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23/08/1952 | Oldham Athletic (H) 0-0
25/08/1952 | Port Vale (A) 0-2
30/08/1952 | Mansfield Town (A) 0-1
02/09/1952 | Port Vale (H) 1-1
06/09/1952 | Halifax Town (H) 0-0
10/09/1952 | Bradford Park Avenue (A) 0-1
13/09/1952 | Accrington Stanley (A) 2-0
16/09/1952 | Bradford Park Avenue (H) 4-0
20/09/1952 | Workington (H) 3-0
22/09/1952 | Gateshead (A) 1-0
27/09/1952 | Chesterfield (A) 2-1
01/10/1952 | Grimsby Town (A) 1-3
04/10/1952 | Crewe Alexandra (H) 1-0
11/10/1952 | Chester (A) 2-3
18/10/1952 | Scunthorpe United (H) 0-1
25/10/1952 | Stockport County (A) 2-3
01/11/1952 | Bradford City (H) 3-1
08/11/1952 | Rochdale (A) 0-3
15/11/1952 | Darlington (H) 5-2
22/11/1952 | Ashington (H) 8-1
29/11/1952 | Hartlepools United (H) 0-2
06/12/1952 | Hartlepools United (H) 2-1
13/12/1952 | Southport (H) 1-1
20/12/1952 | Oldham Athletic (A) 2-5
26/12/1952 | York City (A) 0-2
01/01/1953 | Grimsby Town (H) 2-1
03/01/1953 | Mansfield Town (H) 1-0
10/01/1953 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1-1
12/01/1953 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1-9
17/01/1953 | Halifax Town (A) 0-0
21/01/1953 | Wrexham (A) 0-1
24/01/1953 | Accrington Stanley (H) 2-0
31/01/1953 | Wrexham (H) 4-2
07/02/1953 | Workington (A) 0-2
14/02/1953 | Chesterfield (H) 3-1
21/02/1953 | Crewe Alexandra (A) 0-1
28/02/1953 | Chester (H) 4-0
07/03/1953 | Scunthorpe United (A) 0-2
12/03/1953 | Carlisle United (A) 0-4
14/03/1953 | Stockport County (H) 1-0
21/03/1953 | Bradford City (A) 3-5
28/03/1953 | Rochdale (H) 1-0
03/04/1953 | Barrow (H) 2-0
04/04/1953 | Darlington (A) 2-1
06/04/1953 | Barrow (A) 0-2
11/04/1953 | Gateshead (H) 2-0
18/04/1953 | Hartlepools United (A) 1-4
21/04/1953 | Southport (A) 2-1
25/04/1953 | Carlisle United (H) 4-1
28/04/1953 | York City (H) 1-3
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Division Three (North)
Game #44 of 1952/53
Darlington
1 - 2
Tranmere Rovers
W
Saturday, 04/04/1953
Done (2)
Match Details
Attendance
5,108
Manager
Ernie Blackburn
Opposition Manager
Bobby Gurney
League Position
12
League Points
41
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Payne, George
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Gibson, William
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Lamont, Bill
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
Williams, Ray
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Bell, Harold
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Kieran, Len
Starter
90
0
0
0
7
Davies, Ray
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
McDevitt, Kenny
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Done, Cyril
Starter
90
2
0
0
10
Mycock, Tom
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
Iceton, Lloyd
Starter
90
0
0
0
Darlington
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Don Cowan
Starter
2
Brian Henderson
Starter
3
Cliff Mason
Starter
4
George Wardle
Starter
5
Denis Howe
Starter
6
Bill Rutherford
Starter
7
John Dowson
Starter
8
Ken Murray
Starter
9
Jim Scarborough
Starter
10
Harry Clark
Starter
11
Alex Forsyth
Starter
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Oldham Athletic
39
19
11
9
69
41
+28
49
2
Grimsby Town
40
19
10
11
67
45
+22
48
3
Port Vale
39
16
15
8
52
30
+22
47
4
Wrexham
39
20
7
12
73
58
+15
47
5
Southport
40
18
10
12
54
48
+6
46
6
Crewe Alexandra
40
20
6
14
66
59
+7
46
7
Carlisle United
41
16
12
13
72
54
+18
44
8
York City
39
16
12
11
50
38
+12
44
9
Gateshead
40
14
14
12
61
52
+9
42
10
Scunthorpe United
41
15
12
14
57
51
+6
42
11
Bradford Park Avenue
40
16
10
14
59
55
+4
42
12
Tranmere Rovers
40
18
5
17
55
52
+3
41
13
Hartlepools United
40
14
13
13
48
52
-4
41
14
Stockport County
39
15
10
14
73
61
+12
40
15
Halifax Town
38
13
14
11
57
56
+1
40
16
Barrow
40
15
10
15
60
62
-2
40
17
Chesterfield
40
14
11
15
54
55
-1
39
18
Bradford City
40
11
16
13
59
73
-14
38
19
Mansfield Town
38
12
12
14
44
54
-10
36
20
Chester
39
10
13
16
56
66
-10
33
21
Darlington
40
12
6
22
55
85
-30
30
22
Workington
39
10
8
21
46
77
-31
28
23
Rochdale
40
10
4
26
53
77
-24
24
24
Accrington Stanley
39
7
9
23
37
76
-39
23