SEASON 1953-1954

Lancashire Combination League Division One

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
20/08/1953 South Liverpool A 2 - 1 Lyon J. 2 4,300
22/08/1953 New Brighton H 4 - 0 Lyon 3, Lomax 4,000
24/08/1953 Nelson H 1 - 2 Mansley 5,500
29/08/1953 Bootle Athletic A 4 - 0 Lindsay 2, Lyon 2
31/08/1953 Barrow Reserves A 1 - 0 Livesey
05/09/1953 Accrington Stanley Reserves H 5 - 1 Livesey 4, Lindsay 5,500
09/09/1953 Morecambe H 3 - 1 Banks, Hindle, Livesey 3,500
12/09/1953 Morecambe A 2 - 1 Lomax 2 2,109
19/09/1953 Horwich RMI H 2 - 1 Lyon, Lindsay 6,500
23/09/1953 Bolton Wanderers Reserves A 1 - 0 Hindle
26/09/1953 Oldham Athletic Reserves H 4 - 0 Livesey 2, Butler, Lyon
03/10/1953 Rochdale Reserves H 2 - 0 Livesey, Lyon 6,000
17/10/1953 Prescot Cables H 9 - 0 Lomax 4, Livesey 4, Tilley
24/10/1953 Netherfield A 2 - 1 Livesey, Hindle 1,870
31/10/1953 Marine H 3 - 2 Lomax, Lyon, Livesey 4,000
14/11/1953 Lancaster City H 5 - 0 Lyon 2, Livesey 2, Lomax 4,500
05/12/1953 Southport Reserves A 3 - 2 Banks K, Hindle, Lynn 3,000
19/12/1953 New Brighton A 3 - 2 Lyon, Butler 2 1,828
26/12/1953 Barrow Reserves H 5 - 0 Lomax 2, Livesey 2 5,000
01/01/1954 Chorley A 3 - 2 Lomax, Livesey 2 4,875
16/01/1954 Accrington Stanley Reserves A 3 - 1 Lomax, Lyon, Livesey 3,500
23/01/1954 Nelson A 6 - 1 Lynn, Hindle 2, Lyon, Livesey 2 6,000
30/01/1954 Darwen H 1 - 1 Lomax 4,500
06/02/1954 Horwich RMI A 3 - 1 Penk, Lomax, Banks
20/02/1954 Rochdale Reserves A 3 - 1 Lyon 2, Lomax
27/02/1954 Fleetwood Town H 5 - 1 Lomax 2, Lyon, Mycock, og
06/03/1954 Prescot Cables A 1 - 4 Livesey
13/03/1954 Netherfield H 3 - 0 Hindle, Hyde, Lyon
27/03/1954 Bolton Wanderers Reserves H 4 - 1 Livesey, Lindsay 2, Butler
03/04/1954 Lancaster City A 2 - 0 Livesey, Lindsay
12/04/1954 Chorley H 1 - 1 Lindsay
13/04/1954 Darwen A 2 - 1 Lyon, Hindle
14/04/1954 Marine A 2 - 1 Hindle, Lyon
16/04/1954 Ashton United A 0 - 2
17/04/1954 Oldham Athletic Reserves A 3 - 0 Hindle, Butler, Lomax
19/04/1954 Ashton United H 3 - 2 Lomax, Wilson, Banks 7,000
23/04/1954 Rossendale United H 0 - 5
24/04/1954 Southport Reserves H 3 - 1 Lomax 2, Lyon
27/04/1954 Fleetwood Town A 2 - 2 Livesey, Edwards
01/05/1954 South Liverpool H 2 - 2 Ashcroft, Davies
01/05/1954 Rossendale United A 1 - 4 Brooks

Makerfield Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
07/09/1953 Cromptons Recreation H 7 - 0 Lomax, Livesey 3, Hindle 2, Lyon

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
07/11/1953 Burscough (4Q) H 2 - 1 Lomax, Mycock 6,500
21/11/1953 Scarborough (1) H 4 - 0 Lomax 2, Hindle, Livesey 12,692
12/12/1953 Hereford United (2) H 4 - 1 Lyon J., Livesey 2, Hughes (og) 27,526
09/01/1954 Newcastle United (3) A 2 - 2 Lyon J., Livesey 52,222
13/01/1954 Newcastle United (3R) H 2 - 3 Lomax 2 26,000

Lancashire Junior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
13/02/1954 Earlestown (2) H 10 - 1 Lomax 2, Lyon 2, Hindle 2, Penk 2, Butler 4,500
20/03/1954 Netherfield (QF) H 5 - 1 Lyon 3, Penk, Livesey 5,000
10/04/1954 Nelson (SF) H 3 - 0 Lindsay 2, Lyon 7,600
21/04/1954 Horwich RMI (F) N 2 - 2 Penk, Lyon 3,600
05/05/1954 Horwich RMI (FR) N 2 - 1 Lyon, Hindle 8,863

Lancashire Combination Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
16/09/1953 Earlestown (2) H 5 - 2 Livesey 2, Banks, Lomax, Lyon
05/04/1954 Prescot Cables (3) A 2 - 0 Mycock, Lindsay 2,902
15/04/1954 South Liverpool (QF) H 4 - 1 Butler, Lindsay 2, Lyon 5,000
26/04/1954 Horwich RMI (SF) H 1 - 1 Lomax 9,030
28/04/1954 Horwich RMI (SFR) A 2 - 3 Lindsay, Lyon 4,500

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
29/09/1953 Ashton United A 3 - 4 Livesey 2, Lomax 4,000
10/10/1953 Hyde United A 8 - 3 Lomax 5, Lyon J. 2, Livesey 1,800
28/12/1953 Stockport County Reserves A 1 - 5 Lyon J. 2,500
10/03/1954 Hereford United A 0 - 2
1952-1953
1954-1955
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