
| Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|
| 1Roy BAILEY | |
| 2Ted HARDING | |
| 3Ron GEORGE | |
| 4Colin GRIMSHAW | |
| 5George BRIGGS | |
| 6Archie ANDREWS | |
| 7Les FELL | |
| 8Ray HANCOX | |
| 9William SIMPSON | |
| 10Bob THOMAS | |
| 11Ronnie DOWNS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Laurie SCOTT |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Terry ELWELL3 | ||
| 4George GRAY4 | ||
| 5Ted BATCHELOR5 | ||
| 6Mel BINES6 | ||
| 7Harry LUNN7 | ||
| 8Mick BETTERIDGE8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Bill PARKER10 | ||
| 11Jimmy BAIN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday March 21st, 1953:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-1 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
0-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
4-4 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
3-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
1-6 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
1-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-1 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
2-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Reading
Reading
|
2-0 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
1-0 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
4-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Watford
Watford
|
3-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday March 21st, 1953:
| 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
|
35 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 31 | 2.55 | 55 |
| 2 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 49 | 1.69 | 49 |
| 3 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 53 | 1.58 | 47 |
| 4 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 35 | 1.80 | 46 |
| 5 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 40 | 1.80 | 45 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
36 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 50 | 1.34 | 42 |
| 7 |
Watford
Watford
|
36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 54 | 0.96 | 39 |
| 8 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 58 | 0.95 | 38 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 63 | 0.92 | 36 |
| 10 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | 0.96 | 34 |
| 11 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 0.96 | 34 |
| 12 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 0.98 | 33 |
| 13 |
Reading
Reading
|
35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 52 | 0.94 | 33 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 51 | 0.80 | 33 |
| 15 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
36 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 68 | 0.79 | 33 |
| 16 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 0.84 | 32 |
| 17 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
35 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 59 | 0.86 | 31 |
| 18 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 0.89 | 30 |
| 19 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 74 | 0.86 | 30 |
| 20 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 69 | 0.83 | 30 |
| 21 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 64 | 0.77 | 29 |
| 22 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
36 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 0.76 | 29 |
| 23 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 69 | 0.75 | 29 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
37 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 99 | 0.45 | 17 |