| 1953-12-26 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1953-12-26 | Huddersfield | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| 1953-12-26 | Liverpool | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-12-26 | Manchester City | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| 1953-12-26 | Newcastle United | 2-3 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-12-26 | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1953-12-26 | Preston North End | 2-1 | Burnley |
| 1953-12-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Manchester United |
| 1953-12-28 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Blackpool |
| 1953-12-28 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Chelsea |
| 1954-01-01 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| 1954-01-01 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Blackpool |
| 1954-01-01 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 6 |
| Over | 7 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 35 | 37 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 34 | 36 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 33 |
| 4 | Burnley | 25 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 30 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 26 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 26 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 36 | 25 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 25 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 42 | 25 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 48 | 24 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 47 | 24 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 48 | 24 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 22 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 21 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 60 | 21 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 59 | 20 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 20 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 19 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 18 |
| 22 | Liverpool | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 66 | 16 |
