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Collection: Match Reports 1952/53
49 Items
Hopes and Expectations
1952/53
Practice Matches
9th August 1952
16th August 1952
Match 01
23rd August 1952
Queen's Park Rangers (h)
Southern League
Dartford (a)
Match 02
27th August 1952
Northampton Town (h)
Match 03
30th August 1952
Shrewsbury Town (a)
Southern League
Cheltenham Town (h)
Southern League Cup
3rd September 1952
Hereford (h)
Match 04
4th September 1952
Northampton Town (a)
Match 05
6th September 1952
Walsall (h)
Southern League
Guildford (a)
Match 06
Norwich County (h)
10.09.1952
Southern League Cup
Hereford (a)
11.09.1952
Match 07
13th September 1952
Gillingham (a)
Southern League
Kettering (h)
Match 08
17th September 1952
Norwich City (a)
Match 09
20th September 1952
Millwall (h)
Southern League
Headington (a)
Match 10
24th September 1952
Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
Southern League
Cheltenham (a)
Match 11
27th September 1952
Bristol Rovers (a)
Southern League
Chelmsford (h)
Match 12
29th September 1952
Coventry City (a)
1st October 1953
Exeter City v Johnstone's XI,
Benefit match.
Match 13
4th October 1953
Torquay United (h)
Southern League
Tonbridge (a)
Match 14
11th October 1952
Leyton Orient (a)
Southern League
Hereford (h)
Match 15
18th October 1952
Ipswich Town (a)
Southern League
Worcester City (a)
23rd October 1952
Friendly
Southern Command (h)
Match 16
25th October 1952
Reading (a)
Southern League
Guildford (h)
Match 17
1st November 1952
Bournemouth (h)
Southern League
Gravesend United (a)
Match 18
8th November 1952
Southend United (a)
Southern League
Kettering Town (h)
Match 19
15th November 1952
Watford (h)
Southern League
Kidderminster Harriers (a)
Match 20
22nd November 1952
Port Vale (a)
Match 21
29th November 1952
Newport County (h)
Match 22
6th December 1952
Bristol City (a)
Southern League
Dartford (h)
Match 23
13th December 1952
Bristol City (h)
Southern League
Hastings United (a)
Match 24
20th December 1952
Queen's Park Rangers (a)
Southern League
Worcester City (a)
25th December 1952
Weymouth (h)
Match 25
26th December 1952
Swindon Town (h)
Southern League
Weymouth (a)
Match 26
27th December 1952
Swindon Town (a)
Southern League
Yeovil Town (a)
Match 27
3rd January 1953
Shrewsbury Town (h)
Friendly
Exwick (a)
10th January 1953
Torquay United (h)
Southern League
Barry (a)
Match 28
17th January 1953
Walsall (a)
Southern League
Tonbridge (h)
Match 29
21st January 1953
Colchester United (h)
Match 30
24th January 1953
Gillingham (h)
Southern League.
Bideford Town (a)
Match 31
31st January 1953
Colchester United (a)
Southern League.
Kidderminster Harriers (h)
Match 32
7th February 1953
Millwall (a)
Southern League.
Bedford Town (h)
Match 33
14th February 1953
Bristol Rovers (h)
Southern League.
Merthyr Tydfil (a)
Match 34
21st February 1953
Torquay United (h)
25th February 1953
Southern League
Hastings (h)
Match 35
28th February 1953
Leyton Orient (h)
Southern League.
Gloucester City (a)
3rd March 1953
Floodlit Friendly
Plymouth Argyle (h)
Match 36
7th March 1953
Ipswich Town (a)
Southern League.
Lovells Athletic (h)
9th March 1953.
Floodlit friendly.
Plymouth Argyle (h)
Match 37
14th March 1953
Reading (h)
Southern League.
Llanelly (a)
17th March 1953
Benefit for Fred Davey and Angus Mackay
Cardiff City (h)
Match 38
21st March 1953
Bournemouth (a)
Southern League.
Headington United (h)
Match 39
28th March 1953
Southend United (h)
Friendly
Friernhay (a)
Match 40
3rd April 1953
Aldershot (a)
Southern League.
Bath City (h)
Match 41
4th April 1953
Watford (a)
Southern League.
Yeovil Town (a)
Match 42
6th April 1953
Aldershot (h)
Southern League.
Bath City (a)
8th April 1953
Llanelly (h)
Match 43
11th April 1953
Brighton Hove Albion (h)
12th April 1953
Benefit For Fred Davey and Angus Mackay Exeter City X1 v Composite X1
Match 44
15th April 1953
Crystal Palace (a)
16th April 1953
Southern League.
Lovells Athletic (a)
Match 45
18th April 1963
Newport County (a)
20th April 1953
Friendly
Torquay United (h)
Southern League.
City Reserves v Gravesend United
Match 46
22nd April 1953
Coventry City (h)
Match 47
25th April 1953
Crystal Palace (h)
Southern League.
Hereford United (a)
27th April 1953
Benefit Peter Fallon
Fallons X1 v All Stars X1
29th April 1953
Devon Bowl Semi-Final
Plymouth Argyle (a)
Southern League
Merthyr Tydfil (h)
2nd May 1953
Southern League
Gloucester City (h)
Season Summary
1952/53