1953-09-22
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | Brunton Park | 6,153 | |
| Atkinson 2 | Lineups | Musgrave | ||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield | Spotland | 3,070 | |
| Lineups | Smith G | |||||
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Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4.75 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1953-09-26 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Gateshead | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.5 | 14 | W | L | D | W | W | 1953-09-26 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.4 | 14 | L | D | D | W | W | 1953-09-26 | York City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.727 | 13 | L | D | W | W | W | 1953-09-26 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 13 | W | D | L | D | W | 1953-09-26 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Southport | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.308 | 13 | D | W | L | D | W | 1953-09-23 | Barnsley | A |
| 7 | 3 | Carlisle United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.867 | 12 | W | W | W | D | L | 1953-09-26 | Chesterfield | A |
| 8 | -1 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.545 | 12 | W | D | D | L | W | 1953-09-23 | Southport | H |
| 9 | -1 | Wrexham | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.333 | 12 | D | L | W | W | W | 1953-09-23 | Bradford City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Bradford City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.818 | 12 | L | L | W | W | W | 1953-09-23 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 5 | Chesterfield | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.857 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1953-09-26 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.947 | 10 | L | W | D | D | L | 1953-09-26 | Stockport County | H |
| 13 | -1 | Bradford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.364 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1953-09-23 | Chester | A |
| 14 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.941 | 9 | L | W | W | D | L | 1953-09-26 | Bradford City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Barrow | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.867 | 9 | W | L | W | D | L | 1953-09-26 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.85 | 9 | L | L | L | W | W | 1953-09-23 | Halifax Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | York City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.737 | 9 | D | L | D | W | L | 1953-09-26 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.727 | 9 | W | D | L | W | W | 1953-09-23 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 9 | D | W | D | D | W | 1953-09-26 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Chester | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.917 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1953-09-23 | Bradford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.739 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1953-09-26 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.524 | 6 | W | L | L | L | D | 1953-09-26 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0.3 | 5 | L | D | D | D | L | 1953-09-26 | Wrexham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Workington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0.375 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1953-09-26 | Bradford | H |
