Season 1952-53
Division 3 South 1952-53 (11th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | Bristol RoversP | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 2.000 | 64 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 1.864 | 62 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 1.557 | 62 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 1.800 | 60 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 59 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 50 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove A | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 50 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 49 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & BA | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 47 |
| 10 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 47 |
| 11 | READING | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 46 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 88 | 0.989 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 82 | 0.805 | 43 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 0.931 | 42 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 0.854 | 42 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 0.870 | 41 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 40 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 79 | 0.810 | 40 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 39 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 39 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 39 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 38 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 0.747 | 36 |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 0.475 | 24 |
Division 3 South 1952-53
| 23 Aug | Leyton Orient | H | 2-0 |
| 28 Aug | Colchester United | A | 1-2 |
| 30 Aug | Ipswich Town | A | 2-1 |
| 3 Sep | Colchester United | H | 2-0 |
| 6 Sep | Aldershot | A | 2-2 |
| 10 Sep | Crystal Palace | A | 3-0 |
| 13 Sep | Bournemouth & BA | H | 1-3 |
| 17 Sep | Crystal Palace | H | 4-1 |
| 20 Sep | Southend United | A | 1-3 |
| 25 Sep | Walsall | A | 0-2 |
| 27 Sep | Watford | H | 3-0 |
| 1 Oct | Newport County | H | 2-1 |
| 4 Oct | Brighton & Hove A | A | 1-1 |
| 11 Oct | Norwich City | H | 0-1 |
| 18 Oct | Coventry City | A | 0-4 |
| 25 Oct | Exeter City | H | 3-1 |
| 1 Nov | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-4 |
| 8 Nov | Millwall | H | 5-0 |
| 15 Nov | Gillingham | A | 1-2 |
| 29 Nov | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-1 |
| 13 Dec | Swindon Town | A | 0-2 |
| 20 Dec | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 |
| 26 Dec | Northampton Town | A | 1-6 |
| 3 Jan | Ipswich Town | H | 1-1 |
| 10 Jan | Bristol City | A | 1-1 |
| 17 Jan | Aldershot | H | 2-3 |
| 24 Jan | Bournemouth & BA | A | 0-2 |
| 31 Jan | Bristol City | H | 4-0 |
| 7 Feb | Southend United | H | 1-0 |
| 14 Feb | Watford | A | 1-2 |
| 21 Feb | Brighton & Hove A | H | 0-0 |
| 28 Feb | Norwich City | A | 0-3 |
| 7 Mar | Coventry City | H | 1-0 |
| 14 Mar | Exeter City | A | 0-2 |
| 21 Mar | Bristol Rovers | H | 2-0 |
| 28 Mar | Millwall | A | 0-1 |
| 3 Apr | Torquay United | H | 4-1 |
| 4 Apr | Gillingham | H | 3-2 |
| 6 Apr | Torquay United | A | 0-2 |
| 11 Apr | Walsall | H | 0-0 |
| 13 Apr | Northampton Town | H | 2-0 |
| 18 Apr | Shrewsbury Town | H | 5-3 |
| 23 Apr | Newport County | A | 0-1 |
| 25 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0-1 |
| 29 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2-0 |
| 1 May | Swindon Town | H | 4-1 |
FA Cup 1952-53
| 22 Nov | R1 | Crystal Palace | A | 1-1 |
| 26 Nov | (R) | Crystal Palace | H | 1-3 |