English League Tables

1952/53 Tables◄ 1953/54 Tables ►1954/55 Tables

Football League First Division  1953/54

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 96 56 1.714 57 Champions
2nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 22 9 11 86 63 1.365 53 Runners Up 
3rd  Huddersfield Town 42 20 11 11 78 61 1.279 51 -
4th  Manchester United 42 18 12 12 73 58 1.259 48 -
5th  Bolton Wanderers 42 18 12 12 75 60 1.250 48 -
6th  Blackpool 42 19 10 13 80 69 1.159 48 -
7th  Burnley 42 21 4 17 78 67 1.164 46 -
8th  Chelsea 42 16 12 14 74 68 1.088 44 -
9th  Charlton Athletic 42 19 6 17 75 77 0.974 44 -
10th  Cardiff City 42 18 8 16 51 71 0.718 44 -
11th  Preston North End 42 19 5 18 87 58 1.500 43 -
12th  Arsenal 42 15 13 14 75 73 1.027 43 -
13th  Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 70 68 1.029 41 -
14th  Portsmouth 42 14 11 17 81 89 0.910 39 -
15th  Newcastle United 42 14 10 18 72 77 0.935 38 -
16th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 5 21 65 76 0.855 37 -
17th  Manchester City 42 14 9 19 62 77 0.805 37 -
18th  Sunderland 42 14 8 20 81 89 0.910 36 -
19th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 6 21 70 91 0.769 36 -
20th  Sheffield United 42 11 11 20 69 90 0.767 33 -
21st  Middlesbrough 42 10 10 22 60 91 0.659 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Liverpool 42 9 10 23 68 97 0.701 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1953/54

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leicester City 42 23 10 9 97 60 1.617 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Everton 42 20 16 6 92 58 1.586 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Blackburn Rovers 42 23 9 10 86 50 1.720 55 -
4th  Nottingham Forest 42 20 12 10 86 59 1.458 52 -
5th  Rotherham United 42 21 7 14 80 67 1.194 49 -
6th  Luton Town 42 18 12 12 64 59 1.065 48 -
7th  Birmingham City 42 18 11 13 78 58 1.345 47 -
8th  Fulham 42 17 10 15 98 85 1.153 44 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 14 16 12 64 58 1.103 44 -
10th  Leeds United 42 15 13 14 89 81 1.099 43 -
11th  Stoke City 42 12 17 13 71 60 1.183 41 -
12th  Doncaster Rovers 42 16 9 17 59 63 0.937 41 -
13th  West Ham United 42 15 9 18 67 69 0.971 39 -
14th  Notts County 42 13 13 16 54 74 0.730 39 -
15th  Hull City 42 16 9 20 64 66 0.970 38 -
16th  Lincoln City 42 14 9 19 65 83 0.783 37 -
17th  Bury 42 11 14 17 54 72 0.750 36 -
18th  Derby County 42 12 11 19 64 82 0.780 35 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 42 9 16 17 65 82 0.793 34 -
20th  Swansea Town 42 13 8 21 58 82 0.707 34 -
21st  Brentford 42 10 11 21 40 78 0.513 31 ▼Relegated
22nd  Oldham Athletic 42 8 9 25 40 89 0.449 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1953/54

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Port Vale 46 26 17 3 74 21 3.524 69 ▲Champions
2nd  Barnsley 46 24 10 12 77 57 1.351 58 Runners Up
3rd  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 21 15 10 77 56 1.375 57 -
4th  Gateshead 46 21 13 12 74 55 1.345 55 -
5th  Bradford City 46 22 9 15 60 55 1.091 53 -
6th  Chesterfield 46 19 14 13 76 64 1.188 52 -
7th  Mansfield Town 46 20 11 15 88 67 1.313 51 -
8th  Wrexham 46 21 9 16 81 68 1.191 51 -
9th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 14 14 77 68 1.132 50 -
10th  Stockport County 46 18 11 17 77 67 1.149 47 -
11th  Southport 46 17 12 17 63 60 1.050 46 -
12th  Barrow 46 16 12 18 72 71 1.014 44 -
13th  Carlisle United 46 14 15 17 83 71 1.169 43 -
14th  Tranmere Rovers 46 18 7 21 59 70 0.843 43 -
15th  Accrington Stanley 46 16 10 20 66 74 0.892 42 -
16th  Crewe Alexandra 46 14 13 19 49 67 0.731 41 -
17th  Grimsby Town 46 16 9 21 51 77 0.662 41 -
18th  Hartlepools United 46 13 14 19 59 65 0.908 40 -
19th  Rochdale 46 15 10 21 59 77 0.766 40 -
20th  Workington 46 13 14 19 59 80 0.738 40 -
21st  Darlington 46 12 14 20 50 71 0.704 38 -
22nd  York City 46 12 13 21 64 86 0.744 37 -
23rd  Halifax Town 46 12 10 24 44 73 0.603 34 Re Elected
24th  Chester 46 11 10 25 48 67 0.716 32 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Three non-league clubs challenged the two clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
48 Chester Re Elected to the League
28 Halifax Town Re Elected to the League
19 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
3 Nelson Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1953/54

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Ipswich Town 46 27 10 9 82 51 1.608 64 ▲Champions
2nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 26 9 11 86 61 1.410 61 Runners Up
3rd  Bristol City 46 25 6 15 88 66 1.333 56 -
4th  Watford 46 21 10 15 85 69 1.232 52 -
5th  Northampton Town 46 20 11 15 82 55 1.491 51 -
6th  Southampton 46 22 7 17 76 63 1.206 51 -
7th  Norwich City 46 20 11 15 73 66 1.106 51 -
8th  Reading 46 20 9 17 86 73 1.178 49 -
9th  Exeter City 46 20 8 18 68 58 1.172 48 -
10th  Gillingham 46 19 10 17 61 66 0.924 48 -
11th  Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 79 73 1.062 47 -
12th  Millwall 46 19 9 18 74 77 0.961 47 -
13th  Torquay United 46 17 12 17 81 88 0.920 46 -
14th  Coventry City 46 18 9 19 61 56 1.089 45 -
15th  Newport County 46 19 6 21 61 81 0.753 44 -
16th  Southend United 46 18 7 21 69 71 0.972 43 -
17th  Aldershot 46 17 9 20 74 86 0.860 43 -
18th  Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 60 68 0.882 42 -
19th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 16 8 22 67 70 0.957 40 -
20th  Swindon Town 46 15 10 21 67 70 0.957 40 -
21st  Shrewsbury Town 46 14 12 20 65 76 0.855 40 -
22nd  Crystal Palace 46 14 12 20 60 86 0.698 40 -
23rd  Colchester United 46 10 10 26 50 78 0.641 30 Re Elected
24th  Walsall 46 9 8 29 40 87 0.460 26 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Five non-league clubs challenged the two clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
45 Colchester United Re Elected to the League
32 Walsall Re Elected to the League
18 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
2 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
1 Merthyr Tydfil Not Elected to the League
0 Bath City Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

1952/53 Tables◄ 1953/54 Tables ►1954/55 Tables