1953-09-10
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Brentford | 1 | 4 | Doncaster Rovers | Griffin Park | 14,047 | |
| Lawton | Lineups | Robinson, Tindill, Harrison, Lawlor | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 2 | Everton | Meadow Lane | 12,515 | |
| Lineups | McNamara, Parker | |||||
| Swansea Town | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | Vetch Field | 21,015 | |
| Allchurch I | Lineups | Southren | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4.25 | 13 | W | W | W | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Everton | A |
| 2 | 2 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 11 | W | D | W | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.889 | 10 | D | W | W | D | L | 1953-09-12 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | -2 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.167 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.7 | 9 | W | W | D | W | D | 1953-09-12 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 6 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.4 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1953-09-12 | Leicester City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 9 | D | W | D | L | W | 1953-09-12 | Hull City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.857 | 8 | W | W | L | W | L | 1953-09-12 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1.2 | 8 | D | D | W | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Fulham | A |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.182 | 8 | D | W | D | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Notts County | A |
| 11 | 0 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1.3 | 7 | W | L | D | W | D | 1953-09-12 | Brentford | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.7 | 7 | L | D | D | D | D | 1953-09-12 | Birmingham City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.765 | 6 | W | L | L | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Luton Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.733 | 5 | L | W | L | D | L | 1953-09-12 | Rotherham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.727 | 5 | W | L | L | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.583 | 5 | L | D | D | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 17 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.538 | 5 | D | D | L | D | D | 1953-09-12 | Swansea Town | A |
| 18 | 1 | Swansea Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.529 | 5 | D | L | L | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 19 | -1 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0.474 | 5 | L | L | W | L | W | 1953-09-12 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.421 | 4 | L | L | D | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Lincoln City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.688 | 3 | L | L | D | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Leeds United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Bury | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | Torquay United | Brisbane Road | 8,908 | |
| Poulton, Blizzard, Rees | Lineups | Shaw, Mills | ||||
| Walsall | 0 | 1 | Swindon Town | Fellows Park | 7,784 | |
| Lineups | Bain | |||||
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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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.8 | 13 | W | W | D | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.875 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Coventry City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2.714 | 11 | W | D | W | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2.167 | 11 | W | W | W | D | D | 1953-09-12 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.833 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 6 | 3 | Swindon Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.143 | 9 | W | L | L | D | W | 1953-09-12 | Southampton | A |
| 7 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1.077 | 9 | W | D | W | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.067 | 9 | W | D | W | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Bristol City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Bristol City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | W | W | W | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.091 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1953-09-12 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.9 | 7 | L | D | L | D | W | 1953-09-12 | Watford | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.833 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1953-09-12 | Southend United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 14 | 0 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.833 | 6 | L | L | L | W | W | 1953-09-12 | Aldershot | H |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.917 | 5 | L | W | W | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Torquay United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.778 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Newport County | A |
| 17 | 0 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.7 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1953-09-12 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 18 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | L | W | L | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Walsall | H |
| 19 | 4 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.733 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Millwall | H |
| 20 | -1 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.579 | 4 | L | L | W | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Gillingham | H |
| 21 | -1 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0.478 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1953-09-12 | Exeter City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.647 | 3 | L | W | D | L | L | 1953-09-12 | Northampton Town | H |
| 23 | -1 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.6 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1953-09-12 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.313 | 2 | L | L | L | L | D | 1953-09-12 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
