| 1953-09-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-10-10 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Manchester City |
| 1953-10-10 | Burnley | 1-0 | Portsmouth |
| 1953-10-10 | Charlton Athletic | 4-2 | Blackpool |
| 1953-10-10 | Liverpool | 6-1 | Aston Villa |
| 1953-10-10 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| 1953-10-10 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sheffield United |
| 1953-10-10 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1953-10-10 | Preston North End | 1-2 | Cardiff City |
| 1953-10-10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-4 | Arsenal |
| 1953-10-10 | West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | Huddersfield |
| 1953-10-17 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Away | 5 |
| Under | 3 |
| Over | 9 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 19 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
| 6 | Burnley | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 13 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 11 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 10 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 10 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 10 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 9 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 8 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 8 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 8 |
