SEASON: 1953-54
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Plymouth Argyle (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Alan Moore (20 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1953-54
SEASON END TABLE | 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 | Leicester City | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 1.61667 | 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 | 1.58621 | 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 | 1.72000 | 55 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 1.45763 | 52 | ||||
5 | Rotherham United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 1.19403 | 49 | 4-1 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 1.08475 | 48 | 2-1 | 1-0 | ||
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 1.34483 | 47 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
8 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 1.15294 | 44 | 4-1 | 1-3 | ||
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 1.10345 | 44 | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||
10 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 1.09877 | 43 | 5-2 | 2-0 | ||
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 1.18333 | 41 | 5-4 | 1-1 | ||
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | .93651 | 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 | .97101 | 39 | 4-0 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 45 | .72973 | 39 | 5-0 | 1-1 | ||
15 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | .96970 | 38 | 2-0 | 0-3 | ||
16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 83 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 60 | .78313 | 37 | 4-2 | 2-2 | ||
17 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40 | .75000 | 36 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
18 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 47 | .78049 | 35 | 4-2 | 2-1 | ||
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51 | .79268 | 34 | 3-0 | 0-1 | ||
20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 57 | .70732 | 34 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
21 | Brentford | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | .51282 | 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 | .44944 | 25 | Relegated | 1-1 | 3-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 86
- Goals per game:
- 2.0
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 52 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 61.9%
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 |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | |||||||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers (2-2), Leicester City (3-1), Blackburn Rovers (0-1) | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | West Ham United (4-0), Everton (3-3) | 4 | 124 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 51 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Leicester City (0-1), Birmingham City (1-1), Birmingham City (2-2) | 6 | 39 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City (2-2) | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Rotherham United (0-3) | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 6 | Leeds United (5-2), Fulham (4-1), Doncaster Rovers (3-1) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Stoke City (5-4), Bristol Rovers (3-1), Blackburn Rovers (0-2), Stoke City (1-1), Bristol Rovers (0-1) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 4 | Luton Town (1-0), Leeds United (2-0) | 12 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | West Ham United (1-1) | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | Derby County (4-2) | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | Rotherham United (4-1) | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle (3-0) | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | Luton Town (2-1), Brentford (1-1), Swansea Town (2-1), Notts County (1-1) | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 5 | 7 | Hull City (2-0), Lincoln City (4-2), Bury (2-2), Derby County (2-1) | 19 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Swansea Town (1-2), Plymouth Argyle (0-1) | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | Brentford (2-1) | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | Hull City (0-3), Fulham (1-3), Notts County (5-0), Bury (1-2), Oldham Athletic (1-1), 0 GAMES   Manager for all games: Billy Walker League FA Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
GOALSCORERSNumber of different scorers: 14
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR) Home and away victories for the season
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST) Home and away losses for the season
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