The City Ground

SEASON: 1953-54

Prev Season: 1952-53
Next Season: 1954-55

DIVISION:: English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Plymouth Argyle (A) 0-2)
League Cup:: -

Top Goalscorer:: Alan Moore, Tommy Capel (19 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	10 times	10 times	7 times	5 times	3 times
Conceded	20 times	11 times	5 times	1 time
Won By	6 times	8 times	4 times	1 time	1 time
Lost By	6 times	3 times	2 times

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 34,423
Lowest League Attendance:: 13,573
Average League Attendance:: 22,602
Highest Cup Attendance:: 0
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 0

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 6
Red cards:: 0
Yellow cards:: 0
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

END OF SEASON TABLE

DIVISION TWO								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA*	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Leicester City	42	23	10	9	97	60	15	4	2	63	23	8	6	7	34	37	1.617	56	Promoted as Champions	3-1	0-1
2	Everton	42	20	16	6	92	58	13	6	2	55	27	7	10	4	37	31	1.586	56	Promoted	3-3	3-3
3	Blackburn Rovers	42	23	9	10	86	50	15	4	2	54	16	8	5	8	32	34	1.720	55		0-1	0-2
4	Nottingham Forest	42	20	12	10	86	59	15	5	1	61	27	5	7	9	25	32	1.458	52
5	Rotherham United	42	21	7	14	80	67	13	4	4	51	26	8	3	10	29	41	1.194	49		4-1	0-3
6	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	64	59	11	7	3	36	23	7	5	9	28	36	1.085	48		2-1	1-0
7	Birmingham City	42	18	11	13	78	58	12	6	3	49	18	6	5	10	29	40	1.345	47		1-1	2-2
8	Fulham	42	17	10	15	98	85	12	3	6	62	39	5	7	9	36	46	1.153	44		4-1	1-3
9	Bristol Rovers	42	14	16	12	64	58	10	7	4	32	19	4	9	8	32	39	1.103	44		3-1	0-1
10	Leeds United	42	15	13	14	89	81	12	5	4	56	30	3	8	10	33	51	1.099	43		5-2	2-0
11	Stoke City	42	12	17	13	71	60	8	8	5	43	28	4	9	8	28	32	1.183	41		5-4	1-1
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	16	9	17	59	63	9	5	7	32	28	7	4	10	27	35	.937	41		2-2	3-1
13	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	67	69	11	6	4	44	20	4	3	14	23	49	.971	39		4-0	1-1
14	Notts County	42	13	13	16	54	74	8	6	7	26	29	5	7	9	28	45	.730	39		5-0	1-1
15	Hull City	42	16	6	20	64	66	14	1	6	47	22	2	5	14	17	44	.970	38		2-0	0-3
16	Lincoln City	42	14	9	19	65	83	11	6	4	46	23	3	3	15	19	60	.783	37		4-2	2-2
17	Bury	42	11	14	17	54	72	9	7	5	39	32	2	7	12	15	40	.750	36		2-2	1-2
18	Derby County	42	12	11	19	64	82	9	5	7	38	35	3	6	12	26	47	.780	35		4-2	2-1
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	16	17	65	82	6	12	3	38	31	3	4	14	27	51	.793	34		3-0	0-1
20	Swansea Town	42	13	8	21	58	82	11	5	5	34	25	2	3	16	24	57	.707	34		2-1	1-2
21	Brentford	42	10	11	21	40	78	9	5	7	25	26	1	6	14	15	52	.513	31	Relegated	2-1	1-1
22	Oldham Athletic	42	8	9	25	40	89	6	7	8	26	31	2	2	17	14	58	.449	25	Relegated	1-1	3-1

*GA = Goal Average
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GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Notes
1	Wed Aug 19, 1953	Everton	H	3-3	Draw	21,669	7	Capel (?, ?), Collindridge (?)
2	Sat Aug 22, 1953	Plymouth Argyle	H	3-0	Win	16,896	5	Moore (?), Martin (?), Leverton (?)
3	Wed Aug 26, 1953	Luton Town	A	1-0	Win	17,522	3	Capel (?)
4	Sat Aug 29, 1953	Swansea Town	A	1-2	Loss	11,242	4	Moore (?)
5	Wed Sep 02, 1953	Luton Town	H	2-1	Win	17,172	5	Moore (?), Leverton (?)
6	Sat Sep 05, 1953	Rotherham United	H	4-1	Win	22,502	3	Scott (?), Leverton (?, ?), Capel (?)
7	Mon Sep 07, 1953	Hull City	A	0-3	Loss	17,288	5
8	Sat Sep 12, 1953	Leicester City	A	0-1	Loss	29,939	11
9	Wed Sep 16, 1953	Hull City	H	2-0	Win	13,573	5	Collindridge (?, ?)
10	Sat Sep 19, 1953	Stoke City	H	5-4	Win	22,840	5	Burkitt (?), Moore (?, ?, ?), Leverton (?)
11	Sat Sep 26, 1953	Fulham	A	1-3	Loss	24,251	7	Moore (?)
12	Sat Oct 03, 1953	West Ham United	H	4-0	Win	23,167	6	Burkitt (?), Capel (?), Collindridge (?, ?)
13	Sat Oct 10, 1953	Notts County	H	5-0	Win	30,559	4	Gager (?), Thompson (?), Capel (?, ?), Collindridge (?)
14	Sat Oct 17, 1953	Lincoln City	A	2-2	Draw	21,936	5	Thompson (?), Capel (?)
15	Sat Oct 24, 1953	Bristol Rovers	H	3-1	Win	23,139	5	Moore (?), Thompson (?), Capel (?)
16	Sat Oct 31, 1953	Brentford	A	1-1	Draw	15,384	3	Latimer (? OG)
17	Sat Nov 07, 1953	Derby County	H	4-2	Win	31,397	2	Moore (?), Lemon (?), Capel (?, ?)
18	Sat Nov 14, 1953	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-2	Loss	16,549	4
19	Sat Nov 21, 1953	Doncaster Rovers	H	2-2	Draw	28,491	4	Thompson (?, ?)
20	Sat Nov 28, 1953	Bury	A	1-2	Loss	11,915	5	Moore (?)
21	Sat Dec 05, 1953	Oldham Athletic	H	1-1	Draw	16,798	6	Ardron (?)
22	Sat Dec 12, 1953	Everton	A	3-3	Draw	33,192	6	Gager (?), Moore (?), Thompson (?)
23	Sat Dec 19, 1953	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-1	Loss	17,737	6
24	Fri Dec 25, 1953	Leeds United	H	5-2	Win	19,745	5	Ardron (?, ?, ?), Capel (?), Moore (?)
25	Sat Dec 26, 1953	Leeds United	A	2-0	Win	22,135	5	Moore (?), Ardron (?)
26	Sat Jan 02, 1954	Swansea Town	H	2-1	Win	18,795	4	Ardron (?, ?)
27	Sat Jan 16, 1954	Rotherham United	A	0-3	Loss	14,325	6
28	Sat Jan 23, 1954	Leicester City	H	3-1	Win	34,423	4	Capel (?), McLaren (?, ?)
29	Sat Feb 06, 1954	Stoke City	A	1-1	Draw	17,346	4	McLaren (?)
30	Sat Feb 13, 1954	Fulham	H	4-1	Win	25,147	4	Capel (?, ?, ?), McLaren (?)
31	Sat Feb 20, 1954	West Ham United	A	1-1	Draw	20,400	3	McLaren (?)
32	Sat Feb 27, 1954	Notts County	A	1-1	Draw	36,988	5	Capel (?)
33	Sat Mar 06, 1954	Lincoln City	H	4-2	Win	20,986	4	Moore (?), McLaren (?), Collindridge (?), Green (? OG)
34	Sat Mar 13, 1954	Bristol Rovers	A	0-1	Loss	21,736	4
35	Sat Mar 20, 1954	Brentford	H	2-1	Win	15,700	4	Moore (?), Ardron (?)
36	Sat Mar 27, 1954	Doncaster Rovers	A	3-1	Win	13,441	4	Gager (?), Moore (?), Capel (?)
37	Sat Apr 03, 1954	Bury	H	2-2	Draw	17,215	4	Moore (?), Ardron (?)
38	Sat Apr 10, 1954	Derby County	A	2-1	Win	21,961	4	Moore (?), Ardron (?)
39	Fri Apr 16, 1954	Birmingham City	H	1-1	Draw	25,285	4	Gager (?)
40	Sat Apr 17, 1954	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-1	Loss	29,154	4
41	Mon Apr 19, 1954	Birmingham City	A	2-2	Draw	14,625	4	Gager (?), Thompson (?)
42	Sat Apr 24, 1954	Oldham Athletic	A	3-1	Win	8,301	4	Gager (?), Moore (?), Capel (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Sat Jan 09, 1954	Plymouth Argyle	3			A	0-2	Loss	-

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Sat Jan 30, 1954	Aston Villa	England	H	0-2	Loss	-
Tue Apr 27, 1954	West Midlands XI	England	N	7-1	Win	-	Ardron (?, ?), Thompson (?, ?), Collindridge (?), Capel (?), Moore (?)
Wed Apr 28, 1954	Rushden Town	England	A	5-2	Win	-	Capel (?, ?), Thompson (?), McLaren (?), ? (? OG)
Thu Apr 29, 1954	Gainsborough Trinity	England	A	4-1	Win	-	Moore (?, ?), Ardron (?), Walker (? pen)

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Harry Walker	31	15	9	7
GK		William Farmer	12	5	3	4
D		Bob McKinlay	1		1
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	29	13	10	6
D		Horace Gager	42	20	11	11	6
D		James Clarke	3	1	1	1
M		Alan Orr	15	7	6	2
M		Bill Whare	24	11	6	7
M		Jack Burkitt	40	18	11	11	2
M		Jack Hutchinson	30	15	7	8
M		Wally Ardron	15	7	5	3	10
F		Alan Moore	43	20	12	11	19
F		Arthur Lemon	19	7	7	5	1
F		Brian Burton	1			1
F		Collin Collindridge	33	16	8	9	7
F		Freddie Scott	9	5	1	3	1
F		Hugh McLaren	10	5	4	1	6
F		Jack French	28	13	6	9
F		Noel Kelly	14	7	4	3
F		Roland 'Tot' Leverton	11	6	1	4	5
F		Sid Thompson	14	5	6	3	7
F		Tom Martin	11	5	3	3	1
F		Tommy Capel	35	18	9	8	19
F		Tommy Wilson	3	1	1	1

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
19	Alan Moore	43
19	Tommy Capel	35
10	Wally Ardron	15
7	Collin Collindridge	33
7	Sid Thompson	14
6	Horace Gager	42
6	Hugh McLaren	10
5	Roland 'Tot' Leverton	11
2	Jack Burkitt	40
1	Arthur Lemon	19
1	Freddie Scott	9
1	Tom Martin	11

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

1953-54

Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Derby County	Sat Nov 07, 1953	H	4-2	Sat Apr 10, 1954	A	2-1
Leeds United	Fri Dec 25, 1953	H	5-2	Sat Dec 26, 1953	A	2-0
Luton Town	Wed Aug 26, 1953	A	1-0	Wed Sep 02, 1953	H	2-1