Football League Division Three (South)
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
4 - 0
4
A. Stephens (39'), D. Cheney (69', 90'), B. Waugh (71')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
0
L.H.R. Burfield
Lineups
1
GODWIN
GODWIN
2
KEETLEY
KEETLEY
3
DRUMMOND
DRUMMOND
4
MacDONALD
MacDONALD
5
HARDY
HARDY
6
RUSHWORTH
RUSHWORTH
7
STEPHENS
STEPHENS
8
GAYNOR
GAYNOR
9
FIDLER
FIDLER
10
CHENEY
CHENEY
11
WAUGH
WAUGH
1
CHURCHILL
CHURCHILL
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
ELWELL
ELWELL
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
HUDSON
HUDSON
6
JOHNSTON
JOHNSTON
7
LUNN
LUNN
8
BAIN
BAIN
9
BETTERIDGE
BETTERIDGE
10
LAMBERT
LAMBERT
11
BULL
BULL
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | |
|---|---|
| 1Tommy GODWIN | |
| 2Albert KEETLEY | |
| 3Ian DRUMMOND | |
| 4Martin MacDONALD | |
| 5Bob HARDY | |
| 6Peter RUSHWORTH | |
| 7Arnold STEPHENS | |
| 8Len GAYNOR | |
| 9Frank FIDLER | |
| 10Denis CHENEY | |
| 11Billy WAUGH |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Jack BRUTON |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Trevor CHURCHILL1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Terry ELWELL3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON6 | ||
| 7Harry LUNN7 | ||
| 8Jimmy BAIN8 | ||
| 9Mick BETTERIDGE9 | ||
| 10Ken LAMBERT10 | ||
| 11Mickey BULL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday October 31st, 1953:
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
4-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
2-1 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-2 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-0 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
3-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
3-1 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
6-0 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Reading
Reading
|
4-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
5-2 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-1 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-0 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday October 31st, 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
|
18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 2.47 | 31 |
| 2 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 1.48 | 24 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 1.46 | 24 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 1.40 | 24 |
| 5 |
Reading
Reading
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 1.30 | 22 |
| 6 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 1.16 | 20 |
| 7 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 1.13 | 20 |
| 8 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 1.43 | 19 |
| 9 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 0.88 | 19 |
| 10 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 1.17 | 18 |
| 11 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 1.15 | 18 |
| 12 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 1.13 | 18 |
| 13 |
Watford
Watford
|
18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 1.13 | 18 |
| 14 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 1.09 | 17 |
| 15 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1.04 | 17 |
| 16 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 16 |
| 17 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 0.97 | 16 |
| 18 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 0.72 | 16 |
| 19 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 0.66 | 16 |
| 20 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 0.96 | 14 |
| 21 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 0.75 | 14 |
| 22 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 23 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 0.44 | 9 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 0.31 | 8 |