Season archive
1953-54 season
Div 2 (2) — finished 10. Manager: Raich Carter.
Season summary
Division
Div 2 (2)
Position
10
Played
42
W-D-L
15-13-14
Goals
89-81
Points
43
Manager: Raich Carter
Cups: FA Cup: R3
Squad & statistics
Match results (44)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Notts County | 6–0 | W |
| 22 Aug 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Rotherham United | 4–2 | W |
| 27 Aug 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Swansea City | 3–4 | L |
| 29 Aug 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Leicester City | 0–5 | L |
| 02 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Swansea City | 3–2 | W |
| 05 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Stoke City | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Fulham | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Ham United | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Sept 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Lincoln City | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Oct 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Birmingham City | 3–3 | D |
| 10 Oct 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bristol Rovers | 3–3 | D |
| 17 Oct 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Brentford | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Oct 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Derby County | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Oct 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Nov 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Nov 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bury | 4–4 | D |
| 21 Nov 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Nov 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Everton | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Dec 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Hull City | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Dec 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Notts County | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Dec 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Rotherham United | 4–2 | W |
| 25 Dec 53 | Football League Second Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 2–5 | L |
| 26 Dec 53 | Football League Second Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Jan 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Leicester City | 7–1 | W |
| 09 Jan 54 | FA Cup | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–3 | D |
| 13 Jan 54 | FA Cup | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Jan 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Stoke City | 0–4 | L |
| 23 Jan 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Fulham | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Feb 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Ham United | 2–5 | L |
| 13 Feb 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Lincoln City | 5–2 | W |
| 20 Feb 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Birmingham City | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Feb 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Mar 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Brentford | 4–0 | W |
| 13 Mar 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Derby County | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Mar 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Mar 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Oldham Athletic | 2–4 | L |
| 03 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Everton | 3–1 | W |
| 10 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Luton Town | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bury | 3–4 | L |
| 19 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Luton Town | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Apr 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Hull City | 1–1 | D |