Season stats for the 1953-54 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 1st |
FA Cup | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6th round |
All matches | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 109 | 70 |
All matches (50)
Division Two (old) 1953-54 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 56 | |
2 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 92 | 58 | 56 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 55 | |
4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 59 | 52 | |
5 | Rotherham United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 49 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 48 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 58 | 47 | |
8 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 85 | 44 | |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 44 | |
10 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 43 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 41 | |
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 41 | |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 69 | 39 | |
14 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 39 | |
15 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 38 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 83 | 37 | |
17 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 36 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 34 | |
20 | Swansea City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 82 | 34 | |
21 | Brentford | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 78 | 31 | |
22 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 89 | 25 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Russell | Middlesbrough | Unknown | October 1953 | |
Jack Froggatt | Portsmouth | Unknown | March 1954 | |
Colin Appleton | Scarborough | Unknown | March 1954 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Dixon | Kettering Town | Unknown | July 1953 | |
Bill McGregor | Mansfield Town | £2,500 | September 1953 | |
Tom McArthur | Plymouth Argyle | Unknown | January 1954 | |
Jimmy Crawford | Plymouth Argyle | Unknown | March 1954 | |
Tom Dryburgh | Hull City | Unknown | May 1954 |
Squad (23)
Largest victories
9 - 2 21.11.1953 vs Lincoln City | |
6 - 0 05.12.1953 vs Brentford | |
5 - 0 29.08.1953 vs Leeds United | |
4 - 0 19.04.1954 vs Blackburn Rovers | |
4 - 0 07.09.1953 vs Stoke City |
Largest defeats
1 - 7 02.01.1954 vs Leeds United | |
1 - 4 22.08.1953 vs West Ham United | |
0 - 3 28.11.1953 vs Bristol Rovers | |
0 - 3 16.04.1954 vs Blackburn Rovers | |
1 - 3 07.11.1953 vs Hull City |
Largest crowds
40,065 13.03.1954 vs Preston North End | |
40,047 19.04.1954 vs Blackburn Rovers | |
39,046 20.03.1954 vs Everton | |
35,725 06.03.1954 vs Bury | |
35,686 19.08.1953 vs Derby County |