Football League Third Division 1952/53

Die Football League Third Division 1952/53 war die 26. Saison der dritthöchsten englischen Fußballliga. Die in Nord- und Südstaffel aufgeteilte Spielklasse hatte mit Oldham Athletic und den Bristol Rovers ihre beiden Meister und gleichzeitig Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division. Für die beiden Aufsteiger nahmen in der Drittligasaison 1953/54 die zwei in der Tabelle unten rangierenden Zweitligisten FC Southampton und FC Barnsley die Plätze ein. Aus beiden Third-Division-Staffeln musste sportlich keiner absteigen, denn sowohl die zuunterst platzierten Nordklubs AFC Workington und Accrington Stanley sowie im Süden Shrewsbury Town und FC Walsall erhielten im Wiederwahlverfahren des Ligaverbands ausreichend viele Stimmen, um in der Saison 1953/54 erneut an der Third Division teilnehmen zu dürfen.

Football League Third Division North

Football League Third Division 1952/53
Logo der Football League bis 1988
MeisterOldham Athletic
AufsteigerOldham Athletic
Absteigerkeiner
Mannschaften24
Spiele552
Tore1.604 (ø 2,91 pro Spiel)
TorschützenkönigJimmy Whitehouse
(Carlisle United)[1]
Football League Third Division 1951/52
Football League Second Division 1952/53

Abschlusstabelle

Pl.VereinSp.SUNToreQuotePunkte
 1.Oldham Athletic 46 24 9 13090:6101,4857:35
 2.Port Vale[2] 46 20 18 8067:3501,9158:34
 3.Wales AFC Wrexham 46 24 8 14086:6601,3056:36
 4.York City 46 20 13 13060:4501,3353:39
 5.Grimsby Town 46 21 10 15075:5901,2752:40
 6.FC Southport 46 20 11 15063:6001,0551:41
 7.Bradford Park Avenue 46 19 12 15075:6101,2350:42
 8.AFC Gateshead 46 17 15 14076:6001,2749:43
 9.Carlisle United 46 18 13 15082:6801,2149:43
10.Crewe Alexandra 46 20 8 18070:6801,0348:44
11.Stockport County 46 17 13 16082:6901,1947:45
12.FC Chesterfield 46 18 11 17065:6301,0347:45
13.Tranmere Rovers 46 21 5 20065:6301,0347:45
14.Halifax Town 46 16 15 15068:6801,0047:45
15.Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 16 14 16062:5601,1146:46
16.Bradford City 46 14 18 14075:8000,9446:46
17.Hartlepools United 46 16 14 16057:6100,9346:46
18.Mansfield Town 46 16 14 16055:6200,8946:46
19.AFC Barrow 46 16 12 18066:7100,9344:48
20.FC Chester 46 11 15 20064:8500,7537:55
21.FC Darlington 46 14 6 26058:9600,6034:58
22.AFC Rochdale 46 14 5 27062:8300,7533:59
23.AFC Workington 46 11 10 25055:9100,6032:60
24.Accrington Stanley 46 8 11 27039:8900,4427:65
  • Drittliga-Nordmeister und Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1953/54
  • Ergebnistabelle

    In der linken Spalte sind die Heimmannschaften aufgelistet.

    ACCBARBRCBPACRLCHECHFCREDARGATGRIHALHPLMFTOLDPVAROCSCUSOPSTCTRAWORWREYOR
    Accrington Stanley1:01:13:21:01:11:11:11:01:11:21:11:12:20:21:12:12:11:21:40:20:11:21:0
    AFC Barrow2:05:12:00:03:02:11:22:22:21:15:12:13:04:31:22:12:11:11:02:03:01:11:0
    Bradford City3:22:22:17:22:22:11:34:33:11:05:01:12:10:01:00:30:02:23:05:34:03:11:1
    Bradford Park Avenue4:01:02:22:21:00:11:03:03:00:31:21:11:10:02:22:11:11:01:11:06:11:22:3
    Carlisle United4:40:04:41:31:13:01:24:22:23:01:24:11:00:02:05:08:02:02:14:03:11:01:1
    FC Chester2:02:12:00:31:22:02:26:32:00:22:10:12:20:12:23:01:10:04:03:21:11:21:1
    FC Chesterfield3:01:11:11:14:22:11:03:01:13:22:12:04:11:21:01:01:11:22:11:21:12:11:2
    Crewe Alexandra3:21:11:12:32:24:12:10:14:31:21:12:01:00:11:44:22:02:02:01:04:03:33:0
    FC Darlington1:01:04:11:30:03:23:11:11:01:10:23:02:10:50:23:21:03:11:01:21:02:20:1
    AFC Gateshead5:03:12:23:22:04:12:46:15:12:03:11:11:21:01:13:11:11:22:00:11:11:01:1
    Grimsby Town3:02:10:02:32:35:40:01:02:00:02:07:05:11:11:13:21:01:00:13:12:02:02:1
    Halifax Town3:01:01:12:42:13:13:11:33:21:33:23:21:22:21:23:12:14:13:00:05:20:00:0
    Hartlepools United4:12:00:00:11:02:22:02:11:00:02:00:02:04:12:02:11:13:00:24:12:21:22:1
    Mansfield Town0:02:23:11:12:12:21:43:03:22:01:12:12:00:21:02:11:02:22:21:00:00:21:1
    Oldham Athletic3:03:02:02:12:42:11:10:15:01:11:11:04:21:00:11:00:13:01:15:24:14:22:1
    Port Vale0:13:00:01:00:01:13:03:12:11:14:01:13:01:11:15:24:00:02:02:02:00:02:0
    AFC Rochdale1:06:22:11:01:23:10:20:13:12:30:21:13:11:03:11:12:20:02:23:02:04:10:3
    Scunthorpe & Lindsey United5:21:24:01:21:21:11:02:02:00:00:11:10:00:11:11:25:13:02:22:02:11:22:0
    FC Southport1:03:23:02:22:02:01:03:03:03:24:31:10:01:31:00:01:02:33:01:22:01:03:1
    Stockport County3:16:16:12:03:04:14:12:42:23:12:21:11:12:21:10:22:01:13:03:26:03:11:1
    Tranmere Rovers2:02:03:14:04:14:03:11:05:22:02:10:00:21:00:01:11:00:11:11:03:04:21:3
    AFC Workington3:03:13:22:21:11:22:34:03:10:23:12:01:10:11:11:11:20:32:40:22:04:01:3
    AFC Wrexham3:14:02:10:33:07:02:21:04:21:03:12:13:21:02:23:13:02:33:25:21:03:01:1
    York City2:01:10:03:11:00:00:02:13:01:22:02:21:02:01:21:02:00:23:13:02:01:32:1

    Torschützenliste

    SpielerVereinTore
    1EnglandEngland Jimmy WhitehouseCarlisle United29

    Football League Third Division South

    Football League Third Division 1952/53
    Logo der Football League bis 1988
    MeisterPlymouth Argyle
    AufsteigerPlymouth Argyle
    Absteigerkeiner
    Mannschaften24
    Spiele552
    Tore1.745 (ø 3,16 pro Spiel)
    TorschützenkönigGeoff Bradford (Bristol Rovers)[1]
    Football League Third Division 1951/52
    Football League Second Division 1952/53

    Abschlusstabelle

    Pl.VereinSp.SUNToreQuotePunkte
     1.Bristol Rovers 46 26 12 8092:4602,0064:28
     2.FC Millwall 46 24 14 8082:4401,8662:30
     3.Northampton Town 46 26 10 10109:7001,5662:30
     4.Norwich City 46 25 10 11099:5501,8060:32
     5.Bristol City 46 22 15 9095:6101,5659:33
     6.Coventry City (A) 46 19 12 15077:6201,2450:42
     7.Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15081:7501,0850:42
     8.Southend United 46 18 13 15069:7400,9349:43
     9.Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic 46 19 9 18074:6901,0747:45
    10.FC Watford 46 15 17 14062:6300,9847:45
    11.FC Reading 46 19 8 19069:6401,0846:46
    12.Torquay United 46 18 9 19087:8800,9945:47
    13.Crystal Palace 46 15 13 18066:8200,8043:49
    14.Leyton Orient 46 16 10 20068:7300,9342:50
    15.Wales Newport County 46 16 10 20070:8200,8542:50
    16.Ipswich Town 46 13 15 18060:6900,8741:51
    17.Exeter City 46 13 14 19061:7100,8640:52
    18.Swindon Town 46 14 12 20064:7900,8140:52
    19.FC Aldershot 46 12 15 19061:7700,7939:53
    20.Queens Park Rangers (A) 46 12 15 19061:8200,7439:53
    21.FC Gillingham 46 12 15 19055:7400,7439:53
    22.Colchester United 46 12 14 20059:7600,7838:54
    23.Shrewsbury Town 46 12 12 22068:9100,7536:56
    24.FC Walsall 46 7 10 29056:1180,4724:68
  • Drittliga-Südmeister und Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1953/54
  • (A)Absteiger aus der Football League Second Division 1951/52

    Ergebnistabelle

    In der linken Spalte sind die Heimmannschaften aufgelistet.

    ALDBOUBHABRCBRRCOLCOVCRYEXEGILIPSLEYMILNPCNHTNORQPRREASHRSEUSWITORWALWAT
    FC Aldershot1:01:21:20:00:04:10:11:13:21:12:01:22:22:11:24:12:24:21:12:20:22:01:2
    Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0:32:14:11:21:03:04:22:14:22:14:11:11:20:10:01:02:02:05:11:10:15:14:1
    Brighton & Hove Albion4:22:00:12:10:01:14:14:25:01:43:11:02:21:12:32:01:13:12:21:22:14:21:2
    Bristol City0:01:12:20:03:21:05:04:14:04:22:10:02:02:30:14:41:13:25:04:24:46:15:1
    Bristol Rovers4:12:17:00:03:15:22:00:03:13:02:11:13:11:13:12:14:02:12:11:23:02:00:3
    Colchester United1:21:10:03:10:30:13:03:11:10:03:10:03:31:20:41:12:11:03:33:14:16:11:1
    Coventry City3:02:33:12:21:12:24:21:02:12:03:04:10:11:12:12:04:00:02:11:27:23:11:0
    Crystal Palace3:01:02:11:31:03:12:22:00:01:12:20:12:14:31:14:20:31:20:03:02:24:11:0
    Exeter City2:25:11:51:10:02:01:02:00:01:10:11:03:22:01:02:22:02:20:21:24:16:11:1
    FC Gillingham2:01:21:20:10:41:10:01:01:01:13:20:11:11:10:33:02:14:21:10:02:13:12:1
    Ipswich Town2:12:11:01:01:52:23:02:00:11:10:11:63:01:12:10:11:22:10:01:12:25:01:1
    Leyton Orient4:12:23:01:33:35:31:20:02:01:13:11:42:10:13:15:01:10:03:02:24:14:12:0
    FC Millwall0:03:11:11:13:03:12:00:00:03:13:20:03:01:22:32:11:04:14:13:03:03:01:1
    Newport County2:12:10:34:32:20:14:43:21:01:21:30:11:34:11:12:01:04:20:13:03:03:21:1
    Northampton Town4:05:15:30:22:22:03:15:13:13:12:03:11:15:03:34:26:13:14:33:13:32:14:1
    Norwich City5:01:13:20:00:03:01:15:12:03:21:05:12:22:01:22:03:02:13:11:13:03:05:2
    Queens Park Rangers2:22:13:32:10:11:00:41:11:11:12:20:11:34:22:23:11:01:03:21:10:14:22:2
    FC Reading2:31:30:04:02:02:01:04:13:13:21:12:05:02:12:00:12:05:31:04:14:10:03:0
    Shrewsbury Town2:11:00:00:10:13:01:01:11:33:12:22:02:41:12:41:80:31:17:12:12:11:03:1
    Southend United1:10:01:20:42:14:01:02:21:13:12:01:02:11:03:11:22:03:12:23:03:12:11:0
    Swindon Town3:21:23:00:01:30:12:33:65:20:02:01:11:22:03:02:11:32:02:21:32:01:20:0
    Torquay United1:25:11:21:21:05:12:11:15:23:24:15:01:03:33:04:11:12:04:04:23:10:32:2
    FC Walsall0:02:23:03:33:50:31:12:42:21:31:31:00:21:31:53:21:12:04:41:11:22:00:0
    FC Watford1:13:02:34:12:32:01:12:03:10:01:01:01:10:12:13:21:12:11:11:12:11:13:0

    Torschützenliste

    SpielerVereinTore
    1EnglandEngland Geoff BradfordBristol Rovers33

    Einzelnachweise und Fußnoten

    1. a b English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. Port Vale wurde von der Süd- in die Norddivision versetzt.