English First Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 26th 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. | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 35 | 37 | 1.74 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 34 | 36 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 33 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Burnley | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 1.31 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 36 | 25 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 42 | 25 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 25 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 48 | 23 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 22 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 25 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 22 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 21 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 60 | 21 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 59 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 60 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 66 | 16 | 0.68 |
