
| Exeter City | |
|---|---|
| 1Hugh KELLY | |
| 2Dick WALTON | |
| 3Stan ROWE | |
| 4Sam BOOTH | |
| 5Ray GODDARD | |
| 6Fred DAVEY | |
| 7Arnold MITCHELL | |
| 8Jackie KNIGHT | |
| 9Jimmy DAILEY | |
| 10Angus MACKAY | |
| 11Eddie MURPHY |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Norman KIRKMAN |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Arthur 'Connor' RADFORD3 | ||
| 4Mick BETTERIDGE4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Ralph PROUTON6 | ||
| 7Terry RYDER7 | ||
| 8Harry LUNN8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Willie MILLAR10 | ||
| 11Jimmy BAIN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Friday December 26th, 1952:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
4-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
5-0 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
3-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
3-1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
4-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
6-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
3-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-1 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
5-1 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Friday December 26th, 1952:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 20 | 2.70 | 38 |
| 2 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 37 | 1.65 | 33 |
| 3 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 2.38 | 32 |
| 4 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 34 | 1.71 | 31 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 1.71 | 28 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 1.31 | 28 |
| 7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 1.02 | 25 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 0.94 | 24 |
| 9 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 1.09 | 23 |
| 10 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 0.81 | 23 |
| 12 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 0.81 | 23 |
| 13 |
Reading
Reading
|
23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 0.95 | 22 |
| 14 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 0.80 | 22 |
| 15 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0.93 | 20 |
| 16 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 0.92 | 20 |
| 17 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 0.89 | 20 |
| 18 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 0.76 | 18 |
| 19 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 0.75 | 18 |
| 20 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 46 | 0.70 | 18 |
| 21 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 0.83 | 17 |
| 22 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 0.75 | 16 |
| 23 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 0.70 | 16 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
23 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 61 | 0.44 | 10 |