Wednesday 1953-04-29

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 20 Cardiff CityVilla Park17,603
Blanchflower, Walsh Lineups    
Chelsea 31 Manchester CityStamford Bridge48,594
Harris (p), McNichol, Lewis J Lineups Williamson    
Derby County 01 Preston North EndBaseball Ground31,495Largest home gate 1952-53
Lineups Finney (p)    
Footnotes
Stoke City relegated
Derby County relegated

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Preston North End 42 15 3 3 46 25 6 9 6 39 35 1.417 54 W W W L D End of Season
2 -1 Arsenal 41 14 3 3 57 28 6 9 6 37 34 1.516 52 L D W W W 1953-05-01 Burnley H
3 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 5 3 54 27 6 8 7 32 36 1.365 51 L W D W W End of Season
4 0 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 35 19 8 5 8 31 41 1.1 50 W W D L D End of Season
5 0 Burnley 41 11 6 4 36 20 7 6 7 29 29 1.327 48 W D L W L 1953-05-01 Arsenal A
6 0 Charlton Athletic 41 11 8 1 44 20 7 3 11 30 41 1.213 47 L D W L L 1953-04-30 Tottenham Hotspur H
7 0 Blackpool 42 13 5 3 45 22 6 4 11 26 48 1.014 47 L W D L D End of Season
8 0 Manchester United 42 11 5 5 35 30 7 5 9 34 42 0.958 46 L W D W W End of Season
9 0 Sunderland 42 11 9 1 42 27 4 4 13 26 55 0.829 43 W L D L W End of Season
10 0 Tottenham Hotspur 41 11 6 4 55 37 4 5 11 21 29 1.152 41 W D D L W 1953-04-30 Charlton Athletic A
11 1 Aston Villa 41 9 7 4 36 22 5 6 10 27 38 1.05 41 W W W D D 1953-05-01 Newcastle United H
12 -1 Cardiff City 42 7 8 6 32 17 7 4 10 22 29 1.174 40 L L L D W End of Season
13 0 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 4 8 39 35 6 5 10 22 34 0.884 39 W L L L D End of Season
14 0 Portsmouth 41 10 6 4 43 30 4 4 13 30 49 0.924 38 L W W L W 1953-05-02 Middlesbrough H
15 0 Middlesbrough 41 12 5 4 46 27 1 6 13 20 49 0.868 37 W D W W D 1953-05-02 Portsmouth A
16 0 Liverpool 42 10 6 5 36 28 4 2 15 25 54 0.744 36 W L L D L End of Season
17 0 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 6 7 35 32 4 5 12 27 40 0.861 35 W L D D L End of Season
18 3 Chelsea 42 10 4 7 35 24 2 7 12 21 42 0.848 35 W L D W L End of Season
19 0 Newcastle United 41 9 5 7 34 33 4 4 12 24 37 0.829 35 L L L L W 1953-05-01 Aston Villa A
20 -2 Manchester City 42 12 2 7 45 28 2 5 14 27 59 0.828 35 L W L L L End of Season
21 -1 Stoke City 42 10 4 7 35 26 2 6 13 18 40 0.803 34 L L D W W End of Season
22 0 Derby County 42 9 6 6 41 29 2 4 15 18 45 0.797 32 L W W D D End of Season

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley11FulhamOakwell3,204
Lumley LineupsJezzard   
Nottingham Forest23SouthamptonCity Ground7,283
Collindridge, Capel LineupsHorton, Day, Bogan   
Sheffield United02Hull CityBramall Lane28,114
LineupsGerrie, Furniss OG   

 

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 42 15 3 3 60 27 10 7 4 37 28 1.764 60 L W W D D End of Season
2 0 Huddersfield Town 41 13 4 3 47 14 10 6 5 33 19 2.424 56 D W W W L 1953-05-01 Plymouth Argyle H
3 0 Luton Town 41 15 1 5 53 17 7 7 6 31 31 1.75 52 L D D W W 1953-04-30 Doncaster Rovers A
4 0 Plymouth Argyle 41 12 5 4 37 24 8 4 8 28 32 1.161 49 W D W D L 1953-05-01 Huddersfield Town A
5 0 Leicester City 42 13 6 2 55 29 5 6 10 34 45 1.203 48 W W D D W End of Season
6 0 Birmingham City 41 11 3 7 44 38 7 7 6 25 27 1.062 46 W W D L W 1953-05-01 Brentford A
7 0 Nottingham Forest 42 11 5 5 46 32 7 3 11 31 35 1.149 44 L L L L L End of Season
8 1 Fulham 42 14 1 6 52 28 3 9 9 29 43 1.141 44 D L L W L End of Season
9 -1 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 4 5 40 20 6 4 11 28 45 1.046 44 L W W W D End of Season
10 0 Leeds United 42 13 4 4 42 24 1 11 9 29 39 1.127 43 D W D L W End of Season
11 0 Swansea Town 42 10 9 2 45 26 5 3 13 33 55 0.963 42 L D W L W End of Season
12 0 Rotherham United 42 9 7 5 41 30 7 2 12 34 44 1.014 41 D D W L D End of Season
13 0 West Ham United 41 9 5 7 38 28 4 8 8 19 29 1 39 W L L W L 1953-05-01 Lincoln City A
14 0 Everton 42 9 8 4 38 23 3 6 12 33 52 0.947 38 L L D W L End of Season
15 0 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 9 3 25 17 3 7 11 32 47 0.891 38 D W D L L 1953-04-30 Luton Town H
16 0 Lincoln City 41 8 9 3 38 25 2 8 11 23 45 0.871 37 L W W L D 1953-05-01 West Ham United H
17 0 Brentford 41 8 8 4 37 27 5 3 13 21 47 0.784 37 W D D L L 1953-05-01 Birmingham City H
18 2 Hull City 42 11 6 4 36 19 3 2 16 21 50 0.826 36 W L W D L End of Season
19 -1 Notts County 42 11 5 5 41 31 3 3 15 19 57 0.682 36 W L L W D End of Season
20 -1 Bury 42 10 6 5 33 30 3 3 15 20 51 0.654 35 W L L W L End of Season
21 0 Southampton 42 5 7 9 45 44 5 6 10 23 41 0.8 33 W W L D W End of Season
22 0 Barnsley 42 4 4 13 31 46 1 4 16 16 62 0.435 18 D L L L L End of Season

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City00Oldham AthleticValley Parade23,580Largest home gate 1952-53
Lineups   
Chester21BarrowSealand Road1,941
Travis 2 LineupsCollins   
Crewe Alexandra12Grimsby TownGresty Road4,162
Betts LineupsSmith F, Johnston   
Darlington02Halifax TownFeethams Ground3,223
LineupsRutherford OG, Murphy   
Gateshead50Accrington StanleyRedheugh Park 1,599
Smith 2, Wilbert, Watkin, Holliday OG Lineups   
Hartlepools United22WorkingtonVictoria Park4,327
Wildon, McGuigan LineupsMcDowall, Robson   
Rochdale10Mansfield TownSpotland4,282
Gilfillan Lineups   
Stockport County20BradfordEdgeley Park3,619
Clempson, Connor Lineups   
Footnotes
Workington to apply for re-election

 

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 46 15 4 4 48 21 7 11 5 29 24 1.711 59 D D W D D End of Season
2 0 Port Vale 45 12 9 1 37 10 7 9 7 26 25 1.8 56 W W D W D 1953-04-30 Grimsby Town H
3 0 Wrexham 46 18 3 2 59 24 6 5 12 27 42 1.303 56 W W L D W End of Season
4 0 York City 46 14 5 4 35 16 6 8 9 25 29 1.333 53 W W L D L End of Season
5 1 Grimsby Town 45 15 5 3 47 19 6 5 11 28 36 1.364 52 W W L L L 1953-04-30 Port Vale A
6 -1 Southport 46 16 4 3 42 18 4 7 12 21 42 1.05 51 L L W W D End of Season
7 0 Bradford 46 10 8 5 37 23 9 4 10 38 38 1.23 50 L D W W D End of Season
8 1 Gateshead 46 13 6 4 51 24 4 9 10 25 36 1.267 49 W W L D L End of Season
9 -1 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 5 5 46 28 7 3 13 24 40 1.029 48 L L D D L End of Season
10 5 Stockport County 46 13 8 2 61 26 4 5 14 21 43 1.188 47 W D L D D End of Season
11 -1 Carlisle United 45 12 7 3 54 24 5 6 12 25 44 1.162 47 L D W L D 1953-04-30 Chesterfield H
12 -1 Chesterfield 45 13 6 4 40 23 5 5 12 25 37 1.083 47 W L W W W 1953-04-30 Carlisle United A
13 -1 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 4 3 45 16 5 1 17 20 47 1.032 47 L W W L W End of Season
14 2 Halifax Town 46 13 5 5 47 31 3 10 10 21 37 1 47 W W L L D End of Season
15 -2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 10 6 7 38 21 6 8 9 24 35 1.107 46 L D D L W End of Season
16 1 Bradford City 46 14 7 2 54 29 0 11 12 21 51 0.938 46 D L W W D End of Season
17 1 Hartlepools United 46 14 6 3 39 16 2 8 13 18 45 0.934 46 D L W W L End of Season
18 -4 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 3 34 25 5 5 13 21 37 0.887 46 L W L D D End of Season
19 0 Barrow 46 15 6 2 48 20 1 6 16 18 51 0.93 44 L L D L D End of Season
20 0 Chester 46 10 7 6 39 27 1 8 14 25 58 0.753 37 W L D L L End of Season
21 0 Darlington 46 13 4 6 33 27 1 2 20 25 69 0.604 34 L L W W L End of Season
22 0 Rochdale 46 12 5 6 41 27 2 0 21 21 56 0.747 33 W L W D W End of Season
23 0 Workington 46 9 5 9 40 33 2 5 16 15 58 0.604 32 D L W L D End of Season
24 0 Accrington Stanley 46 7 9 7 25 29 1 2 20 14 60 0.438 27 L W L L D End of Season

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot00Bristol RoversRecreation Ground7,593
Lineups   
Crystal Palace10WatfordSelhurst Park6,675
Grimshaw Lineups   
Reading20Queens Park RangersElm Park6,367
Uphill, Alexander Lineups   
Southend United04Bristol CityGreyhound Stadium7,500
LineupsAtyeo, Eisentrager, Regan, Williams   
Footnotes
Bristol Rovers champions & promoted

 

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 45 17 4 2 55 19 9 8 5 37 26 2.044 64 D W D L D 1953-05-01 Crystal Palace A
2 0 Northampton Town 45 18 3 1 72 27 8 6 9 34 40 1.582 61 W D W W L 1953-04-30 Norwich City H
3 0 Millwall 45 14 7 2 46 16 9 7 6 33 27 1.837 60 W D D D L 1953-04-30 Newport County A
4 1 Bristol City 46 13 8 2 62 28 9 7 7 33 33 1.557 59 W W D W L End of Season
5 -1 Norwich City 44 16 6 1 56 17 8 3 10 36 35 1.769 57 W D W L W 1953-04-30 Northampton Town A
6 0 Coventry City 45 15 5 3 52 22 4 7 11 24 38 1.267 50 L D L D L 1953-05-02 Torquay United A
7 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 45 11 6 5 43 30 7 6 10 33 45 1.013 48 D W W W W 1953-05-02 Gillingham H
8 0 Southend United 45 15 4 3 39 19 3 8 12 28 53 0.931 48 L D D W L 1953-05-01 Shrewsbury Town H
9 0 Watford 46 12 8 3 39 21 3 9 11 23 42 0.984 47 L L D D D End of Season
10 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 44 14 3 5 48 23 4 5 13 23 44 1.06 44 L L W W W 1953-04-30 Walsall A
11 1 Reading 45 16 3 3 49 17 2 5 16 16 46 1.032 44 W L L W W 1953-05-01 Swindon Town H
12 -1 Torquay United 45 14 4 4 59 27 3 5 15 26 60 0.977 43 L D W W W 1953-05-02 Coventry City H
13 0 Newport County 45 12 4 6 42 31 4 6 13 27 48 0.873 42 L W W D W 1953-04-30 Millwall H
14 5 Crystal Palace 45 11 7 4 39 26 3 6 14 26 56 0.793 41 W L D D W 1953-05-01 Bristol Rovers H
15 -1 Leyton Orient 45 11 7 4 47 25 4 3 16 16 45 0.9 40 L L D W W 1953-04-30 Colchester United H
16 -1 Exeter City 46 11 8 4 40 24 2 6 15 21 47 0.859 40 W W L L L End of Season
17 -1 Swindon Town 45 9 5 9 38 33 5 7 10 25 42 0.84 40 W W D D W 1953-05-01 Reading A
18 -1 Ipswich Town 45 9 7 6 32 27 3 8 12 26 41 0.853 39 L D L D D 1953-05-01 Aldershot H
19 3 Aldershot 45 8 8 7 36 29 4 7 11 24 46 0.8 39 D W W L L 1953-05-01 Ipswich Town A
20 -2 Gillingham 45 10 7 6 30 26 2 8 12 25 43 0.797 39 W L L D L 1953-05-02 Brighton & Hove Albion A
21 -1 Queens Park Rangers 45 9 9 5 37 34 3 6 13 24 47 0.753 39 L W W W L 1953-05-02 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
22 -1 Colchester United 44 9 9 4 40 25 3 5 14 16 42 0.836 38 L L D L L 1953-04-30 Leyton Orient A
23 0 Shrewsbury Town 45 11 5 7 38 35 1 6 15 28 54 0.742 35 W L L L D 1953-05-01 Southend United A
24 0 Walsall 45 5 8 9 33 44 2 1 20 21 72 0.466 23 D L L D W 1953-04-30 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
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