Seasons · Division Two · Season 33

1952/53

Finished 10th · Manager Major Frank Buckley

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 14
Drawn: 15
Lost: 14
For: 72
Against: 65
Points: 43

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–1; v Swansea City
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Sheffield United
Clean sheets: 6
Top scorer: Charles; 27 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 20,690

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1952/53
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield United	42	25	10	7	97	55	+42	60
2	Huddersfield Town	42	24	10	8	84	33	+51	58
3	Luton Town	42	22	8	12	84	49	+35	52
4	Plymouth Argyle	42	20	9	13	65	60	+5	49
5	Leicester City	42	18	12	12	89	74	+15	48
6	Birmingham City	42	19	10	13	71	66	+5	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	18	8	16	77	67	+10	44
8	Fulham	42	17	10	15	81	71	+10	44
9	Blackburn Rovers	42	18	8	16	68	65	+3	44
10	Leeds United	42	14	15	13	71	63	+8	43
11	Swansea Town	42	15	12	15	78	81	-3	42
12	Rotherham United	42	16	9	17	75	74	+1	41
13	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	16	14	58	64	-6	40
14	West Ham United	42	13	13	16	58	60	-2	39
15	Lincoln City	42	11	17	14	64	71	-7	39
16	Everton	42	12	14	16	71	75	-4	38
17	Brentford	42	13	11	18	59	76	-17	37
18	Hull City	42	14	8	20	57	69	-12	36
19	Notts County	42	14	8	20	60	88	-28	36
20	Bury	42	13	9	20	53	81	-28	35
21	Southampton	42	10	13	19	68	85	-17	33
22	Barnsley	42	5	8	29	47	108	-61	18

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1952/53
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
23 Aug	A	Huddersfield Town	0–1	35,230	Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
28 Aug	A	Bury	2–2	12,274	Drew 2–2 v Bury
30 Aug	H	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	25,067	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
3 Sep	H	Bury	2–0	14,623	Won 2–0 v Bury
6 Sep	A	Rotherham United	1–3	14,900	Lost 1–3 v Rotherham United
10 Sep	H	Birmingham City	0–1	14,133	Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
13 Sep	H	Fulham	2–0	18,371	Won 2–0 v Fulham
17 Sep	A	Birmingham City	2–2	18,371	Drew 2–2 v Birmingham City
20 Sep	A	West Ham United	2–2	22,437	Drew 2–2 v West Ham United
24 Sep	H	Southampton	1–1	13,299	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
27 Sep	H	Leicester City	0–1	19,724	Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
4 Oct	A	Notts County	2–3	22,836	Lost 2–3 v Notts County
11 Oct	A	Sheffield United	1–2	33,683	Lost 1–2 v Sheffield United
18 Oct	H	Barnsley	4–1	22,155	Won 4–1 v Barnsley
25 Oct	A	Lincoln City	1–1	15,491	Drew 1–1 v Lincoln City
1 Nov	H	Hull City	3–1	25,538	Won 3–1 v Hull City
8 Nov	A	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	22,510	Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
22 Nov	A	Everton	2–2	28,664	Drew 2–2 v Everton
29 Nov	H	Brentford	3–2	16,077	Won 3–2 v Brentford
6 Dec	A	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	15,744	Drew 0–0 v Doncaster Rovers
13 Dec	H	Swansea City	5–1	21,065	Won 5–1 v Swansea City
20 Dec	H	Huddersfield Town	2–1	34,365	Won 2–1 v Huddersfield Town
26 Dec	A	Luton Town	0–2	19,480	Lost 0–2 v Luton Town
27 Dec	H	Luton Town	2–2	31,634	Drew 2–2 v Luton Town
3 Jan	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	27,149	Won 1–0 v Plymouth Argyle
17 Jan	H	Rotherham United	4–0	24,048	Won 4–0 v Rotherham United
24 Jan	A	Fulham	1–2	21,210	Lost 1–2 v Fulham
7 Feb	H	West Ham United	3–2	17,680	Won 3–2 v West Ham United
14 Feb	A	Leicester City	3–3	21,754	Drew 3–3 v Leicester City
21 Feb	H	Notts County	3–1	22,922	Won 3–1 v Notts County
28 Feb	H	Sheffield United	0–3	39,858	Lost 0–3 v Sheffield United
7 Mar	A	Barnsley	2–2	11,536	Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
14 Mar	H	Lincoln City	2–1	18,293	Won 2–1 v Lincoln City
21 Mar	A	Hull City	0–1	25,387	Lost 0–1 v Hull City
28 Mar	H	Blackburn Rovers	0–3	10,644	Lost 0–3 v Blackburn Rovers
4 Apr	A	Nottingham Forest	1–2	18,734	Lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest
6 Apr	A	Southampton	2–2	17,704	Drew 2–2 v Southampton
11 Apr	H	Everton	2–0	15,363	Won 2–0 v Everton
16 Apr	A	Swansea City	2–3	21,262	Lost 2–3 v Swansea City
18 Apr	A	Brentford	3–3	12,783	Drew 3–3 v Brentford
22 Apr	H	Nottingham Forest	2–1	11,497	Won 2–1 v Nottingham Forest
25 Apr	H	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	12,715	Drew 1–1 v Doncaster Rovers

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1952/53
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
10 Jan	A	Brentford	1–2	21,475	Lost 1–2 v Brentford