1953–54 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1953–54
Champions	Leicester City (3rd title)
Promoted	Everton
Relegated	Brentford,; Oldham Athletic
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,535 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Charles (Leeds United), 42
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1953–54
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st English title)
Relegated	Middlesbrough, Liverpool
FA Cup winners	West Bromwich Albion (4th FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,626 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town), 29
Biggest home win	Charlton –Middlesbrough 8–1 (12 Sep 1953); Wolves –Chelsea 8–1 (26 Sep 1953)
Biggest away win	Cardiff –Manchester United 1–6 (14 Nov 1953)
Highest scoring	Newcastle –West Brom 3–7 (16 Sep 1953)
Longest winning run	Charlton (6 games); ended 17 October 1953
Longest unbeaten run	Wolverhampton Wanderers (18 games); ended 12 December 1953
Longest losing run	Liverpool (5 games); ended 16 September 1953
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The Football League
Season	1953–54
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–1954 season was the 55th completed season of The Football League, which ran from August 1953 until April 1954.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	16	1	4	61	25	9	6	6	35	31	96	56	1.714	+40	57
2	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	5	3	51	24	9	4	8	35	39	86	63	1.365	+23	53
3	Huddersfield Town	42	13	6	2	45	24	7	5	9	33	37	78	61	1.279	+27	51
4	Manchester United	42	11	6	4	41	27	7	6	8	32	31	73	58	1.259	+15	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	6	1	45	20	4	6	11	30	40	75	60	1.250	+15	48
6	Blackpool	42	13	6	2	43	19	6	4	11	37	50	80	69	1.159	+11	48
7	Burnley	42	16	2	3	51	23	5	2	14	27	44	78	67	1.164	+11	46
8	Chelsea	42	12	3	6	45	26	4	9	8	29	42	74	68	1.088	+6	44
9	Charlton Athletic	42	14	4	3	51	26	5	2	14	24	51	75	77	0.974	–2	44
10	Cardiff City	42	12	4	5	32	27	6	4	11	19	44	51	71	0.718	–20	44
11	Preston North End	42	12	2	7	43	24	7	3	11	44	34	87	58	1.500	+29	43
12	Arsenal	42	8	8	5	42	37	7	5	9	33	36	75	73	1.027	+2	43
13	Aston Villa	42	12	5	4	50	28	4	4	13	20	40	70	68	1.029	+2	41
14	Portsmouth	42	13	5	3	53	31	1	6	14	28	58	81	89	0.910	–8	39
15	Newcastle United	42	9	2	10	43	40	5	8	8	29	37	72	77	0.935	–5	38
16	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	3	7	38	33	5	2	14	27	43	65	76	0.855	–11	37
17	Manchester City	42	10	4	7	35	31	4	5	12	27	46	62	77	0.805	–15	37
18	Sunderland	42	11	4	6	50	37	3	4	14	31	52	81	89	0.910	–8	36
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	4	5	43	30	3	2	16	27	61	70	91	0.769	–21	36
20	Sheffield United	42	9	5	7	43	38	2	6	13	26	52	69	90	0.767	–21	33
21	Middlesbrough	42	6	6	9	29	35	4	4	13	31	56	60	91	0.659	–31	30
22	Liverpool	42	7	8	6	49	38	2	2	17	19	59	68	97	0.701	–29	28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1953–1954 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1953–1954

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	15	4	2	63	23	8	6	7	34	37	97	60	1.617	+37	56
2	Everton	42	13	6	2	55	27	7	10	4	37	31	92	58	1.586	+34	56
3	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	4	2	54	16	8	5	8	32	34	86	50	1.720	+36	55
4	Nottingham Forest	42	15	5	1	61	27	5	7	9	25	32	86	59	1.458	+27	52
5	Rotherham United	42	13	4	4	51	26	8	3	10	29	41	80	67	1.194	+13	49
6	Luton Town	42	11	7	3	36	23	7	5	9	28	36	64	59	1.085	+5	48
7	Birmingham City	42	12	6	3	49	18	6	5	10	29	40	78	58	1.345	+20	47
8	Fulham	42	12	3	6	62	39	5	7	9	36	46	98	85	1.153	+33	44
9	Bristol Rovers	42	10	7	4	32	19	4	9	8	32	39	64	58	1.103	+6	44
10	Leeds United	42	12	5	4	56	30	3	8	10	33	51	89	81	1.099	+7	43
11	Stoke City	42	8	8	5	43	28	4	9	8	28	32	71	60	1.183	+11	41
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	5	7	32	28	7	4	10	27	35	59	63	0.937	–4	41
13	West Ham United	42	11	6	4	44	20	4	3	14	23	49	67	69	0.971	–2	39
14	Notts County	42	8	6	7	26	29	5	7	9	28	45	54	74	0.730	–20	39
15	Hull City	42	14	1	6	47	22	2	5	14	17	44	64	66	0.970	–2	38
16	Lincoln City	42	11	6	4	46	23	3	3	15	19	60	65	83	0.783	–18	37
17	Bury	42	9	7	5	39	32	2	7	12	15	40	54	72	0.750	–18	36
18	Derby County	42	9	5	7	38	35	3	6	12	26	47	64	82	0.780	–18	35
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	6	12	3	38	31	3	4	14	27	51	65	82	0.793	–17	34
20	Swansea Town	42	11	5	5	34	25	2	3	16	24	57	58	82	0.707	–24	34
21	Brentford	42	9	5	7	25	26	1	6	14	15	52	40	78	0.513	–38	31
22	Oldham Athletic	42	6	7	8	26	31	2	2	17	14	58	40	89	0.449	–49	25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1953–1954 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1953–1954

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season	1953–54
Champions	Port Vale (2nd title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,587 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alan Ashman (Carlisle United), 30 ^[3]
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	46	16	7	0	48	5	10	10	3	26	16	74	21	3.524	+53	69
2	Barnsley	46	16	3	4	54	24	8	7	8	23	33	77	57	1.351	+20	58
3	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	46	14	7	2	49	24	7	8	8	28	32	77	56	1.375	+21	57
4	Gateshead	46	15	4	4	49	22	6	9	8	25	33	74	55	1.345	+19	55
5	Bradford City	46	15	6	2	40	14	7	3	13	20	41	60	55	1.091	+5	53
6	Chesterfield	46	13	6	4	41	19	6	8	9	35	45	76	64	1.188	+12	52
7	Mansfield Town	46	15	5	3	59	22	5	6	12	29	45	88	67	1.313	+21	51
8	Wrexham	46	16	4	3	59	19	5	5	13	22	49	81	68	1.191	+13	51
9	Bradford Park Avenue	46	13	6	4	57	31	5	8	10	20	37	77	68	1.132	+9	50
10	Stockport County	46	14	6	3	57	20	4	5	14	20	47	77	67	1.149	+10	47
11	Southport	46	12	5	6	41	26	5	7	11	22	34	63	60	1.050	+3	46
12	Barrow	46	12	7	4	46	26	4	5	14	26	45	72	71	1.014	+1	44
13	Carlisle United	46	10	8	5	53	27	4	7	12	30	44	83	71	1.169	+12	43
14	Tranmere Rovers	46	11	4	8	40	34	7	3	13	19	36	59	70	0.843	–11	43
15	Accrington Stanley	46	12	7	4	41	22	4	3	16	25	52	66	74	0.892	–8	42
16	Crewe Alexandra	46	9	8	6	30	26	5	5	13	19	41	49	67	0.731	–18	41
17	Grimsby Town	46	14	5	4	31	15	2	4	17	20	62	51	77	0.662	–26	41
18	Hartlepools United	46	10	8	5	40	21	3	6	14	19	44	59	65	0.908	–6	40
19	Rochdale	46	12	5	6	40	20	3	5	15	19	57	59	77	0.766	–18	40
20	Workington	46	10	9	4	36	22	3	5	15	23	58	59	80	0.738	–21	40
21	Darlington	46	11	3	9	31	27	1	11	11	19	44	50	71	0.704	–21	38
22	York City	46	8	7	8	39	32	4	6	13	25	54	64	86	0.744	–22	37
23	Halifax Town	46	9	6	8	26	21	3	4	16	18	52	44	73	0.603	–29	34
24	Chester	46	10	7	6	39	22	1	3	19	9	45	48	67	0.716	–19	32

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

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Third Division North maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1953–1954

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season	1953–54
Champions	Ipswich Town (1st title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,695 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jack English (Northampton Town), 28 ^[3]
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	46	15	5	3	47	19	12	5	6	35	32	82	51	1.608	+31	64
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	17	3	3	57	31	9	6	8	29	30	86	61	1.410	+25	61
3	Bristol City	46	18	3	2	59	18	7	3	13	29	48	88	66	1.333	+22	56
4	Watford	46	16	3	4	52	23	5	7	11	33	46	85	69	1.232	+16	52
5	Northampton Town	46	18	4	1	63	18	2	7	14	19	37	82	55	1.491	+27	51
6	Southampton	46	17	5	1	51	22	5	2	16	25	41	76	63	1.206	+13	51
7	Norwich City	46	13	5	5	43	28	7	6	10	30	38	73	66	1.106	+7	51
8	Reading	46	14	3	6	57	33	6	6	11	29	40	86	73	1.178	+13	49
9	Exeter City	46	12	2	9	39	22	8	6	9	29	36	68	58	1.172	+20	48
10	Gillingham	46	14	3	6	37	22	5	7	11	24	44	61	66	0.924	–5	48
11	Leyton Orient	46	14	5	4	48	26	4	6	13	31	47	79	73	1.082	+6	47
12	Millwall	46	15	3	5	44	24	4	6	13	30	53	74	77	0.961	–3	47
13	Torquay United	46	10	10	3	48	33	7	2	14	33	55	81	88	0.920	–7	46
14	Coventry City	46	14	5	4	36	15	4	4	15	25	41	61	56	1.089	+5	45
15	Newport County	46	14	4	5	42	28	5	2	16	19	53	61	81	0.753	–20	44
16	Southend United	46	15	2	6	46	22	3	5	15	23	49	69	71	0.972	–3	43
17	Aldershot	46	11	5	7	45	31	6	4	13	29	55	74	86	0.860	–12	43
18	Queens Park Rangers	46	10	5	8	32	25	6	5	12	28	43	60	68	0.882	–8	42
19	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	12	5	6	47	27	4	3	16	20	43	67	70	0.957	–3	40
20	Swindon Town	46	13	5	5	48	21	2	5	16	19	49	67	70	0.957	–3	40
21	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	8	3	48	34	2	4	17	17	42	65	76	0.855	–11	40
22	Crystal Palace	46	11	7	5	41	30	3	5	15	19	56	60	86	0.698	–26	40
23	Colchester United	46	7	7	9	35	29	3	3	17	15	49	50	78	0.641	–28	30
24	Walsall	46	8	5	10	22	27	1	3	19	18	60	40	87	0.460	–47	26

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

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Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1953–1954

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1953–1954

References

^ "England 1953-54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[rsssf-1] "England 1953-54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division North

Third Division North results

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Third Division South results

Third Division South maps

See also

References