English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 19th 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. | 40 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 93 | 54 | 55 | 1.72 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 58 | 48 | 1.28 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 59 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 57 | 46 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Burnley | 41 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 77 | 65 | 46 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 69 | 46 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 66 | 44 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 44 | 1.01 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 87 | 57 | 43 | 1.53 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 69 | 43 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 41 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 72 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 65 | 37 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 74 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 58 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 89 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 41 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 36 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 77 | 35 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 35 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 88 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 40 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 86 | 31 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 88 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 41 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 68 | 94 | 28 | 0.72 |



