English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 5th 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 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0.44 |
