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Saturday, 22 August, 1953

1953/54, Game No. 1
Division Three (North)
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Done
Iceton
2 - 5
Mansfield TownMansfield Town
Charlie Adam 1
Ken Murray 1
Ken Reeve 2
Norman Plummer 1

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Wrexham
Wrexham
2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
2
Gateshead
Gateshead
2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
3
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
4
Port Vale
Port Vale
2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
5
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
6
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2
7
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 2
8
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
9
Bradford City
Bradford City
2 1 0 1 1 4 -3 2
10
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 2
11
Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue
1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 2
12
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
13
Barrow
Barrow
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14
Chester
Chester
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15
Hartlepools United
Hartlepools United
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16
Stockport County
Stockport County
2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
17
Southport
Southport
2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
18
Darlington
Darlington
2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
19
Barnsley
Barnsley
2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
20
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
21
York City
York City
2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1
22
Workington
Workington
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
23
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
24
Rochdale
Rochdale
1 0 0 1 0 7 -7 0
Blue line: automatic promotion