
| Shrewsbury Town | |
|---|---|
| 1John McBRIDE | |
| 2Jimmy BANNISTER | |
| 3Jackie PARR | |
| 4Jimmy BULLIONS | |
| 5Maurice CANDLIN | |
| 6Eddie BEYNON | |
| 7Freddie FISHER | |
| 8Arnold JACKSON | |
| 9Jackie HUDSON | |
| 10Jackie STAMPS | |
| 11Alec McCUE |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Sammy CROOKS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Peter HILTON3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON6 | ||
| 7Jimmy BAIN7 | ||
| 8Mick BETTERIDGE8 | ||
| 9Roy JOHNSON9 | ||
| 10Roy ONSLOW10 | ||
| 11Mickey BULL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 26th, 1953:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
5-3 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
3-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-3 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
2-0 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
3-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
2-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
2-1 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
3-0 |
Watford
Watford
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
2-2 |
Reading
Reading
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 26th, 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
|
25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 2.12 | 40 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 1.50 | 34 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 1.33 | 32 |
| 4 |
Reading
Reading
|
25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 38 | 1.24 | 29 |
| 5 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 1.22 | 29 |
| 6 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 1.66 | 28 |
| 7 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 1.15 | 28 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 1.14 | 28 |
| 9 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 1.09 | 28 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 0.89 | 28 |
| 11 |
Watford
Watford
|
25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 27 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 0.91 | 27 |
| 13 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 1.16 | 26 |
| 14 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 1.09 | 25 |
| 15 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 1.02 | 23 |
| 16 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 23 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 43 | 0.98 | 21 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 0.82 | 20 |
| 19 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 19 |
| 20 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 55 | 0.62 | 19 |
| 21 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 0.61 | 19 |
| 22 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 59 | 0.54 | 19 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 0.69 | 16 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 54 | 0.39 | 12 |