Season 1953-1954

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 19 AUG Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W2 - 1 H. Lunn 2 14,751
2 22 AUG Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W7 - 1 M. Betteridge, M. Owen 3, K. Lambert, M. Bull, H. Lunn 13,444
3 26 AUG Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W3 - 1 M. Betteridge, M. Owen 2 14,964
4 29 AUG Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D2 - 2 M. Bull 2 15,467
5 02 SEP Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) L0 - 1 - 7,338
6 05 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L0 - 1 - 15,157
7 10 SEP Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W1 - 0 J. Bain 7,784
8 12 SEP Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 3 H. Lunn 19,292
9 16 SEP Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W3 - 0 H. Lunn, M. Betteridge, J. Bain 8,832
10 19 SEP Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W3 - 0 M. Betteridge 2, F. Lewis (o.g.) 12,284
11 23 SEP Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 3 M. Bull 8,162
12 26 SEP Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L2 - 3 K. Lambert, J. Cross 18,615
13 30 SEP Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L2 - 4 M. Betteridge 2 7,727
14 03 OCT Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W5 - 0 M. Owen, M. Bull, J. Cross, K. Lambert, H. Lunn 15,481
15 10 OCT Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) W2 - 1 M. Bull, K. Lambert 12,617
16 17 OCT Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 6 M. Bull 9,612
17 24 OCT Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L1 - 2 H. Lunn 13,147
18 31 OCT Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 4 - 7,621
19 07 NOV Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D1 - 1 J. Bain pen. 10,666
20 14 NOV Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 1 - 11,682
21 28 NOV Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L1 - 2 R. Onslow 6,440
22 05 DEC Watford (Home) Watford (H) D2 - 2 M. Owen, R. Sampson 8,769
23 19 DEC Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 2 - 9,276
24 25 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W2 - 1 M. Bull, H. Lunn 6,611
25 26 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L0 - 1 - 10,665
26 02 JAN Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) D0 - 0 - 7,990
27 09 JAN Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W3 - 0 H. Lunn, R. Onslow, S. Anderson (o.g.) 8,217
28 16 JAN Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W2 - 0 M. Owen, M. Bull 9,122
29 23 JAN Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) L0 - 1 - 12,942
30 30 JAN Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L1 - 3 R. Sampson 3,333
31 06 FEB Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) D2 - 2 M. Owen, R. Sampson 6,824
32 13 FEB Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D1 - 1 H. Lunn 8,907
33 20 FEB Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 5 R. Onslow 23,525
34 27 FEB Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) D1 - 1 K. Lambert 12,466
35 06 MAR Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W2 - 1 M. Bull, R. Johnson 8,903
36 13 MAR Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 2 - 6,821
37 20 MAR Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W6 - 1 M. Bull, G. Hudson pen., M. Owen, R. Thomas (o.g.), R. Sampson, R. Onslow 8,495
38 27 MAR Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D0 - 0 - 7,523
39 03 APR Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W2 - 1 M. Bull, R. Sampson 7,150
40 07 APR Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) D1 - 1 R. Onslow 19,440
41 10 APR Watford (Away) Watford (A) L1 - 2 R. Sampson 11,178
42 16 APR Reading (Home) Reading (H) W1 - 0 R. Johnson 12,743
43 17 APR Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 1 - 12,319
44 19 APR Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 3 A. Beards 12,011
45 24 APR Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L0 - 2 - 17,802
46 28 APR Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 5,195

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 21 NOV Newport (IOW) (Home) Newport (IOW) (H) W2 - 1 T. Batchelor 2 12,176
SECOND ROUND
2 12 DEC Hastings United (Away) Hastings United (A) L1 - 4 R. Sampson 9,917