| 1953-09-09 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1953-09-12 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Manchester United |
| 1953-09-12 | Burnley | 1-4 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953-09-12 | Charlton Athletic | 8-1 | Middlesbrough |
| 1953-09-12 | Huddersfield | 3-1 | Chelsea |
| 1953-09-12 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Cardiff City |
| 1953-09-12 | Preston North End | 2-2 | Newcastle United |
| 1953-09-12 | Sunderland | 7-1 | Arsenal |
| 1953-09-12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| 1953-09-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-3 | Portsmouth |
| 1953-09-16 | Portsmouth | 4-4 | Blackpool |
| Home | 6 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Away | 1 |
| Under | 2 |
| Over | 9 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Burnley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 6 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 4 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
