English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 31st March 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 1.66 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 54 | 48 | 1.54 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 52 | 42 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Burnley | 36 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 56 | 42 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 62 | 39 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 66 | 39 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 63 | 39 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 62 | 37 | 0.68 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 35 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 62 | 35 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 35 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 71 | 51 | 33 | 1.39 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 78 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 59 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 32 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 78 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 37 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 30 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 35 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 67 | 30 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 29 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 75 | 29 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 77 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 86 | 20 | 0.66 |



