The City Ground

SEASON: 1953-54

Total Season: 89Prev Season: 1952-53
League Season: 57This Season: 2026-27
Next Season: 1954-55

DIVISION:: ENGLISH SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Plymouth Argyle (A) 0-2)

TOP GOALSCORER:: Alan Moore (19 goals) (Click here for all the top goalscorers for every season)

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%

Highest League Attendance:: 34,423 (Leicester City)
Lowest League Attendance:: 13,573 (Hull City)
Average League Attendance:: 22,588
Highest Cup Attendance:: -
Lowest Cup Attendance:: -

Champions:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
FA Cup:: West Bromwich Albion
Community Shield:: Arsenal

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals Scored: 5
5-4 (Sat Sep 19, 1953, Stoke City, Home, League Tier 2)
5-0 (Sat Oct 10, 1953, Notts County, Home, League Tier 2)
5-2 (Fri Dec 25, 1953, Leeds United, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Winning Margin: 5
5-0 (Sat Oct 10, 1953, Notts County, Home, League Tier 2)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
5-4 (Sat Sep 19, 1953, Stoke City, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
0-3 (Mon Sep 07, 1953, Hull City, Away, League Tier 2)
0-3 (Sat Jan 16, 1954, Rotherham United, Away, League Tier 2)

Total Players:: 24
Debuts:: 2
Last Games:: 4

Clean Sheets:: 6
Yellow Cards:: 0
Red Cards:: 0
Own goals (against):: 3 (scored by us for opponents) (Horace Gager, Geoff Thomas (1944-60), Horace Gager)
Own goals (for):: 3 (scored by opponents for us)
Penalties scored:: 6
Penalties conceded:: 5
Penalties missed:: 1
Penalties saved:: 2

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1953-54

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
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	37	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	34	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	36	55		0-1	0-2
4	Nottingham Forest	42	20	12	10	86	59	15	5	1	61	27	5	7	9	25	32	27	52
5	Rotherham United	42	21	7	14	80	67	13	4	4	51	26	8	3	10	29	41	13	49		4-1	0-3
6	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	64	59	11	7	3	36	23	7	5	9	28	36	5	48		2-1	1-0
7	Birmingham City	42	18	11	13	78	58	12	6	3	49	18	6	5	10	29	40	20	47		1-1	2-2
8	Fulham	42	17	10	15	98	85	12	3	6	62	39	5	7	9	36	46	13	44		4-1	1-3
9	Bristol Rovers	42	14	16	12	64	58	10	7	4	32	19	4	9	8	32	39	6	44		3-1	0-1
10	Leeds United	42	15	13	14	89	81	12	5	4	56	30	3	8	10	33	51	8	43		5-2	2-0
11	Stoke City	42	12	17	13	71	60	8	8	5	43	28	4	9	8	28	32	11	41		5-4	1-1
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	16	9	17	59	63	9	5	7	32	28	7	4	10	27	35	-4	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	-2	39		4-0	1-1
14	Notts County	42	13	13	16	54	74	8	6	7	26	29	5	7	9	28	45	-20	39		5-0	1-1
15	Hull City	42	16	6	20	64	66	14	1	6	47	22	2	5	14	17	44	-2	38		2-0	0-3
16	Lincoln City	42	14	9	19	65	83	11	6	4	46	23	3	3	15	19	60	-18	37		4-2	2-2
17	Bury	42	11	14	17	54	72	9	7	5	39	32	2	7	12	15	40	-18	36		2-2	1-2
18	Derby County	42	12	11	19	64	82	9	5	7	38	35	3	6	12	26	47	-18	35		4-2	2-1
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	16	17	65	82	6	12	3	38	31	3	4	14	27	51	-17	34		3-0	0-1
20	Swansea Town	42	13	8	21	58	82	11	5	5	34	25	2	3	16	24	57	-24	34		2-1	1-2
21	Brentford	42	10	11	21	40	78	9	5	7	25	26	1	6	14	15	52	-38	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	-49	25	Relegated	1-1	3-1

Click here for all tables for 1953-54

LEAGUE POSITIONS

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

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
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), Oldham Athletic (3-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Everton (3-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Wed Aug 19, 1953	7:45 pm	Everton	H	3-3	21,519	11	Capel (16', 40'), Collindridge (85')
2	Sat Aug 22, 1953	3:00 pm	Plymouth Argyle	H	3-0	16,746	7	Moore (37'), Martin (88' pen), Leverton (90')
3	Wed Aug 26, 1953	7:45 pm	Luton Town	A	1-0	17,522	3	Capel (75')
4	Sat Aug 29, 1953	3:00 pm	Swansea Town	A	1-2	11,242	4	Moore (52')
5	Wed Sep 02, 1953	7:45 pm	Luton Town	H	2-1	17,172	5	Moore (5'), Leverton (41')
6	Sat Sep 05, 1953	3:00 pm	Rotherham United	H	4-1	22,502	2	Leverton (9', 51'), Scott (12'), Capel (69')
7	Mon Sep 07, 1953	7:45 pm	Hull City	A	0-3	17,288	5
8	Sat Sep 12, 1953	3:00 pm	Leicester City	A	0-1	29,939	11
9	Wed Sep 16, 1953	7:45 pm	Hull City	H	2-0	13,573	5	Collindridge (5', 50')
10	Sat Sep 19, 1953	3:00 pm	Stoke City	H	5-4	22,840	5	Moore (20', 21', 85'), Leverton (38'), Burkitt (53')
11	Sat Sep 26, 1953	3:00 pm	Fulham	A	1-3	24,251	7	Moore (37')
12	Sat Oct 03, 1953	3:00 pm	West Ham United	H	4-0	23,167	6	Collindridge (24', 26'), Capel (54'), Burkitt (85')
13	Sat Oct 10, 1953	3:00 pm	Notts County	H	5-0	30,559	4	Gager (15' pen), Collindridge (28'), Capel (38'), Thompson (74'), Johnston (80' OG)
14	Sat Oct 17, 1953	3:00 pm	Lincoln City	A	2-2	21,936	5	Capel (31'), Thompson (44')
15	Sat Oct 24, 1953	3:00 pm	Bristol Rovers	H	3-1	23,139	5	Thompson (71'), Capel (76'), Moore (86')
16	Sat Oct 31, 1953	3:00 pm	Brentford	A	1-1	15,384	3	Latimer (85' OG)
17	Sat Nov 07, 1953	3:00 pm	Derby County	H	4-2	31,397	2	Moore (13'), Capel (65', 88'), Lemon (75')
18	Sat Nov 14, 1953	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-2	16,549	4
19	Sat Nov 21, 1953	3:00 pm	Doncaster Rovers	H	2-2	28,491	4	Thompson (8', 34')
20	Sat Nov 28, 1953	3:00 pm	Bury	A	1-2	11,915	5	Moore (81')
21	Sat Dec 05, 1953	3:00 pm	Oldham Athletic	H	1-1	16,798	6	Ardron (64')
22	Sat Dec 12, 1953	3:00 pm	Everton	A	3-3	33,192	6	Thompson (27'), Gager (34' pen), Moore (85')
23	Sat Dec 19, 1953	3:00 pm	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-1	17,491	6
24	Fri Dec 25, 1953	7:45 pm	Leeds United	H	5-2	19,745	5	Capel (11'), Ardron (16', 28', 58'), Moore (68')
25	Sat Dec 26, 1953	3:00 pm	Leeds United	A	2-0	22,135	5	Ardron (63'), Moore (78')
26	Sat Jan 02, 1954	3:00 pm	Swansea Town	H	2-1	18,795	4	Ardron (15', 18')
27	Sat Jan 16, 1954	3:00 pm	Rotherham United	A	0-3	14,325	6
28	Sat Jan 23, 1954	3:00 pm	Leicester City	H	3-1	34,423	4	Capel (11'), McLaren (69', 86')
29	Sat Feb 06, 1954	3:00 pm	Stoke City	A	1-1	17,346	4	McLaren (74')
30	Sat Feb 13, 1954	3:00 pm	Fulham	H	4-1	25,147	4	Capel (27', 35', 74'), McLaren (55')
31	Sat Feb 20, 1954	3:00 pm	West Ham United	A	1-1	20,400	3	McLaren (85')
32	Sat Feb 27, 1954	3:00 pm	Notts County	A	1-1	36,988	5	Capel (41')
33	Sat Mar 06, 1954	3:00 pm	Lincoln City	H	4-2	20,986	4	McLaren (41'), Collindridge (51'), Moore (58'), Green (79' OG)	Safe
34	Sat Mar 13, 1954	3:00 pm	Bristol Rovers	A	0-1	21,736	4		Safe
35	Sat Mar 20, 1954	3:00 pm	Brentford	H	2-1	15,700	4	Ardron (57'), Moore (74')	Safe
36	Sat Mar 27, 1954	3:00 pm	Doncaster Rovers	A	3-1	13,441	4	Gager (44'), Capel (52'), Moore (83')	Safe
37	Sat Apr 03, 1954	3:00 pm	Bury	H	2-2	17,215	4	Moore (36'), Ardron (38')	Safe
38	Sat Apr 10, 1954	3:00 pm	Derby County	A	2-1	21,961	4	Ardron (12'), Moore (46')	Safe
39	Fri Apr 16, 1954	7:45 pm	Birmingham City	H	1-1	25,285	4	Gager (14' pen)	Safe
40	Sat Apr 17, 1954	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-1	29,154	4		Safe
41	Mon Apr 19, 1954	7:45 pm	Birmingham City	A	2-2	14,625	4	Thompson (5'), Gager (81' pen)	Safe
42	Sat Apr 24, 1954	3:00 pm	Oldham Athletic	A	3-1	8,301	4	Gager (20' pen), Capel (27'), Moore (38')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 09, 1954	3:00 pm	Plymouth Argyle	3		A	0-2	21,630

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 30, 1954	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	England	H	0-2	8,249
Tue Apr 27, 1954	3:00 pm	West Midlands XI	England	N	7-1	-	Moore (?), Collindridge (?), Thompson (?, ?), Capel (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Wed Apr 28, 1954	3:00 pm	Rushden Town	England	A	5-3	-	? (? OG), McLaren (?), Thompson (?), Capel (?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Thu Apr 29, 1954	3:00 pm	Gainsborough Trinity	England	A	4-1	-	Moore (?, ?), Walker (? pen), Ardron (?)

Date	Time	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Billy Walker
Wed Aug 19, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Everton		H	3-3	21,519	Capel (16', 40'), Collindridge (85')
Sat Aug 22, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle		H	3-0	16,746	Moore (37'), Martin (88' pen), Leverton (90')
Wed Aug 26, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Luton Town		A	1-0	17,522	Capel (75')
Sat Aug 29, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Swansea Town		A	1-2	11,242	Moore (52')
Wed Sep 02, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Luton Town		H	2-1	17,172	Moore (5'), Leverton (41')
Sat Sep 05, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Rotherham United		H	4-1	22,502	Leverton (9', 51'), Scott (12'), Capel (69')
Mon Sep 07, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Hull City		A	0-3	17,288
Sat Sep 12, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Leicester City		A	0-1	29,939
Wed Sep 16, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Hull City		H	2-0	13,573	Collindridge (5', 50')
Sat Sep 19, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Stoke City		H	5-4	22,840	Moore (20', 21', 85'), Leverton (38'), Burkitt (53')
Sat Sep 26, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Fulham		A	1-3	24,251	Moore (37')
Sat Oct 03, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	West Ham United		H	4-0	23,167	Collindridge (24', 26'), Capel (54'), Burkitt (85')
Sat Oct 10, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Notts County		H	5-0	30,559	Gager (15' pen), Collindridge (28'), Capel (38'), Thompson (74'), Johnston (80' OG)
Sat Oct 17, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Lincoln City		A	2-2	21,936	Capel (31'), Thompson (44')
Sat Oct 24, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers		H	3-1	23,139	Thompson (71'), Capel (76'), Moore (86')
Sat Oct 31, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Brentford		A	1-1	15,384	Latimer (85' OG)
Sat Nov 07, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Derby County		H	4-2	31,397	Moore (13'), Capel (65', 88'), Lemon (75')
Sat Nov 14, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers		A	0-2	16,549
Sat Nov 21, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers		H	2-2	28,491	Thompson (8', 34')
Sat Nov 28, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Bury		A	1-2	11,915	Moore (81')
Sat Dec 05, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic		H	1-1	16,798	Ardron (64')
Sat Dec 12, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Everton		A	3-3	33,192	Thompson (27'), Gager (34' pen), Moore (85')
Sat Dec 19, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle		A	0-1	17,491
Fri Dec 25, 1953	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Leeds United		H	5-2	19,745	Capel (11'), Ardron (16', 28', 58'), Moore (68')
Sat Dec 26, 1953	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Leeds United		A	2-0	22,135	Ardron (63'), Moore (78')
Sat Jan 02, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Swansea Town		H	2-1	18,795	Ardron (15', 18')
Sat Jan 09, 1954	3:00 pm	FA Cup	Plymouth Argyle	3	A	0-2	21,630
Sat Jan 16, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Rotherham United		A	0-3	14,325
Sat Jan 23, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Leicester City		H	3-1	34,423	Capel (11'), McLaren (69', 86')
Sat Jan 30, 1954	3:00 pm	Friendly	Aston Villa		H	0-2	8,249
Sat Feb 06, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Stoke City		A	1-1	17,346	McLaren (74')
Sat Feb 13, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Fulham		H	4-1	25,147	Capel (27', 35', 74'), McLaren (55')
Sat Feb 20, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	West Ham United		A	1-1	20,400	McLaren (85')
Sat Feb 27, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Notts County		A	1-1	36,988	Capel (41')
Sat Mar 06, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Lincoln City		H	4-2	20,986	McLaren (41'), Collindridge (51'), Moore (58'), Green (79' OG)	Safe
Sat Mar 13, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers		A	0-1	21,736		Safe
Sat Mar 20, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Brentford		H	2-1	15,700	Ardron (57'), Moore (74')	Safe
Sat Mar 27, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers		A	3-1	13,441	Gager (44'), Capel (52'), Moore (83')	Safe
Sat Apr 03, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Bury		H	2-2	17,215	Moore (36'), Ardron (38')	Safe
Sat Apr 10, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Derby County		A	2-1	21,961	Ardron (12'), Moore (46')	Safe
Fri Apr 16, 1954	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Birmingham City		H	1-1	25,285	Gager (14' pen)	Safe
Sat Apr 17, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers		H	0-1	29,154		Safe
Mon Apr 19, 1954	7:45 pm	League Tier 2	Birmingham City		A	2-2	14,625	Thompson (5'), Gager (81' pen)	Safe
Sat Apr 24, 1954	3:00 pm	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic		A	3-1	8,301	Gager (20' pen), Capel (27'), Moore (38')	Safe
Tue Apr 27, 1954	3:00 pm	Friendly	West Midlands XI		N	7-1	-	Moore (?), Collindridge (?), Thompson (?, ?), Capel (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Wed Apr 28, 1954	3:00 pm	Friendly	Rushden Town		A	5-3	-	? (? OG), McLaren (?), Thompson (?), Capel (?, ?)
Thu Apr 29, 1954	3:00 pm	Testimonial	Gainsborough Trinity		A	4-1	-	Moore (?, ?), Walker (? pen), Ardron (?)	Safe

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 09, 1954	Plymouth Argyle	3		A	0-2	21,630

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 30, 1954	Aston Villa	England	H	0-2	8,249
Tue Apr 27, 1954	West Midlands XI	England	N	7-1	-
Wed Apr 28, 1954	Rushden Town	England	A	5-3	-

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Thu Apr 29, 1954	Gainsborough Trinity	England	A	4-1	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (1) - £0				Out (4) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
1953	Hugh McLaren	Bought			James Clarke	Sold
					Tot Leverton	Sold
				Apr 24, 1954	Collin Collindridge	Sold
				May 31, 1954	Tommy Capel	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Bill Farmer	England	25	12	5	3	4
GK		Harry Walker	England	37	31	15	9	7
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	28	24	11	6	7
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	20	1		1
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	27	29	13	10	6
D		Horace Gager	England	36	42	20	11	11	6
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	32	30	15	7	8
D		James Clarke	England	29	3	1	1	1
Midfielders
M		Alan Orr	Scotland	29	15	7	6	2
M		Jack Burkitt	England	27	40	18	11	11	2
M		Wally Ardron	England	34	15	7	5	3	10
Forwards
F		Alan Moore	England	26	43	20	12	11	19
F		Arthur Lemon	Wales	21	19	7	7	5	1
F		Brian Burton	England	20	1			1
F		Collin Collindridge	England	32	33	16	8	9	7
F		Freddie Scott	England	36	9	5	1	3	1
F		Hugh McLaren	Scotland	27	10	5	4	1	6
F		Jack French	England	28	28	13	6	9
F		Noel Kelly	Rep. of Ire.	31	14	7	4	3
F		Sid Thompson	England	25	14	5	6	3	7
F		Tom Martin	Scotland	28	11	5	3	3	1
F		Tommy Capel	England	31	35	18	9	8	18
F		Tommy Wilson	England	22	3	1	1	1
F		Tot Leverton	England	27	11	6	1	4	5

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
19	Alan Moore	43
18	Tommy Capel	35
10	Wally Ardron	15
7	Collin Collindridge	33
7	Sid Thompson	14
6 (5)	Horace Gager	42
6	Hugh McLaren	10
5	Tot Leverton	11
3	Own Goals	43
2	Jack Burkitt	40
1	Arthur Lemon	19
1	Freddie Scott	9
1 (1)	Tom Martin	11

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Derby County	Sat Nov 07, 1953	Home	4-2	Sat Apr 10, 1954	Away	2-1
Leeds United	Fri Dec 25, 1953	Home	5-2	Sat Dec 26, 1953	Away	2-0
Luton Town	Wed Aug 26, 1953	Away	1-0	Wed Sep 02, 1953	Home	2-1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Blackburn Rovers	Sat Nov 14, 1953	Away	0-2		Sat Apr 17, 1954	Home	0-1