
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Terry ELWELL | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON | |
| 7Harry LUNN | |
| 8Roy ONSLOW | |
| 9Roy JOHNSON | |
| 10Ray SAMPSON | |
| 11Mickey BULL |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
| Shrewsbury Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1John McBRIDE1 | ||
| 2Jimmy BANNISTER2 | ||
| 3Jackie PARR3 | ||
| 4Jimmy BULLIONS4 | ||
| 5Maurice CANDLIN5 | ||
| 6Eddie BEYNON6 | ||
| 7Freddie FISHER7 | ||
| 8Arnold JACKSON8 | ||
| 9Jackie HUDSON9 | ||
| 10Jackie STAMPS10 | ||
| 11Alec McCUE11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Sammy CROOKS |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Friday December 25th, 1953:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-2 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
3-1 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
5-0 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
1-3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-0 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
3-2 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
2-2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Reading
Reading
|
2-4 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
3-1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-2 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Friday December 25th, 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
|
24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 2.04 | 38 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 1.48 | 32 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 1.30 | 30 |
| 4 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 1.77 | 28 |
| 5 |
Reading
Reading
|
24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 1.25 | 28 |
| 6 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 1.23 | 28 |
| 7 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 0.94 | 28 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 40 | 1.35 | 27 |
| 9 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 0.93 | 27 |
| 10 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 1.10 | 26 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 42 | 1.07 | 26 |
| 12 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 1.06 | 26 |
| 13 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 1.16 | 25 |
| 14 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 1.11 | 24 |
| 15 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 1.11 | 23 |
| 16 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 1.05 | 23 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 21 |
| 18 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 0.57 | 19 |
| 19 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 0.80 | 18 |
| 20 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 0.61 | 18 |
| 21 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 0.74 | 17 |
| 22 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 54 | 0.57 | 17 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 0.69 | 15 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 0.37 | 12 |