Season 1952-1953

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 23 AUG Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen, T. Ryder 18,330
2 27 AUG Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) L1 - 3 T. Ryder pen. 14,276
3 30 AUG Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W2 - 1 T. Ryder 2 14,699
4 02 SEP Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 3 - 10,500
5 06 SEP Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 3 M. Betteridge 9,062
6 10 SEP Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) D0 - 0 - 8,291
7 13 SEP Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W3 - 2 M. Owen, W. Millar, T. Ryder 10,410
8 17 SEP Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - 10,808
9 20 SEP Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) L1 - 2 M. Owen 11,220
10 25 SEP Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L1 - 3 T. Ryder 8,746
11 27 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) D1 - 1 R. Johnson 10,762
12 01 OCT Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 2 M. Betteridge 4,279
13 04 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D2 - 2 M. Betteridge 2 8,143
14 11 OCT Watford (Away) Watford (A) L1 - 2 J. Bain 16,450
15 18 OCT Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W3 - 0 J. Bain, R. Johnson, T. Ryder pen. 10,278
16 25 OCT Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 3 - 7,971
17 01 NOV Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L3 - 6 M. Owen 2, J. Bain 9,080
18 08 NOV Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L2 - 4 M. Owen 2 20,252
19 15 NOV Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 0 T. Ryder pen., M. Owen 5,502
20 13 DEC Reading (Home) Reading (H) W2 - 0 H. Lunn, T. Ryder 9,496
21 20 DEC Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) L2 - 3 W. Millar, M. Betteridge 7,368
22 26 DEC Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 J. Bain, T. Ryder 13,620
23 27 DEC Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W5 - 2 W. Millar, T. Ryder, M. Betteridge, J. Bain 2 10,580
24 03 JAN Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D1 - 1 T. Ryder 18,124
25 14 JAN Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L1 - 2 M. Owen 13,526
26 17 JAN Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L0 - 1 - 8,545
27 24 JAN Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D2 - 2 A. Rogers (o.g.), J. Bain 5,708
28 31 JAN Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 3 - 18,382
29 07 FEB Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) D1 - 1 M. Owen 8,797
30 14 FEB Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L1 - 3 H. Lunn 7,387
31 21 FEB Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L1 - 2 T. Ryder pen. 8,556
32 28 FEB Watford (Home) Watford (H) D0 - 0 - 8,081
33 07 MAR Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen, M. Betteridge 12,824
34 14 MAR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W2 - 0 H. Lunn, M. Betteridge 7,445
35 18 MAR Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 2,980
36 21 MAR Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 3 - 9,983
37 28 MAR Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) D0 - 0 - 10,026
38 03 APR Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L1 - 3 H. Lunn 24,459
39 04 APR Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L1 - 3 W. Millar 6,334
40 06 APR Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W2 - 1 J. Bain, H. Lunn 24,406
41 11 APR Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 0 W. Millar, J. Bain pen., M. Owen 9,564
42 15 APR Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) D1 - 1 W. Millar 5,478
43 18 APR Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) D2 - 2 M. Betteridge, M. Owen 11,115
44 23 APR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen 2 5,304
45 25 APR Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W2 - 0 M. Owen, W. Millar 8,518
46 01 MAY Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 4 W. Millar 7,188

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 22 NOV Newport (IOW) (Home) Newport (IOW) (H) W5 - 0 H. Lunn, M. Owen 3, W. Millar 10,157
SECOND ROUND
2 06 DEC Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W2 - 0 M. Owen, W. Millar 12,936
THIRD ROUND
3 10 JAN Manchester City (Away) Man City (A) L0 - 7 - 28,953