English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 17th 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 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 2.60 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 20 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 1.65 |
| 5 | Burnley | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 0.85 |
