FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Thursday, April 30, 1953:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Preston North End 42 21 12 9 85 60 1.42 54 
2 Arsenal 41 20 12 9 94 62 1.52 52 
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 13 10 86 63 1.37 51 
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 21 8 13 66 60 1.10 50 
5 Charlton Athletic 42 19 11 12 77 63 1.22 49 
6 Burnley 41 18 12 11 65 49 1.33 48 
7 Blackpool 42 19 9 14 71 70 1.01 47 
8 Manchester United 42 18 10 14 69 72 0.96 46 
9 Sunderland 42 15 13 14 68 82 0.83 43 
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 11 16 78 69 1.13 41 
11 Aston Villa 41 14 13 14 63 60 1.05 41 
12 Cardiff City 42 14 12 16 54 46 1.17 40 
13 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 61 69 0.88 39 
14 Portsmouth 41 14 10 17 73 79 0.92 38 
15 Middlesbrough 41 13 11 17 66 76 0.87 37 
16 Liverpool 42 14 8 20 61 82 0.74 36 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 62 72 0.86 35 
18 Chelsea 42 12 11 19 56 66 0.85 35 
19 Manchester City 42 14 7 21 72 87 0.83 35 
20 Newcastle United 41 13 9 19 58 70 0.83 35 
21 Stoke City 42 12 10 20 53 66 0.80 34 
22 Derby County 42 11 10 21 59 74 0.80 32 

Key: Champions Relegation