1953-12-28

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Arsenal	1	1	Blackpool	Highbury	62,900
Roper	Lineups		Perry
Cardiff City	0	0	Chelsea	Ninian Park	36,958
	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	0	2	34	14	6	5	2	27	21	1.743	37	W	L	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Cardiff City	A
2	0	West Bromwich Albion	25	9	2	2	38	15	7	2	3	28	19	1.941	36	D	W	L	D	L	1954-01-02	Preston North End	H
3	0	Huddersfield Town	25	9	4	0	30	10	4	3	5	15	17	1.667	33	W	D	D	D	D	1954-01-02	Portsmouth	A
4	0	Burnley	25	11	0	2	34	16	5	0	7	21	26	1.31	32	L	W	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Sheffield Wednesday	A
5	0	Manchester United	25	6	5	2	27	17	3	5	4	19	18	1.314	28	W	W	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Newcastle United	A
6	0	Bolton Wanderers	24	8	4	0	26	11	2	4	6	16	23	1.235	28	W	L	W	L	D	1954-01-01	Sheffield United	H
7	1	Arsenal	25	4	5	3	24	23	5	3	5	24	23	1.043	26	D	D	D	D	L	1954-01-16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
8	3	Cardiff City	25	7	3	2	19	14	3	3	7	10	26	0.725	26	D	L	W	W	L	1954-01-02	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
9	-2	Preston North End	25	7	2	4	29	17	4	1	7	24	19	1.472	25	W	L	W	D	D	1954-01-02	West Bromwich Albion	A
10	-1	Charlton Athletic	25	9	0	3	34	18	3	1	9	14	29	1.021	25	L	W	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Chelsea	H
11	-1	Tottenham Hotspur	25	8	2	3	26	17	3	1	8	15	25	0.976	25	D	D	W	W	L	1954-01-02	Middlesbrough	A
12	0	Chelsea	25	8	2	3	30	18	1	4	7	14	30	0.917	24	D	W	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Charlton Athletic	A
13	0	Blackpool	24	6	4	2	19	11	3	2	7	23	35	0.913	24	D	D	L	L	L	1954-01-01	Newcastle United	A
14	0	Aston Villa	24	7	1	4	27	17	3	1	8	12	25	0.929	22	L	W	L	L	D	1954-01-01	Sunderland	A
15	0	Newcastle United	25	3	2	7	21	25	4	6	3	20	21	0.891	22	L	W	D	W	D	1954-01-01	Blackpool	H
16	0	Sheffield United	24	6	3	4	30	23	2	2	7	12	24	0.894	21	L	D	W	W	D	1954-01-01	Bolton Wanderers	A
17	0	Sheffield Wednesday	26	8	2	3	29	18	1	1	11	14	42	0.717	21	L	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Burnley	H
18	0	Portsmouth	25	5	4	3	28	22	1	4	8	21	37	0.831	20	D	D	L	W	W	1954-01-02	Huddersfield Town	H
19	0	Manchester City	25	5	2	5	16	20	2	4	7	17	29	0.673	20	W	D	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Sunderland	H
20	0	Middlesbrough	25	4	2	6	18	22	3	2	8	19	31	0.698	18	W	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Tottenham Hotspur	H
21	0	Sunderland	24	6	2	3	29	22	0	3	10	16	38	0.75	17	L	D	D	W	L	1954-01-01	Aston Villa	H
22	0	Liverpool	25	5	6	2	34	22	0	0	12	11	44	0.682	16	D	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Bolton Wanderers	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Bristol Rovers	0	0	Everton	Eastville	34,015
	Lineups
Lincoln City	3	0	Hull City	Sincil Bank	16,910
Graver, Shaw, Gibson	Lineups
Stoke City	5	0	Swansea Town	Victoria Ground	17,787
King 3, Hutton, Bowyer	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Leicester City	25	10	2	1	43	13	3	6	3	18	20	1.848	34	D	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Leeds United	A
2	0	Everton	25	8	3	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	1.316	33	D	W	W	D	L	1954-01-16	Bury	H
3	0	Doncaster Rovers	25	8	1	3	19	10	6	2	5	20	18	1.393	31	L	L	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Notts County	H
4	0	Birmingham City	25	8	4	1	36	10	4	2	6	19	23	1.667	30	L	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Rotherham United	H
5	0	Nottingham Forest	25	10	3	0	43	17	2	3	7	12	20	1.486	30	W	W	L	D	D	1954-01-02	Swansea Town	H
6	0	Luton Town	25	7	4	2	25	16	4	3	5	19	22	1.158	29	W	L	L	W	W	1954-01-02	Plymouth Argyle	H
7	0	Blackburn Rovers	24	6	4	1	25	11	5	2	6	19	23	1.294	28	W	W	W	W	L	1954-01-01	Derby County	H
8	0	Rotherham United	26	7	3	4	27	21	5	0	7	19	28	0.939	27	D	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Birmingham City	A
9	3	Stoke City	26	5	5	3	28	19	2	7	4	15	20	1.103	26	W	D	L	D	W	1954-01-16	Leeds United	H
10	-1	Fulham	25	6	2	4	32	22	3	5	5	22	26	1.125	25	D	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Brentford	H
11	-1	West Ham United	25	8	1	3	30	10	2	3	8	13	29	1.103	24	L	W	L	W	L	1954-01-16	Fulham	A
12	-1	Leeds United	25	6	4	2	27	16	2	4	7	24	35	1	24	L	L	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Leicester City	H
13	1	Bristol Rovers	25	5	4	4	21	14	2	5	5	24	27	1.098	23	D	L	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Derby County	A
14	4	Lincoln City	25	8	3	2	31	12	1	2	9	8	32	0.886	23	W	L	L	L	L	1954-01-02	Blackburn Rovers	A
15	-2	Derby County	24	8	2	2	28	16	1	3	8	16	34	0.88	23	W	L	D	W	L	1954-01-01	Blackburn Rovers	A
16	-1	Hull City	25	9	0	3	29	8	1	2	10	8	29	1	22	L	W	W	W	D	1954-01-16	Doncaster Rovers	H
17	-1	Swansea Town	25	7	3	3	22	15	2	1	9	11	33	0.688	22	L	D	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Nottingham Forest	A
18	-1	Notts County	25	4	3	5	13	17	4	3	6	15	30	0.596	22	W	L	D	W	W	1954-01-02	Doncaster Rovers	A
19	0	Plymouth Argyle	25	3	9	1	23	19	2	2	8	9	25	0.727	21	D	L	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Luton Town	A
20	0	Bury	25	5	4	3	28	23	0	5	8	6	26	0.694	19	L	W	D	W	L	1954-01-16	Everton	A
21	0	Brentford	25	5	4	4	12	16	1	3	8	8	29	0.444	19	L	W	D	D	L	1954-01-02	Fulham	A
22	0	Oldham Athletic	25	5	3	4	15	13	0	2	11	11	38	0.51	15	W	L	L	L	D	1954-01-16	Plymouth Argyle	A

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate
Barrow	3	1	Crewe Alexandra	Holker Street	6,519
McLaren 3	Lineups		Chapman
Bradford	1	1	Southport	Park Avenue	18,156
Pickard	Lineups		Whitworth
Rochdale	4	0	Chester	Spotland	7,226
Lord 2, Anders, Kendall	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		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	25	11	1	0	29	1	8	4	1	17	7	5.75	43	W	W	W	D	W	1954-01-16	Hartlepools United	A
2	0	Gateshead	26	9	4	0	28	10	4	4	5	16	17	1.63	34	L	D	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Chester	A
3	0	Barnsley	24	9	3	1	26	13	3	4	4	9	13	1.346	31	W	W	L	W	W	1954-01-01	Southport	A
4	0	Stockport County	25	9	4	0	39	11	2	3	7	14	22	1.606	29	L	W	D	W	W	1954-01-02	Grimsby Town	A
5	1	Bradford	24	7	4	1	34	17	3	5	4	11	14	1.452	29	D	L	L	D	W	1954-01-01	Barrow	A
6	-1	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	24	8	3	1	23	12	3	4	5	18	23	1.171	29	L	D	W	L	W	1954-01-01	Accrington Stanley	A
7	0	Bradford City	25	10	1	2	27	8	2	3	7	9	22	1.2	28	W	L	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Chesterfield	A
8	3	Barrow	25	8	3	2	26	11	4	1	7	15	24	1.171	28	W	W	W	D	L	1954-01-01	Bradford	H
9	-1	Carlisle United	24	8	2	2	33	9	2	4	6	17	25	1.471	26	W	D	L	W	W	1954-01-01	Workington	H
10	-1	Wrexham	25	7	3	3	33	10	4	1	7	14	22	1.469	26	L	L	W	D	L	1954-01-02	Carlisle United	A
11	-1	Mansfield Town	25	7	5	2	34	15	2	3	6	15	25	1.225	26	D	W	W	W	D	1954-01-01	Chesterfield	A
12	0	Chesterfield	24	8	2	1	26	9	2	4	7	17	30	1.103	26	W	L	D	W	D	1954-01-01	Mansfield Town	H
13	1	Southport	24	7	1	3	21	15	3	4	6	12	19	0.971	25	D	W	L	W	W	1954-01-01	Barnsley	H
14	-1	Crewe Alexandra	26	5	5	2	15	14	3	4	7	11	27	0.634	25	L	D	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Hartlepools United	H
15	0	Grimsby Town	25	9	1	3	19	10	1	3	8	12	29	0.795	24	W	W	L	L	D	1954-01-02	Stockport County	H
16	0	Accrington Stanley	24	8	3	1	29	14	1	2	9	15	28	1.048	23	W	L	D	W	L	1954-01-01	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	H
17	0	Hartlepools United	24	7	5	1	26	11	0	3	8	6	21	1	22	D	D	W	L	D	1954-01-01	Tranmere Rovers	A
18	1	Rochdale	26	7	2	4	19	9	1	2	10	8	41	0.54	20	W	L	W	W	L	1954-01-09	York City	H
19	-1	Tranmere Rovers	24	5	2	4	23	19	3	1	9	9	23	0.762	19	L	L	L	L	L	1954-01-01	Hartlepools United	H
20	0	Chester	26	5	4	4	21	14	1	1	11	4	31	0.556	17	L	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Gateshead	H
21	0	Darlington	25	5	1	6	13	15	0	6	7	10	27	0.548	17	W	D	L	L	L	1954-01-01	York City	H
22	0	Halifax Town	26	5	3	4	14	9	1	1	12	9	34	0.535	16	L	W	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Mansfield Town	H
23	0	Workington	24	4	4	4	18	15	1	2	9	9	36	0.529	16	D	D	W	L	W	1954-01-01	Carlisle United	A
24	0	York City	24	4	5	3	20	16	0	2	10	10	36	0.577	15	L	L	L	L	L	1954-01-01	Darlington	A