Football League Division Three (South)
R.H. Mann
Lineups
1
CHURCHILL
CHURCHILL
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
ELWELL
ELWELL
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
BATCHELOR
BATCHELOR
6
JOHNSTON
JOHNSTON
7
LUNN
LUNN
8
LAMBERT
LAMBERT
9
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
10
BETTERIDGE
BETTERIDGE
11
BULL
BULL
1
BROWN
BROWN
2
POPPITT
POPPITT
3
INGHAM
INGHAM
4
NICHOLAS
NICHOLAS
5
TAYLOR
TAYLOR
6
CLAYTON
CLAYTON
7
MOUNTFORD
MOUNTFORD
8
CAMERON
CAMERON
9
BARLEY
BARLEY
10
PETCHEY
PETCHEY
11
SHEPHERD
SHEPHERD
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Trevor CHURCHILL | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Terry ELWELL | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON | |
| 7Harry LUNN | |
| 8Ken LAMBERT | |
| 9Roy JOHNSON | |
| 10Mick BETTERIDGE | |
| 11Mickey BULL |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
| Queens Park Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Harry BROWN1 | ||
| 2Johnny POPPITT2 | ||
| 3Tony INGHAM3 | ||
| 4Brian NICHOLAS4 | ||
| 5Jim TAYLOR5 | ||
| 6Lew CLAYTON6 | ||
| 7George MOUNTFORD7 | ||
| 8Bobby CAMERON8 | ||
| 9Charlie BARLEY9 | ||
| 10George PETCHEY10 | ||
| 11Ernie SHEPHERD11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Jack TAYLOR |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday September 5th, 1953:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-1 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
3-0 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
1-0 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
0-0 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-1 | 
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-2 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
4-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-1 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-2 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-4 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday September 5th, 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 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 11 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2.57 | 9 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 9 |
| 5 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 6 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 9 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 7 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 6 |
| 12 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 6 |
| 13 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 6 |
| 14 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 5 |
| 16 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 17 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 5 |
| 18 |
Watford
Watford
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 4 |
| 19 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 20 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | 3 |
| 21 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 3 |
| 22 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 3 |
| 23 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 2 |
Match Programme
