1953-08-27
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 1 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | Griffin Park | 16,682 | |
| Ledgerton | Lineups | Quigley, Briggs 3 | ||||
| Notts County | 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Meadow Lane | 15,091 | |
| McCormack 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea Town | 4 | 3 | Leeds United | Vetch Field | 26,408 | Largest home gate 1953-54 |
| Charles, Griffiths, Scrine 2 | Lineups | Charles, Nightingale, Burbanks | ||||
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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 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Lincoln City | A |
| 3 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Notts County | A |
| 4 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.333 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Swansea Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.167 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Leicester City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 7 | -1 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Stoke City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.4 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 9 | -1 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | West Ham United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Hull City | A |
| 11 | 9 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.556 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 12 | -1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Birmingham City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.857 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Brentford | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.833 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Derby County | H |
| 15 | 0 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.833 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 16 | -4 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Everton | A |
| 17 | -1 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.625 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Leeds United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Luton Town | H |
| 19 | 3 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 20 | -2 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 21 | -2 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.333 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Bury | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | Fellows Park | 15,158 | Largest home gate 1953-54 |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Millwall | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Norwich City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.75 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Southend United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.25 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Bristol City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.75 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 7 | 0 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.167 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Aldershot | H |
| 13 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Reading | A |
| 15 | 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Southampton | A |
| 16 | -1 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Gillingham | H |
| 17 | -1 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 18 | -1 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.429 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Coventry City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.417 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Walsall | H |
| 20 | 1 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Newport County | A |
| 21 | -1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Watford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1953-08-29 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
