1952–53 Everton F.C. season

During the 1952–53 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Everton

1952–53 season
Manager	Cliff Britton
Ground	Goodison Park
Second Division	16th
FA Cup	Semi-Finalists
Home colours Away colours

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Sheffield United	42		15	3	3	60	27		10	7	4	37	28		97	55	1.764	+42		60
2	Huddersfield Town	42		14	4	3	51	14		10	6	5	33	19		84	33	2.545	+51		58
3	Luton Town	42		15	1	5	53	17		7	7	7	31	32		84	49	1.714	+35		52
4	Plymouth Argyle	42		12	5	4	37	24		8	4	9	28	36		65	60	1.083	+5		49
5	Leicester City	42		13	6	2	55	29		5	6	10	34	45		89	74	1.203	+15		48
6	Birmingham City	42		11	3	7	44	38		8	7	6	27	28		71	66	1.076	+5		48
7	Nottingham Forest	42		11	5	5	46	32		7	3	11	31	35		77	67	1.149	+10		44
8	Fulham	42		14	1	6	52	28		3	9	9	29	43		81	71	1.141	+10		44
9	Blackburn Rovers	42		12	4	5	40	20		6	4	11	28	45		68	65	1.046	+3		44
10	Leeds United	42		13	4	4	42	24		1	11	9	29	39		71	63	1.127	+8		43
11	Swansea Town	42		10	9	2	45	26		5	3	13	33	55		78	81	0.963	–3		42
12	Rotherham United	42		9	7	5	41	30		7	2	12	34	44		75	74	1.014	+1		41
13	Doncaster Rovers	42		9	9	3	26	17		3	7	11	32	47		58	64	0.906	–6		40
14	West Ham United	42		9	5	7	38	28		4	8	9	20	32		58	60	0.967	–2		39
15	Lincoln City	42		9	9	3	41	26		2	8	11	23	45		64	71	0.901	–7		39
16	Everton	42		9	8	4	38	23		3	6	12	33	52		71	75	0.947	–4		38
17	Brentford	42		8	8	5	38	29		5	3	13	21	47		59	76	0.776	–17		37
18	Hull City	42		11	6	4	36	19		3	2	16	21	50		57	69	0.826	–12		36
19	Notts County	42		11	5	5	41	31		3	3	15	19	57		60	88	0.682	–28		36
20	Bury	42		10	6	5	33	30		3	3	15	20	51		53	81	0.654	–28		35
21	Southampton	42		5	7	9	45	44		5	6	10	23	41		68	85	0.800	–17		33
22	Barnsley	42		4	4	13	31	46		1	4	16	16	62		47	108	0.435	–61		18

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 August 1952	Hull City	H	0-2	43,035
25 August 1952	Sheffield United	A	0-1	30,625
30 August 1952	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-3	27,134
3 September 1952	Sheffield United	H	0-0	31,554
6 September 1952	Nottingham Forest	H	3-0	34,254
10 September 1952	Barnsley	A	3-2	10,835
13 September 1952	Southampton	A	1-1	18,021
20 September 1952	Brentford	A	4-2	21,042
27 September 1952	Doncaster Rovers	H	7-1	34,344
4 October 1952	Swansea City	A	2-2	22,954
11 October 1952	Notts County	H	1-0	40,626
18 October 1952	Leicester City	A	2-4	36,819
25 October 1952	West Ham United	H	2-0	38,323
1 November 1952	Fulham	A	0-3	26,775
8 November 1952	Rotherham United	H	0-1	38,808
15 November 1952	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-1	24,960
22 November 1952	Leeds United	H	2-2	28,664
29 November 1952	Luton Town	A	2-4	15,160
6 December 1953	Birmingham City	H	1-1	23,858
13 December 1952	Bury	A	5-0	12,549
20 December 1952	Hull City	A	0-1	15,708
26 December 1952	Lincoln City	A	1-1	19,524
1 January 1953	Barnsley	H	2-1	25,485
3 January 1953	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-3	37,137
17 January 1953	Nottingham Forest	A	3-3	22,298
24 January 1953	Southampton	H	2-2	25,278
7 February 1953	Brentford	H	5-0	36,431
18 February 1953	Doncaster Rovers	A	0-3	8,951
21 February 1953	Swansea Town	H	0-0	39,618
5 March 1953	Notts County	A	2-2	7,529
7 March 1953	Leicester City	H	2-2	41,005
14 March 1953	West Ham United	A	1-3	19,022
25 March 1953	Fulham	H	3-3	10,829
28 March 1953	Rotherham United	A	2-2	12,633
4 April 1953	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	38,794
6 April 1953	Huddersfield Town	H	2-1	48,221
7 April 1953	Huddersfield Town	A	2-8	30,721
11 April 1953	Leeds United	A	0-2	15,363
15 April 1953	Bury	H	3-0	11,787
18 April 1953	Luton Town	H	1-1	32,948
22 April 1953	Lincoln City	H	0-3	24,217
25 April 1953	Birmingham City	A	2-4	17,083

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FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	10 January 1953	Ipswich Town	H	3–2	42,252
4	31 January 1953	Nottingham Forest	H	4–1	48,904
5	21 February 1953	Manchester United	H	2–1	77,920
6	28 February 1953	Aston Villa	A	1–0	60,658
SF	21 March 1953	Bolton Wanderers	N	3–4	75,213

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Squad

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References

1. Everton's Record in 1952-53
2. 1952-1953 Summary: Appearances and Goals