Season 1953-54
Football League Division Three South
Football League Division Three South
Final League Position: 17th
H - Coventry City
19 August 1953
Won 4-2 - 7,487
H - Norwich City
22 August 1953
Drew 0-0 - 8,776
A - Swindon Town
26 August 1953
Lost 3-1 - 14,964
A - Shrewsbury Town
7 September 1953
Won 2-0 - 11,057
A - Queen's Park Rangers
29 August 1953
Won 2-0 - 12,146
H - Swindon Town
2 September 1953
Won 1-0 - 7,338
H - Southampton
5 September 1953
Drew 1-1 - 13,206
A - Colchester United
12 September 1953
Lost 3-0 - 8,170
H - Shrewsbury Town
16 September 1953
Won 1-0 - 5,900
H - Crystal Palace
19 September 1953
Lost 2-1 - 8,308
A - Newport County
21 September 1953
Drew 2-2 - 2,836
A - Bristol City
26 September 1953
Lost 4-0 - 19,949
H - Newport County
30 September 1953
Won 2-0 - 4,412
A - Reading
3 October 1953
Lost 6-1 - 17,263
H - Millwall
10 October 1953
Drew 1-1 - 7,875
A - Ipswich Town
17 October 1953
Lost 4-0 - 15,379
H - Bournemouth & Bscmbe
24 October 1953
Lost 2-1 - 5,923
H - Gillingham
7 November 1953
Lost 2-1 - 5,024
A - Northampton Town
14 November 1953
Lost 6-2 - 11,695
A - Watford
28 November 1953
Lost 6-1 - 12,300
H - Brighton & Hove Albion
5 December 1953
Lost 3-2 - 7,245
A - Southampton
16 January 1954
Lost 2-0 - 14,230
H - Colchester United
23 January 1954
Won 3-0 - 4,421
A - Norwich City
19 December 1953
Drew 3-3 - 11,798
H - Exeter City
25 December 1953
Lost 2-1 - 4,825
A - Exeter City
26 December 1953
Won 3-1 - 8,802
H - Queen's Park Rangers
2 January 1954
Lost 4-1 - 5,497
A - Walsall
30 January 1954
Won 2-0 - 8,107
A - Crystal Palace
6 February 1954
Drew 0-0 - 8,375
H - Bristol City
13 February 1954
Lost 5-2 - 6,044
H - Reading
20 February 1954
Drew 2-2 - 9,542
A - Millwall
27 February 1954
Lost 2-0 - 11,400
H - Ipswich Town
6 March 1954
Won 3-0 - 6,652
A - Torquay United
13 March 1954
Lost 3-0 - 5,605
H - Watford
20 March 1954
Won 3-1 - 5,937
A - Gillingham
27 March 1954
Won 3-1 - 10,627
H - Walsall
7 April 1954
Won 3-1 - 4,089
H - Northampton Town
3 April 1954
Won 3-1 - 5,728
A - Brighton & Hove Albion
10 April 1954
Lost 3-2 - 22,336
A - Southend United
13 April 1954
Lost 2-1 - 4,363
H - Leyton Orient
16 April 1954
Drew 1-1 - 7,868
H - Southend United
17 April 1954
Won 4-0 - 6,687
A - Leyton Orient
19 April 1954
Won 2-1 - 9,352
A - Bournemouth & Bscmbe
24 April 1954
Drew 1-1 - 7,439
H - Torquay United
28 April 1954
Won 4-1 - 4,060
A - Coventry City
31 October 1953
Lost 2-1 - 9,006
FA Cup
H - Wellington Town
1st Round
21 November 1953
Won 5-3 - 7,254
A - Peterborough United
2nd Round
12 December 1953
Lost 2-1 - 16,717
Friendlies & Other Matches
H - Portsmouth
Friendly
9 January 1954
Won 2-0 - 1,543
H - Int Managers XI
Friendly
22 March 1954
Won 2-0 - 9,021
H - Army XI
Friendly
21 April 1954
Lost 2-0 - 5,902
H - All Star XI
Friendly
29 April 1954
Drew 5-5 - 4,000
H - Burnley
Friendly
30 April 1954
Lost 3-1 - 5,567
H - Brentford
Friendly
7 October 1953
Won 2-0 - 5,069