
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Terry ELWELL | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON | |
| 7Mickey BULL | |
| 8Mick BETTERIDGE | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Ken LAMBERT | |
| 11Ray SAMPSON |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
| Watford | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Dave UNDERWOOD1 | ||
| 2Dave BEWLEY2 | ||
| 3Jimmy JONES3 | ||
| 4Jimmy KELLY4 | ||
| 5Ralph OELOFSE5 | ||
| 6Frank MITCHELL6 | ||
| 7Maurice COOK7 | ||
| 8Eddie SMITH8 | ||
| 9Roy BROWN9 | ||
| 10Jimmy BOWIE10 | ||
| 11Johnny PATON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Len GOULDEN |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 5th, 1953:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
2-3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
4-1 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
1-0 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-0 |
Reading
Reading
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-2 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-3 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
3-1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-4 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
4-2 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-2 |
Watford
Watford
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-3 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 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
|
22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 1.55 | 30 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 1.48 | 30 |
| 4 |
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 1.39 | 28 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 1.64 | 25 |
| 6 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 1.10 | 25 |
| 7 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 0.95 | 25 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 1.32 | 24 |
| 9 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 1.08 | 24 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 0.88 | 24 |
| 11 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 1.26 | 23 |
| 12 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 1.08 | 23 |
| 13 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 1.15 | 22 |
| 14 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 1.11 | 22 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 1.10 | 21 |
| 16 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 1.03 | 21 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 1.03 | 19 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.89 | 18 |
| 19 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 0.72 | 18 |
| 20 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 0.84 | 16 |
| 21 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 49 | 0.55 | 16 |
| 22 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 0.57 | 13 |
| 23 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 0.48 | 13 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 0.30 | 10 |