



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Terry ELWELL | |
| 4Mick BETTERIDGE | |
| 5Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 6Mel BINES | |
| 7Terry RYDER | |
| 8Harry LUNN | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Bill PARKER | |
| 11Jimmy BAIN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
| Bristol City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Tony COOK1 | ||
| 2Ivor GUY2 | ||
| 3Jack BAILEY3 | ||
| 4Ernie PEACOCK4 | ||
| 5Jack WHITE5 | ||
| 6William TOVEY6 | ||
| 7Alec EISENTRAGER7 | ||
| 8Jimmy ROGERS8 | ||
| 9John ATYEO9 | ||
| 10Cyril WILLIAMS10 | ||
| 11Duggie REGAN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Pat BEASLEY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday March 28th, 1953:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
0-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
2-1 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-3 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
1-0 |
Watford
Watford
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-2 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-0 |
Reading
Reading
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
3-2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-1 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-4 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-0 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-0 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday March 28th, 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
|
36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 32 | 2.53 | 57 |
| 2 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 83 | 49 | 1.69 | 50 |
| 3 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 88 | 55 | 1.60 | 49 |
| 4 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 1.83 | 48 |
| 5 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
36 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 42 | 1.79 | 47 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 50 | 1.36 | 44 |
| 7 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 0.98 | 40 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 55 | 0.95 | 39 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
37 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 66 | 0.91 | 36 |
| 10 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
35 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 0.98 | 34 |
| 11 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 59 | 0.95 | 34 |
| 12 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 0.93 | 34 |
| 13 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
37 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 0.81 | 34 |
| 14 |
Reading
Reading
|
36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 53 | 0.92 | 33 |
| 15 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 0.83 | 33 |
| 16 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
37 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 69 | 0.78 | 33 |
| 17 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
37 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 57 | 0.89 | 32 |
| 18 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
37 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 74 | 0.88 | 32 |
| 19 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 60 | 0.85 | 31 |
| 20 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
37 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 72 | 0.83 | 31 |
| 21 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
36 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 0.77 | 31 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
37 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 64 | 0.77 | 30 |
| 23 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
37 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 74 | 0.74 | 29 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
38 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 99 | 0.46 | 19 |