| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Newport County | A | 2-1 | Scarth,Lambert | 11711 |  | |
| 27/08/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Crystal Palace | A | 0-0 | 15688 |  | ||
| 30/08/1952 | Div 3 (S) | MILLWALL | H | 0-1 | 18774 |  | ||
| 03/09/1952 | Div 3 (S) | CRYSTAL PALACE | H | 1-0 | Blake | 12928 |  | |
| 06/09/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-3 | Scarth | 19997 |  | |
| 18/10/1952 | Div 3 (S) | TORQUAY UTD | H | 2-1 | Long,Lambert | 12500 |  | |
| 25/10/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Northampton Town | A | 1-3 | Boswell | 13689 |  | |
| 01/11/1952 | Div 3 (S) | LEYTON ORIENT | H | 3-2 | Scarth(3) | 11562 |  | |
| 08/11/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Ipswich Town | A | 1-1 | Lambert | 9440 |  | |
| 15/11/1952 | Div 3 (S) | READING | H | 2-1 | Long,King | 12383 |  | |
| 22/11/1952 | FAC1 | Wellington | A | 1-1 | Forrester | 5942 |  | |
| 26/11/1952 | FAC1R | WELLINGTON | H | 3-0 | Scarth,Forrester,Long | 7383 |  | |
| 29/11/1952 | Div 3 (S) | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 1-1 | Scarth | 11537 |  | |
| 06/12/1952 | FAC2 | Stockport County | A | 1-3 | Thomas | 12500 |  | |
| 13/12/1952 | Div 3 (S) | BRIGHTON | H | 1-2 | Sowden | 10369 |  | |
| 20/12/1952 | Div 3 (S) | NEWPORT COUNTY | H | 1-1 | Lambert | 7179 |  | |
| 26/12/1952 | Div 3 (S) | WALSALL | H | 3-1 | Lambert,King,Long | 9326 |  | |
| 27/12/1952 | Div 3 (S) | Walsall | A | 3-1 | King,Long,Lambert | 6898 |  | |
| 03/01/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Millwall | A | 1-3 | Lambert | 20200 |  | |
| 10/01/1953 | Div 3 (S) | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | H | 3-0 | King,Lambert,Long | 11907 |  | |
| 17/01/1953 | Div 3 (S) | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 0-4 | 15275 |  | ||
| 24/01/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Exeter City | A | 0-0 | 9305 |  | ||
| 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 |  | |
| 22/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Aldershot | A | 2-3 | Sowden,Cherry | 4834 |  | |
| 25/04/1953 | Div 3 (S) | WATFORD | H | 2-1 | Briggs(2) | 10507 |  | |
| 02/05/1953 | Div 3 (S) | Brighton | A | 0-5 | 9932 |  |