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Seasons · Division Two · Season 33

1952/53

Finished 10th · Manager Major Frank Buckley
← 1951/52 1953/54 → All seasons
Played
43
Won
14
Drawn
15
Lost
14
For
72
Against
65
Points
43
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
5–1 v Swansea City
Biggest defeat
0–3 v Sheffield United
Clean sheets
6
Top scorer
John Charles · 27
Most assists
—
Avg attendance
20,690
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1952/53
DateOpponentScoreResult
23 Aug Huddersfield Town 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
28 Aug Bury 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Bury
30 Aug Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
3 Sep Bury 2–0 Won 2–0 v Bury
6 Sep Rotherham United 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Rotherham United
10 Sep Birmingham City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
13 Sep Fulham 2–0 Won 2–0 v Fulham
17 Sep Birmingham City 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Birmingham City
20 Sep West Ham United 2–2 Drew 2–2 v West Ham United
24 Sep Southampton 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Southampton
27 Sep Leicester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
4 Oct Notts County 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Notts County
11 Oct Sheffield United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Sheffield United
18 Oct Barnsley 4–1 Won 4–1 v Barnsley
25 Oct Lincoln City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Lincoln City
1 Nov Hull City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Hull City
8 Nov Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
22 Nov Everton 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Everton
29 Nov Brentford 3–2 Won 3–2 v Brentford
6 Dec Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Doncaster Rovers
13 Dec Swansea City 5–1 Won 5–1 v Swansea City
20 Dec Huddersfield Town 2–1 Won 2–1 v Huddersfield Town
26 Dec Luton Town 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Luton Town
27 Dec Luton Town 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Luton Town
3 Jan Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Won 1–0 v Plymouth Argyle
17 Jan Rotherham United 4–0 Won 4–0 v Rotherham United
24 Jan Fulham 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Fulham
7 Feb West Ham United 3–2 Won 3–2 v West Ham United
14 Feb Leicester City 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Leicester City
21 Feb Notts County 3–1 Won 3–1 v Notts County
28 Feb Sheffield United 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Sheffield United
7 Mar Barnsley 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
14 Mar Lincoln City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Lincoln City
21 Mar Hull City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Hull City
28 Mar Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Blackburn Rovers
4 Apr Nottingham Forest 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest
6 Apr Southampton 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Southampton
11 Apr Everton 2–0 Won 2–0 v Everton
16 Apr Swansea City 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Swansea City
18 Apr Brentford 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Brentford
22 Apr Nottingham Forest 2–1 Won 2–1 v Nottingham Forest
25 Apr Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Doncaster Rovers

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1952/53
DateOpponentScoreResult
10 Jan Brentford 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Brentford