| 1953-10-31 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1953-11-14 | Arsenal | 4-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1953-11-14 | Aston Villa | 5-3 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-11-14 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1953-11-14 | Cardiff City | 1-6 | Manchester United |
| 1953-11-14 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Burnley |
| 1953-11-14 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Newcastle United |
| 1953-11-14 | Portsmouth | 1-3 | Preston North End |
| 1953-11-14 | Sheffield United | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1953-11-14 | Sunderland | 3-2 | Liverpool |
| 1953-11-14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 4 |
| Over | 7 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 28 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 27 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | Burnley | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 22 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 21 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 21 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 19 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 18 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 18 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 18 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 28 | 17 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 17 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 17 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 15 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 44 | 13 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 13 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 13 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 13 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 12 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 12 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 12 |
