 Rd 5
5 0 Leicester City 42 13 6 2 55 29 5 6 10 34 45 1.203 48 Rd 3
6 -3 Birmingham City 42 11 3 7 44 38 8 7 6 27 28 1.076 48Rd 6
7 -3 Nottingham Forest 42 11 5 5 46 32 7 3 11 31 35 1.149 44 Rd 4
8 D 1 Fulham 42 14 1 6 52 28 3 9 9 29 43 1.141 44 Rd 3
9 5 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 4 5 40 20 6 4 11 28 45 1.046 44 Rd 3
10 -4 Leeds United 42 13 4 4 42 24 1 11 9 29 39 1.127 43 Rd 3
11 8 Swansea Town 42 10 9 2 45 26 5 3 13 33 55 0.963 42 Rd 3
12 -3 Rotherham United 42 9 7 5 41 30 7 2 12 34 44 1.014 41 Rd 5
13 3 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 9 3 26 17 3 7 11 32 47 0.906 40 Rd 3
14 -2 West Ham United 42 9 5 7 38 28 4 8 9 20 32 0.967 39 Rd 3
15 D 3N Lincoln City 42 9 9 3 41 26 2 8 11 23 45 0.901 39 Rd 3
16 -9 Everton 42 9 8 4 38 23 3 6 12 33 52 0.947 38 SF
17 -7 Brentford 42 8 8 5 38 29 5 3 13 21 47 0.776 37 Rd 4
18 0 Hull City 42 11 6 4 36 19 3 2 16 21 50 0.826 36 Rd 4
19 -4 Notts County 42 11 5 5 41 31 3 3 15 19 57 0.682 36 Rd 4
20 -3 Bury 42 10 6 5 33 30 3 3 15 20 51 0.654 35 Rd 4
21 -8 Southampton 42 5 7 9 45 44 5 6 10 23 41 0.800 33 Rd 5
22 -2 Barnsley 42 4 4 13 31 46 1 4 16 16 62 0.435 18 Rd 4
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 3 Oldham Athletic 46 15 4 4 48 21 7 11 5 29 24 1.711 59 Rd 3
2 D 3S Port Vale 46 13 9 1 41 10 7 9 7 26 25 1.914 58 Rd 2
3 15 Wrexham 46 18 3 2 59 24 6 5 12 27 42 1.303 56 Rd 3
4 6 York City 46 14 5 4 35 16 6 8 9 25 29 1.333 53 Rd 1
5 -3 Grimsby Town 46 15 5 3 47 19 6 5 12 28 40 1.271 52 Rd 3
6 11 Southport 46 16 4 3 42 18 4 7 12 21 42 1.050 51 Rd 2
7 1 Bradford 46 10 8 5 37 23 9 4 10 38 38 1.230 50 Rd 2
8 -3 Gateshead 46 13 6 4 51 24 4 9 10 25 36 1.267 49Rd 6
9 -2 Carlisle United 46 13 7 3 57 24 5 6 12 25 44 1.206 49 Rd 1
10 6 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 5 5 46 28 7 3 13 24 40 1.029 48 Rd 1
11 -8 Stockport County 46 13 8 2 61 26 4 5 14 21 43 1.188 47 Rd 3
12 1 Chesterfield 46 13 6 4 40 23 5 5 13 25 40 1.032 47 Rd 2
12 -1 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 4 3 45 16 5 1 17 20 47 1.032 47 Rd 3
14 6 Halifax Town 46 13 5 5 47 31 3 10 10 21 37 1.000 47 Rd 5
15 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 10 6 7 38 21 6 8 9 24 35 1.107 46 Rd 3
16 -1 Bradford City 46 14 7 2 54 29 0 11 12 21 51 0.938 46 Rd 2
17 -8 Hartlepools United 46 14 6 3 39 16 2 8 13 18 45 0.934 46 Rd 2
18 -12 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 3 34 25 5 5 13 21 37 0.887 46 Rd 3
19 -7 Barrow 46 15 6 2 48 20 1 6 16 18 51 0.930 44 Rd 2
20 -1 Chester 46 10 7 6 39 27 1 8 14 25 58 0.753 37 Rd 1
21 2 Darlington 46 13 4 6 33 27 1 2 20 25 69 0.604 34 Rd 1
22 -1 Rochdale 46 12 5 6 41 27 2 0 21 21 56 0.747 33 Rd 1
23 1 Workington 46 9 5 9 40 33 2 5 16 15 58 0.604 32 Rd 1
24 -2 Accrington Stanley 46 7 9 7 25 29 1 2 20 14 60 0.438 27 Rd 2
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 6 Bristol Rovers 46 17 4 2 55 19 9 8 6 37 27 2.000 64 Rd 3
2 2 Millwall 46 14 7 2 46 16 10 7 6 36 28 1.864 62 Rd 3
3 5 Northampton Town 46 18 4 1 75 30 8 6 9 34 40 1.557 62 Rd 2
4 -1 Norwich City 46 16 6 1 56 17 9 4 10 43 38 1.800 60 Rd 2
5 10 Bristol City 46 13 8 2 62 28 9 7 7 33 33 1.557 59 Rd 1
6 D 2 Coventry City 46 15 5 3 52 22 4 7 12 25 40 1.242 50 Rd 3
7 -2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 6 5 48 30 7 6 10 33 45 1.080 50 Rd 3
8 1 Southend United 46 15 5 3 41 21 3 8 12 28 53 0.932 49 Rd 1
9 5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 15 3 5 49 23 4 6 13 25 46 1.072 47 Rd 1
10 11 Watford 46 12 8 3 39 21 3 9 11 23 42 0.984 47 Rd 2
11 -9 Reading 46 17 3 3 53 18 2 5 16 16 46 1.078 46 Rd 1
12 -1 Torquay United 46 15 4 4 61 28 3 5 15 26 60 0.989 45 Rd 1
13 6 Crystal Palace 46 12 7 4 40 26 3 6 14 26 56 0.805 43 Rd 2
14 4 Leyton Orient 46 12 7 4 52 28 4 3 16 16 45 0.932 42 Rd 1
15 -9 Newport County 46 12 4 7 43 34 4 6 13 27 48 0.854 42 Rd 3
16 1 Ipswich Town 46 10 7 6 34 28 3 8 12 26 41 0.870 41 Rd 3
17 6 Exeter City 46 11 8 4 40 24 2 6 15 21 47 0.859 40 Rd 1
18 -2 Swindon Town 46 9 5 9 38 33 5 7 11 26 46 0.810 40 Rd 3
19 -7 Aldershot 46 8 8 7 36 29 4 7 12 25 48 0.792 39 Rd 1
20 D 2 Queens Park Rangers 46 9 9 5 37 34 3 6 14 24 48 0.744 39 Rd 1
21 1 Gillingham 46 10 7 6 30 26 2 8 13 25 48 0.743 39 Rd 2
22 -12 Colchester United 46 9 9 5 40 29 3 5 15 19 47 0.776 38 Rd 3
23 -3 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 5 7 38 35 1 7 15 30 56 0.747 36 Rd 4
24 0 Walsall 46 5 9 9 35 46 2 1 20 21 72 0.475 24 Rd 1

 

1953 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Accrington Stanley 5,549 Rd 2 45 Re-elected
D 3N Workington 7,212 Rd 1 36 Re-elected
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 17 Failed
Lan Nelson Q4 0 Failed
Lan New Brighton Q2 0 Failed
NEL North Shields Rd 1 0 Failed
1953 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Shrewsbury Town 8,540 Rd 4 46 Re-elected
D 3S Walsall 6,008 Rd 1 41 Re-elected
ML Peterborough United Rd 2 6 Failed
SL Bath City Rd 2 2 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 1 2 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Headington United Q4 0 Failed
SL Worcester City Q4 0 Failed
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