English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 12th September 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 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3.80 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 1.47 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Burnley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0.33 |
