Seasons · Division Two · Season 34

1953/54

Finished 10th · Manager Raich Carter

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The season · Record

Played: 44
Won: 15
Drawn: 14
Lost: 15
For: 92
Against: 85
Points: 43

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–0; v Notts County
Biggest defeat: 0–5; v Leicester City
Clean sheets: 5
Top scorer: Charles; 43 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 22,339

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1953/54
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	23	10	9	97	60	+37	56
2	Everton	42	20	16	6	92	58	+34	56
3	Blackburn Rovers	42	23	9	10	86	50	+36	55
4	Nottingham Forest	42	20	12	10	86	59	+27	52
5	Rotherham United	42	21	7	14	80	67	+13	49
6	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	64	59	+5	48
7	Birmingham City	42	18	11	13	78	58	+20	47
8	Fulham	42	17	10	15	98	85	+13	44
9	Bristol Rovers	42	14	16	12	64	58	+6	44
10	Leeds United	42	15	13	14	89	81	+8	43
11	Stoke City	42	12	17	13	71	60	+11	41
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	16	9	17	59	63	-4	41
13	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	67	69	-2	39
14	Notts County	42	13	13	16	54	74	-20	39
15	Hull City	42	16	6	20	64	66	-2	38
16	Lincoln City	42	14	9	19	65	83	-18	37
17	Bury	42	11	13	18	54	72	-18	35
18	Derby County	42	12	11	19	64	82	-18	35
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	16	17	65	82	-17	34
20	Swansea Town	42	13	8	21	58	82	-24	34
21	Brentford	42	10	11	21	40	78	-38	31
22	Oldham Athletic	42	8	6	28	40	89	-49	22

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1953/54
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	H	Notts County	6–0	18,432	Won 6–0 v Notts County
22 Aug	H	Rotherham United	4–2	24,309	Won 4–2 v Rotherham United
27 Aug	A	Swansea City	3–4	26,408	Lost 3–4 v Swansea City
29 Aug	A	Leicester City	0–5	21,984	Lost 0–5 v Leicester City
2 Sep	H	Swansea City	3–2	20,949	Won 3–2 v Swansea City
5 Sep	H	Stoke City	1–1	27,571	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
7 Sep	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	20,356	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
12 Sep	A	Fulham	3–1	26,044	Won 3–1 v Fulham
16 Sep	H	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	20,621	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
19 Sep	H	West Ham United	1–2	28,635	Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
26 Sep	A	Lincoln City	0–2	17,979	Lost 0–2 v Lincoln City
3 Oct	A	Birmingham City	3–3	26,434	Drew 3–3 v Birmingham City
10 Oct	H	Bristol Rovers	3–3	19,386	Drew 3–3 v Bristol Rovers
17 Oct	A	Brentford	1–2	18,329	Lost 1–2 v Brentford
24 Oct	H	Derby County	3–1	26,430	Won 3–1 v Derby County
31 Oct	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	25,272	Drew 2–2 v Blackburn Rovers
7 Nov	H	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	26,830	Won 3–1 v Doncaster Rovers
14 Nov	A	Bury	4–4	11,915	Drew 4–4 v Bury
21 Nov	H	Oldham Athletic	2–1	26,747	Won 2–1 v Oldham Athletic
28 Nov	A	Everton	1–2	55,970	Lost 1–2 v Everton
5 Dec	H	Hull City	0–0	21,070	Drew 0–0 v Hull City
12 Dec	A	Notts County	0–2	17,552	Lost 0–2 v Notts County
19 Dec	A	Rotherham United	4–2	13,145	Won 4–2 v Rotherham United
25 Dec	A	Nottingham Forest	2–5	19,725	Lost 2–5 v Nottingham Forest
26 Dec	H	Nottingham Forest	0–2	22,135	Lost 0–2 v Nottingham Forest
2 Jan	H	Leicester City	7–1	21,532	Won 7–1 v Leicester City
16 Jan	A	Stoke City	0–4	26,794	Lost 0–4 v Stoke City
23 Jan	H	Fulham	1–2	20,170	Lost 1–2 v Fulham
6 Feb	A	West Ham United	2–5	15,585	Lost 2–5 v West Ham United
13 Feb	H	Lincoln City	5–2	15,325	Won 5–2 v Lincoln City
20 Feb	H	Birmingham City	1–1	22,803	Drew 1–1 v Birmingham City
27 Feb	A	Bristol Rovers	1–1	26,846	Drew 1–1 v Bristol Rovers
6 Mar	H	Brentford	4–0	16,501	Won 4–0 v Brentford
13 Mar	A	Derby County	2–0	12,773	Won 2–0 v Derby County
20 Mar	H	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	24,915	Won 3–2 v Blackburn Rovers
27 Mar	A	Oldham Athletic	2–4	18,067	Lost 2–4 v Oldham Athletic
3 Apr	H	Everton	3–1	22,581	Won 3–1 v Everton
10 Apr	A	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	12,472	Drew 0–0 v Doncaster Rovers
16 Apr	A	Luton Town	1–1	16,129	Drew 1–1 v Luton Town
17 Apr	H	Bury	3–4	17,156	Lost 3–4 v Bury
19 Apr	H	Luton Town	2–1	13,930	Won 2–1 v Luton Town
24 Apr	A	Hull City	1–1	18,619	Drew 1–1 v Hull City

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1953/54
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Jan	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	41,465	Drew 3–3 v Tottenham Hotspur
13 Jan	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	35,023	Lost 0–1 v Tottenham Hotspur