| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 9, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | 13 |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1.88 | 13 |
| 3 | Southampton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2.71 | 11 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2.17 | 11 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 6 | Reading | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 7 |
| 12 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 6 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 | 5 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 5 |
| 17 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 5 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 5 |
| 19 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | 4 |
| 20 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 0.48 | 4 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 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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