Football League Division Three (South)
A. Bond
Lineups
1
BURTON
BURTON
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
RADFORD
RADFORD
4
BETTERIDGE
BETTERIDGE
5
BATCHELOR
BATCHELOR
6
PROUTON
PROUTON
7
RYDER
RYDER
8
LUNN
LUNN
9
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
10
MILLAR
MILLAR
11
BAIN
BAIN
1
SPENCER
SPENCER
2
McDONNELL
McDONNELL
3
MASON
MASON
4
COOK
COOK
5
KIRK
KIRK
6
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
7
WARNER
WARNER
8
DORMAN
DORMAN
9
BROWN
BROWN
10
HILL
HILL
11
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Arthur 'Connor' RADFORD | |
| 4Mick BETTERIDGE | |
| 5Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 6Ralph PROUTON | |
| 7Terry RYDER | |
| 8Harry LUNN | |
| 9Roy JOHNSON | |
| 10Willie MILLAR | |
| 11Jimmy BAIN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
| Coventry City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Derek SPENCER1 | ||
| 2Martin McDONNELL2 | ||
| 3Dick MASON3 | ||
| 4Les COOK4 | ||
| 5Roy KIRK5 | ||
| 6Noel SIMPSON6 | ||
| 7Les WARNER7 | ||
| 8Don DORMAN8 | ||
| 9Eddie BROWN9 | ||
| 10Peter HILL10 | ||
| 11Eric JOHNSON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Harry STORER |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 20th, 1952:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-2 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
5-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-1 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
2-2 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
1-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
5-1 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
1-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
0-1 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-3 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
4-2 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-2 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 20th, 1952:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 2.65 | 36 |
| 2 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 36 | 1.53 | 31 |
| 3 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 2.24 | 30 |
| 4 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 34 | 1.56 | 29 |
| 5 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 1.45 | 28 |
| 6 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 1.60 | 26 |
| 7 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 1.12 | 23 |
| 8 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 1.07 | 23 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 0.95 | 23 |
| 10 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 42 | 0.83 | 23 |
| 11 |
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 | 22 |
| 12 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 0.89 | 22 |
| 13 |
Watford
Watford
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 22 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 0.74 | 21 |
| 15 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1.04 | 20 |
| 16 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 45 | 0.98 | 20 |
| 17 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 18 |
| 18 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 18 |
| 19 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 0.73 | 18 |
| 20 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 0.74 | 16 |
| 21 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 0.73 | 16 |
| 22 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 0.78 | 15 |
| 23 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 50 | 0.66 | 14 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
22 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.45 | 10 |
Match Programme
