1952/1953

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Manager(s)

L. A. Goulden; A. Green

Final league position

10th of 24 in Football League Division 3 (South)

Average league attendance

Home: 13,983
Away: 11,682

Goals from penalty kicks

J. D. Bowie - 14, 39
J. A. Meadows - 28, 31

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Goulden, L. A.	Manager: Green, A.	Own goals	Bowie, J. D.►	Brown, T. G.	Collins, A. N.	Cook, R. K.■	Croker, P. H. L.►■	Eggleston, T.■	Evans, G. H.►■	Gallogly, C.►	Jackett, F.■	Jones, B. J.	Kelly, J.	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.►	Nolan, P.	Paterson, T.►	Paton, J.►	Phipps, H. J.►	Reid, M. J.►■	Saphin, R. F. E.	Thompson, C. A.■	Underwood, E. D.
Appearances - League							29	13		33	6	46	12	22	5	7	36	2	37	36	26	38	9	29	32	41	20	16	24	29
Substitute Appearances - League										0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - League									2	12	0	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	12	0	1	6	1	0	8	0	9	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							3	0		0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions										0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions										0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1	Sat 23 Aug	Bristol City	H	Lge	4-1	22,409		X		X1►		X		X►	X		X►					X►		X►	X1►	X►		G	X2
2	Mon 25 Aug	Queens Park Rangers	A	Lge	2-2	23,007		X		X		X		X	X		X					X		X	X	X		G	X2
3	Sat 30 Aug	Torquay United	A	Lge	2-2	8,965		X	1	X1		X		X	X		X					X		X1	X	X		G	X
4	Thu 04 Sep	Queens Park Rangers	H	Lge	1-1	22,875		X		X		X	X	X	X		X					X		X1	X	X		G
5	Sat 06 Sep	Northampton Town	H	Lge	2-1	21,959		X		X1		X	X	X	X■		X					X		X		X		G	X1
6	Thu 11 Sep	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	1-3	9,314		X				X	X	X			X			X		X		X	X	X		G	X1
7	Sat 13 Sep	Leyton Orient	A	Lge	0-2	16,148		X		X		X	X	X			X			X		X		X		X		G	X
8	Thu 18 Sep	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	1-1	12,962		X		X	X	X		X			X			X		X		X1		X		G	X
9	Sat 20 Sep	Ipswich Town	H	Lge	1-0	17,240		X		X	X	X					X		X	X		X		X1		X		G	X
10	Thu 25 Sep	Bristol Rovers	H	Lge	2-3	13,228		X		X		X	X				X		X	X		X		X1		X		G	X1
11	Sat 27 Sep	Reading	A	Lge	0-3	14,899		X		X	X	X		X			X		X				X	X		X		G	X
12	Tue 30 Sep	Southend United	A	Lge	0-1	5,499		X		X		X		X			X		X		X	X		X		X		G	X
13	Sat 04 Oct	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	Lge	3-0	15,389		X		X		X1	X	X			X		X			X		X1		X		G	X
14	Sat 11 Oct	Swindon Town	H	Lge	2-1	16,541				X1(P)		X	X	X			X		X			X		X		X		G	X1
15	Sat 18 Oct	Aldershot	A	Lge	2-1	8,650				X1		X	X	X					X	X		X		X		X		G	X
16	Sat 25 Oct	Colchester United	H	Lge	2-0	15,166				X1		X	X1	X					X	X		X		X		X		G	X
17	Sat 01 Nov	Norwich City	A	Lge	2-5	23,919				X1	X	X					X	X		X		X	X1	X		G	X►
18	Sat 08 Nov	Coventry City	H	Lge	1-1	16,027	X		1			X	X1	X					X	X		X		X	X	X			X	G
19	Sat 15 Nov	Exeter City	A	Lge	1-1	10,097	X					X1	X	X					X	X		X	X	X	X				X	G
20	Sat 22 Nov	Leytonstone	A	FA1	2-0	7,560	X					X	X	X					X	X		X	X	X	X				X2	G
21	Sat 29 Nov	Millwall	A	Lge	1-1	18,029	X					X	X■	X					X	X		X	X	X	X				X1	G
22	Sat 06 Dec	Walthamstow Avenue	A	FA2	1-1	8,571	X					X		X					X	X	X1	X	X	X	X				X	G
23	Wed 10 Dec	Walthamstow Avenue	H	FA2	1-2 (AET, ?-? after 90m)	7,841	X					X1		X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X				X	G
24	Sat 13 Dec	Walsall	A	Lge	0-0	3,251	X					X		X					X	X	X	X	X	X		X			X	G
25	Sat 20 Dec	Bristol City	A	Lge	1-5	11,741	X					X		X					X	X	X1	X	X			X	X		X	G
26	Fri 26 Dec	Crystal Palace	H	Lge	2-0	12,422	X					X				X1►	X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X1			G
27	Sat 03 Jan	Torquay United	H	Lge	1-1	11,470	X					X				X	X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X1			G
28	Sat 10 Jan	Walsall	H	Lge	3-0	11,457	X					X				X	X		X	X	X2(P)	X			X	X	X1			G
29	Wed 14 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	2-3	4,555	X					X				X1	X		X	X	X1	X			X	X	X			G
30	Sat 17 Jan	Northampton Town	A	Lge	1-4	13,054	X					X				X	X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X1			G
31	Sat 24 Jan	Leyton Orient	H	Lge	1-0	11,343	X					X				X	X		X	X	X1(P)	X			X	X	X			G
32	Sat 31 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	2-1	13,360	X					X1				X■	X		X	X1	X	X			X	X			X	G
33	Sat 07 Feb	Ipswich Town	A	Lge	1-1	8,177	X			X		X					X		X	X	X1	X			X	X	X			G
34	Sat 14 Feb	Reading	H	Lge	2-1	8,356	X			X		X1					X		X		X	X		X	X	X	X1			G
35	Sat 21 Feb	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	Lge	1-4	9,320	X			X1		X					X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X			G
36	Sat 28 Feb	Swindon Town	A	Lge	0-0	8,081	X			X		X					X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X					G
37	Sat 07 Mar	Aldershot	H	Lge	1-1	11,650	X			X		X					X		X	X	X	X	X		X		X1			G
38	Sat 14 Mar	Colchester United	A	Lge	1-1	6,657	X			X		X					X		X	X	X1		X	X	X		X			G
39	Sat 21 Mar	Norwich City	H	Lge	3-2	15,697	X			X1(P)		X					X		X	X	X1	X			X	X	X1			G
40	Sat 28 Mar	Coventry City	A	Lge	0-1	8,059	X			X		X					X		X	X	X			X	X	X	X			G
41	Fri 03 Apr	Newport County	A	Lge	1-1	9,319	X			X		X1					X		X	X	X			X	X	X	X			G
42	Sat 04 Apr	Exeter City	H	Lge	3-1	12,751	X			X		X					X		X	X	X2			X	X	X	X1			G
43	Mon 06 Apr	Newport County	H	Lge	0-1	11,455	X			X		X					X		X	X	X			X	X	X	X			G
44	Sat 11 Apr	Bristol Rovers	A	Lge	3-0	22,614	X			X2		X					X		X	X	X1			X	X	X			X	G
45	Thu 16 Apr	Gillingham	H	Lge	0-0	8,322	X			X		X					X	X■	X	X	X				X	X			X	G
46	Sat 18 Apr	Millwall	H	Lge	1-1	17,688	X			X1		X					X		X	X	X	X			X	X			X■	G
47	Thu 23 Apr	Southend United	H	Lge	1-1	10,642	X			X		X		X					X	X	X1	X			X	X	X			G
48	Sat 25 Apr	Gillingham	A	Lge	1-2	10,507	X			X	X	X		X					X	X	X	X			X	X				G
49	Wed 29 Apr	Crystal Palace	A	Lge	0-1	6,020	X			X	X	X		X■					X	X		X			X	X	X■			G
							Manager: Goulden, L. A.	Manager: Green, A.	Own goals	Bowie, J. D.►	Brown, T. G.	Collins, A. N.	Cook, R. K.■	Croker, P. H. L.►■	Eggleston, T.■	Evans, G. H.►■	Gallogly, C.►	Jackett, F.■	Jones, B. J.	Kelly, J.	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.►	Nolan, P.	Paterson, T.►	Paton, J.►	Phipps, H. J.►	Reid, M. J.►■	Saphin, R. F. E.	Thompson, C. A.■	Underwood, E. D.

► = first appearance; ■ = last/most recent appearance.

G = goalkeeper; X = starting appearance; R = started, then replaced; S = substitute appearance, ! = sent off; 1 = goals scored; P = penalties scored.

Cup fixture rows have a grey background; home fixture rows have red text. Manager columns have a grey background.

Other matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att	Team	Notes
Sat 09 Aug	Blues vs Whites	H	1-0	6,725	1: R.F.E.Saphin (gk); C.Gallogly & P.H.L.Croker; T.Eggleston, H.J.Phipps & F.R.Mitchell; R.K.Cook, J.D.Bowie, C.A.Thompson, T.Paterson [1 goal] & J.Paton 2: E.D.Underwood (gk); R.J.Eastway & B.J.Jones; R.Devine, P.Hildyard (sub: P.Nolan) &ÃÂ ??ÃÂ Stevenson (F.Jackett); T.G.Brown, J.A.Meadows, B.J.Day, H.Evans & J.T.Wilson (sub: G.G.Steiner)	public trial match
Sat 16 Aug	Blues vs Whites	H	1-1	6,250	1: R.F.E.Saphin (gk); C.Gallogly & P.H.L.Croker; T.Eggleston, H.J.Phipps & F.R.Mitchell; T.G.Brown, J.D.Bowie [1 goal], C.A.Thompson, T.Paterson & A.N.Collins 2: E.D.Underwood (gk); F.Newton & B.J.Jones; R.Devine, P.Hildyard (sub: P.Nolan) & G.G.Steiner; W.Orr, A.Smith (sub: J.A.Meadows), J.A.Meadows (sub: B.J.Day), H.Evans [1 goal] & J.Paton	public trial match
Mon 09 Mar	Gloucester City	A	3-2	1,400	E.D.Underwood (gk); P.H.L.Croker & B.J.Jones; T.Paterson, P.Nolan & F.R.Mitchell; J.Paton, T.G.Brown [1 goal], M.J.Reid, J.D.Bowie [1 goal] & A.N.Collins	1 own goal
Wed 18 Mar	Hereford United	A	0-2	4,413	The Watford team was not reported, except to the extent that R.F.E.Saphin, T.G.Brown & J.Paton played, and E.D.Underwood, F.R.Mitchell, J.D.Bowie & A.N.Collins did not
Mon 23 Mar	Worcester City	A	2-1		E.D.Underwood (gk); R.J.Eastway & B.J.Jones; J.Kelly, H.J.Phipps & T.Paterson; J.Paton, T.G.Brown, C.A.Thompson [1 goal], J.D.Bowie [1 goal] & A.N.Collins
Mon 27 Apr	London All-Star XI	H	2-4	6,373	E D Underwood (gk); P H L Croker & B J Jones; J Kelly [1 goal], H J Phipps & F R Mitchell; J Paton [1 goal], J A Meadows M J Reid, J.D.Bowie & A.N.Collins