| Blackpool
1952-53 | 23-Aug
| 25-Aug
| 30-Aug
| 06-Sep
| 10-Sep
| 13-Sep
| 15-Sep
| 20-Sep
| 27-Sep
| 04-Oct
| 11-Oct
| 18-Oct
| 25-Oct
| 01-Nov
| 08-Nov
| 15-Nov
| 22-Nov
| 29-Nov
| 06-Dec
| 13-Dec
| 20-Dec
| 25-Dec
| 26-Dec
| 01-Jan
| 03-Jan
| 17-Jan
| 24-Jan
| 07-Feb
| 21-Feb
| 23-Feb
| 03-Mar
| 07-Mar
| 14-Mar
| 25-Mar
| 28-Mar
| 03-Apr
| 04-Apr
| 06-Apr
| 11-Apr
| 15-Apr
| 18-Apr
| 25-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 19/9/14 | |||||||||
| Portsmouth
| Preston North End
| Bolton Wanderers
| Aston Villa
| Chelsea
| Sunderland
| Chelsea
| Wolverhampton
| Charlton Athletic
| Arsenal
| Burnley
| Tottenham Hotspur
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Cardiff City
| Newcastle United
| West Bromwich Albion
| Middlesbrough
| Liverpool
| Manchester City
| Stoke City
| Portsmouth
| Manchester United
| Manchester United
| Preston North End
| Bolton Wanderers
| Aston Villa
| Sunderland
| Wolverhampton
| Arsenal
| Charlton Athletic
| Burnley
| Tottenham Hotspur
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Cardiff City
| Newcastle United
| Derby County
| West Bromwich Albion
| Derby County
| Middlesbrough
| Stoke City
| Liverpool
| Manchester City
| Appearances | Own goals | Goals
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A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A
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2-0
| 1-1
| 3-0
| 5-1
| 0-4
| 2-0
| 3-1
| 5-2
| 8-4
| 1-3
| 4-2
| 0-4
| 0-1
| 2-2
| 0-2
| 1-0
| 1-1
| 2-2
| 4-1
| 0-4
| 3-2
| 0-0
| 1-2
| 2-4
| 0-4
| 1-1
| 1-1
| 2-0
| 3-2
| 0-2
| 1-0
| 2-0
| 0-2
| 0-1
| 1-0
| 2-1
| 2-0
| 1-1
| 1-5
| 1-1
| 3-1
| 0-5
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| George Farm | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Hall | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Sharratt | G | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Garrett | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Harry Johnston | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Shimwell | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| John Crosland | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Frith | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Ainscough | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Kelly | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ewan Fenton | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyril Robinson | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernie Taylor | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Bill Perry | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Stan Mortensen | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Allan Brown | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Stanley Matthews | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Mudie | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Hobson | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Durie | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George McKnight | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Harris | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Hepton | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Joe Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1951-52 | 1953-54› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||