| 1953-11-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Sunderland |
| 1953-11-28 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United |
| 1953-11-28 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1953-11-28 | Cardiff City | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| 1953-11-28 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| 1953-11-28 | Huddersfield | 3-1 | Burnley |
| 1953-11-28 | Manchester City | 2-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-11-28 | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Manchester United |
| 1953-11-28 | Sheffield United | 5-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1953-11-28 | Sunderland | 0-2 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-12-05 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Huddersfield |
| Home | 6 |
| Draw | 3 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 4 |
| Over | 7 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 26 | 29 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 24 |
| 5 | Burnley | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 24 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 22 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 22 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 21 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 21 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 21 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 30 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 19 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 19 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 19 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 16 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 16 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 15 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 15 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 51 | 14 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 14 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 13 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 49 | 13 |
