English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 16th 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 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 0.76 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0.53 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Arsenal | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0.37 |
