1953–54 Football League

55th season of the Football League The Football League 1953–54 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 season was the 55th completed season of The Football League, which ran from August 1953 until April 1954. Final league tables The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation websitehttps://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1953-54.html England 1953-54 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. with home and away statistics separated. Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election. First Division First Division 1953–54 Wolverhampton Wanderers1st English title MiddlesbroughLiverpool Jimmy Glazzard(29 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 Charlton Athletic 8–1 Middlesbrough(12 September 1953)Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Chelsea(26 September 1953) Cardiff City 1–6 Manchester United(14 November 1953) Newcastle United 3–7 West Bromwich Albion(16 September 1953) 462 1626 6 matchesCharlton Athletic 18 matchesWolverhampton Wanderers 5 matchesLiverpool 1952–53 1954–55 Wolverhampton Wanderers won the First Division title for the first time in their history, finishing four points ahead of their local rivals West Bromwich Albion, who lifted their fourth FA Cup in the same season. Defending champions Arsenal slumped to 12th. Middlesbrough and Liverpool were relegated to the Second Division; this is the last time Liverpool has been relegated from any division. They would compete in the Second Division until promotion in 1962, and have remained in the top flight ever since. main WDL First Division World Football WOL, WBA, HUD, MUN, BOL, BLP, BUR, CHE, CHA, CAR, PNE, ARS, AVL, POR, NEW, TOT, MCI, SUN, SHW, SHU, MID, LIV 1st REL REL complete 15 13 14 75 73 16 9 17 70 68 19 10 13 80 69 18 12 12 75 60 21 4 17 78 67 18 8 16 51 71 19 6 17 75 77 16 12 14 74 68 20 11 11 78 61 9 10 23 68 97 14 9 19 62 77 18 12 12 73 58 10 10 22 60 91 14 10 18 72 77 14 11 17 81 89 19 5 18 87 58 11 11 20 69 90 15 6 21 70 91 14 8 20 81 89 16 5 21 65 76 22 9 11 86 63 25 7 10 96 56 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Chelsea Huddersfield Town Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BLP BOL BUR CAR CHA CHE HUD LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR PNE SHU SHW SUN TOT WBA WOL Arsenal 1–1 1–1 4–3 2–5 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–3 2–2 2–3 Aston Villa 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 5–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 6–1 1–2 Blackpool 2–2 3–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 6–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 Burnley 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 5–1 4–2 1–4 4–1 Cardiff City 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 1–6 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 Charlton Athletic 1–5 1–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 8–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–2 5–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 Chelsea 0–2 1–2 5–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 5–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 4–2 Huddersfield Town 2–2 4–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–5 0–2 2–1 Liverpool 1–2 6–1 5–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–4 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–5 3–0 2–2 4–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 Manchester City 0–0 0–1 1–4 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 5–2 0–0 2–1 1–4 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 0–4 Manchester United 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–5 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 5–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 Middlesbrough 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 3–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 2–0 4–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–3 Newcastle United 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 4–3 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–4 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 3–7 1–2 Portsmouth 1–1 2–1 4–4 3–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 5–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 3–4 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 Preston North End 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 6–0 6–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 Sheffield United 1–0 2–1 3–4 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–6 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 5–2 1–2 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–2 3–0 4–4 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–0 Sunderland 7–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 4–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–4 4–3 2–1 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–6 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 2–3 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 6–1 2–3 5–2 4–0 5–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 2–2 4–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 5–0 8–1 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 3–2 4–3 1–0 6–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1953–1954 Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Tottenham England none 400 Locations of the Football League First Division 1953–1954 teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 51.47 0.07 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Arsenal Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Chelsea Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1953–54 Leicester City Leicester CityEverton BrentfordOldham Athletic John Charles(42 goals) 462 1535 1952–53 1954–55 main WDL Second Division LEI, EVE, BLA, NFO, ROT, LUT, BIR, FUL, BRV, LEE, STK, DON, WHU, NTC, HUL, LIN, BRY, DER, PLY, SWA, BRE, OLD PRO PRO RELS RELN complete 18 11 13 78 58 23 9 10 86 50 10 11 21 40 78 14 16 12 64 58 11 14 17 54 72 12 11 19 64 82 16 9 17 59 63 20 16 6 92 58 17 10 15 98 85 16 6 20 64 66 15 13 14 89 81 23 10 9 97 60 14 9 19 65 83 18 12 12 64 59 20 12 10 86 59 13 13 16 54 74 8 9 25 40 89 9 16 17 65 82 21 7 14 80 67 12 17 13 71 60 13 8 21 58 82 15 9 18 67 69 C, P P R R Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Bristol Rovers Bury Derby County Doncaster Rovers Everton Fulham Hull City Leeds United Leicester City Lincoln City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Rotherham United Stoke City Swansea Town West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Promotion to the First Division red1 Relegation to the Third Division North red1 Relegation to the Third Division South Results main FBR grey BIR BLB BRE BRR BRY DER DON EVE FUL HUL LEE LEI LIN LUT NOT NTC OLD PLY ROT STK SWA WHU Birmingham 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 1–2 1–0 5–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 6–0 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–2 0–3 2–0 0–0 5–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 Brentford 2–0 1–4 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 Bristol Rovers 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 Bury 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 4–4 2–5 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–6 1–2 2–0 Derby County 2–4 2–2 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–6 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–0 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 Everton 1–0 1–1 6–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 3–2 3–1 8–4 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 Fulham 5–2 2–3 4–1 4–4 3–0 5–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 5–1 3–1 4–3 3–1 3–1 2–4 0–1 4–3 3–4 Hull City 3–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 8–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 Leeds United 1–1 3–2 4–0 3–3 3–4 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 7–1 5–2 2–1 0–2 6–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 Leicester City 3–4 4–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 5–0 9–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 4–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 Lincoln City 0–1 8–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 Luton Town 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 3–3 4–1 2–0 5–2 3–1 4–2 2–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 5–4 2–1 4–0 Notts County 2–1 0–5 2–0 1–5 0–0 0–1 1–5 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 Oldham Athletic 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–4 2–3 0–0 4–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–1 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–3 5–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 Rotherham United 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–2 4–0 1–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 7–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 Stoke City 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–4 1–3 0–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–1 Swansea Town 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 4–3 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 West Ham United 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 5–2 4–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 4–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1953–1954 Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Brentford Fulham West Ham England none 400 Locations of the Football League Second Division 1953–1954 teams England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 51.486 -0.32 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.54 0.040 right Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Brentford Bristol Rovers Bury Derby County Doncaster Everton Fulham Hull Leeds United Leicester City Lincoln City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Plymouth Argyle Rotherham Stoke Swansea Town West Ham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1953–54 Port Vale (2nd title) Alan Ashman (Carlisle United), 30 Failed re-election none 552 1587 1952–53 1954–55 main WDL Third Division North 2 y 5 PR PTV Port Vale C,P BAR Barnsley SCU Scunthorpe & Lindsey United GAT Gateshead BRA Bradford City CHF Chesterfield MAN Mansfield Town WRE Wrexham BPA Bradford (Park Avenue) STP Stockport County SOU Southport BRW Barrow CRL Carlisle United TRA Tranmere Rovers ACC Accrington Stanley CRE Crewe Alexandra GRI Grimsby Town HAR Hartlepools United ROC Rochdale WRK Workington DAR Darlington YOR York City HAL Halifax Town CHE Chester 26 17 3 74 21 24 10 12 77 57 21 15 10 77 56 21 13 12 74 55 22 9 15 60 55 19 14 13 76 64 20 11 15 88 67 21 9 16 81 68 18 14 14 77 68 18 11 17 77 67 17 12 17 63 60 16 12 18 72 71 14 15 17 83 71 18 7 21 59 70 16 10 20 66 74 14 13 19 49 67 16 9 21 51 77 13 14 19 59 65 15 10 21 59 77 13 14 19 59 80 12 14 20 50 71 12 13 21 64 86 12 10 24 44 73 11 10 25 48 67 Division Champions green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC BAR BRW BRA BPA CRL CHE CHF CRE DAR GAT GRI HAL HAR MAN PTV ROC SCU SOU STP TRA WRK WRE YOR Accrington Stanley 3–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–2 2–0 Barnsley 5–0 3–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 Barrow 4–3 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 Bradford City 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 Bradford Park Avenue 6–4 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–4 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 Carlisle United 2–1 2–4 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 5–0 2–3 5–0 0–0 7–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 Chester 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 5–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 Chesterfield 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 5–1 5–0 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–5 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 Darlington 4–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 Gateshead 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–2 7–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 Grimsby Town 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 Halifax Town 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–3 Hartlepool 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 6–0 3–2 1–1 6–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 Mansfield Town 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 6–0 6–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 4–0 7–2 Port Vale 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 6–0 0–0 0–0 7–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 Rochdale 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 6–2 1–2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1–2 6–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 Southport 5–3 5–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 Stockport County 1–1 3–0 5–1 5–0 4–1 3–2 5–0 6–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 Tranmere 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–4 1–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 6–1 1–1 Workington 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 Wrexham 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 5–1 4–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 8–0 1–1 York City 1–2 0–2 5–2 3–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–3 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 5–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 400 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1953–1954 England 53.75 -2.36 right England 53.55 -1.48 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.10 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.58 -0.65 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 54.64 -3.55 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barnsley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax T. Hartlepool Mansfield Town Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southport Stockport Tranmere Workington Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1953–54 Ipswich Town (1st title) Jack English (Northampton Town), 28 Failed re-election none 552 1695 1952–53 1954–55 main WDL Third Division South 5 2 y PR IPS Ipswich Town B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion BRI Bristol City WAT Watford NOR Northampton Town SOU Southampton NWC Norwich City REA Reading EXE Exeter City GIL Gillingham LEY Leyton Orient MIL Millwall TOR Torquay United COV Coventry City NPC Newport County STD Southend United ALD Aldershot QPR Queens Park Rangers B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic SWI Swindon Town SHR Shrewsbury Town CRY Crystal Palace COL Colchester United WAL Walsall 27 10 9 82 51 26 9 11 86 61 25 6 15 88 66 21 10 15 85 69 20 11 15 82 55 22 7 17 76 63 20 11 15 73 66 20 9 17 86 73 20 8 18 68 58 19 10 17 61 66 18 11 17 79 73 19 9 18 74 77 17 12 17 81 88 18 9 19 61 56 19 6 21 61 81 18 7 21 69 71 17 9 20 74 86 16 10 20 60 68 16 8 22 67 70 15 10 21 67 70 14 12 20 65 76 14 12 20 60 86 10 10 26 50 78 9 8 29 40 87 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ALD B&BA B&HA BRI COL COV CRY EXE GIL IPS LEY MIL NPC NOR NWC QPR REA SHR SOU STD SWI TOR WAL WAT Aldershot 1–2 2–3 2–5 3–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–4 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 1–1 5–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 4–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–3 3–3 Bristol City 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 5–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 5–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 Colchester United 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 4–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 5–0 2–4 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 Coventry City 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 Crystal Palace 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 4–3 4–2 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 Exeter City 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–0 7–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 Gillingham 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 2–3 Ipswich Town 4–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 6–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 Leyton Orient 1–2 5–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 Millwall 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 6–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 Newport County 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–4 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 0–1 Northampton Town 6–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 3–0 0–1 6–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 5–1 4–1 Norwich City 3–3 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 4–3 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 4–1 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–4 Reading 6–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 4–3 4–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–4 4–1 2–0 4–4 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–4 0–2 4–1 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–1 2–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 6–4 Southampton 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 3–5 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 Southend 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 5–2 4–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 Swindon Town 3–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 7–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 6–1 3–0 2–2 Torquay United 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 1–1 2–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–4 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 Walsall 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 Watford 6–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 0–2 6–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1953–1954 Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 -0.085 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford England none 400 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1953–1954 England 51.25 -0.75 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.89 0.90 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.40 -0.085 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 51.38 0.55 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 52.71 -2.75 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Colchester Coventry Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Norwich City Northampton Town QPR Reading Shrewsbury Southampton Southend Swindon Torquay Walsall Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1954.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 18, 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Arsenal FC 50,278 2 Chelsea FC 46,944 3 Newcastle United FC 45,392 4 Sunderland AFC 42,505 5 Tottenham Hotspur FC 41,641 6 Liverpool FC 40,488 7 West Bromwich Albion FC 38,110 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 36,340 9 Manchester United 35,458 10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 35,220 11 Bolton Wanderers FC 34,216 12 Cardiff City FC 32,410 13 Sheffield United FC 31,313 14 Huddersfield Town AFC 30,820 15 Manchester City FC 30,155 16 Aston Villa FC 29,985 17 Portsmouth FC 28,993 18 Charlton Athletic FC 28,803 19 Burnley FC 28,151 20 Preston North End FC 27,888 21 Middlesbrough FC 27,002 22 Blackpool FC 25,416 Division Two No. Club Average 1 Everton FC 45,922 2 Leicester City FC 28,982 3 Blackburn Rovers FC 26,123 4 Bristol Rovers FC 24,662 5 Fulham FC 22,606 6 Nottingham Forest FC 22,603 7 Birmingham City FC 22,353 8 Leeds United FC 21,810 9 Hull City AFC 20,995 10 West Ham United FC 20,090 11 Plymouth Argyle FC 19,649 12 Stoke City FC 18,009 13 Oldham Athletic FC 17,859 14 Derby County FC 17,284 15 Swansea City AFC 17,197 16 Doncaster Rovers FC 16,983 17 Notts County FC 16,237 18 Luton Town FC 15,997 19 Brentford FC 15,626 20 Lincoln City FC 14,712 21 Rotherham United FC 14,009 22 Bury FC 13,532 Division Three No. Club Average 1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18,880 2 Norwich City FC 18,580 3 Bristol City FC 17,596 4 Port Vale FC 16,653 5 Ipswich Town FC 15,917 6 Southampton FC 14,885 7 Millwall FC 13,502 8 Crystal Palace FC 12,296 9 Watford FC 11,856 10 Reading FC 11,566 11 Leyton Orient FC 11,218 12 Queens Park Rangers FC 10,983 13 Swindon Town FC 10,753 14 Bradford City AFC 10,602 15 Coventry City FC 10,505 16 Gillingham FC 10,333 17 Northampton Town FC 10,289 18 AFC Bournemouth 9,727 19 Grimsby Town FC 9,578 20 Barnsley FC 9,512 21 Exeter City FC 9,344 22 Walsall FC 9,279 23 Wrexham AFC 9,232 24 Shrewsbury Town FC 9,188 25 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 9,134 26 Newport County AFC 8,922 27 Workington AFC 8,373 28 Scunthorpe United FC 8,246 29 Chesterfield FC 7,957 30 Colchester United FC 7,712 31 Stockport County FC 7,678 32 Mansfield Town FC 7,603 33 Hartlepool United FC 7,426 34 Southend United FC 7,372 35 Accrington Stanley FC 7,321 36 Torquay United FC 7,111 37 Carlisle United FC 6,955 38 Aldershot Town FC 6,645 39 Tranmere Rovers 6,212 40 Crewe Alexandra FC 6,148 41 Rochdale AFC 6,121 42 Gateshead AFC 5,899 43 York City FC 5,636 44 Barrow AFC 5,587 45 Halifax Town AFC 5,548 46 Chester City FC 5,503 47 Darlington FC 4,975 48 Southport FC 4,629 See also 1953-54 in English football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 1953–54 League