1954-04-29
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 4 | Everton | Boundary Park | 30,072 | |
| Lineups | Parker 2, Hickson, Jones | |||||
| Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Millmoor | 13,017 | |
| Burke, Grainger, Noble, Wilson I | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Everton promoted & Leicester City champions | ||||||
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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 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 1.617 | 56 | W | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 1 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 1.586 | 56 | W | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1.72 | 55 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 1.458 | 52 | W | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 1.194 | 49 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 1.085 | 48 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 1.345 | 47 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 1.153 | 44 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 1.103 | 44 | W | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 1.099 | 43 | D | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 1.183 | 41 | W | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 0.937 | 41 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 0.971 | 39 | L | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Notts County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 0.73 | 39 | W | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 0.97 | 38 | D | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 60 | 0.783 | 37 | W | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 0.75 | 36 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 0.78 | 35 | D | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 0.793 | 34 | L | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 0.707 | 34 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 0.513 | 31 | L | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 58 | 0.449 | 25 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | The Shay | 1,338 | |
| Pennington | Lineups | Done | ||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Vale Park | 11,052 | |
| Tomkinson | Lineups | French | ||||
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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 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 3.524 | 69 | D | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 1.351 | 58 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 0.843 | 43 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 0.892 | 42 | W | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 0.766 | 40 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 0.738 | 40 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 1 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 0.704 | 38 | D | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | -1 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 0.744 | 37 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 0.603 | 34 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 3 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Ashton Gate | 12,797 | |
| Boxley 2 (1p), Regan D | Lineups | Jackson | ||||
| Colchester United | 0 | 1 | Southend United | Layer Road | 6,035 | |
| Lineups | Bainbridge | |||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Fellows Park | 6,683 | |
| Tarrant | Lineups | Sowden | ||||
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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 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 1.333 | 56 | W | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 0.924 | 48 | D | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 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 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 0.972 | 43 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 0.86 | 43 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -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 |
| 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 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 0.827 | 38 | L | L | W | W | W | 1954-05-01 | Millwall | H |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 0.641 | 30 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 0.46 | 26 | D | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
