League Third Division South

1952/53

Game Week 36Fri, 1 May 1953

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	46	46	26	12	8	92	46	+46	2.00	64	64
2	MillwallMillwall	46	46	24	14	8	82	44	+38	1.86	62	62
3	Northamp..Northampton Town	46	46	26	10	10	109	70	+39	1.56	62	62
4	Norwich ..Norwich City	46	46	25	10	11	99	55	+44	1.80	60	60
5	Bristol ..Bristol City	46	46	22	15	9	95	61	+34	1.56	59	59
6	Coventry..Coventry City	46	46	19	12	15	77	62	+15	1.24	50	50
7	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	46	46	19	12	15	81	75	+6	1.08	50	50
8	Southend..Southend United	46	46	18	13	15	69	74	-5	0.93	49	49
9	AFC Bour..AFC Bournemouth	46	46	19	9	18	74	69	+5	1.07	47	47
10	WatfordWatford	46	46	15	17	14	62	63	-1	0.98	47	47
11	ReadingReading	46	46	19	8	19	69	64	+5	1.08	46	46
12	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	18	9	19	87	88	-1	0.99	45	45
13	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	46	46	15	13	18	66	82	-16	0.80	43	43
14	Leyton O..Leyton Orient	46	46	16	10	20	68	73	-5	0.93	42	42
15	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	16	10	20	70	82	-12	0.85	42	42
16	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	46	46	13	15	18	60	69	-9	0.87	41	41
17	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	13	14	19	61	71	-10	0.86	40	40
18	Swindon ..Swindon Town	46	46	14	12	20	64	79	-15	0.81	40	40
19	Aldersho..Aldershot Town	46	46	12	15	19	61	77	-16	0.79	39	39
20	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	46	46	12	15	19	61	82	-21	0.74	39	39
21	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	12	15	19	55	74	-19	0.74	39	39
22	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	12	14	20	59	76	-17	0.78	38	38
23	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	46	46	12	12	22	68	91	-23	0.75	36	36
24	WalsallWalsall	46	46	7	10	29	56	118	-62	0.47	24	24

Qualification

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.

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