1953-11-21
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3S | Aldershot | 5 | 3 | Wellington Town | CCL | Recreation Ground | 7,254 | |
| McCulloch 2, Laird (p), Menzies, Gaynor | Lineups | Skull, Davies, Turner | ||||||
| D 3N | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | York City | D 3N | Oakwell | 14,755 | |
| Kaye, Lumley, Bartlett 2, Chappell | Lineups | Dunmore, Fenton | ||||||
| SL | Bath City | 0 | 3 | Walsall | D 3S | Twerton Park | 10,700 | |
| Lineups | Allsop, Dean, Morris | |||||||
| NEL | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | D 3N | Croft Park | 8,011 | |
| Lineups | Cocker | |||||||
| D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | Coventry City | D 3S | Goldstone Ground | 20,225 | |
| Addinall 2,Leadbetter, Howard, Tennant (p) | Lineups | Dorman | ||||||
| ECL | Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | Newport County | D 3S | Abbey Stadium | 7,500 | |
| Stevens, Crowe | Lineups | Thomas, Birch | ||||||
| D 3S | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Millwall | D 3S | Layer Road | 9,765 | |
| McCurley | Lineups | Stobbart | ||||||
| D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | Bradford City | D 3N | Gresty Road | 8,844 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3N | Darlington | 1 | 3 | Port Vale | D 3N | Feethams Ground | 10,700 | |
| Robson | Lineups | Leake, Hayward, Cunliffe | ||||||
| D 3S | Exeter City | 1 | 1 | Hereford United | SL | St James Park | 10,829 | |
| Samuels | Lineups | O'Hara | ||||||
| AtL | Finchley | 1 | 3 | Southend United | D 3S | Summers Lane | 9,000 | |
| Walton | Lineups | Sibley, McAlinden, O'Neil | ||||||
| ML | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 4 | Chesterfield | D 3N | The Northolme | 6,144 | |
| Churmf | Lineups | Marsden 2, Edwards, Hatton | ||||||
| D 3N | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | D 3N | Redheugh Park | 9,701 | |
| Smith | Lineups | Done 2 (1p) | ||||||
| ECL | Great Yarmouth Town | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | D 3S | The Wellesey Recreation Ground | 8,944 | |
| Rackham | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | D 3N | Blundell Park | 8,536 | |
| Smith, Maddison | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | Rhyl | CCL | The Shay | 10,322 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3N | Hartlepools United | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | D 3N | Victoria Park | 11,779 | |
| Willetts (p) | Lineups | Watson S | ||||||
| ECL | Harwich & Parkeston | 2 | 3 | Headington United | SL | Royal Oak, Harwich | 2,746 | |
| McDonagh, Pearson | Lineups | Steel, Craig (p), Duncan | ||||||
| SL | Hastings United | 1 | 0 | Guildford City | SL | The Pilot Field | 7,728 | |
| Hillman | Lineups | |||||||
| AtL | Hitchin Town | 1 | 3 | Peterborough United | ML | Top Field | 6,332 | |
| Hammond | Lineups | Taft 2, Campbell | ||||||
| NL | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0 | 1 | Wrexham | D 3N | Millmoor, Rotherham | 6,936 | |
| Lineups | Hughes | |||||||
| D 3S | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | Reading | D 3S | Portman Road | 16,586 | |
| Elsworthy, Crowe, Garneys 2 | Lineups | Blackman | ||||||
| D 3S | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | Kettering Town | SL | Brisbane Road | 15,048 | |
| Facey, Poulton 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3S | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | Llanelly | SL | County Ground | 16,302 | |
| Ramscar (p), Fowler, Cross | Lineups | |||||||
| Bir | Nuneaton Borough | 3 | 0 | Watford | D 3S | Manor Park | 12,665 | |
| Wright 2, Jessop | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3S | Loftus Road | 13,076 | |
| Hurrell 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 9 | 0 | Boston United | ML | Old Showground | 8,894 | |
| Jones 2, Haigh 3, Whitfield 2, Gregory, Mosby | Lineups | |||||||
| YL | Selby Town | 0 | 2 | Bradford | D 3N | Flaxley Road | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Dunlop, Pickard | |||||||
| D 3S | Southampton | 1 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | D 3S | The Dell | 22,102 | |
| Day (p) | Lineups | Fidler | ||||||
| D 3N | Southport | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | D 3N | Haig Avenue | 7,063 | |
| Hitchen | Lineups | |||||||
| NEL | Spennymoor United | 0 | 3 | Barrow | D 3N | The Brewery Field | 6,557 | |
| Lineups | Gordon 3 | |||||||
| D 3N | Stockport County | 4 | 2 | Chester | D 3N | Edgeley Park | 12,363 | |
| Clempson, Connor 3 | Lineups | Windle, Molyneux | ||||||
| D 3S | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Newport | HpL | County Ground | 12,176 | |
| Batchelor 2 | Lineups | Gilfillan | ||||||
| D 3S | Torquay United | 1 | 3 | Bristol City | D 3S | Plainmoor | 10,042 | |
| Collins (p) | Lineups | Atyeo, Micklewright 2 | ||||||
| IsL | Walthamstow Avenue | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3S | Green Park Road | 9,000 | |
| Groves V | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Weymouth | 2 | 0 | Bedford Town | SL | Recreation Ground | 6,552 | |
| Easton, Massart | Lineups | |||||||
| LaC | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 0 | Scarborough | ML | Springfield Park | 14,000 | |
| Lomax, Livesey, Hindle, Lyon | Lineups | |||||||
| CCL | Witton Albion | 4 | 1 | Nelson | LaC | Central Ground | 6,063 | |
| Yearsley, McCann, Jones, Dale | Lineups | Wolstenholme | ||||||
| D 3N | Workington | 3 | 0 | Ferryhill Athletic | NL | Borough Park | 10,201 | |
| Stokoe, Simmonds, McAlone | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Yeovil Town | 0 | 2 | Norwich City | D 3S | Huish Ground | 11,968 | |
| Lineups | Summers 2 | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | Burnden Park | 30,635 | |
| Wheeler, Lofthouse | Lineups | McNichol 2 | ||||
| Burnley | 3 | 2 | Aston Villa | Turf Moor | 26,868 | |
| Stephenson, McIlroy, Gray | Lineups | Chapman 2 | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | The Valley | 35,595 | |
| Lineups | Broadbent, Hancocks | |||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | Anfield Road | 47,814 | |
| Bimpson | Lineups | Logie, Lishman | ||||
| Manchester United | 4 | 1 | Blackpool | Old Trafford | 49,853 | Largest home gate 1953-54 |
| Taylor 3, Viollet | Lineups | Perry | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Manchester City | Ayresome Park | 22,099 | |
| Lineups | OG | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | St James' Park | 48,853 | |
| Milburn | Lineups | OG | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Deepdale | 23,703 | |
| Evans, Wayman | Lineups | Brook | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | Hillsborough | 37,446 | |
| Woodhead, Sewell | Lineups | Wright T, Davis | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | White Hart Lane | 42,503 | |
| Duquemin | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | The Hawthorns | 39,618 | |
| Allen 4, Nicholls 2 | Lineups | Chisholm | ||||
| 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 2.304 | 30 | W | L | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Manchester City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 1.808 | 29 | W | W | D | W | D | 1953-11-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.75 | 25 | L | W | L | D | W | 1953-11-28 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 0 | Burnley | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 1.235 | 24 | W | L | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1.321 | 22 | D | L | W | D | D | 1953-11-28 | Blackpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 1.167 | 21 | L | W | W | W | W | 1953-11-28 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 1.135 | 21 | L | D | W | L | L | 1953-11-28 | Aston Villa | A |
| 8 | 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1.192 | 20 | W | W | D | D | W | 1953-11-28 | Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1.083 | 20 | W | W | D | W | W | 1953-11-28 | Newcastle United | H |
| 10 | 2 | Preston North End | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 1.586 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Chelsea | A |
| 11 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 0.814 | 19 | D | L | W | L | D | 1953-11-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | -5 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0.647 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Liverpool | H |
| 14 | 0 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 0.939 | 17 | L | W | L | D | L | 1953-11-28 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Newcastle United | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0.833 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1953-11-28 | Arsenal | A |
| 16 | 3 | Manchester City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 0.611 | 15 | W | D | D | W | L | 1953-11-28 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chelsea | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 0.711 | 14 | D | W | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Preston North End | H |
| 18 | 2 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 0.813 | 13 | D | W | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 19 | -3 | Liverpool | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 0.761 | 13 | L | L | D | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 20 | 1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 0.74 | 13 | D | L | L | L | D | 1953-11-28 | Manchester United | H |
| 21 | -3 | Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 0.684 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 22 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 0.609 | 12 | L | L | D | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Sunderland | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | Bury | St Andrew's | 21,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Fulham | 5 | 1 | Hull City | Craven Cottage | 21,716 | |
| Robson 2, Haynes 2, Jezzard | Lineups | Ackerman | ||||
| Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Elland Road | 26,747 | |
| Forrest, Nightingale | Lineups | Clarke | ||||
| Leicester City | 9 | 2 | Lincoln City | Filbert Street | 30,343 | |
| Hines 5, Morris, Griffiths, Rowley 2 (1p) | Lineups | Whittle, Graver | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Kenilworth Road | 16,269 | |
| Watkins, Mitchell | Lineups | Briggs | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | City Ground | 28,491 | |
| Thompson 2 | Lineups | Tindill, Lawlor | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | Derby County | Home Park | 19,541 | |
| Thomas, Tadman, Dews | Lineups | Dunn, Nielson (p) | ||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Millmoor | 13,210 | |
| Burke | Lineups | Meyer | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Victoria Ground | 17,887 | |
| Lineups | Crookes | |||||
| Swansea Town | 1 | 0 | Brentford | Vetch Field | 16,627 | |
| Griffiths | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 1 | 1 | Everton | Upton Park | 24,515 | |
| Sexton | Lineups | Lewis | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 | Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 1.88 | 27 | W | D | L | W | W | 1953-11-28 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1.667 | 26 | D | W | L | W | W | 1953-11-28 | Luton Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1.357 | 25 | D | D | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Leeds United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1.536 | 24 | D | L | W | D | W | 1953-11-28 | Bury | A |
| 5 | 0 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1.667 | 22 | D | L | D | W | W | 1953-11-28 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1.029 | 22 | D | L | L | L | L | 1953-11-28 | Brentford | A |
| 7 | 3 | Leeds United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 1.158 | 21 | W | D | W | D | W | 1953-11-28 | Everton | A |
| 8 | 3 | Luton Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1.067 | 21 | W | W | D | D | W | 1953-11-28 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 1.241 | 20 | D | L | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1.143 | 20 | L | W | D | D | L | 1953-11-28 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 11 | -4 | Lincoln City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 1.031 | 20 | L | W | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Stoke City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 19 | L | W | L | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 1 | Swansea Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0.813 | 19 | W | W | W | L | W | 1953-11-28 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1.194 | 18 | D | L | D | D | L | 1953-11-28 | Leicester City | H |
| 15 | 1 | Fulham | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 17 | W | D | W | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Notts County | A |
| 16 | -1 | Derby County | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 0.892 | 16 | L | L | L | L | L | 1953-11-28 | Swansea Town | H |
| 17 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0.735 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1953-11-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 18 | -1 | Brentford | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.486 | 15 | L | W | D | D | L | 1953-11-28 | Rotherham United | H |
| 19 | 2 | Notts County | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 0.524 | 14 | W | D | W | W | D | 1953-11-28 | Fulham | H |
| 20 | -2 | Hull City | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 0.636 | 13 | L | L | W | W | L | 1953-11-28 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 0.559 | 12 | L | W | L | W | L | 1953-11-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0.524 | 12 | D | D | L | L | L | 1953-11-28 | Nottingham Forest | H |
