Football League Division Three (South)
R.J. Burgess
Lineups
1
CHRISTIE
CHRISTIE
2
ELLERINGTON
ELLERINGTON
3
GREGORY
GREGORY
4
WILKINS
WILKINS
5
CLEMENTS
CLEMENTS
6
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
7
FLOOD
FLOOD
8
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
9
DAY
DAY
10
HORTON
HORTON
11
HOSKINS
HOSKINS
1
BURTON
BURTON
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
ELWELL
ELWELL
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
BATCHELOR
BATCHELOR
6
JOHNSTON
JOHNSTON
7
LUNN
LUNN
8
BETTERIDGE
BETTERIDGE
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
LAMBERT
LAMBERT
11
BAIN
BAIN
| Southampton | |
|---|---|
| 1John CHRISTIE | |
| 2Bill ELLERINGTON | |
| 3Jack GREGORY | |
| 4Len WILKINS | |
| 5Stan CLEMENTS | |
| 6Alec SIMPSON | |
| 7John FLOOD | |
| 8Roy WILLIAMS | |
| 9Eric DAY | |
| 10Henry HORTON | |
| 11John HOSKINS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| George ROUGHTON |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Terry ELWELL3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Ted BATCHELOR5 | ||
| 6Jimmy JOHNSTON6 | ||
| 7Harry LUNN7 | ||
| 8Mick BETTERIDGE8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Ken LAMBERT10 | ||
| 11Jimmy BAIN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday September 12th, 1953:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3-1 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-0 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-2 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
2-2 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
0-3 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-0 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
2-0 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Reading
Reading
|
3-1 | 
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
3-1 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-1 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-1 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Watford
Watford
|
6-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday September 12th, 1953:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2.75 | 13 |
| 3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2.50 | 13 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | 13 |
| 5 |
Reading
Reading
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 1.21 | 11 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 7 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1.60 | 9 |
| 9 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1.08 | 8 |
| 11 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 7 |
| 12 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 7 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 7 |
| 15 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0.63 | 7 |
| 16 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | 6 |
| 17 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 6 |
| 18 |
Watford
Watford
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0.85 | 6 |
| 19 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 20 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0.76 | 5 |
| 21 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 5 |
| 22 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 4 |
| 23 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 0.42 | 4 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.28 | 2 |
Match Programme
