| SEASON 1953-1954 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Monday, September 7, 1953: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | 11 |
| 2 | Burnley | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 9 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 8 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 8 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.81 | 8 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 7 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 7 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 6 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0.70 | 5 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 4 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.72 | 3 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.54 | 3 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 3 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 2 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |