1953–54 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1953–54 season
ManagerCliff Britton
GroundGoodison Park
Second Division2nd
FA CupFifth Round

During the 1953–54 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Final League Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Leicester City 42 15 4 2 63 23 8 6 7 34 37 97 60 1.617 +37 56
2 Everton 42 13 6 2 55 27 7 10 4 37 31 92 58 1.586 +34 56
3 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 4 2 54 16 8 5 8 32 34 86 50 1.720 +36 55
4 Nottingham Forest 42 15 5 1 61 27 5 7 9 25 32 86 59 1.458 +27 52
5 Rotherham United 42 13 4 4 51 26 8 3 10 29 41 80 67 1.194 +13 49
6 Luton Town 42 11 7 3 36 23 7 5 9 28 36 64 59 1.085 +5 48
7 Birmingham City 42 12 6 3 49 18 6 5 10 29 40 78 58 1.345 +20 47
8 Fulham 42 12 3 6 62 39 5 7 9 36 46 98 85 1.153 +13 44
9 Bristol Rovers 42 10 7 4 32 19 4 9 8 32 39 64 58 1.103 +6 44
10 Leeds United 42 12 5 4 56 30 3 8 10 33 51 89 81 1.099 +8 43
11 Stoke City 42 8 8 5 43 28 4 9 8 28 32 71 60 1.183 +11 41
12 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 5 7 32 28 7 4 10 27 35 59 63 0.937 –4 41
13 West Ham United 42 11 6 4 44 20 4 3 14 23 49 67 69 0.971 –2 39
14 Notts County 42 8 6 7 26 29 5 7 9 28 45 54 74 0.730 –20 39
15 Hull City 42 14 1 6 47 22 2 5 14 17 44 64 66 0.970 –2 38
16 Lincoln City 42 11 6 4 46 23 3 3 15 19 60 65 83 0.783 –18 37
17 Bury 42 9 7 5 39 32 2 7 12 15 40 54 72 0.750 –18 36
18 Derby County 42 9 5 7 38 35 3 6 12 26 47 64 82 0.780 –18 35
19 Plymouth Argyle 42 6 12 3 38 31 3 4 14 27 51 65 82 0.793 –17 34
20 Swansea Town 42 11 5 5 34 25 2 3 16 24 57 58 82 0.707 –24 34
21 Brentford 42 9 5 7 25 26 1 6 14 15 52 40 78 0.513 –38 31
22 Oldham Athletic 42 6 7 8 26 31 2 2 17 14 58 40 89 0.449 –49 25

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
19 August 1953 Nottingham Forest A 3-3 (1-2) 21,669 Parker 24', 75', Eglington 77'
22 August 1953 Luton Town A 1-1 (0-1) 20,217 Buckle 65'
24 August 1953 Hull City A 3-1 (3-0) 26,511 Parker 5', Hickson 10', Fielding 31'
29 August 1953 Oldham Athletic H 3-1 (0-0) 45,923 Parker 55', 60', 67'
2 September 1953 Hull City H 2-0 (1-0) 35,126 Fielding 43', Buckle 84'
5 September 1953 Bury A 2-2 (1-2) 17,650 Eglington 26', Parker 63'
10 September 1953 Notts County A 2-0 (1-0) 12,515 Parker 35', McNamara 78'
12 September 1953 Doncaster Rovers H 4-1 (1-1) 58,110 Eglington 42', 51'. Parker 60', 84'
19 September 1953 Blackburn Rovers A 0-0 (0-0) 32,177 -
23 September 1953 Notts County H 3-2 (1-1) 32,005 Hickson 35', 54', Eglington 65'
26 September 1953 Derby County H 3-2 (2-1) 54,216 Eglington 34', Lello 35', Parker 48'
3 October 1953 Brentford A 0-1 (0-0) 17,367 -
10 October 1953 Plymouth Argyle A 0-4 (0-2) 26,342 -
17 October 1953 Swansea Town H 2-2 (1-0) 48,644 Parker 14', 50'
24 October 1953 Rotherham United A 2-1 (1-0) 18,860 Hickson 25', Fielding 55'
31 October 1953 Leicester City H 1-2 (0-1) 51,811 Eglington 65'
7 November 1953 Stoke City A 4-2 (2-1) 18,653 Hickson 3', 35', 75', Parker 30'
14 November 1953 Fulham H 2-2 (0-1) 36,092 Parker, 56', Hickson 80'
21 November 1953 West Ham United A 1-1 (0-0) 24,515 Lewis 60'
28 November 1953 Leeds United H 2-1 (1-1) 55,970 Hickson 14', Buckle 81'
5 December 1953 Birmingham City A 1-5 (0-0) 23,557 Parker 59'
12 December 1953 Nottingham Forest H 3-3 (3-2) 33,192 Hickson 10', 35', Parker 13'
19 December 1953 Luton Town H 2-1 (0-1) 33,544 Parker 47', Eglington 75'
25 December 1953 Bristol Rovers H 4-2 (?-?) 27,484 Wainwright 41', Hickson (2), Eglington
28 December 1953 Bristol Rovers A 0-0 (0-0) 34,013 -
16 January 1954 Bury H 0-0 (0-0) 33,705 -
23 January 1954 Doncaster Rovers A 2-2 (0-2) 21,203 Wainwright 79', Hickson 80'
6 February 1954 Blackburn Rovers H 1-1 (1-1) 56,434 Hickson 35'
13 February 1954 Derby County A 6-2 (0-1) 16,444 Hickson 56', Lindsay 58' (pen), Wainwright 61', 77', 86', Parker 88'
24 February 1954 Brentford H 6-1 (?-0) 23,145 Parker 1'. ??', Fielding 18', Wainwright 25', Hickson 55', ??'
27 February 1954 Plymouth Argyle H 8-4 (3-2) 44,496 Lello 5', Parker 16', 55', 75', 83' Lindsay 43' (pen), Hickson 68', 69'
6 March 1954 Swansea Town A 2-0 (0-0) 20,902 Parker 46', Hickson 80'
13 March 1954 Rotherham United H 3-0 (0-0) 52,302 Parker 75', 80', 89'
20 March 1954 Leicester City A 2-2 (1-2) 39,046 Jackson (og) 10', Hickson 75'
27 March 1954 West Ham United H 1-2 (?-1) 41,653 Wainwright
3 April 1954 Leeds United A 1-3 (1-1) 22,581 Wainwright 43'
10 April 1954 Stoke City H 1-1 (0-1) 46,411 Eglington 78'
16 April 1954 Lincoln City H 3-1 (0-1) 61,231 Farrell 52', Fielding 73', Lewis ??
17 April 1954 Fulham A 0-0 (0-0) 33,517 -
19 April 1954 Lincoln City A 1-1 (1-0) 17,593 Eglington 40'
24 April 1954 Birmingham City H 1-0 (1-0) 62,865 Hickson 38'
29 April 1954 Oldham Athletic A 4-0 (4-0) 30,072 Parker 7', 26', Jones 17', Hickson 36'

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FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 9 January 1954 Notts County H 2–1 (1-1) 49,737 Eglington 17', Hickson 89'
4 30 January 1954 Swansea Town H 3–0 (2-0) 61,619 Parker 20', 31', Hickson 90'
5 20 February 1954 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 (1-0) 65,000 Hickson 57'

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Squad[]

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References[]

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