FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Friday, December 25, 1953:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 West Bromwich Albion 24 16 3 5 66 34 1.94 35 
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 15 5 4 59 34 1.74 35 
3 Burnley 24 16 0 8 54 40 1.35 32 
4 Huddersfield Town 24 12 7 5 43 26 1.65 31 
5 Manchester United 24 8 10 6 45 35 1.29 26 
6 Bolton Wanderers 23 9 8 6 39 33 1.18 26 
7 Charlton Athletic 24 12 1 11 47 44 1.07 25 
8 Cardiff City 23 10 5 8 29 38 0.76 25 
9 Arsenal 23 9 6 8 45 43 1.05 24 
10 Tottenham Hotspur 24 11 2 11 40 41 0.98 24 
11 Preston North End 24 10 3 11 51 35 1.46 23 
12 Aston Villa 23 10 2 11 38 40 0.95 22 
13 Blackpool 22 9 4 9 39 43 0.91 22 
14 Newcastle United 24 7 8 9 39 43 0.91 22 
15 Sheffield United 23 8 5 10 41 45 0.91 21 
16 Chelsea 23 8 5 10 42 48 0.88 21 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 25 9 3 13 43 59 0.73 21 
18 Portsmouth 24 6 7 11 48 58 0.83 19 
19 Manchester City 24 6 6 12 31 48 0.65 18 
20 Sunderland 23 6 5 12 44 58 0.76 17 
21 Middlesbrough 24 6 4 14 34 51 0.67 16 
22 Liverpool 24 5 5 14 45 66 0.68 15 

Key: Champions Relegation