Season story · Division 3
1952–53
21 league wins, 65–63 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ernest Blackburn
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 13th
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 21
- League draws
- 5
- League defeats
- 20
- League goals
- 65–63
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 7,798
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
23 Aug
Opening chapter
Oldham Athletic · 0-0
View match22 Nov
Biggest victory
Ashington · 8-1
View match12 Jan
The biggest crowd
Tottenham Hotspur · 9-1
View match28 Apr
Final word
York City · 1-3
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
31,380
Tottenham Hotspur
Season form
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Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 9
- Matches
- 50
- Wins
- 23
Chapter 01
August 1952
DLL3 matches · 0W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1952
DDLWWWWW8 matches · 5W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Tue 2DPort ValePrenton Park · League1-1Sat 6DHalifax TownPrenton Park · League0-0Wed 10LBradford Park AvenuePark Avenue · League1-0Sat 13WAccrington StanleyPeel Park · League0-2Tue 16WBradford Park AvenuePrenton Park · League4-0Sat 20WWorkingtonPrenton Park · League3-0Mon 22WGatesheadRedheugh Park · League0-1Sat 27WChesterfieldSaltergate · League1-2Chapter 03
October 1952
LWLLL5 matches · 1W 0D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1952
WLWWL5 matches · 3W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1952
WDLL4 matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1953
WWDLDLWW8 matches · 4W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Thu 1WGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 3WMansfield TownPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 10DTottenham HotspurPrenton Park · FA Cup1-1Mon 12LTottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane · FA Cup9-1Sat 17DHalifax TownThe Shay · League0-0Wed 21LWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League1-0Sat 24WAccrington StanleyPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 31WWrexhamPrenton Park · League4-2Chapter 07
February 1953
LWLW4 matches · 2W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1953
LLWLW5 matches · 2W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1953
WWLWLWWL8 matches · 5W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Fri 3WBarrowPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 4WDarlingtonFeethams · League1-2Mon 6LBarrowHolker Street · League2-0Sat 11WGatesheadPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 18LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League4-1Tue 21WSouthportHaig Avenue · League1-2Sat 25WCarlisle UnitedPrenton Park · League4-1Tue 28LYork CityPrenton Park · League1-3
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
50 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Away | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||
| Total | 50 | 23 | 6 | 21 |
Match list
Results
50 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/8 | HomeOldham Athletic | 0-0 | |||
| 25/8 | AwayPort Vale | 2-0 | |||
| 30/8 | AwayMansfield Town | 1-0 | |||
| 2/9 | HomePort Vale | 1-1 | |||
| 6/9 | HomeHalifax Town | 0-0 | |||
| 10/9 | 1-0 | ||||
| 13/9 | 0-2 | ||||
| 16/9 | 4-0 | ||||
| 20/9 | HomeWorkington | 3-0 | |||
| 22/9 | AwayGateshead | 0-1 | |||
| 27/9 | AwayChesterfield | 1-2 | |||
| 1/10 | AwayGrimsby Town | 3-1 | |||
| 4/10 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 1-0 | |||
| 11/10 | AwayChester | 3-2 | |||
| 18/10 | 0-1 | ||||
| 25/10 | AwayStockport County | 3-2 | |||
| 1/11 | HomeBradford City | 3-1 | |||
| 8/11 | AwayRochdale | 3-0 | |||
| 15/11 | HomeDarlington | 5-2 | |||
| 22/11 | HomeAshington | 8-1 | |||
| 29/11 | 0-2 | ||||
| 6/12 | HomeHereford United | 2-1 | |||
| 13/12 | HomeSouthport | 1-1 | |||
| 20/12 | AwayOldham Athletic | 5-2 | |||
| 26/12 | AwayYork City | 2-0 | |||
| 1/1 | HomeGrimsby Town | 2-1 | |||
| 3/1 | HomeMansfield Town | 1-0 | |||
| 10/1 | 1-1 | ||||
| 12/1 | 9-1 | ||||
| 17/1 | AwayHalifax Town | 0-0 | |||
| 21/1 | AwayWrexham | 1-0 | |||
| 24/1 | 2-0 | ||||
| 31/1 | HomeWrexham | 4-2 | |||
| 7/2 | AwayWorkington | 2-0 | |||
| 14/2 | HomeChesterfield | 3-1 | |||
| 21/2 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 1-0 | |||
| 28/2 | HomeChester | 4-0 | |||
| 7/3 | 2-0 | ||||
| 12/3 | AwayCarlisle United | 4-0 | |||
| 14/3 | HomeStockport County | 1-0 | |||
| 21/3 | AwayBradford City | 5-3 | |||
| 28/3 | HomeRochdale | 1-0 | |||
| 3/4 | HomeBarrow | 2-0 | |||
| 4/4 | AwayDarlington | 1-2 | |||
| 6/4 | AwayBarrow | 2-0 | |||
| 11/4 | HomeGateshead | 2-0 | |||
| 18/4 | 4-1 | ||||
| 21/4 | AwaySouthport | 1-2 | |||
| 25/4 | HomeCarlisle United | 4-1 | |||
| 28/4 | HomeYork City | 1-3 |
