| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, September 15, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | 14 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1.47 | 12 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 5 | Burnley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 9 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 9 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 8 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1.33 | 8 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0.70 | 8 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0.56 | 6 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0.95 | 5 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 0.71 | 5 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0.60 | 5 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 0.55 | 4 |
| 21 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0.44 | 4 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 0.38 | 4 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |