Cup and International Matches |
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FA Cup Round 5 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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D 1 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Southampton | D 2 | Bloomfield Road | 27,543 | |
Perry | Lineups | Horton | ||||||
D 1 | Burnley | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | Turf Moor | 52,122 | |
Lineups | Holton, Lishman | |||||||
D 1 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Birmingham City | D 2 | Stamford Bridge | 45,872 | |
Lineups | Purdon 2, Murphy, Trigg | |||||||
D 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | Goodison Park | 77,920 | |
Eglington, Hickson | Lineups | Rowley | ||||||
D 3N | Halifax Town | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | The Shay | 36,995 | |
Lineups | Bennett 2, Duquemin | |||||||
D 2 | Luton Town | 0 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Kenilworth Road | 23,735 | |
Lineups | Lofthouse | |||||||
D 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Gateshead | D 3N | Home Park | 29,736 | |
Lineups | Winters | |||||||
D 2 | Rotherham United | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Millmoor | 19,964 | |
Shaw | Lineups | Goffin, Walsh 2 |
First Division |
Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Liverpool | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Anfield Road | 25,313 | |
Liddell, Payne, Smyth | Lineups | |||||
Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | Maine Road | 24,898 | |
Meadows, Phoenix | Lineups | Milburn | ||||
Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Deepdale | 28,624 | |
Finney | Lineups | |||||
Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | Victoria Ground | 21,619 | |
Lineups |
Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 | Preston North End | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1.447 | 35 | W | W | W | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
2 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 1.045 | 35 | L | W | L | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Middlesbrough | H |
3 | -1 | Burnley | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1.483 | 34 | W | D | D | W | D | 1953-02-17 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
4 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 1.167 | 34 | L | W | W | L | L | 1953-02-18 | Chelsea | H |
5 | -1 | Arsenal | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 1.526 | 33 | W | D | W | L | W | 1953-02-18 | Derby County | H |
6 | 0 | Sunderland | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 1.065 | 33 | L | D | L | W | D | 1953-02-18 | Manchester United | H |
7 | 0 | Manchester United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 1.073 | 32 | W | L | W | D | W | 1953-02-18 | Sunderland | A |
8 | 0 | Blackpool | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 1.102 | 31 | W | D | D | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Arsenal | H |
9 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 1.178 | 30 | D | D | W | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Chelsea | A |
10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1.289 | 29 | L | W | D | W | W | 1953-02-17 | Burnley | A |
11 | 4 | Liverpool | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 0.885 | 26 | W | W | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Newcastle United | A |
12 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 0.882 | 26 | L | L | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Stoke City | H |
13 | -1 | Newcastle United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 0.863 | 26 | L | L | L | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Liverpool | H |
14 | -1 | Portsmouth | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 0.959 | 25 | W | W | L | W | D | 1953-02-18 | Aston Villa | A |
15 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 0.851 | 24 | L | W | L | W | L | 1953-02-18 | Middlesbrough | H |
16 | 0 | Aston Villa | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0.846 | 23 | L | D | D | W | D | 1953-02-18 | Portsmouth | H |
17 | 2 | Stoke City | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 0.76 | 23 | D | W | W | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
18 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 0.737 | 23 | L | L | D | L | D | 1953-02-18 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
19 | 1 | Cardiff City | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0.9 | 22 | D | L | D | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Manchester City | H |
20 | -2 | Derby County | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 0.841 | 22 | D | L | W | L | L | 1953-02-18 | Arsenal | A |
21 | 1 | Manchester City | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 0.807 | 21 | W | L | W | W | D | 1953-02-21 | Cardiff City | A |
22 | -1 | Chelsea | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 0.8 | 21 | W | D | W | L | D | 1953-02-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
Second Division |
Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Lincoln City | Oakwell | 7,867 | |
McMorran | Lineups | Whittle | ||||
Brentford | 2 | 2 | Bury | Griffin Park | 9,387 | |
Sperrin, Bloomfield | Lineups | Plant, Imlach | ||||
Huddersfield Town | 0 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds Road | 18,023 | |
Lineups | Quigley 2, Eckersley (p) | |||||
Leicester City | 3 | 3 | Leeds United | Filbert Street | 21,754 | |
Morris, Rowley 2 | Lineups | Meek, Charles 2 | ||||
Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Vetch Field | 15,946 | |
Thomas, Allchurch I | Lineups | Moore |
Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 1.805 | 42 | L | W | W | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 2.435 | 41 | L | W | W | W | D | 1953-02-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
3 | 0 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 1.788 | 36 | W | W | W | W | D | 1953-02-19 | Notts County | A |
4 | 0 | Birmingham City | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 1.159 | 35 | W | W | W | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Bury | H |
5 | 0 | Leicester City | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 1.203 | 34 | D | L | L | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
6 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 1.024 | 32 | W | W | L | L | L | 1953-02-18 | West Ham United | A |
7 | 1 | Leeds United | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 1.275 | 31 | D | W | L | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Notts County | H |
8 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 1.245 | 31 | L | D | D | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Huddersfield Town | H |
9 | 0 | Rotherham United | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 1.077 | 30 | W | L | L | L | W | 1953-02-18 | Fulham | A |
10 | 0 | Fulham | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 1.061 | 30 | L | D | W | L | W | 1953-02-18 | Rotherham United | H |
11 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 0.959 | 30 | W | W | D | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Sheffield United | H |
12 | -1 | West Ham United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1.054 | 28 | L | L | L | W | D | 1953-02-18 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
13 | 0 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 1.195 | 26 | W | D | D | L | W | 1953-02-18 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
14 | 0 | Notts County | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 0.8 | 26 | L | W | D | L | L | 1953-02-19 | Luton Town | H |
15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 0.792 | 25 | D | D | D | D | W | 1953-02-18 | Everton | H |
16 | 1 | Swansea Town | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 0.754 | 25 | W | L | W | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Everton | A |
17 | -1 | Lincoln City | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 0.717 | 25 | D | W | L | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Fulham | H |
18 | 0 | Brentford | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 0.704 | 23 | D | L | D | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
19 | 1 | Bury | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 0.643 | 22 | D | D | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Birmingham City | A |
20 | -1 | Hull City | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 0.725 | 21 | L | L | D | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Barnsley | H |
21 | 0 | Southampton | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 0.77 | 20 | D | D | D | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Luton Town | A |
22 | 0 | Barnsley | 29 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 0.521 | 15 | D | L | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Hull City | A |
Third Division North |
Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Brunton Park | 10,419 | |
Harrison, Duffett | Lineups | |||||
Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | Blundell Park | 11,118 | |
Jenkin, Hernon, McCue | Lineups | |||||
Hartlepools United | 2 | 2 | Chester | Victoria Park | 6,499 | |
Harden, Wildon | Lineups | Travis, Windle | ||||
Southport | 3 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Haig Avenue | 3,706 | |
Hitchen, Taylor (p), McLean | Lineups | |||||
Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Chesterfield | Prenton Park | 6,209 | |
Harlock, Atkinson, Done | Lineups | Westcott | ||||
Wrexham | 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Racecourse Ground | 6,682 | |
Hewitt | Lineups | |||||
York City | 1 | 3 | Workington | Bootham Crescent | 7,110 | |
Brown | Lineups | Wallbanks 2, Simmonds |
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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 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 2.308 | 44 | W | D | L | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Rochdale | A |
2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 1.765 | 42 | W | L | W | W | D | 1953-02-21 | Workington | A |
3 | 0 | Port Vale | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1.75 | 38 | L | W | W | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Southport | H |
4 | 3 | Wrexham | 31 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 1.154 | 36 | W | L | L | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Halifax Town | A |
5 | -1 | York City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1.258 | 35 | L | L | L | D | D | 1953-02-21 | Chesterfield | A |
6 | 2 | Carlisle United | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1.41 | 34 | W | D | W | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Chester | A |
7 | -2 | Gateshead | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 1.244 | 34 | L | W | D | L | W | 1953-02-18 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H |
8 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 1.082 | 34 | L | D | W | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
9 | 4 | Southport | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 1.023 | 34 | W | W | W | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Port Vale | A |
10 | 4 | Hartlepools United | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 0.86 | 33 | D | L | L | W | D | 1953-02-21 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
11 | -2 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.243 | 32 | W | L | D | W | D | 1953-02-18 | Gateshead | A |
12 | -1 | Halifax Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.093 | 32 | W | L | D | D | L | 1953-02-19 | Barrow | A |
13 | -3 | Chesterfield | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1.047 | 32 | L | L | W | D | D | 1953-02-21 | York City | H |
14 | -2 | Barrow | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 0.956 | 32 | D | W | W | L | D | 1953-02-19 | Halifax Town | H |
15 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 1.077 | 31 | W | L | W | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
16 | -1 | Stockport County | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 1.113 | 29 | W | L | L | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Gateshead | H |
17 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 0.766 | 29 | L | D | D | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Bradford | H |
18 | 0 | Bradford | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 0.932 | 28 | L | L | W | W | D | 1953-02-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
19 | 0 | Bradford City | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 0.691 | 27 | W | L | W | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Darlington | H |
20 | 0 | Chester | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 0.849 | 24 | D | W | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Carlisle United | H |
21 | 0 | Darlington | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 0.647 | 23 | L | W | W | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Bradford City | A |
22 | 0 | Workington | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 0.565 | 23 | W | W | D | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Grimsby Town | H |
23 | 0 | Rochdale | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 0.661 | 18 | L | L | D | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Oldham Athletic | H |
24 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 0.483 | 18 | L | W | D | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Barrow | H |
Third Division South |
Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Aldershot | 4 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Recreation Ground | 3,637 | |
Laird (p), Taylor, Raine, Alison | Lineups | Brown 2 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 4 | Ipswich Town | Goldstone Ground | 8,354 | |
Willard | Lineups | Garneys 2, Brown, Elsworthy | ||||
Bristol City | 4 | 4 | Torquay United | Ashton Gate | 15,138 | |
Atyeo, Eisentrager, Regan, Williams | Lineups | Marchant, Collins 2, Thomas | ||||
Colchester United | 6 | 1 | Walsall | Layer Road | 5,102 | |
McCurley 3, McKim 3 | Lineups | McIntosh | ||||
Coventry City | 4 | 1 | Millwall | Highfield Road | 14,544 | |
Brown, Lowrie 3 | Lineups | Johnson | ||||
Crystal Palace | 4 | 3 | Northampton Town | Selhurst Park | 6,409 | |
Burgess 3, Thomas | Lineups | Adams, O'Donnell 2 | ||||
Exeter City | 0 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | St James Park | 13,113 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Newport County | 0 | 1 | Leyton Orient | Somerton Park | 5,182 | |
Lineups | Lusted | |||||
Norwich City | 3 | 2 | Gillingham | Carrow Road | 12,221 | |
Summers 2, Adams | Lineups | Scarth, Lambert | ||||
Southend United | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Greyhound Stadium | 5,445 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Swindon Town | 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | County Ground | 7,387 | |
Lunn | Lineups | Hatton 2, Smith | ||||
Watford | 2 | 1 | Reading | Vicarage Road | 8,356 | |
Reid, Collins | Lineups | Ritchie |
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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 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 2.913 | 49 | D | D | W | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Coventry City | H |
2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1.681 | 42 | L | W | W | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Bristol City | H |
3 | 0 | Millwall | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1.7 | 40 | L | D | W | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Norwich City | H |
4 | 0 | Bristol City | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 1.568 | 40 | D | D | L | W | W | 1953-02-21 | Northampton Town | A |
5 | 0 | Coventry City | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 1.525 | 40 | W | D | D | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Bristol Rovers | A |
6 | 0 | Norwich City | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 1.794 | 38 | W | L | D | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Millwall | A |
7 | 0 | Watford | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 34 | W | D | W | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
8 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 0.912 | 31 | L | L | L | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Reading | A |
9 | 0 | Southend United | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 0.852 | 31 | D | L | W | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
10 | 1 | Exeter City | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 30 | D | D | L | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Torquay United | A |
11 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0.977 | 30 | W | D | L | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Newport County | H |
12 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 0.821 | 30 | W | D | D | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Southend United | A |
13 | -3 | Gillingham | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 0.818 | 30 | L | D | D | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Colchester United | H |
14 | -2 | Reading | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 0.979 | 28 | L | W | W | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
15 | 0 | Aldershot | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 0.887 | 28 | W | D | L | D | W | 1953-02-21 | Walsall | A |
16 | 1 | Colchester United | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 27 | W | L | W | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Gillingham | A |
17 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 0.865 | 26 | D | D | W | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Watford | H |
18 | 0 | Newport County | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 0.839 | 25 | L | L | L | W | L | 1953-02-21 | Ipswich Town | A |
19 | 1 | Torquay United | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 0.8 | 24 | D | D | W | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Exeter City | H |
20 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 0.774 | 24 | L | W | W | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Swindon Town | H |
21 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 0.863 | 23 | W | W | L | L | W | 1953-02-21 | Crystal Palace | H |
22 | -1 | Swindon Town | 30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 0.754 | 23 | L | D | L | D | L | 1953-02-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
23 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 0.705 | 23 | W | D | L | L | L | 1953-02-21 | Leyton Orient | A |
24 | 0 | Walsall | 32 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 0.448 | 14 | L | W | L | L | D | 1953-02-21 | Aldershot | H |