1953–54 Football League

The Football League
Season 1953–54
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers

The 19531954 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

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 1626 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town), 29 [3]
Biggest home win CharltonMiddlesbrough 8–1 (12 Sep 1953)
WolvesChelsea 8–1 (26 Sep 1953)
Biggest away win CardiffManchester United 1–6 (14 Nov 1953)
Highest scoring NewcastleWest 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
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Wolverhampton Wanderers4216146125966353196561.714+4057
2 West Bromwich Albion 4213535124948353986631.365+2353
3 Huddersfield Town 4213624524759333778611.279+2751
4 Manchester United 4211644127768323173581.259+1548
5 Bolton Wanderers 42146145204611304075601.250+1548
6 Blackpool 42136243196411375080691.159+1148
7 Burnley 42162351235214274478671.164+1146
8 Chelsea 4212364526498294274681.088+644
9 Charlton Athletic 42144351265214245175770.974–244
10 Cardiff City 42124532276411194451710.718–2044
11 Preston North End 42122743247311443487581.500+2943
12 Arsenal 428854237759333675731.027+243
13 Aston Villa 42125450284413204070681.029+241
14 Portsmouth 42135353311614285881890.910–839
15 Newcastle United 4292104340588293772770.935–538
16 Tottenham Hotspur 42113738335214274365760.855–1137
17 Manchester City 42104735314512274662770.805–1537
18 Sunderland 42114650373414315281890.910–836
19 Sheffield Wednesday 42124543303216276170910.769–2136
20 Sheffield United 4295743382613265269900.767–2133
21 Middlesbrough 4266929354413315660910.659–3130
22 Liverpool 4278649382217195968970.701–2928

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

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLPBOLBURCARCHACHEHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORPNESHUSHWSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 11 11 43 25 11 33 12 00 30 22 31 31 21 30 32 11 41 14 03 22 23
Aston Villa 21 21 22 51 12 21 22 22 21 30 22 53 12 11 10 40 21 31 12 61 12
Blackpool 22 32 00 20 41 31 21 31 30 20 20 00 13 11 42 22 12 30 10 41 00
Bolton Wanderers 31 30 32 00 30 31 22 00 20 32 00 32 22 61 02 21 21 31 20 21 11
Burnley 21 32 21 11 30 20 12 21 11 31 20 50 12 10 21 21 41 51 42 14 41
Cardiff City 03 21 01 11 10 50 00 21 31 03 16 10 21 32 21 20 22 11 10 20 13
Charlton Athletic 15 11 42 10 31 32 11 21 60 21 10 81 00 31 21 30 42 53 01 11 02
Chelsea 02 12 51 20 21 20 31 22 52 01 31 11 12 43 10 12 01 22 10 50 42
Huddersfield Town 22 40 00 21 31 20 41 31 20 11 00 21 32 51 22 22 20 21 25 02 21
Liverpool 12 61 52 12 40 01 23 11 13 22 44 41 22 31 15 30 22 43 22 00 11
Manchester City 00 01 14 30 32 11 30 11 01 02 20 52 00 21 14 21 32 21 41 23 04
Manchester United 22 10 41 15 12 23 20 11 31 51 11 22 11 20 10 22 52 10 20 13 10
Middlesbrough 20 21 01 32 13 00 02 33 03 01 01 14 23 22 04 20 41 00 30 11 33
Newcastle United 52 01 21 23 31 40 02 11 02 40 43 12 23 11 04 41 30 21 13 37 12
Portsmouth 11 21 44 32 32 11 31 32 52 51 41 11 02 20 13 34 21 41 11 30 20
Preston North End 01 11 23 31 21 12 20 10 12 21 40 13 10 22 40 21 60 62 21 02 01
Sheffield United 10 21 34 30 21 01 11 13 36 31 22 13 22 31 31 11 20 13 52 12 33
Sheffield Wednesday 21 31 12 21 20 21 12 20 14 11 20 01 42 30 44 42 32 22 21 23 00
Sunderland 71 20 32 12 21 50 21 12 11 32 45 02 02 11 31 22 22 24 43 21 32
Tottenham Hotspur 14 10 22 32 23 01 31 21 10 21 30 11 41 30 11 26 21 31 03 01 23
West Bromwich Albion 20 11 21 11 00 61 23 52 40 52 10 20 21 22 23 32 22 42 20 30 01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 02 12 41 11 12 31 50 81 40 21 31 31 24 32 43 10 61 41 31 20 10

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

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

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1953–54
Champions Leicester City (3rd title)
Promoted Everton
Relegated Brentford,
Oldham Athletic
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1535 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer John Charles (Leeds United), 42 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Leicester City4215426323867343797601.617+3756
2 Everton 42136255277104373192581.586+3456
3 Blackburn Rovers 4215425416858323486501.720+3655
4 Nottingham Forest 4215516127579253286591.458+2752
5 Rotherham United 42134451268310294180671.194+1349
6 Luton Town 4211733623759283664591.085+548
7 Birmingham City 42126349186510294078581.345+2047
8 Fulham 4212366239579364698851.153+3344
9 Bristol Rovers 4210743219498323964581.103+644
10 Leeds United 42125456303810335189811.099+743
11 Stoke City 428854328498283271601.183+1141
12 Doncaster Rovers 4295732287410273559630.937–441
13 West Ham United 42116444204314234967690.971–239
14 Notts County 428672629579284554740.730–2039
15 Hull City 42141647222514174464660.970–238
16 Lincoln City 42116446233315196065830.783–1837
17 Bury 4297539322712154054720.750–1836
18 Derby County 4295738353612264764820.780–1835
19 Plymouth Argyle 42612338313414275165820.793–1734
20 Swansea Town 42115534252316245758820.707–2434
21 Brentford 4295725261614155240780.513–3831
22 Oldham Athletic 4267826312217145840890.449–4925

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

Home ╲ Away BIR BLB BREBROBRYDERDONEVEFULHULLEELEILINLUTNOTNTCOLDPLYROTSTKSWAWHU
Birmingham City 00 51 11 00 30 01 51 22 20 33 12 10 51 22 30 21 30 23 10 60 20
Blackburn Rovers 30 22 11 42 03 20 00 51 31 22 30 60 20 20 20 40 23 30 30 10 41
Brentford 20 14 03 21 00 14 10 21 22 21 13 01 01 11 00 31 10 01 00 31 31
Bristol Rovers 11 12 00 20 30 01 00 21 42 11 30 01 33 10 11 10 31 10 32 01 22
Bury 11 00 11 31 40 21 22 13 30 44 25 11 01 21 33 10 30 30 06 12 20
Derby County 24 22 41 01 31 20 26 33 20 02 21 20 12 12 00 31 14 11 11 42 21
Doncaster Rovers 31 02 30 10 01 13 22 22 41 00 02 11 13 13 42 10 33 12 10 10 20
Everton 10 11 61 40 00 32 41 22 20 21 12 31 21 33 32 31 84 30 11 22 12
Fulham 52 23 41 44 30 52 12 00 51 13 11 41 51 31 43 31 31 24 01 43 34
Hull City 30 02 20 41 30 30 31 13 21 11 03 30 12 30 02 80 20 10 12 43 21
Leeds United 11 32 40 33 34 31 31 31 12 00 71 52 21 02 60 21 11 42 11 32 12
Leicester City 34 40 60 10 20 22 20 22 22 13 50 92 21 10 22 10 42 41 40 41 21
Lincoln City 01 80 21 12 00 22 02 11 42 30 20 31 11 22 30 31 20 43 11 31 12
Luton Town 20 21 11 11 32 21 20 11 12 31 11 22 10 01 21 44 21 11 01 20 31
Nottingham Forest 11 01 21 31 22 42 22 33 41 20 52 31 42 21 50 11 30 41 54 21 40
Notts County 21 05 20 15 00 01 15 02 00 11 20 11 11 12 11 20 20 12 21 30 31
Oldham Athletic 23 10 20 00 00 00 22 04 23 00 42 02 10 12 13 13 11 23 10 22 31
Plymouth Argyle 22 11 32 33 11 32 00 40 22 22 11 03 12 22 10 33 50 02 11 11 21
Rotherham United 10 14 11 11 10 52 40 12 32 32 24 11 41 21 30 01 70 21 22 21 50
Stoke City 32 30 11 32 40 22 22 24 13 01 40 22 41 11 11 01 01 32 11 50 11
Swansea Town 13 21 10 31 21 21 01 02 20 10 43 00 42 11 21 22 40 01 02 22 11
West Ham United 12 21 01 11 50 00 21 11 31 10 52 41 50 10 11 12 01 22 30 22 41

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

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 1587 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorer Alan Ashman (Carlisle United), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Port Vale46167048510103261674213.524+5369
2 Barnsley 4616345424878233377571.351+2058
3 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 4614724924788283277561.375+2157
4 Gateshead 4615444922698253374551.345+1955
5 Bradford City 46156240147313204160551.091+553
6 Chesterfield 4613644119689354576641.188+1252
7 Mansfield Town 46155359225612294588671.313+2151
8 Wrexham 46164359195513224981681.191+1351
9 Bradford Park Avenue 46136457315810203777681.132+950
10 Stockport County 46146357204514204777671.149+1047
11 Southport 46125641265711223463601.050+346
12 Barrow 46127446264514264572711.014+144
13 Carlisle United 46108553274712304483711.169+1243
14 Tranmere Rovers 46114840347313193659700.843–1143
15 Accrington Stanley 46127441224316255266740.892–842
16 Crewe Alexandra 4698630265513194149670.731–1841
17 Grimsby Town 46145431152417206251770.662–2641
18 Hartlepools United 46108540213614194459650.908–640
19 Rochdale 46125640203515195759770.766–1840
20 Workington 46109436223515235859800.738–2140
21 Darlington 461139312711111194450710.704–2138
22 York City 4687839324613255464860.744–2237
23 Halifax Town 4696826213416185244730.603–2934
24 Chester 4610763922131994548670.716–1932

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

Home ╲ Away ACC BAR BRWBRABPACRLCHRCHFCREDARGATGRIHALHARMANPTVROCSCUSOUSTPTRAWRKWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 30 32 01 00 22 10 22 21 00 22 31 30 20 51 22 10 01 11 21 01 42 12 20
Barnsley 50 32 42 21 11 30 41 11 51 02 00 12 32 21 01 21 01 21 41 30 42 30 21
Barrow 43 01 30 41 11 21 22 31 22 00 40 11 11 42 00 42 12 23 10 21 01 10 41
Bradford City 10 10 10 30 10 10 20 30 20 22 30 20 11 22 11 40 13 41 11 10 11 12 10
Bradford Park Avenue 64 02 21 40 24 50 11 11 22 31 41 42 50 10 12 22 22 11 32 12 31 20 20
Carlisle United 21 24 22 20 01 11 23 50 11 10 33 50 23 50 00 70 51 32 20 02 22 00 11
Chester 30 11 11 30 23 01 22 20 22 50 11 31 11 02 01 20 00 10 12 12 30 21 31
Chesterfield 00 11 11 23 51 50 40 02 11 11 10 12 21 00 12 21 10 20 40 21 10 10 32
Crewe Alexandra 03 32 20 12 11 00 10 20 10 31 11 31 30 00 00 21 11 00 15 12 23 12 11
Darlington 41 11 13 10 21 32 10 32 01 02 30 11 01 12 03 00 30 01 10 21 30 02 13
Gateshead 40 00 10 10 01 22 21 33 20 12 71 40 13 13 10 21 00 10 42 21 41 31 30
Grimsby Town 20 01 10 10 00 32 00 11 31 10 20 21 30 02 22 32 01 12 10 10 10 00 30
Halifax Town 20 12 20 01 22 20 11 21 10 00 00 20 10 20 01 11 03 12 01 11 30 02 23
Hartlepool United 01 01 22 11 02 11 20 01 00 10 10 30 20 31 21 60 32 11 60 12 22 11 22
Mansfield Town 11 20 23 00 11 21 21 22 60 60 11 51 31 10 12 20 21 42 31 20 02 40 72
Port Vale 10 00 40 30 20 10 10 22 10 11 00 20 20 31 11 60 00 00 70 20 20 20 50
Rochdale 10 11 10 32 01 21 40 01 41 30 01 41 01 22 10 00 11 20 00 01 42 62 12
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 12 60 32 21 41 21 10 21 22 11 11 21 32 00 22 02 11 11 20 31 41 31 30
Southport 53 52 01 01 10 30 01 21 12 30 24 21 10 21 21 00 11 43 12 00 11 40 11
Stockport County 11 30 51 50 41 32 50 61 10 20 01 32 11 10 32 11 12 11 11 60 20 22 01
Tranmere 10 01 10 01 11 12 21 12 10 10 14 24 10 32 25 13 51 11 20 22 42 61 11
Workington 31 20 11 22 11 22 20 21 12 11 20 20 31 00 11 20 01 13 01 00 21 11 52
Wrexham 42 11 12 01 20 42 21 12 11 42 51 40 50 20 20 11 20 31 21 10 30 80 11
York City 12 02 52 32 00 13 21 13 03 33 11 12 11 50 51 01 12 20 21 00 00 00 52

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

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 1695 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack English (Northampton Town), 28 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Ipswich Town46155347191256353282511.608+3164
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 4617335731968293086611.410+2561
3 Bristol City 46183259187313294888661.333+2256
4 Watford 46163452235711334685691.232+1652
5 Northampton Town 46184163182714193782551.491+2751
6 Southampton 46175151225216254176631.206+1351
7 Norwich City 46135543287610303873661.106+751
8 Reading 46143657336611294086731.178+1349
9 Exeter City 4612293922869293668581.172+2048
10 Gillingham 46143637225711244461660.924–548
11 Leyton Orient 46145448264613314779731.082+647
12 Millwall 46153544244613305374770.961–347
13 Torquay United 461010348337214335581880.920–746
14 Coventry City 46145436154415254161561.089+545
15 Newport County 46144542285216195361810.753–2044
16 Southend United 46152646223515234969710.972–343
17 Aldershot 46115745316413295574860.860–1243
18 Queens Park Rangers 46105832256512284360680.882–842
19 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46125647274316204367700.957–340
20 Swindon Town 46135548212516194967700.957–340
21 Shrewsbury Town 46128348342417174265760.855–1140
22 Crystal Palace 46117541303515195660860.698–2640
23 Colchester United 4677935293317154950780.641–2830
24 Walsall 46851022271319186040870.460–4726

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

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRICOLCOVCRYEXEGILIPSLEYMILNPCNORNORQPRREASHRSOUSTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 12 23 25 30 42 12 12 12 30 11 11 20 31 00 14 22 10 11 40 10 41 31 31
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 11 11 52 42 10 20 41 41 23 12 41 11 21 20 01 11 21 31 01 40 12 11 13
Brighton & Hove Albion 32 30 21 10 31 30 21 31 12 21 40 42 32 00 31 32 23 21 32 11 12 53 33
Bristol City 40 11 11 30 10 40 51 11 23 10 21 30 21 31 12 31 31 10 41 51 30 41 21
Colchester United 30 11 11 02 03 41 01 01 12 10 30 22 11 01 50 24 31 01 01 22 31 11 22
Coventry City 21 20 12 30 21 00 20 21 13 40 00 12 00 10 31 11 21 21 10 00 40 20 01
Crystal Palace 00 31 11 12 01 31 00 12 11 22 23 30 22 10 03 10 32 43 42 32 41 10 11
Exeter City 13 10 01 01 12 40 70 12 12 21 41 10 10 02 00 20 01 40 11 31 12 21 21
Gillingham 13 10 00 22 20 20 32 01 11 12 20 01 21 31 10 30 20 20 31 10 04 30 23
Ipswich Town 40 21 23 21 30 41 20 11 61 31 11 12 21 11 21 01 00 21 11 20 21 30 10
Leyton Orient 12 50 02 41 31 10 20 31 31 12 22 30 20 31 22 21 20 14 11 11 32 21 11
Millwall 20 21 02 10 00 12 22 21 31 12 03 31 10 13 40 20 31 21 21 61 22 30 10
Newport County 22 40 10 32 11 21 13 03 10 12 11 00 20 41 21 41 21 04 32 20 20 42 01
Northampton Town 62 21 42 30 30 01 60 22 11 10 22 42 10 20 21 11 10 30 50 20 31 51 41
Norwich City 33 13 10 11 21 21 21 12 00 12 31 43 20 41 22 23 10 10 10 22 01 30 41
Queens Park Rangers 02 21 12 01 00 03 11 00 31 31 21 40 51 11 02 20 00 01 10 02 51 20 04
Reading 61 01 21 02 20 43 41 41 01 31 11 24 41 20 44 31 11 41 20 31 24 02 41
Shrewsbury Town 02 11 31 43 31 11 11 11 00 11 33 31 21 24 40 11 03 32 21 10 21 41 64
Southampton 20 21 10 42 21 21 31 20 10 11 41 42 40 10 00 31 11 42 35 31 22 00 20
Southend 21 21 20 01 30 22 12 01 11 31 21 12 01 20 52 41 12 30 21 31 10 31 30
Swindon Town 31 21 01 50 30 11 11 24 21 12 21 21 71 00 00 01 10 21 01 30 61 30 22
Torquay United 30 20 23 40 31 11 10 32 33 11 23 22 32 11 24 22 22 20 11 11 21 31 22
Walsall 02 10 31 00 23 10 10 11 11 02 42 02 01 01 14 20 13 00 10 20 01 13 00
Watford 61 23 11 20 30 10 41 02 61 10 31 21 10 11 13 02 30 31 20 22 21 31 31

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

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

See also

References

  1. "England 1953-54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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