
| Newport County | |
|---|---|
| 1Iorrie HUGHES | |
| 2Len STAPLES | |
| 3Dougie HAYWARD | |
| 4Ken HOLLYMAN | |
| 5Ray WILCOX | |
| 6Doug WITCOMB | |
| 7Cliff BIRCH | |
| 8Billy LUCAS | |
| 9Les GRAHAM | |
| 10Billy SHERGOLD | |
| 11Jackie WHARTON |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy LUCAS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Terry ELWELL3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON6 | ||
| 7Harry LUNN7 | ||
| 8Roy ONSLOW8 | ||
| 9Roy JOHNSON9 | ||
| 10Ken LAMBERT10 | ||
| 11Mickey BULL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 19th, 1953:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
1-2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
1-0 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-1 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
5-0 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
3-3 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Reading
Reading
|
0-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
3-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Watford
Watford
|
3-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 19th, 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
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 1.60 | 32 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 1.41 | 30 |
| 4 |
Reading
Reading
|
23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 1.34 | 28 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 1.82 | 27 |
| 6 |
Watford
Watford
|
23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 38 | 1.37 | 26 |
| 7 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 37 | 1.19 | 26 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 1.10 | 26 |
| 9 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 1.09 | 26 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 26 |
| 11 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 1.11 | 25 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 0.91 | 25 |
| 13 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 1.18 | 24 |
| 14 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 1.21 | 23 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 1.13 | 23 |
| 16 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 0.98 | 19 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 0.81 | 18 |
| 19 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.70 | 18 |
| 20 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 52 | 0.58 | 17 |
| 21 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 54 | 0.54 | 17 |
| 22 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 0.73 | 16 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 0.56 | 13 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 10 |