| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) |
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Table as at Saturday, September 5, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 11 |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 3 | Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2.57 | 9 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 9 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 7 |
| 10 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 6 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 6 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 6 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 5 |
| 16 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 5 |
| 18 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | 3 |
| 21 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 3 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 24 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 2 |
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