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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1952/53

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Opposition goalscorers in italics.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 23 Aug Tottenham Hotspur A 4-3 Clarke (og), Allen 2, Lee - Bennett, Duquemin, Ramsey (pen)   56,552 9
 Wed 27 Aug Newcastle United H 1-0 Lee   46,206 4
 Sat 30 Aug Burnley H 1-2 Allen - Chew, Elliott (pen)   31,543 8
 Sat 06 Sep Preston North End A 0-1 Wayman   34,109 12
 Wed 10 Sep Cardiff City H 1-0 Barlow   23,494 11
 Sat 13 Sep Stoke City H 3-2 Griffin, Ryan, Allen - F Mountford, Johnston   27,409 8
 Wed 17 Sep Cardiff City A 2-1 Dudley, Allen - Thomas   40,338 5
 Sat 20 Sep Manchester City A 1-0 Allen   33,143 4
 Sat 27 Sep Liverpool H 3-0 Griffin 2, Allen   33,142 2
 Sat 04 Oct Middlesbrough A 2-4 Allen, Evans - McCrae, Delapenha, Fitzsimons, Mochan   24,420 4
 Sat 11 Oct Sunderland A 0-1 Barlow (og)   40,756 4
 Sat 18 Oct Wolverhampton W H 1-1 Lee - Smith   54,480 5
 Sat 25 Oct Charlton Athletic A 0-0   24,550 6
 Sat 01 Nov Arsenal H 2-0 Lee, Ryan   43,041 5
 Sat 08 Nov Derby County A 1-1 Lee - Powell   26,234 4
 Sat 15 Nov Blackpool H 0-1 Mortensen   33,869 6
 Sat 22 Nov Chelsea A 2-0 Allen, Nicholls   35,304 5
 Sat 29 Nov Manchester United H 3-1 Allen, Lee, Griffin - Lewis   23,617 4
 Sat 06 Dec Portsmouth A 2-1 Griffin, Allen - Beale   27,365 3
 Sat 13 Dec Bolton Wanderers H 0-1 Beards   16,250 3
 Sat 20 Dec Tottenham Hotspur H 2-1 Ryan, Allen - Dicker   18,816 2
 Fri 26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday A 5-4 Curtis (og), Barlow, Gannon (og), Nicholls, Allen - Woodhead 2,   59,398 2
  Froggatt, Dooley
 Sat 27 Dec Sheffield Wednesday H 0-1 Dooley   52,681 2
 Thu 01 Jan Newcastle United A 5-3 Ryan, Lee, Nicholls, Griffin, Barlow - Davies, Milburn, Mitchell   48,944 1
 Sat 03 Jan Burnley A 0-5 Shannon 3, Elliott, McIlroy   35,780 2
 Sat 17 Jan Preston North End H 2-1 Ryan, Nicholls - Lewis   44,763 1
 Sat 24 Jan Stoke City A 1-5 Nicholls - Martin 2, Oscroft 2, Bowyer   34,807 1
 Sat 07 Feb Manchester City H 2-1 Allen, Barlow - Revie   27,932 1
 Sat 14 Feb Liverpool A 0-3 Payne, Smyth, Liddell   25,313 2
 Sat 21 Feb Middlesbrough H 3-0 Allen 2, Lee   24,433 3
 Sat 28 Feb Sunderland H 1-1 Ryan - Shackleton   31,831 4
 Sat 07 Mar Wolverhampton W A 0-2 Wilshaw 2   48,275 4
 Sat 14 Mar Charlton Athletic H 3-1 Evans, Griffin 2 - Vaughan   26,944 4
 Sat 21 Mar Arsenal A 2-2 Evans, Lee - Roper, Holton   49,078 5
 Sat 28 Mar Derby County H 2-2 Ryan, Lee - Stamps, Parry   17,686 5
 Sat 04 Apr Blackpool A 0-2 Mortensen 2   30,592 7
 Mon 06 Apr Aston Villa H 3-2 Allen 2 (1 pen), Griffin - Blanchflower, Walsh (pen)   34,310 6
 Tue 07 Apr Aston Villa A 1-1 Allen - Walsh   46,821 4
 Sat 11 Apr Chelsea H 0-1 McNichol   34,207 5
 Sat 18 Apr Manchester United A 2-2 Hodgkisson, Ryan - Viollet, Pearson   33,161 6
 Wed 22 Apr Bolton Wanderers A 1-0 Allen   17,189 4
 Sat 25 Apr Portsmouth H 2-0 Hodgkisson 2   24,879 4

FA CUP

 DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

      GATE

 Sat 10 Jan West Ham United A 3

4-1

Lee, Ryan, Allen, Nicholls - Kearns      35,150
 Sat 31 Jan Chelsea A 4

1-1

Nicholls - Bentley      58,912
 Wed 04 Feb Chelsea H replay

0-0 aet

     37,974
 Mon 09 Feb Chelsea N (1) 2nd replay

1-1 aet

Dudley - Bentley      33,534
 Wed 11 Feb Chelsea N (2) 3rd replay

0-4

Bentley 2, Parsons, Campbell      27,997
 
 1 - Played at Villa Park, Aston Villa FC.
 2 - Played at Highbury, Arsenal FC.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS      GATE
 Mon 04 May Wolverhampton W H 1-3 Lee - Flowers, Swinbourne, Hancocks       5,802
 
 Coronation Cup.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Tue 24 Mar Wolverhampton W (1) N 2-4 Nicholls 2 - Stockin 2, Mullen, Sanders (og)     7,153
 Mon 27 Apr King's Lynn XI (2) A 5-4 Nicholls 2, Hodgkisson, Ryan, S Williams - Whitelum 2, Whittaker,     9,200
  Griffin (og)
 
 1 - Played at Cross Keys, Hednesford Town FC. Opening of floodlights / Hednesford Town FC Fund.
 2 - Percy Hooper Benefit Match. Record attendance for the ground. Some sources give the date of the game as Tuesday 28 April.

TOUR TO IRELAND

 DATE OPPONENT F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Sun 10 May Waterford Select XI (1) 5-4 Lee 2, Hodgkisson 2, Griffin - McQuade, Taylor, McShane 2     5,136
 Wed 13 May Bohemians Select XI (2) 5-1 Griffin, Hodgkisson, Allen, Brookes, Millard - Dwyer     6,913
 
 1 - Played at Kilcohan Park, Waterford.
 2 - Played at Dalymount Park, Dublin.

                                  

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