Saturday 1953-03-28

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Burnley 01 Bolton WanderersTurf Moor20,392
Lineups Moir    
Cardiff City 33 ChelseaNinian Park19,830
Tiddy 2, Blair Lineups Dickson, McKnight, Montgomery OG    
Liverpool 12 Charlton AthleticAnfield Road23,304
Payne Lineups Leary, Evans    
Manchester City 31 Wolverhampton WanderersMaine Road27,127
Spurdle, Whitfield, McCourt Lineups Swinbourne    
Middlesbrough 20 ArsenalAyresome Park25,911
Fitzsimons, Spuhler Lineups    
Newcastle United 01 BlackpoolSt James' Park41,205
Lineups Taylor    
Preston North End 13 Aston VillaDeepdale21,385
Morrison Lineups Pace 2, Walsh    
Sheffield Wednesday 00 Manchester UnitedHillsborough31,101
Lineups    
Stoke City 30 SunderlandVictoria Ground19,611
Connor, Brown 2 Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 33 PortsmouthWhite Hart Lane38,636
Duquemin 2, Harmer Lineups Harris, Henderson 2    
West Bromwich Albion 22 Derby CountyThe Hawthorns17,554
Ryan, Lee Lineups Parry, Stamps    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Preston North End 34 13 2 3 41 23 4 7 5 31 29 1.385 43 L W D W L 1953-04-03 Burnley A
2 2 Charlton Athletic 34 10 6 0 39 15 7 3 8 28 35 1.34 43 W W W L D 1953-04-03 Manchester United H
3 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 10 5 3 42 25 6 6 6 27 30 1.255 43 L W D W D 1953-04-03 Portsmouth A
4 -1 Burnley 34 9 5 4 27 17 7 5 4 27 20 1.459 42 L L W W L 1953-04-03 Preston North End H
5 0 West Bromwich Albion 35 11 3 4 30 16 7 3 7 27 36 1.096 42 D D W L D 1953-04-04 Blackpool A
6 0 Arsenal 33 10 3 3 43 23 5 7 5 32 29 1.442 40 L D D D L 1953-04-03 Chelsea A
7 0 Blackpool 35 10 4 3 37 19 6 3 9 24 37 1.089 39 W L L W W 1953-04-03 Derby County H
8 0 Manchester United 35 9 4 4 26 21 6 4 8 30 34 1.018 38 D W L W L 1953-04-03 Charlton Athletic A
9 0 Sunderland 35 9 7 1 33 22 4 4 10 25 41 0.921 37 L D L D D 1953-04-03 Bolton Wanderers A
10 2 Bolton Wanderers 34 8 4 5 32 30 5 4 8 17 25 0.891 34 W L W L W 1953-04-03 Sunderland H
11 -1 Cardiff City 33 6 7 4 27 14 5 4 7 14 20 1.206 33 D W W W W 1953-04-03 Liverpool A
12 -1 Tottenham Hotspur 35 9 5 4 50 34 3 4 10 17 24 1.155 33 D L L W L 1953-04-03 Stoke City H
13 4 Aston Villa 34 6 6 4 27 18 4 5 9 22 33 0.961 31 W D L L W 1953-04-04 Burnley H
14 -1 Newcastle United 35 8 5 5 30 28 3 4 10 20 29 0.877 31 L W D D D 1953-04-03 Middlesbrough H
15 1 Portsmouth 35 8 5 4 31 25 3 4 11 28 43 0.868 31 D W L D L 1953-04-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
16 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 36 7 4 7 29 30 4 5 9 21 28 0.862 31 D L W L L 1953-04-03 Manchester City A
17 -3 Liverpool 35 8 5 5 31 26 4 2 11 20 39 0.785 31 L L L W L 1953-04-03 Cardiff City H
18 0 Chelsea 35 9 2 6 29 19 1 7 10 20 38 0.86 29 D W W W L 1953-04-03 Arsenal H
19 0 Stoke City 35 8 4 6 31 24 2 5 10 16 32 0.839 29 W D L D W 1953-04-03 Tottenham Hotspur A
20 0 Middlesbrough 35 9 5 4 34 25 1 4 12 16 44 0.725 29 W L D D W 1953-04-03 Newcastle United A
21 0 Manchester City 34 10 2 5 35 21 1 4 12 23 49 0.829 28 W D W L W 1953-04-03 Sheffield Wednesday H
22 0 Derby County 35 8 4 5 32 24 1 3 14 14 41 0.708 25 D L L L W 1953-04-03 Blackpool A
Manager of the month
Cyril Spiers - Cardiff City

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Birmingham City22Lincoln CitySt Andrew's13,429
Trigg (p), Stewart LineupsMunro, Whittle   
Bury52BarnsleyGigg Lane7,201
Imlach 2, Daniel, Plant, Gleadall LineupsChappell, Smith N   
Fulham50BrentfordCraven Cottage25,550
Jezzard 2, Robson 2, Stevens Lineups   
Leeds United03Blackburn RoversElland Road10,644
LineupsCrossan, Holmes, Quigley   
Leicester City21Swansea TownFilbert Street15,226
Dryburgh, Morris LineupsAllchurch I   
Luton Town32Hull CityKenilworth Road13,747
McJarrow 2, Turner LineupsHorton, Gerrie   
Notts County10Huddersfield TownMeadow Lane15,816
Wylie Lineups   
Plymouth Argyle03Nottingham ForestHome Park14,581
LineupsFrench, Ardron, Leverton   
Rotherham United22EvertonMillmoor12,633
Burke, Shaw LineupsHickson, Parker   
Southampton44Sheffield UnitedThe Dell14,267
Hoskins 2, Day, Dudley LineupsBrook, Shaw G 2, Ringstead   
West Ham United13Doncaster RoversUpton Park13,435
Barrett LineupsDoherty, Tindill, Lawlor   

 

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 36 13 3 2 55 23 9 5 4 34 26 1.816 52 D W W D W 1953-04-04 Notts County H
2 0 Huddersfield Town 35 10 4 3 34 10 9 5 4 31 17 2.407 47 L W D D W 1953-04-04 Leicester City H
3 0 Luton Town 34 13 1 4 46 15 7 4 5 28 27 1.762 45 W W W D L 1953-04-03 Bury A
4 1 Nottingham Forest 35 10 4 3 41 25 7 3 8 30 28 1.34 41 W W W D D 1953-04-04 Leeds United H
5 -1 Plymouth Argyle 35 10 4 4 31 20 7 3 7 23 29 1.102 41 L W L D W 1953-04-03 Notts County A
6 2 Fulham 36 13 1 4 46 22 2 8 8 24 37 1.186 39 W D L D W 1953-04-03 West Ham United A
7 0 Leicester City 35 11 5 2 49 25 4 4 9 30 43 1.162 39 W D L D D 1953-04-04 Huddersfield Town A
8 -2 Birmingham City 34 9 3 6 37 33 6 6 4 22 23 1.054 39 D W L L D 1953-04-03 Doncaster Rovers A
9 0 Leeds United 35 11 3 4 37 22 1 9 7 21 29 1.137 36 L L W D L 1953-04-04 Nottingham Forest A
10 0 West Ham United 35 8 5 5 34 24 3 8 6 14 20 1.091 35 L W W D D 1953-04-03 Fulham H
11 0 Rotherham United 36 8 5 5 37 28 7 0 11 31 40 1 35 D L D L W 1953-04-04 Brentford A
12 1 Blackburn Rovers 36 10 3 5 33 19 4 4 10 21 37 0.964 35 W L D D D 1953-04-03 Barnsley H
13 -1 Swansea Town 35 7 8 2 35 21 5 2 11 30 49 0.929 34 L W W W W 1953-04-03 Brentford A
14 2 Doncaster Rovers 35 6 8 3 21 16 3 6 9 28 40 0.875 32 W D L W L 1953-04-03 Birmingham City H
15 0 Everton 34 6 7 3 30 18 3 6 9 29 38 1.054 31 D D L D D 1953-04-04 Plymouth Argyle H
16 -2 Brentford 34 8 4 4 32 22 4 3 11 18 43 0.769 31 L L W W W 1953-04-03 Swansea Town H
17 0 Notts County 35 9 5 4 38 27 3 2 12 16 48 0.72 31 W L W L D 1953-04-03 Plymouth Argyle H
18 2 Bury 35 7 6 5 28 29 3 3 11 19 36 0.723 29 W L D L W 1953-04-03 Luton Town H
19 -1 Hull City 34 9 4 4 31 17 2 2 13 17 44 0.787 28 L W W W L 1953-04-03 Lincoln City A
20 -1 Lincoln City 34 5 9 3 29 24 1 7 9 17 40 0.719 28 D L L D L 1953-04-03 Hull City H
21 0 Southampton 35 3 5 9 35 40 3 6 9 19 38 0.692 23 D L L L L 1953-04-04 Barnsley A
22 0 Barnsley 35 4 3 10 29 37 1 4 13 15 56 0.473 17 L L L D L 1953-04-03 Blackburn Rovers A
Manager of the month
Dally Duncan - Luton Town

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley21Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedPeel Park2,903
D'Arcy, Kendall LineupsBrown   
Barrow21Hartlepools UnitedHolker Street4,061
Hannah, Layton LineupsElder   
Bradford10SouthportPark Avenue5,755
Redfearn Lineups   
Chesterfield11Bradford CitySaltergate Recreation Ground4,730
Smith LineupsMcCulloch   
Grimsby Town00GatesheadBlundell Park10,445
Lineups   
Halifax Town31ChesterThe Shay3,296
Murphy, Hampson, Holt LineupsTravis   
Mansfield Town10Port ValeField Mill6,083
Watson V Lineups   
Oldham Athletic01Crewe AlexandraBoundary Park13,145
LineupsMitcheson   
Tranmere Rovers10RochdalePrenton Park4,276
Done Lineups   
Workington02Stockport CountyBorough Park4,711
LineupsConnor, Oliver   
Wrexham30Carlisle UnitedRacecourse Ground10,744
Hughes 2, Tilston Lineups   
York City30DarlingtonBootham Crescent5,453
Fenton 2, Patrick A Lineups   

 

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 37 12 3 4 41 19 6 7 5 24 21 1.625 46 L L L D L 1953-04-03 Accrington Stanley H
2 1 Grimsby Town 38 13 5 2 42 15 5 5 8 23 27 1.548 46 D D W L L 1953-04-03 York City H
3 1 Wrexham 37 16 2 2 49 22 4 4 9 22 33 1.291 46 W W W D W 1953-04-03 Chesterfield H
4 -2 Port Vale 37 10 6 1 30 8 6 7 7 20 20 1.786 45 L D W D W 1953-04-03 Chester H
5 1 Crewe Alexandra 38 12 4 3 40 22 7 2 10 22 34 1.107 44 W W W W L 1953-04-03 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
6 2 York City 37 11 5 4 29 15 5 6 6 19 20 1.371 43 W W D D L 1953-04-03 Grimsby Town A
7 -2 Carlisle United 39 12 4 3 49 19 4 6 10 19 31 1.36 42 L L W W W 1953-04-03 Bradford City H
8 -1 Southport 38 12 4 2 31 13 4 6 10 19 35 1.042 42 L D W D D 1953-04-03 Stockport County H
9 1 Gateshead 38 11 4 3 37 17 3 9 8 23 33 1.2 41 D W L W D 1953-04-03 Darlington A
10 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 39 9 4 6 33 17 6 7 7 23 31 1.167 41 L L W L D 1953-04-03 Crewe Alexandra A
11 0 Bradford 38 8 6 5 24 19 7 3 9 30 32 1.059 39 W W W D D 1953-04-03 Workington A
12 1 Halifax Town 37 11 5 4 40 28 2 8 7 16 27 1.018 39 W D L D W 1953-04-04 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
13 -1 Barrow 38 14 5 1 44 17 1 4 13 16 43 1 39 W L D L W 1953-04-03 Tranmere Rovers A
14 1 Stockport County 37 10 6 2 50 22 4 4 11 20 35 1.228 38 W W L D W 1953-04-03 Southport A
15 1 Tranmere Rovers 38 13 4 2 36 12 3 1 15 15 39 1 37 W L W L L 1953-04-03 Barrow H
16 -2 Hartlepools United 38 10 5 3 27 12 2 8 10 17 39 0.863 37 L L D W L 1953-04-03 Rochdale H
17 0 Chesterfield 38 10 6 4 33 22 3 4 11 17 31 0.943 36 D L D L W 1953-04-03 Wrexham A
18 1 Mansfield Town 37 8 8 3 28 23 4 3 11 14 29 0.808 35 W L D L W 1953-04-04 Chester A
19 -1 Bradford City 38 10 6 2 36 26 0 9 11 15 43 0.739 35 D L W D W 1953-04-03 Carlisle United A
20 0 Chester 37 9 4 4 30 15 1 7 12 23 48 0.841 31 L D W W W 1953-04-03 Port Vale A
21 0 Darlington 38 10 4 4 29 23 1 2 17 24 60 0.639 28 L W D D D 1953-04-03 Gateshead H
22 0 Workington 37 8 4 7 33 27 2 3 13 11 44 0.62 27 L L L L W 1953-04-03 Bradford H
23 0 Rochdale 38 9 4 5 35 23 1 0 19 17 50 0.712 24 L W L L W 1953-04-03 Hartlepools United A
24 0 Accrington Stanley 37 6 8 6 23 26 1 1 15 13 44 0.514 23 W L L D L 1953-04-03 Oldham Athletic A
Manager of the month
Harry Catterick - Crewe Alexandra

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot01Crystal PalaceRecreation Ground5,673
LineupsThomas   
Bristol Rovers21Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticEastville16,092
Lambden, Bradford LineupsCross   
Colchester United33Newport CountyLayer Road6,200
McCurley, Elder, Church LineupsGraham 2, Beattie   
Coventry City10WatfordHighfield Road8,079
Johnson Lineups   
Exeter City02Southend UnitedSt James Park7,300
LineupsO'Neil, Grant   
Gillingham11Ipswich TownPriestfield Stadium8,868
Murchison OG LineupsMurchison   
Millwall10ReadingThe Den, New Cross14,654
Neary Lineups   
Norwich City32Brighton & Hove AlbionCarrow Road14,226
McCrohan, Gavin, Ackerman LineupsGilberg, Wilson   
Queens Park Rangers01Torquay UnitedLoftus Road8,059
LineupsCollins   
Shrewsbury Town24Northampton TownGay Meadow7,329
Stewart, Jackson LineupsEnglish, O'Donnell 2, Ramscar   
Swindon Town00Bristol CityCounty Ground10,026
Lineups   
Walsall10Leyton OrientFellows Park3,282
Morris Lineups   

 

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 36 16 4 0 51 13 8 5 3 30 19 2.531 57 W L W D D 1953-04-03 Swindon Town A
2 0 Bristol City 37 11 6 1 58 25 8 6 5 25 24 1.694 50 D D W W W 1953-04-03 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
3 0 Northampton Town 36 14 2 1 57 22 7 5 7 31 33 1.6 49 W W D D D 1953-04-04 Queens Park Rangers H
4 0 Millwall 36 11 6 2 36 12 8 4 5 28 23 1.829 48 W W D D W 1953-04-03 Queens Park Rangers H
5 0 Norwich City 36 13 5 1 43 15 7 2 8 32 27 1.786 47 W L W D W 1953-04-03 Leyton Orient A
6 0 Coventry City 37 15 3 2 48 17 3 5 9 20 33 1.36 44 W L L L W 1953-04-03 Colchester United A
7 1 Southend United 37 13 3 2 32 11 3 5 11 25 47 0.983 40 W W L W D 1953-04-03 Crystal Palace H
8 -1 Watford 37 11 5 2 34 17 2 8 9 18 38 0.945 39 L W D D D 1953-04-03 Newport County A
9 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 7 5 5 33 26 6 5 9 27 40 0.909 36 L D W L D 1953-04-03 Walsall H
10 2 Colchester United 35 8 8 2 36 21 3 4 10 11 27 0.979 34 D D W D L 1953-04-03 Coventry City H
11 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 36 11 2 5 36 20 3 4 11 20 39 0.949 34 L W W D D 1953-04-03 Bristol City A
12 -1 Exeter City 38 9 7 3 34 17 2 5 12 19 40 0.93 34 L L W W L 1953-04-03 Aldershot A
13 1 Gillingham 37 8 7 5 23 21 2 7 8 19 31 0.808 34 D D D L L 1953-04-03 Shrewsbury Town H
14 -1 Reading 36 11 2 3 33 11 2 5 13 16 42 0.925 33 L W L W L 1953-04-03 Torquay United H
15 2 Ipswich Town 37 8 5 5 25 24 3 6 10 23 34 0.828 33 D L L L L 1953-04-04 Walsall H
16 -1 Queens Park Rangers 37 7 9 3 34 30 2 6 10 20 39 0.783 33 L D D L D 1953-04-03 Millwall A
17 -1 Leyton Orient 37 9 5 4 38 21 3 3 13 13 36 0.895 32 L W D D D 1953-04-03 Norwich City H
18 1 Torquay United 37 10 4 4 45 24 2 4 13 20 50 0.878 32 W W L W L 1953-04-03 Reading A
19 -1 Aldershot 36 6 6 6 30 24 4 5 9 21 36 0.85 31 L L L D D 1953-04-03 Exeter City H
20 0 Newport County 37 10 1 6 36 27 2 6 12 24 45 0.833 31 D W L W D 1953-04-03 Watford H
21 2 Crystal Palace 36 8 4 4 30 22 3 5 12 23 47 0.768 31 W W L D L 1953-04-03 Southend United A
22 -1 Swindon Town 37 7 5 8 32 30 3 5 9 17 34 0.766 30 D L D W W 1953-04-03 Bristol Rovers H
23 -1 Shrewsbury Town 37 9 4 7 32 32 1 5 11 23 42 0.743 29 L L L W D 1953-04-03 Gillingham A
24 0 Walsall 38 4 7 8 28 41 2 0 17 18 58 0.465 19 W L W L L 1953-04-03 Brighton & Hove Albion A