First Division |
Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | Bloomfield Road | 27,778 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 6 | Arsenal | Burnden Park | 45,432 | |
Moir 2, Lofthouse 2 | Lineups | Holton 2, Milton, Logie, Roper, Daniel | ||||
Burnley | 2 | 0 | Liverpool | Turf Moor | 35,858 | |
McIlroy, Holden | Lineups | |||||
Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | St James' Park | 36,143 | |
Mitchell (p), Foulkes 2 | Lineups | |||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 1 | Middlesbrough | White Hart Lane | 36,102 | |
Bennett 4, Duquemin 2, Baily | Lineups | Norris |
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Ptn | First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1.387 | 29 | D | W | D | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Sunderland | H |
2 | 1 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1.533 | 28 | W | W | D | D | W | 1953-01-03 | Sunderland | A |
3 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.476 | 27 | W | L | W | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
4 | 0 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.27 | 27 | D | W | L | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Manchester United | A |
5 | 1 | Burnley | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1.269 | 27 | W | D | D | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Liverpool | A |
6 | -1 | Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.03 | 26 | L | L | W | D | W | 1952-12-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
7 | 2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 0.973 | 24 | W | L | W | L | W | 1952-12-27 | Cardiff City | A |
8 | -1 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1.161 | 23 | D | W | W | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Manchester City | H |
9 | -1 | Manchester United | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0.972 | 23 | D | W | W | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Blackpool | H |
10 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1.29 | 22 | W | L | W | D | D | 1952-12-27 | Middlesbrough | A |
11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 1.077 | 21 | W | L | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Aston Villa | A |
12 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.032 | 21 | W | L | L | D | D | 1952-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
13 | -3 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0.925 | 21 | L | D | W | L | W | 1952-12-27 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
14 | -1 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0.881 | 21 | L | D | L | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Burnley | H |
15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0.8 | 20 | L | L | W | W | D | 1953-01-01 | Charlton Athletic | H |
16 | 0 | Cardiff City | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.038 | 18 | L | D | W | W | L | 1952-12-27 | Newcastle United | H |
17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0.902 | 18 | L | L | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Derby County | A |
18 | 0 | Aston Villa | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0.774 | 17 | L | L | D | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Charlton Athletic | H |
19 | 0 | Derby County | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0.818 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1952-12-26 | Portsmouth | H |
20 | 0 | Chelsea | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 0.769 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Stoke City | A |
21 | 0 | Manchester City | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 0.739 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Preston North End | A |
22 | 0 | Stoke City | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 0.587 | 13 | L | W | L | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Chelsea | H |
Second Division |
Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | St Andrew's | 31,660 | Largest home gate 1952-53 |
Purdon, Murphy 2, Stewart | Lineups | |||||
Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Leicester City | Ewood Park | 29,410 | |
Quigley 2 | Lineups | |||||
Brentford | 4 | 0 | Barnsley | Griffin Park | 15,976 | |
Sperrin, Dare, Lawton 2 | Lineups | |||||
Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Swansea Town | Leeds Road | 28,510 | |
Davie, Metcalfe, Glazzard | Lineups | |||||
Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Bramall Lane | 41,216 | Largest home gate 1952-53 |
Brook 2 | Lineups | Doherty, Harrison | ||||
West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Notts County | Upton Park | 23,614 | |
Kearns, Foan | Lineups | Broome (p), McPherson K |
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Ptn | Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1.818 | 35 | D | W | W | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2.929 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1952-12-27 | Swansea Town | A |
3 | 1 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1.176 | 29 | W | W | W | D | L | 1952-12-27 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
4 | -1 | Leicester City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 1.17 | 27 | L | D | W | L | D | 1952-12-27 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
5 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1.138 | 26 | L | L | L | D | D | 1952-12-27 | Birmingham City | H |
6 | 0 | Luton Town | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1.567 | 25 | W | L | W | L | W | 1952-12-26 | Leeds United | H |
7 | 1 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.179 | 25 | D | W | W | L | D | 1952-12-27 | Notts County | A |
8 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1.297 | 24 | L | D | W | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Hull City | H |
9 | 0 | Fulham | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1.167 | 24 | D | W | L | L | D | 1952-12-26 | Southampton | H |
10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1.111 | 24 | L | L | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Bury | H |
11 | 0 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1.276 | 23 | W | W | D | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Luton Town | A |
12 | 0 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 0.8 | 22 | D | D | W | L | D | 1952-12-27 | West Ham United | H |
13 | 0 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1.161 | 19 | L | W | D | L | D | 1952-12-26 | Lincoln City | A |
14 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 0.75 | 19 | D | D | W | D | D | 1952-12-26 | Sheffield United | H |
15 | -1 | Lincoln City | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 0.732 | 19 | D | L | W | D | D | 1952-12-26 | Everton | H |
16 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 0.667 | 19 | W | W | L | W | L | 1952-12-27 | Leicester City | A |
17 | -2 | Hull City | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 0.821 | 18 | W | L | W | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
18 | -1 | Swansea Town | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 0.673 | 18 | L | L | L | D | L | 1952-12-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
19 | 1 | Brentford | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 0.744 | 17 | W | D | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Barnsley | A |
20 | -1 | Bury | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0.649 | 16 | D | L | L | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Rotherham United | A |
21 | 0 | Southampton | 23 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 0.74 | 14 | L | D | L | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Fulham | A |
22 | 0 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 0.585 | 14 | L | D | L | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Brentford | H |
Third Division North |
Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Gateshead | Valley Parade | 12,312 | |
Rosenthal 2, Ward | Lineups | Smith | ||||
Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Brunton Park | 9,518 | |
Whitehouse 5, Ashman 2, Harrison | Lineups | |||||
Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Chesterfield | Blundell Park | 18,848 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Hartlepools United | Edgeley Park | 8,891 | |
Connor | Lineups | McGuigan |
Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ptn | Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2.176 | 33 | D | L | D | W | W | 1952-12-27 | Chesterfield | A |
2 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2.625 | 32 | W | W | L | L | W | 1952-12-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
3 | 0 | York City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1.55 | 30 | W | W | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
4 | 0 | Wrexham | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1.343 | 27 | W | L | W | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Accrington Stanley | H |
5 | 0 | Port Vale | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1.625 | 26 | D | D | L | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
6 | 1 | Halifax Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.346 | 26 | W | W | D | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Bradford | A |
7 | -1 | Gateshead | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 1.296 | 26 | L | D | D | D | W | 1952-12-27 | Bradford City | H |
8 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1.276 | 26 | W | L | W | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Port Vale | H |
9 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.967 | 26 | L | W | D | D | D | 1952-12-26 | Oldham Athletic | A |
10 | 0 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1.143 | 24 | L | L | W | W | L | 1952-12-27 | Carlisle United | H |
11 | 0 | Hartlepools United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 0.969 | 24 | D | D | D | W | L | 1952-12-27 | Stockport County | H |
12 | 0 | Chesterfield | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.097 | 23 | D | W | W | D | W | 1952-12-27 | Grimsby Town | H |
13 | 1 | Stockport County | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 1.2 | 22 | D | L | D | D | W | 1952-12-27 | Hartlepools United | A |
14 | -1 | Southport | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 0.829 | 22 | W | D | L | L | D | 1952-12-26 | Chester | H |
15 | 3 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1.152 | 21 | W | D | L | W | L | 1952-12-27 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
16 | -1 | Barrow | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 0.848 | 21 | W | W | L | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Workington | H |
17 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | York City | A |
18 | -1 | Chester | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 0.892 | 20 | W | L | W | L | D | 1952-12-26 | Southport | A |
19 | 0 | Bradford | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0.806 | 19 | L | D | W | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Halifax Town | H |
20 | 0 | Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 0.659 | 19 | W | D | L | D | L | 1952-12-27 | Gateshead | A |
21 | 0 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 0.725 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Darlington | A |
22 | 0 | Darlington | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 0.556 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Rochdale | H |
23 | 0 | Workington | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 0.412 | 13 | L | D | L | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Barrow | A |
24 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 0.476 | 12 | D | D | W | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Wrexham | A |
Third Division South |
Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Newport County | 0 | 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Somerton Park | 10,630 | |
Lineups | Hayward OG, Howard, Reed |
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Ptn | Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2.65 | 36 | W | W | W | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1.528 | 31 | W | W | L | D | W | 1952-12-26 | Reading | H |
3 | 0 | Norwich City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 2.238 | 30 | W | L | D | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Colchester United | H |
4 | 0 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1.559 | 29 | W | D | W | D | W | 1952-12-26 | Southend United | H |
5 | 0 | Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.452 | 28 | W | W | W | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Aldershot | A |
6 | 0 | Millwall | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.6 | 26 | W | W | D | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
7 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.024 | 25 | W | L | W | L | L | 1952-12-27 | Newport County | H |
8 | -1 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 1.121 | 23 | D | D | L | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Swindon Town | H |
9 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1.069 | 23 | D | D | D | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Leyton Orient | A |
10 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.833 | 23 | D | W | D | D | D | 1952-12-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
11 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 1.094 | 22 | D | L | D | L | W | 1952-12-26 | Northampton Town | A |
12 | 0 | Southend United | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 0.886 | 22 | L | L | W | D | L | 1952-12-26 | Bristol City | A |
13 | 0 | Watford | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 0.886 | 22 | L | D | D | D | D | 1952-12-26 | Crystal Palace | H |
14 | 0 | Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.742 | 21 | D | L | D | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Walsall | H |
15 | 0 | Colchester United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.04 | 20 | D | W | W | W | D | 1952-12-26 | Norwich City | A |
16 | 0 | Newport County | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 0.917 | 20 | L | D | L | L | L | 1952-12-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
17 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 0.821 | 18 | L | L | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Torquay United | A |
18 | 0 | Aldershot | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0.806 | 18 | L | D | W | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Coventry City | H |
19 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 0.727 | 18 | W | L | L | W | W | 1952-12-26 | Watford | A |
20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0.738 | 16 | L | W | D | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Millwall | A |
21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0.732 | 16 | L | W | W | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Exeter City | A |
22 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 0.78 | 15 | D | L | L | W | L | 1952-12-26 | Ipswich Town | H |
23 | 0 | Torquay United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 0.66 | 14 | W | L | L | L | D | 1952-12-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
24 | 0 | Walsall | 22 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 0.448 | 10 | L | D | L | L | L | 1952-12-26 | Gillingham | A |