English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 5th December 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 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 33 | 1.86 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 28 | 32 | 2.07 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 28 | 1.81 |
| 4 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 26 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 21 | 0.79 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 17 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 53 | 16 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 15 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 55 | 13 | 0.73 |
