SEASON: 1953-54
- 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)
- 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%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
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 (1953-54)
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) | 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 | 1.617 | 56 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 09, 1954 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | A | 0-2 | Loss | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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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) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (1) | Out (4) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Hugh McLaren | Bought | James Clarke | Sold | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | Sold | Apr 24, 1954 | Collin Collindridge | Sold | May 31, 1954 | Tommy Capel | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |