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Domestic
Football Results Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League Division One:
Arsenal 3 Blackpool 1
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(66,642)
Roper 29, 40, Logie
60
~ Taylor
20 |
Aston Villa 1 Bolton Wanderers 1
Villa Park, Birmingham
(32,242)
A.Moss
13 ~ Beards
21 |
|
Villa were without Danny Blanchflower |
|
Bolton
were without Nat Lofthouse |
Burnley 1 Derby County
2
Turf Moor, Burnley
(26,248)
Neilson OG
26
~ Straw
80, Stamps
82 |
|
Burnley were without Billy Elliott &
Jimmy McIlroy |
Charlton Athletic 2
Chelsea 2
The Valley, Charlton
(36,653)
Hurst 1, Kiernan
6 ~
Bentley (pen) 25, Lewis
70 |
|
Chelsea were without Billy Dickson &
Seamus D'Arcy |
Liverpool 5 Newcastle United 3
Anfield, Liverpool
(48,002)
Liddell
9, Smith
36, 69, Baron 47, Paisley
77
~
Robledo 8,
(pen) 90, Prior
62 |
|
Newcastle were without Alf McMichael |
Manchester City 2 Cardiff City 2
Maine Road, Manchester
(33,551)
Branagan
43, Revie
(pen) 71
~
Chisholm 27, Tiddy
76 |
|
Manchester City were without Frank McCourt |
Middlesbrough 4
West Bromwich
Albion 2
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(24,420)
Fitzsimons
47,
Delapenha
59, McCrae
61, Mochan
75
~
Allen 71, Evans
78 |
|
West Brom were without Joe Kennedy |
Preston North End 1
Tottenham
Hotspur 0
Deepdale
Stadium,
Preston
(28,108)
Morrison
88 |
|
Preston were without Tom Finney |
|
Tottenham were without Alf Ramsey & Eddie Baily |
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Stoke City 1 Sheffield Wednesday 3
Victoria
Ground, Stoke
(29,278)
Sellars
61 ~
Dooley 23,
43, Woodhead 47 |
|
Wednesday were without Jackie Sewell |
Sunderland 1 Portsmouth 1
Roker Park, Sunderland
(45,144)
Ford
(pen) 5 ~
Hall
OG
53 |
|
Sunderland were without Willie Watson &
Billy Bingham |
|
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson & Jack Froggatt |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6
Manchester United 2
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(39,667)
Wilshaw
25, 53, Swinbourne
40,
55,
88,
Mullen
46
~ Rowley 19,
20 |
|
Wolves
were without Billy Wright |
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The
biggest crowd of the day saw Arsenal knock Blackpool off the top of
the table and Liverpool took their place at the summit. Blackpool
would create the biggest story of the season at Wembley, however, in
the following May.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
10 - Roy Swinbourne
(Wolves)
9 - Allan Brown (Blackpool) - 1 pen |
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Football League Division Two:
Barnsley 5 Hull City 1
Oakwell, Barnsley (12,347)
Taylor
(2), D.Kelly,
Lumley, Kaye ~
Jensen |
Bury 3 Birmingham City 0
Gigg Lane, Bury (16,096)
Plant
(2), Dale |
|
Birmingham were without Gil Merrick |
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|
Doncaster Rovers 0 Brentford 2
Belle
Vue, Doncaster
(13,465)
Monk, Goodwin |
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Fulham 4 Lincoln City 2
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(24,801)
Stevens, Jezzard (2), Robson
~ Whittle, Gibson |
Huddersfield Town 1
Nottingham Forest 2
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
(27,813)
Gunn
~ Capel, Whare |
Leicester City 2 Plymouth Argyle 0
Filbert
Street, Leicester
(33,006)
Rowley, Hines |
Notts County 3 Leeds United 2
Meadow
Lane, Nottingham
(22,836)
McCormack
(3)
~
Iggleden,
Southwell
OG |
Sheffield United 3 Blackburn Rovers 0
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
(29,029)
Browning, Hagan (2) |
|
Blackburn were without Bill Eckersley |
Southampton 1 Luton Town 3
The Dell, Southampton
(17,539)
Walker
~
Pye
(2),
Moore |
Swansea Town 2 Everton 2
Vetch Field, Swansea
(22,954)
Palmer,
Jones
OG
~
Hickson
(2) |
West Ham United 2
Rotherham United 4
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park
(21,895)
Selkirk OG,
Andrews ~
Ricketts, White
(2), Grainger |
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Huddersfield went down to their first defeat of the season, Sheffield
United rose above them, and the two of them would still be there at the
end of the season.
|
Division Two Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
|
|
W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
|
Sheffield United |
12 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
16 |
16 |
|
Huddersfield Town |
11 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
9 |
15 |
|
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|
Leicester City |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
20 |
14 |
|
Plymouth Argyle |
10 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
|
Fulham |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
20 |
13 |
|
Nottingham Forest |
12 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
13 |
|
Birmingham City |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
|
Notts County |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
24 |
13 |
|
Rotherham United |
11 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
20 |
12 |
|
Hull City |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
|
Everton |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
14 |
11 |
|
Luton Town |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
16 |
11 |
|
West Ham United |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
Lincoln City |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
20 |
10 |
|
Swansea Town |
11 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
24 |
10 |
|
Blackburn Rovers |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
20 |
10 |
|
Bury |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
|
Leeds United |
12 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
17 |
9 |
|
Brentford |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
20 |
9 |
|
Southampton |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
24 |
7 |
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Barnsley |
10 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
24 |
6 |
|
Doncaster Rovers |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
24 |
6 |
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
12 - Arthur Rowley
(Leicester) - 2 pens
9 - Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield), Bobby
Robson (Fulham) |
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Football League Division Three (South):
Aldershot 2 Walsall 0
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
(6,725)
Menzies
(2) |
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Reading 1
Goldstone Ground, Hove
(20,639)
Reed
~ Blackman |
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Bristol City 2 Northampton Town 3
Ashton Gate, Bristol
(21,795)
Atyeo, Eisentrager
~
Stone
OG,
O'Donnell, English |
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Colchester United 1 Gillingham 1
Layer Road, Colchester
(8,529)
Church
~ Long |
Coventry City 1 Bristol Rovers 1
Highfield Road, Coventry
(19,052)
Warner
~ Bush |
Crystal Palace 2 Leyton Orient 2
Selhurst Park, Croydon
(17,040)
Fell, Grimshaw
~ Blizzard, Poulton |
Exeter City 4 Torquay United 1
St James Park, Exeter
(13,773)
Mitchell (2 (1 pen)),
Kirkman, Murphy ~ Collins |
Newport County 1 Ipswich Town 3
Somerton Park, Newport
(9,645)
Moore
~ Garneys
(2 (1 pen)), Havenga |
Norwich City 2 Millwall 2
Carrow Road, Norwich
(27,255)
Summers, Ashman ~ Neary,
Jardine (pen) |
Queen's Park Rangers 3
Southend United 2
Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush
(14,777)
Smith (2),
Addinall ~ Thompson, Stubbs |
Swindon Town 2 Shrewsbury Town 2
County Ground, Swindon
(8,143)
Betteridge
(2)
~
Reagan, Butler |
|
Swindon were without Norman Uprichard |
Watford 3
Bournemouth & Boscombe
Athletic 0
Vicarage Road, Watford
(15,389)
Paterson, Collins,
Drummond
OG |
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Bristol
Rovers' dominance was about to be reflected in an incredible 27-match
unbeaten league run, including twelve consecutive wins between October and
January.
|
Division Three (South) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
|
|
W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
|
Bristol Rovers |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
14 |
19 |
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|
Northampton Town |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
24 |
17 |
|
Norwich City |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
16 |
|
Reading |
13 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
24 |
16 |
16 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
27 |
20 |
16 |
|
Southend United |
13 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
20 |
16 |
|
Millwall |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
7 |
15 |
|
Coventry City |
13 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
|
Exeter City |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
16 |
14 |
|
Bristol City |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
21 |
14 |
|
Ipswich Town |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
|
Newport County |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
27 |
14 |
|
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
13 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
21 |
13 |
|
Aldershot |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
18 |
13 |
|
Queen's Park Rangers |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
26 |
13 |
|
Watford |
13 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
20 |
12 |
|
Gillingham |
13 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
|
Colchester United |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
|
Leyton Orient |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
10 |
|
Swindon Town |
13 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
23 |
10 |
|
Torquay United |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
27 |
9 |
|
Shrewsbury Town |
13 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
27 |
8 |
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|
Crystal Palace |
13 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
30 |
7 |
|
Walsall |
13 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
35 |
6 |
| Division Three
(South)
Leading Goalscorers |
11 - Arnold Rodgers
(Bristol C.)
10 - Tommy Johnston (Norwich), Reg Parker
(Newport) - 3 pens |
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Football League Division Three (North):
Barrow 2 Accrington Stanley 0
Holker Street,
Barrow
(4,291)
Collins, McLaren |
Bradford 1 Mansfield Town 1
Park Avenue, Bradford
(9,623)
Smith
~ Marron |
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Carlisle United 1 Chester 1
Brunton Park, Carlisle
(9,421)
Harrison
~ Bullock |
|
|
Darlington 4 Bradford City 1
Feethams, Darlington
(6,438)
Clarke, Davison
(pen), Murray, Forsyth
~
Ward |
Gateshead 2 Stockport County 0
Redheugh Park, Gateshead
(7,062)
Ingham, Price |
Grimsby Town 2 Workington 0
Blundell Park,
Cleethorpes
(16,223)
Smith, Maddison |
Hartlepools United 1
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool
(9,060)
Elder
~ Daley |
e 0
Oldham Athletic 1 Rochdale 0
Boundary Park, Oldham
(23,026)
Crawford |
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Southport 0 Port Vale 0
Haig Avenue, Southport
(7,616) |
Tranmere Rovers 1 Crewe Alexandra 0
Prenton Park, Birkenhead
(10,814)
Mycock |
Wrexham 2 Halifax Town 1
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(12,320)
Hughes
(2)
~ Darbyshire |
York
City 0 Chesterfield 0
Bootham Crescent, York
(9,594) |
|
|
Defences were tightening up and goals were becoming scarcer. Oldham's
resolve was to stay strong as the season progressed.
|
Division Three (North) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
|
Oldham Athletic |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
27 |
9 |
21 |
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Grimsby Town |
13 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
9 |
21 |
|
York City |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
17 |
|
Wrexham |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
18 |
17 |
|
Port Vale |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
8 |
16 |
|
Crewe Alexandra |
13 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
17 |
16 |
|
Southport |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
Tranmere Rovers |
13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
9 |
15 |
|
Hartlepools United |
13 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
14 |
15 |
|
Mansfield Town |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
|
Gateshead |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
22 |
14 |
14 |
|
Halifax Town |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
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Stockport County |
13 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
28 |
22 |
12 |
|
Barrow |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
22 |
12 |
|
Darlington |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
30 |
12 |
|
Chesterfield |
13 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
19 |
11 |
|
Carlisle United |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
19 |
11 |
|
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
13 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
|
Rochdale |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
21 |
10 |
|
Bradford City |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
27 |
10 |
|
Chester |
13 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
24 |
9 |
|
Bradford |
12 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
22 |
6 |
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6 |
|
Workington |
13 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
24 |
6 |
|
Accrington Stanley |
12 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
27 |
4 |
| Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
| 9 - Eric Gemmell
(Oldham), Dennis Westcott (Chesterfield) |
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Source Notes |
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Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League
Match by Match 1952/53 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2003
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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