| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/01/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-1 | Long | 9600 |  | |
| 07/02/1953 | Div 3 (S) | COVENTRY CITY | H | 0-0 | 10383 |  | ||
| 14/02/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Norwich City | A | 2-3 | Scarth,Lambert | 12419 |  | |
| 21/02/1953 | Div 3 (S) | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 1-1 | Long | 11299 |  | |
| 28/02/1953 | Div 3 (S) | BRISTOL CITY | H | 0-1 | 12471 |  | ||
| 07/03/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Torquay Utd | A | 2-3 | Marks,Cherry | 6517 |  | |
| 14/03/1953 | Div 3 (S) | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 1-1 | King | 10250 |  | |
| 21/03/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 | Long | 11418 |  | |
| 28/03/1953 | Div 3 (S) | IPSWICH TOWN | H | 1-1 | OG | 8868 |  | |
| 03/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | SHREWSBURY TOWN | H | 4-2 | Sowden(2,1p),Cherry,Lambert | 12077 |  | |
| 04/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Reading | A | 2-3 | Cherry,Sowden | 12167 |  | |
| 06/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-3 | Boswell | 8324 |  | |
| 11/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | BOURNEMOUTH | H | 1-2 | Warsap | 10448 |  | |
| 16/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Watford | A | 0-0 | 8322 |  | ||
| 18/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Southend Utd | A | 1-3 | Ayres | 7390 |  | |
| 25/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | WATFORD | H | 2-1 | Briggs(2) | 10507 |  | |
| 02/05/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Brighton | A | 0-5 | 9932 |  |