| 1953-12-12 | Manchester City | 3-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1953-12-19 | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Cardiff City |
| 1953-12-19 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-12-19 | Burnley | 2-0 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1953-12-19 | Huddersfield | 2-2 | Arsenal |
| 1953-12-19 | Manchester United | 5-1 | Liverpool |
| 1953-12-19 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-12-19 | Sheffield United | 3-1 | Portsmouth |
| 1953-12-19 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United |
| 1953-12-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Manchester City |
| 1953-12-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | Aston Villa |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 3 |
| Over | 8 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 34 | 35 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 32 | 33 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 30 |
| 4 | Burnley | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 26 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 25 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 24 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 24 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 33 | 23 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 44 | 23 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 22 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 22 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 21 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 21 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 21 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 20 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 20 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 57 | 18 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 17 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 57 | 16 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 16 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 15 |
