SEASON: 1952-53
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Everton (A) 1-4)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Wally Ardron (21 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 79
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 44 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 52.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 8 times | 7 times | 4 times | 2 times | Conceded | 11 times | 11 times | 10 times | 2 times | Won By | 10 times | 3 times | 5 times | 1 time | Lost By | 9 times | 5 times | 3 times |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 39,282
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 7,432
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,816
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Sheffield United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 1.764 | 60 | Promoted as Champions | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 2.545 | 58 | Promoted | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 1.714 | 52 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 1.083 | 49 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 1.203 | 48 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1.076 | 48 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 1.149 | 44 | 8 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 1.141 | 44 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 1.046 | 44 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 1.127 | 43 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 78 | 81 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 55 | .963 | 42 | 6-4 | 1-2 | 12 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 1.014 | 41 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 47 | .906 | 40 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | .967 | 39 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 71 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | .901 | 39 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 16 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 52 | .947 | 38 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 17 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 47 | .776 | 37 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 18 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 50 | .826 | 36 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 19 | Notts County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 57 | .682 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 20 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 81 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | .654 | 35 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 21 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 41 | .800 | 33 | Relegated | 2-3 | 2-2 | 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 62 | .435 | 18 | Relegated | 3-0 | 2-0 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 10, 1953 | Mansfield Town | 3 | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Moore (?) | ||
Sat Jan 31, 1953 | Everton | 4 | A | 1-4 | Loss | 48,904 | Capel (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Nov 15, 1952 | Leeds United | England | A | 0-0 | Aba | - | |
Wed Apr 15, 1953 | Clyde | Scotland | H | 6-0 | Win | - | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) |
Thu Apr 30, 1953 | Mansfield Town | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | ? (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) | Out (0) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Arthur Lemon | Bought | Sid Thompson | Bought | Nov 09, 1952 | Tom Martin | Bought | £20,000 | Nov 10, 1952 | Jack French | Bought |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Harry Walker | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||
D | Horace Gager | 43 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
D | James Clarke | 10 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
M | Alan Orr | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
M | Bill Whare | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
M | Jack Hutchinson | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
M | Wally Ardron | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||||||
F | Alan Moore | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |||||||
F | Arthur Lemon | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Collin Collindridge | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
F | Freddie Scott | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 6 | |||||||
F | Jack French | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
F | Noel Kelly | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
F | Sid Thompson | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Tom Martin | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
F | Tommy Capel | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 10 | |||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
F | William Morley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
21 | Wally Ardron | 32 |
12 | Alan Moore | 31 |
12 | Collin Collindridge | 42 |
10 | Tommy Capel | 30 |
6 | Freddie Scott | 30 |
6 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 22 |
4 | Jack Burkitt | 44 |
3 | Tom Martin | 20 |
1 | Bill Whare | 27 |
1 | Horace Gager | 43 |
1 | Jack French | 29 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1952-53
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Barnsley | Wed Aug 27, 1952 | A | 2-0 | Wed Sep 03, 1952 | H | 3-0 |
Huddersfield Town | Sat Oct 04, 1952 | A | 2-1 | Sat Feb 21, 1953 | H | 1-0 |
Plymouth Argyle | Sat Nov 08, 1952 | H | 3-1 | Sat Mar 28, 1953 | A | 3-0 |
Rotherham United | Sat Nov 01, 1952 | A | 3-2 | Sat Mar 21, 1953 | H | 4-3 |