| 1953-10-17 | Blackpool | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1953-10-31 | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1953-10-31 | Blackpool | 4-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-10-31 | Cardiff City | 5-0 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1953-10-31 | Chelsea | 5-2 | Liverpool |
| 1953-10-31 | Huddersfield | 0-0 | Manchester United |
| 1953-10-31 | Manchester City | 3-2 | Burnley |
| 1953-10-31 | Portsmouth | 0-2 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-10-31 | Sheffield United | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
| 1953-10-31 | Sunderland | 4-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1953-10-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 3 |
| Over | 8 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 26 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Burnley | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 20 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 18 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 17 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 17 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 15 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 15 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 13 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 12 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 12 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 12 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 11 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 11 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 11 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 11 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 10 |
