FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH)

Table as at Thursday, September 17, 1953:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Southampton 9 7 1 1 25 9 2.78 15 
2 Norwich City 9 6 3 0 15 6 2.50 15 
3 Brighton and Hove Albion 9 7 1 1 18 11 1.64 15 
4 Ipswich Town 9 6 2 1 21 9 2.33 14 
5 Bristol City 9 5 2 2 19 10 1.90 12 
6 Aldershot 9 5 2 2 12 9 1.33 12 
7 Swindon Town 9 5 1 3 19 10 1.90 11 
8 Crystal Palace 9 4 3 2 20 17 1.18 11 
9 Reading 9 5 1 3 17 17 1.00 11 
10 Northampton Town 9 3 2 4 16 15 1.07
11 Watford 9 4 0 5 20 20 1.00
12 Coventry City 9 4 0 5 15 15 1.00
13 Colchester United 9 4 0 5 13 13 1.00
14 Gillingham 9 2 4 3 11 17 0.65
15 Shrewsbury Town 8 3 1 4 12 13 0.92
16 Southend United 9 3 1 5 10 11 0.91
17 Leyton Orient 9 3 1 5 16 19 0.84
18 Exeter City 9 3 1 5 11 14 0.79
19 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 9 3 1 5 11 16 0.69
20 Queens Park Rangers 9 3 1 5 9 13 0.69
21 Millwall 8 2 2 4 11 16 0.69
22 Torquay United 9 1 2 6 14 21 0.67
23 Newport County 9 2 0 7 11 29 0.38
24 Walsall 9 0 2 7 5 21 0.24

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