



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Terry ELWELL | |
| 4Jimmy JOHNSTON | |
| 5Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7Harry LUNN | |
| 8Mick BETTERIDGE | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Willie MILLAR | |
| 11Jimmy BAIN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
| Northampton Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Alf WOOD1 | ||
| 2Jack SOUTHAM2 | ||
| 3Ronnie PATTERSON3 | ||
| 4Maurice CANDLIN4 | ||
| 5Ben COLLINS5 | ||
| 6Tommy McLAIN6 | ||
| 7Jack ENGLISH7 | ||
| 8Larry BAXTER8 | ||
| 9Willie O'DONNELL9 | ||
| 10Fred RAMSCAR10 | ||
| 11Tommy FOWLER11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bob DENNISON |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday April 11th, 1953:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
0-2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
0-3 |
Watford
Watford
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
0-1 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-5 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
4-1 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
5-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-1 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Reading
Reading
|
0-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday April 11th, 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
|
40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 86 | 40 | 2.15 | 59 |
| 2 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 39 | 1.90 | 55 |
| 3 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
40 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 1.56 | 54 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 48 | 1.81 | 52 |
| 5 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
41 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 57 | 1.51 | 52 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 1.33 | 48 |
| 7 |
Watford
Watford
|
41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 1.02 | 44 |
| 8 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 65 | 0.95 | 44 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
41 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 73 | 0.96 | 41 |
| 10 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 1.02 | 40 |
| 11 |
Reading
Reading
|
40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 58 | 0.97 | 38 |
| 12 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 79 | 0.92 | 38 |
| 13 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
39 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 0.96 | 37 |
| 14 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 63 | 0.89 | 37 |
| 15 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
41 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 63 | 0.89 | 37 |
| 16 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
41 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 0.86 | 37 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 68 | 0.85 | 36 |
| 18 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
41 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 62 | 0.81 | 36 |
| 19 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
40 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 0.77 | 35 |
| 20 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 65 | 0.83 | 34 |
| 21 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
41 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 71 | 0.79 | 34 |
| 22 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
41 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 81 | 0.77 | 33 |
| 23 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
41 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 79 | 0.73 | 33 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
42 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 67 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 51 | 108 | 0.47 | 22 |