Thursday 1952-12-25

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Blackpool 00 Manchester UnitedBloomfield Road27,778
Lineups    
Bolton Wanderers 46 ArsenalBurnden Park45,432
Moir 2, Lofthouse 2 Lineups Holton 2, Milton, Logie, Roper, Daniel    
Burnley 20 LiverpoolTurf Moor35,858
McIlroy, Holden Lineups    
Newcastle United 30 Cardiff CitySt James' Park36,143
Mitchell (p), Foulkes 2 Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 71 MiddlesbroughWhite Hart Lane36,102
Bennett 4, Duquemin 2, Baily Lineups Norris    

 

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 DivisionVenueGateNotes
Birmingham City40Plymouth ArgyleSt Andrew's31,660Largest home gate 1952-53
Purdon, Murphy 2, Stewart Lineups   
Blackburn Rovers20Leicester CityEwood Park29,410
Quigley 2 Lineups   
Brentford40BarnsleyGriffin Park15,976
Sperrin, Dare, Lawton 2 Lineups   
Huddersfield Town30Swansea TownLeeds Road28,510
Davie, Metcalfe, Glazzard Lineups   
Sheffield United22Doncaster RoversBramall Lane41,216Largest home gate 1952-53
Brook 2 LineupsDoherty, Harrison   
West Ham United22Notts CountyUpton Park23,614
Kearns, Foan LineupsBroome (p), McPherson K   

 

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 NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City31GatesheadValley Parade12,312
Rosenthal 2, Ward LineupsSmith   
Carlisle United80Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedBrunton Park9,518
Whitehouse 5, Ashman 2, Harrison Lineups   
Grimsby Town00ChesterfieldBlundell Park18,848
Lineups   
Stockport County11Hartlepools UnitedEdgeley Park8,891
Connor LineupsMcGuigan   

 

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 SouthVenueGateNotes
Newport County03Brighton & Hove AlbionSomerton Park10,630
LineupsHayward OG, Howard, Reed   

 

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