First Division 1953/54

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the 1953/54 First Division with 57 points, 4 points ahead of West Bromwich Albion. Middlesbrough and Liverpool were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,626 goals, 3.52 a game.

Wolves

Champions

1,626

Goals

3.52

Goals a game

55%

Home wins

Final table


1	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	25	7	10	96	56	+40	57
2	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	22	9	11	86	63	+23	53
3	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	20	11	11	78	61	+17	51
4	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	18	12	12	73	58	+15	48
5	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	18	12	12	75	60	+15	48
6	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	19	10	13	80	69	+11	48
7	BurnleyBurnley	42	21	4	17	78	67	+11	46
8	ChelseaChelsea	42	16	12	14	74	68	+6	44
9	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	19	6	17	75	77	-2	44
10	Cardiff CityCardiff	42	18	8	16	51	71	-20	44
11	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	19	5	18	87	58	+29	43
12	ArsenalArsenal	42	15	13	14	75	73	+2	43
13	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	16	9	17	70	68	+2	41
14	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	14	11	17	81	89	-8	39
15	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	14	10	18	72	77	-5	38
16	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	16	5	21	65	76	-11	37
17	Manchester CityMan City	42	14	9	19	62	77	-15	37
18	SunderlandSunderland	42	14	8	20	81	89	-8	36
19	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	15	6	21	70	91	-21	36
20	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	11	11	20	69	90	-21	33
21	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	10	10	22	60	91	-31	30
22	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	9	10	23	68	97	-29	28

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1953/54 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Mon 26 Apr 1954

Wolves

West Brom

Huddersfield

Man United

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1953/54 · Mon 26 Apr 1954

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The 1953/54 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1 1

3 2

3 7 2 2 3

5 11 13 4 6 2

13 25 33 22 8 9 1

18 41 54 32 16 6 5 1 2

18 22 32 20 9 5 2

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1953/54 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 12, 1953Charlton 8–1 Middlesbrough7-goal home win

September 26, 1953Wolves 8–1 Chelsea7-goal home win

September 12, 1953Sunderland 7–1 Arsenal6-goal home win

August 26, 1953Preston North End 6–0 Sheffield Wed6-goal home win

September 26, 1953Charlton 6–0 Liverpool6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 16, 1953Newcastle 3–7 West Brom10 goals

September 12, 1953Charlton 8–1 Middlesbrough9 goals

September 26, 1953Wolves 8–1 Chelsea9 goals

September 19, 1953Sheffield Utd 3–6 Huddersfield9 goals

August 29, 1953Sunderland 4–5 Man City9 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win54 · 12%

#21–1 draw41 · 9%

#32–2 draw33 · 7%

#43–1 home win32 · 7%

#52–0 home win32 · 7%

How 1953/54 compares

At 3.52 goals a game, 1953/54 was the 20th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 55% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 21% were draws and 24% away wins.

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