Stafford & District Amateur League - Division Three

1953-54 Season  

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Date

Opponents

Comp

Venue

Result

Scorers

Aug 29

Universal Sports Club 'A'

League

Home

W 11-1

J.Chadwick(2) R.Groombridge(3) P.Walker B.Walker(5)

Sep 5

Bamfords Sports Club 'A' League Home

W 14-0

R.Groombridge(8) J.Harrison H.Tickhill(3) L.Tompkinson C.Swanwick

12

Stafford North End

League

Home

*W 9-0

R.Groombridge D.Harrison H.Tickhill(3) L.Tompkinson P.Walker(2) OG

19

British Road Services

League

Away

W 8-0

J.Harrison(2) C.Swanwick(2) L.Tompkinson(3) P.Walker

26

Co-Op Sports Club SBC 1 Away

W 3-2

E.Ault B.Walker P.Walker

Oct 3

Eccleshall Old Boys 'A'

League

Away

W 12-0

R.Groombridge(3) C.Swanwick(2) B.Walker(4) P.Walker(3)

10

Stone Lotus

League

Away

W 3-2

R.Groombridge H.Tickhill P.Walker

17

Bagnalls

League

Home

W 5-1

E.Ault R.Groombridge(2) R.Hill B.Walker

24

Gnosall

SPC 1

Away

W 2-1

B.Walker P.Walker

31

Hollington Rovers

SJC 1

Away

W/O

 

Nov 7 Bagnalls SBC 2 Home W 8-1 B.Bullock(4) F.Hitchen(2) B.Walker P.Walker
14 Babcock & Wilcox League Away W 3-2 B.Bullock F.Hitchen(2)
21 Stafford Lotus 'A' League Away W 6-1 F.Hitchen G.Smith(2) B.Walker(3)

28

Milton United

SJC 2

Away

L 1-6

B.Walker

Dec 5

Quickfit & Quartz

League

Away

D 6-6

F.Hitchen G.Smith(3) B.Walker(2)

12 Bagnalls SPC 2 Away W 8-0 F.Hitchen G.Smith(3) B.Walker(2) P.Walker(2)
19 Stafford Lotus 'A' League Home W 7-0 F.Hitchen(3) G.Smith(3) P.Walker
Jan 2 Stone St. Dominics 'A' League Home W 5-1 E.Ault G.Smith(3) B.Walker
9 Stone St. Dominics SBC 3 Away W 9-0 J.Chadwick G.Smith(3) B.Walker(2) P.Walker(2) OG
16 Freehay Rovers UCC P Away W 5-4 J.Chadwick G.Smith(2) H.Tickhill P.Walker
23 Babcock & Wilcox League Home W 8-0 F.Hitchen H.Metzner G.Smith(2) H.Tickhill B.Walker(3)
30 Gas & Electric SPC 3 Away D 1-1 G.Smith
Feb 6 Alton Athletic UCC 1 Away W 3-1 N.Hooper G.Smith P.Walker
6 Universal Sports Club 'A' League Away W 5-0 K.Carpenter(pen) T.Gaunt(2) G.Large(2)
13 Gas & Electric SPC 3 R Home W 6-0 C.Burtonwood G.Smith(2) B.Walker P.Walker OG
20 Stone Lotus League Home W 9-1 C.Burtonwood N.Hooper G.Smith(2) H.Tickhill B.Walker(2) P.Walker(2)
27 British Road Services League Home W 3-0 F.Hitchen G.Smith(2)
Mar 6 Green Bus Services UCC 2 Home W 5-0 G.Smith(4) P.Walker
13 Dormans SPC SF N1 W 2-1 G.Smith P.Walker
20 Quickfit & Quartz League Home W 5-1 B.Walker(4) P.Walker
27 Wheaton Aston 'A' League Away W 9-1 G.Smith(4) H.Tickhill B.Walker(2) P.Walker(2)
Apr 3 Stone St. Dominics League Away W 2-1 H.Tickhill(2)
10 Bagnalls League Away L 1-2 C.Swanwick
12 R.E.M.E. (Sudbury) UCC SF N2 W 3-2 G.Smith P.Walker(2)
15 Eccleshall Old Boys SBC SF N3 L 2-3 J.Chadwick P.Walker
17 Wheaton Aston 'A' League Home L 0-2  
19 Bamfords Sports Club 'A' League Away W 3-0 R.Groombridge(2) OG
23 Brocton SPC Final N4 L 0-1  
24 Eccleshall Old Boys 'A' League Home L 2-4 C.Burtonwood I.Williams
28 Cheadle Town UCC Final N2 L 0-2  
 

* - result did not count as Stafford North End later resigned from the league.

 

Key

League - Stafford & District Amateur League Division 3

SJC - Staffordshire F.A. Junior Cup

SBC - Stafford Borough Cup

SPC - Stafford Pageant Cup

UCC - Uttoxeter Challenge Cup

N1 - Stone Lotus FC

N2 - Bamfords Sports Ground, Uttoxeter

N3 - Dormans FC

N4 - Stafford Rangers FC

 

Goalscorers

 39 -   George Smith (21 League + 18 Cup)
37 -   Brian Walker (28 + 9)
28 -   Peter Walker (13 + 15)
20 -   Reg Groombridge (20 + 0)
13 -   Herbert Tickhill (12 + 1)
12 -   Frank Hitchen (9 + 3)
6 -   Charlie Swanwick (6 + 0)
5 -   Bernard 'Ranji' Bullock (1 + 4); Jim Chadwick (2 + 3); Lawrence Tompkinson (5 + 0)
3 -   Eric Ault (2 + 1); Cyril Burtonwood (2 + 1); Jack Harrison (3 + 0)
2 -   Tommy Gaunt (2 + 0); Noel Hooper (1 + 1); George Large (2 + 0)
1 -   Keith Carpenter (1 + 0); Dennis Harrison (1 + 0); Roy Hill (1 + 0); Harry Metzner (1 + 0);
  Ivor Williams (1 + 0)

 

 

Stafford & District Amateur League Division Three.

 

1953-54 Final League Table

 

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1
Rocester 22 18 1 3 127 26 37
2
Bagnalls 22 16 1 5 98 47 33
3
Stone Lotus 22 15 1 6 105 46 31
4
Stone St. Dominics 'A' 22 12 2 8 82 52 26
5
British Road Services 22 12 2 8 69 54 26
6
Wheaton Aston 'A' 22 11 4 7 68 70 26
7
Quickfit & Quartz 22 8 5 9 65 66 21
8
Eccleshall Old Boys 'A' 22 7 6 9 63 70 20
9
Stafford Lotus 'A' 22 7 1 14 59 89 15
10
Bamfords Sports Club 22 6 2 14 49 94 14
11
Babcock & Wilcox 22 4 1 17 47 103 9
12
Universal Sports Club 'A' 22 2 2 18 32 147 6