Saturday 1953-05-02
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Final | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Blackpool | 4 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 100,000 | |
| Mortensen 3, Perry | Lineups | Moir, Bell, Lofthouse | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 1 | 4 | Middlesbrough | Fratton Park | 18,757 | |
| Dale | Lineups | Bell, Spuhler 2, Delapenha | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 1.516 | 54 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 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 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 1.222 | 49 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 1.288 | 48 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 1.13 | 41 | L | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Aston Villa | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 1.033 | 41 | L | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 0.909 | 39 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 0.884 | 39 | W | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 49 | 0.892 | 38 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 0.843 | 37 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 0.744 | 36 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 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 | ||
| 19 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 0.848 | 35 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | ||
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Dean Court | 8,276 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | Gillingham | Goldstone Ground | 10,092 | |
| Leadbetter, Foreman (p), Marks OG, Gordon, McIlvenny | Lineups | |||||
| Colchester United | 0 | 4 | Norwich City | Layer Road | 10,029 | |
| Lineups | Adams, Ackerman 2, Kinsey | |||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | Plainmoor | 6,892 | |
| Mills 2 | Lineups | Dorman | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 64 | L | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1.864 | 62 | W | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 1.557 | 62 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 1.8 | 60 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | -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 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Coventry City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 1.242 | 50 | L | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 1.08 | 50 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 0.932 | 49 | D | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 1.072 | 47 | W | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 0.984 | 47 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 1.078 | 46 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 60 | 0.989 | 45 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 56 | 0.805 | 43 | W | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 0.932 | 42 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 0.854 | 42 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 0.87 | 41 | W | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 0.859 | 40 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 0.81 | 40 | L | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 1 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 0.792 | 39 | L | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 0.744 | 39 | L | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | -2 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 0.743 | 39 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 0.776 | 38 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 0.747 | 36 | D | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 72 | 0.475 | 24 | D | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
