English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 10th October 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 2.64 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 1.65 |
| 5 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0.93 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 0.87 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 0.76 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 0.54 |
