English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 31st 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 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 26 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Burnley | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 1.03 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 0.59 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 0.81 |
