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22/08/1953 | Mansfield Town (H) 2-5
25/08/1953 | Rochdale (A) 1-0
29/08/1953 | Barrow (A) 1-2
01/09/1953 | Rochdale (H) 5-1
05/09/1953 | Bradford City (H) 0-1
09/09/1953 | Wrexham (A) 0-3
12/09/1953 | Chesterfield (A) 1-2
15/09/1953 | Wrexham (H) 6-1
19/09/1953 | Darlington (A) 1-2
21/09/1953 | Stockport County (A) 0-6
26/09/1953 | Halifax Town (H) 1-0
29/09/1953 | Stockport County (H) 2-2
03/10/1953 | Carlisle United (A) 2-0
10/10/1953 | Bradford Park Avenue (H) 1-1
17/10/1953 | Port Vale (A) 0-2
24/10/1953 | Crewe Alexandra (H) 1-0
31/10/1953 | Chester (A) 2-1
07/11/1953 | Southport (H) 2-0
14/11/1953 | York City (A) 0-0
21/11/1953 | Gateshead AFC (A) 2-1
28/11/1953 | Workington (A) 1-2
05/12/1953 | Gateshead (H) 1-4
12/12/1953 | Accrington Stanley (A) 2-2
16/12/1953 | Accrington Stanley (H) 5-1
19/12/1953 | Mansfield Town (A) 0-2
25/12/1953 | Grimsby Town (A) 0-1
26/12/1953 | Grimsby Town (H) 2-4
01/01/1954 | Hartlepools United (H) 3-2
02/01/1954 | Barrow (H) 1-0
09/01/1954 | Leyton Orient (H) 2-2
14/01/1954 | Leyton Orient (A) 1-4
16/01/1954 | Bradford City (A) 0-1
23/01/1954 | Chesterfield (H) 1-2
20/02/1954 | Carlisle United (H) 1-2
27/02/1954 | Bradford Park Avenue (A) 2-1
03/03/1954 | Barnsley (H) 0-1
06/03/1954 | Port Vale (H) 1-3
10/03/1954 | Darlington (H) 1-0
13/03/1954 | Crewe Alexandra (A) 2-1
20/03/1954 | Chester (H) 2-1
27/03/1954 | Southport (A) 0-0
03/04/1954 | York City (H) 1-1
05/04/1954 | Hartlepools United (A) 2-1
10/04/1954 | Scunthorpe United (A) 1-3
16/04/1954 | Accrington Stanley (H) 1-0
17/04/1954 | Workington (H) 4-2
19/04/1954 | Accrington Stanley (A) 1-0
21/04/1954 | Barnsley (A) 0-3
24/04/1954 | Gateshead (A) 1-2
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Division Three (North)
Game #38 of 1953/54
Tranmere Rovers
1 - 0
Darlington
W
Wednesday, 10/03/1954
Bainbridge
Match Details
Attendance
2,559
Manager
Ernie Blackburn
Opposition Manager
Bobby Gurney
League Position
21
League Points
27
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Payne, George
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Lamont, Bill
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Steele, Percy
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
McDevitt, Kenny
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Bainbridge, Bill
Starter
90
1
0
0
9
Atkinson, Harold
Starter
90
0
0
0
10
Williams, Tommy
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
Woan, Don
Starter
90
0
0
0
Darlington
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Billy Dunn
Starter
2
Joe Devlin
Starter
3
Cliff Mason
Starter
4
Ken Furphy
Starter
5
Joe Davison
Starter
6
Bill Rutherford
Starter
7
Harry Clark
Starter
8
Jim French
Starter
9
Charlie Nicklas
Starter
10
Harry Houlahan
Starter
11
Les Robson
Starter
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Port Vale
32
21
8
3
53
15
+38
50
2
Gateshead
34
17
10
7
61
37
+24
44
3
Bradford City
34
20
4
10
51
37
+14
44
4
Barnsley
34
18
8
8
56
41
+15
44
5
Scunthorpe United
34
13
13
8
52
46
+6
39
6
Mansfield Town
35
14
9
12
71
57
+14
37
7
Wrexham
34
15
6
13
61
51
+10
36
8
Southport
34
14
8
12
51
47
+4
36
9
Bradford Park Avenue
33
12
11
10
60
49
+11
35
10
Barrow
34
14
7
13
52
47
+5
35
11
Chesterfield
34
12
11
11
55
53
+2
35
12
Crewe Alexandra
35
12
11
12
41
52
-11
35
13
Stockport County
34
12
9
13
58
43
+15
33
14
Rochdale
35
14
5
16
49
62
-13
33
15
Grimsby Town
34
14
5
15
40
58
-18
33
16
Carlisle United
35
11
10
14
67
57
+10
32
17
Accrington Stanley
33
11
8
14
54
55
-1
30
18
York City
35
10
9
16
50
69
-19
29
19
Halifax Town
35
10
8
17
34
50
-16
28
20
Workington
35
9
10
16
44
66
-22
28
21
Tranmere Rovers
33
12
3
18
42
54
-12
27
22
Hartlepools United
33
9
8
16
39
52
-13
26
23
Darlington
34
8
10
16
33
56
-23
26
24
Chester
35
8
7
20
35
55
-20
23