| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Thursday, September 3, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | 9 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | 8 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | 7 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 6 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 6 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.50 | 6 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 6 |
| 8 | Burnley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 6 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0.69 | 6 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | 5 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 5 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 5 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 5 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 4 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 4 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0.69 | 4 |
| 17 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 3 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 3 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |