1953–54 Football League
The 1953–54 season was the 55th completed season of The Football League, which ran from August 1953 until April 1954.
Season | 1953–54 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → |
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 website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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.[2]
First Division
Season | 1953–54 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st English title |
Relegated | Middlesbrough Liverpool |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,626 (3.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Glazzard (29 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Charlton Athletic 8–1 Middlesbrough (12 September 1953) Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Chelsea (26 September 1953) |
Biggest away win | Cardiff City 1–6 Manchester United (14 November 1953) |
Highest scoring | Newcastle United 3–7 West Bromwich Albion (16 September 1953) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Charlton Athletic |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Liverpool |
← 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 56 | 1.714 | 57 | |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 53 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 1.259 | 48 | |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 48 | |
6 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 69 | 1.159 | 48 | |
7 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 46 | |
8 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 44 | |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 44 | |
10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 44 | |
11 | Preston North End | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 43 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 43 | |
13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 41 | |
14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 89 | 0.910 | 39 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 77 | 0.935 | 38 | |
16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 37 | |
17 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 37 | |
18 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 89 | 0.910 | 36 | |
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 70 | 91 | 0.769 | 36 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 90 | 0.767 | 33 | |
21 | Middlesbrough (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Liverpool (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 68 | 97 | 0.701 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
Season | 1953–54 |
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Champions | Leicester City |
Promoted | Leicester City Everton |
Relegated | Brentford Oldham Athletic |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,535 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Charles (42 goals)[3] |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 1.617 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Everton (P) | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 92 | 58 | 1.586 | 56 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 55 | |
4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 59 | 1.458 | 52 | |
5 | Rotherham United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 1.194 | 49 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 48 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 58 | 1.345 | 47 | |
8 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 85 | 1.153 | 44 | |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 44 | |
10 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 1.099 | 43 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 41 | |
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 41 | |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 39 | |
14 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 39 | |
15 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 38 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 83 | 0.783 | 37 | |
17 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 36 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 0.780 | 35 | |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 34 | |
20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 82 | 0.707 | 34 | |
21 | Brentford (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 78 | 0.513 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
22 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 89 | 0.449 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Third Division North
Season | 1953–54 |
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Champions | Port Vale (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,587 (2.88 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alan Ashman (Carlisle United), 30 [3] |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Port Vale (C, P) | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 3.524 | 69 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 1.351 | 58 | |
3 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 1.375 | 57 | |
4 | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 1.345 | 55 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 1.091 | 53 | |
6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 45 | 1.188 | 52 | |
7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.313 | 51 | |
8 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 1.191 | 51 | |
9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 1.132 | 50 | |
10 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 1.149 | 47 | |
11 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 1.050 | 46 | |
12 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 1.014 | 44 | |
13 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 1.169 | 43 | |
14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 0.843 | 43 | |
15 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 0.892 | 42 | |
16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 0.731 | 41 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 0.662 | 41 | |
18 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 0.908 | 40 | |
19 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 0.766 | 40 | |
20 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 0.738 | 40 | |
21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 0.704 | 38 | |
22 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 0.744 | 37 | |
23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 0.603 | 34 | Re-elected |
24 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 0.716 | 32 |
Results
Third Division South
Season | 1953–54 |
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Champions | Ipswich Town (1st title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,695 (3.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jack English (Northampton Town), 28 [3] |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 1.608 | 64 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1.410 | 61 | |
3 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 1.333 | 56 | |
4 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 1.232 | 52 | |
5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 1.491 | 51 | |
6 | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 1.206 | 51 | |
7 | Norwich City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 1.106 | 51 | |
8 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 1.178 | 49 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 1.172 | 48 | |
10 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 0.924 | 48 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 1.082 | 47 | |
12 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 53 | 0.961 | 47 | |
13 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 0.920 | 46 | |
14 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 1.089 | 45 | |
15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 0.753 | 44 | |
16 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 0.972 | 43 | |
17 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 0.860 | 43 | |
18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 0.882 | 42 | |
19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 0.957 | 40 | |
20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 0.957 | 40 | |
21 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 0.855 | 40 | |
22 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 0.698 | 40 | |
23 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 0.641 | 30 | Re-elected |
24 | Walsall | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 0.460 | 26 |
Results
Maps
See also
References
- "England 1953-54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.