1953 NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1

  Team                       Mts  Won  Drn  Lst  For   Agn  Pts

1.WEMBLEY ‘Lions’             16   11    1    4  772½  567½  23

2.Harringay ‘Racers’          16   11    0    5  716   625   22

3.Birmingham ‘Brummies’       16    9    1    6  679   662   19

4.Odsal ‘Tudors’              16    8    1    7  671   671   17

5.Wimbledon ‘Dons’            16    8    0    8  683   657   16

6.West Ham ‘Hammers’          16    7    0    9  624½  719½  14

7.Norwich ‘Stars’             16    6    0   10  602   739   12

8.Belle Vue ‘Aces’            16    5    1   10  622   721   11

9.Bristol ‘Bulldogs’          16    5    0   11  667   675   10

Wd.New Cross ‘Rangers’         1    0    0    1   38    46    0

NATIONAL TROPHY FINAL: Wimbledon 110 Wembley 106

CORONATION CUP WINNERS: Harringay

1953 NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 2

  Team                       Mts  Won  Drn  Lst   For    Agn  Pts

1.COVENTRY ‘Bees’             32   19    1   12  1394   1290   39

2.Poole ‘Pirates’             32   18    2   12  1492   1192   38

3.Yarmouth ‘Bloaters’         32   18    0   14  1403   1281   36

4.Glasgow ‘Tigers’            32   16    2   14  1423½  1262½  34

5.Edinburgh ‘Monarchs’        32   15    1   16  1349½  1333½  31

6.Motherwell ‘Eagles’         32   15    0   17  1313   1366   30

7.Wolverhampton ‘Wasps’       32   13    1   18  1282   1401   27

8.Leicester ‘Hunters’         32   13    1   18  1207   1476   27

9.Stoke ‘Potters’             32   12    2   18  1210   1472   26

Wd.Liverpool ‘Chads’          16    5    0   11   582    761   10

QUEEN’S CUP FINAL: Edinburgh 117 Glasgow 99

NOTE: This was a cup competition for teams in NL Div. 2 and Southern League.

1953 SOUTHERN LEAGUE

  Team                      Mts  Won  Drn  Lst   For   Agn  Pts

1.RAYLEIGH ‘Rockets’         26   21    1    4  1259   919   43

2.Exeter ‘Falcons’           26   20    1    5  1244   939   41

3.Ipswich ‘Witches’          28   13    2   13  1183  1165   28

4.Swindon ‘Robins’           28   13    2   13  1137  1209   28

5.Southampton ‘Saints’       28   12    2   14  1184  1159   26

6.Oxford ‘Cheetahs’          28    9    1   18  1118  1228   19

7.St.Austell ‘Gulls’         28    9    0   19   996  1348   18

8.Plymouth ‘Devils’          28    8    1   19  1096  1250   17

Wd.Cardiff ‘Dragons’         12    7    0    5   539   469   14

NOTE: Rayleigh v. Exeter (1st match) was deleted from the records following a protest by Rayleigh over the strength of the Exeter team. Exeter v. Rayleigh (2nd match) was also deleted from the records following a further protest by Rayleigh over the ACU steward’s decision not to allow them to alter their team pairings.