English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 26th September 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 1.85 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 0.79 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1.73 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1.07 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Liverpool | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0.48 |
