| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, August 22, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 3 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 11 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |