



| Coventry City | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter TAYLOR | |
| 2Charlie TIMMINS | |
| 3Roy KIRK | |
| 4Noel SIMPSON | |
| 5Martin McDONNELL | |
| 6Frank AUSTIN | |
| 7Gordon NUTT | |
| 8Iain JAMIESON | |
| 9Eddie BROWN | |
| 10Don DORMAN | |
| 11Jimmy HILL |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Jack FAIRBROTHER |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Peter HILTON3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON6 | ||
| 7Mickey BULL7 | ||
| 8Roy ONSLOW8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Ray SAMPSON10 | ||
| 11Alan BEARDS11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday March 27th, 1954:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
0-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-3 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
0-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
3-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-1 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
3-0 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Reading
Reading
|
4-4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
4-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Watford
Watford
|
3-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday March 27th, 1954:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
37 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 1.49 | 51 |
| 2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 44 | 1.50 | 48 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 1.38 | 46 |
| 4 |
Watford
Watford
|
37 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 57 | 1.33 | 45 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
37 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 43 | 1.65 | 43 |
| 6 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 56 | 0.96 | 43 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 57 | 1.25 | 42 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 58 | 1.24 | 42 |
| 9 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
39 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 73 | 0.99 | 41 |
| 10 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 55 | 1.07 | 40 |
| 11 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 58 | 1.10 | 38 |
| 12 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.16 | 37 |
| 13 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
38 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 1.04 | 37 |
| 14 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 62 | 0.95 | 37 |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 70 | 0.74 | 36 |
| 16 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 35 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 1.02 | 34 |
| 18 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
38 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 0.69 | 34 |
| 19 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 61 | 0.93 | 33 |
| 20 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 0.81 | 31 |
| 21 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 0.71 | 31 |
| 22 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
36 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 30 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
37 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 64 | 0.64 | 24 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 74 | 0.45 | 20 |