English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 10th April 1954
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 54 | 52 | 1.65 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 53 | 50 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 55 | 44 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 63 | 43 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 56 | 42 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 63 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 65 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 64 | 41 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 54 | 37 | 1.44 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 83 | 36 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 68 | 86 | 34 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 39 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 74 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 30 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 30 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 83 | 29 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 92 | 24 | 0.68 |
