1953–54 in English football

The 1953–54 season was the 74th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1953–54
Men's football
First DivisionWolverhampton Wanderers
Second DivisionLeicester City
FA CupWest Bromwich Albion
England

Overview

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Football Association, on 21 October 1953, England played a Rest of the World side picked by a FIFA Select Committee. After being 3-1 down following goals by László Kubala and Giampiero Boniperti, Alf Ramsey scored a last minute penalty to draw the game 4-4.[1][2] On 25 November 1953, the Marvellous Magyars Hungary national football team, led by prolific forward Ferenc Puskás, shocked football by defeating England 6–3 at Wembley Stadium. On 25 May 1954, England lost to Hungary again, in Budapest, suffering their heaviest defeat, 7-1.[1]

On the domestic scene, Wolverhampton Wanderers, managed by former player Stan Cullis, won the league title for the first time, while their local rivals West Bromwich Albion lifted the FA Cup for the fourth time. Albion had also finished second in the league behind Wolves, while defending champions Arsenal slipped to 12th this season. Liverpool, the first postwar champions of the English league, were relegated to the Second Division in bottom place. Everton were promoted to the First Division after three seasons in the Second Division and have not been relegated since.[3] Twenty-one years after winning the Third Division South, Brentford are relegated to the Third Division South for the first time and do not return to the second tier until 1992.[3] In addition to the success of Midlands teams in the top division, Port Vale won Third Division North by 11 points, going unbeaten at home and conceding a record low of 21 goals.[1] They also became the first Third Division side since the war to reach the semi-final of the FA Cup, losing to West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Sam Bartram of Charlton Athletic set a League record on 6 March 1954 becoming the first player with 500 League appearances.[1]

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionWolverhampton Wanderers (1)West Bromwich Albion
Second DivisionLeicester CityEverton
Third Division NorthPort ValeBarnsley
Third Division SouthIpswich TownBrighton & Hove Albion
FA CupWest Bromwich Albion (4)Preston North End
Charity ShieldArsenalBlackpool
Home Championship England Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

FA Cup
Main article: 1953–54 FA Cup

West Bromwich Albion defeated Preston North End 3–2 in the 1954 FA Cup Final to lift the FA Cup for the fourth time.

Football League
Main article: 1953–54 Football League

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 42 10 10 22 60 91 0.659 30 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Liverpool 42 9 10 23 68 97 0.701 28
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City 42 23 10 9 97 60 1.617 56 Promoted to the First Division
2 Everton 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 42 10 11 21 40 78 0.513 31 Relegated to the Third Division South
22 Oldham Athletic 42 8 9 25 40 89 0.449 25 Relegated to the Third Division North
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division North
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Port Vale 46 26 17 3 74 21 3.524 69 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Barnsley 46 24 10 12 77 57 1.351 58
3 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 21 15 10 77 56 1.375 57
4 Gateshead 46 21 13 12 74 55 1.345 55
5 Bradford City 46 22 9 15 60 55 1.091 53
6 Chesterfield 46 19 14 13 76 64 1.188 52
7 Mansfield Town 46 20 11 15 88 67 1.313 51
8 Wrexham 46 21 9 16 81 68 1.191 51
9 Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 14 14 77 68 1.132 50
10 Stockport County 46 18 11 17 77 67 1.149 47
11 Southport 46 17 12 17 63 60 1.050 46
12 Barrow 46 16 12 18 72 71 1.014 44
13 Carlisle United 46 14 15 17 83 71 1.169 43
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 7 21 59 70 0.843 43
15 Accrington Stanley 46 16 10 20 66 74 0.892 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 13 19 49 67 0.731 41
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 9 21 51 77 0.662 41
18 Hartlepools United 46 13 14 19 59 65 0.908 40
19 Rochdale 46 15 10 21 59 77 0.766 40
20 Workington 46 13 14 19 59 80 0.738 40
21 Darlington 46 12 14 20 50 71 0.704 38
22 York City 46 12 13 21 64 86 0.744 37
23 Halifax Town 46 12 10 24 44 73 0.603 34 Re-elected
24 Chester 46 11 10 25 48 67 0.716 32
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division South
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Town 46 27 10 9 82 51 1.608 64 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 26 9 11 86 61 1.410 61
3 Bristol City 46 25 6 15 88 66 1.333 56
4 Watford 46 21 10 15 85 69 1.232 52
5 Northampton Town 46 20 11 15 82 55 1.491 51
6 Southampton 46 22 7 17 76 63 1.206 51
7 Norwich City 46 20 11 15 73 66 1.106 51
8 Reading 46 20 9 17 86 73 1.178 49
9 Exeter City 46 20 8 18 68 58 1.172 48
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 61 66 0.924 48
11 Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 79 73 1.082 47
12 Millwall 46 19 9 18 74 77 0.961 47
13 Torquay United 46 17 12 17 81 88 0.920 46
14 Coventry City 46 18 9 19 61 56 1.089 45
15 Newport County 46 19 6 21 61 81 0.753 44
16 Southend United 46 18 7 21 69 71 0.972 43
17 Aldershot 46 17 9 20 74 86 0.860 43
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 60 68 0.882 42
19 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 16 8 22 67 70 0.957 40
20 Swindon Town 46 15 10 21 67 70 0.957 40
21 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 12 20 65 76 0.855 40
22 Crystal Palace 46 14 12 20 60 86 0.698 40
23 Colchester United 46 10 10 26 50 78 0.641 30 Re-elected
24 Walsall 46 9 8 29 40 87 0.460 26
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

References
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  2. "England 4 Rest of the World 4". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. Weston, Rob (November 2019). "Season in Brief". When Saturday Comes. p. 46.
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