1954-04-28
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | Chester | Peel Park | 4,687 | |
| Brydon | Lineups | |||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Gateshead | Valley Parade | 4,616 | |
| Hepplewhite, Rosenthal | Lineups | Smith, Price | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Blundell Park | 4,693 | |
| Scotson, Wright, Stroud | Lineups | Broome | ||||
| Southport | 1 | 2 | Stockport County | Haig Avenue | 2,483 | |
| Taylor R | Lineups | Moran 2 | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | Racecourse Ground | 6,585 | |
| Hewitt | Lineups | Chappell | ||||
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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 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 3.65 | 68 | D | W | D | D | D | 1954-04-29 | Darlington | H |
| 2 | 1 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 1.351 | 58 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -1 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 1.375 | 57 | D | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 1.345 | 55 | D | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 1.091 | 53 | D | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 45 | 1.188 | 52 | W | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.313 | 51 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 1.191 | 51 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Bradford | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 1.132 | 50 | W | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 1 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 1.149 | 47 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 1.05 | 46 | L | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 1.014 | 44 | D | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 1.169 | 43 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 3 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 0.892 | 42 | W | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 0.841 | 42 | D | L | L | W | W | 1954-04-29 | Halifax Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 0.731 | 41 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 0.662 | 41 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -2 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 0.908 | 40 | D | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | -1 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 0.766 | 40 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 0.738 | 40 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 0.744 | 37 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 45 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 0.7 | 37 | W | W | D | D | L | 1954-04-29 | Port Vale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 45 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 0.597 | 33 | L | L | W | L | L | 1954-04-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 0.716 | 32 | L | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 4 | 1 | Torquay United | Recreation Ground | 4,060 | |
| Menzies 3, Billington (p) | Lineups | Collins (p) | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Selhurst Park | 12,515 | |
| Morton | Lineups | Leadbetter | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | St James Park | 5,357 | |
| Donaldson | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 4 | 3 | Millwall | Carrow Road | 9,185 | |
| Brennan 2, Johnston, Summers | Lineups | Stobbart, Smith, Saward | ||||
| Southampton | 1 | 1 | Reading | The Dell | 6,589 | |
| Day | Lineups | Chung | ||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | County Ground | 5,195 | |
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| Footnotes | ||||||
| Ipswich Town champions & promoted | ||||||
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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 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 1.6 | 62 | W | W | D | D | W | 1954-05-01 | Northampton Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1.383 | 59 | D | D | L | W | L | 1954-04-30 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 45 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 1.308 | 54 | W | L | W | W | L | 1954-04-29 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 45 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 1.528 | 51 | D | W | W | L | L | 1954-05-01 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Southampton | 45 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 1.226 | 51 | D | D | L | W | D | 1954-05-01 | Norwich City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 45 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 1.206 | 50 | L | L | D | L | D | 1954-04-30 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 1.178 | 49 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 1 | Norwich City | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 1.091 | 49 | W | L | D | L | W | 1954-05-01 | Southampton | H |
| 9 | 3 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 1.172 | 48 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -2 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 1.114 | 47 | L | W | D | L | D | 1954-04-30 | Watford | A |
| 11 | -1 | Millwall | 45 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 50 | 0.986 | 47 | L | D | W | L | L | 1954-05-01 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 12 | -1 | Gillingham | 45 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 0.923 | 47 | W | L | L | W | L | 1954-04-29 | Walsall | A |
| 13 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 0.92 | 46 | L | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 1.089 | 45 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 0.753 | 44 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 2 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 0.86 | 43 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 0.908 | 42 | W | W | W | W | L | 1954-04-30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 18 | -1 | Southend United | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 0.958 | 41 | L | L | L | W | W | 1954-04-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 0.957 | 40 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 0.957 | 40 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 0.698 | 40 | D | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 0.847 | 38 | L | W | W | W | L | 1954-04-29 | Bristol City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 45 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 0.649 | 30 | D | L | D | L | W | 1954-04-29 | Southend United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 45 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 0.453 | 25 | L | W | D | L | L | 1954-04-29 | Gillingham | H |
