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Table & Scores on 26/12/1953
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 37 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 36 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 33 | Burnley | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 32 | Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 28 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 25 | Arsenal | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 25 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 25 | Cardiff City | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 25 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 23 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 23 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 22 | Newcastle United | 25 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Sheffield United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 20 | Manchester City | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 20 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 18 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 17 | Liverpool | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 16 |
| Aston Villa 1 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (1) | Thompson 27 Hancocks 31, Wilshaw 88 | Attendance: 49,123 |
| Blackpool 2 (0) Arsenal 2 (2) | Brown 59, 74 Lishman 26, Roper 32 | Attendance: 29,347 |
| Bolton Wanderers 3 (2) Charlton Athletic 1 (1) | Lofthouse 37, Moir 43, Wheeler 58 Hewie 26 | Attendance: 36,065 |
| Chelsea 2 (0) Cardiff City 0 (0) | Blunstone 46, Stubbs 89 | Attendance: 61,336 |
| Huddersfield Town 2 (1) Sunderland 1 (0) | Cavanagh 33, Metcalfe 57 Shackleton 66 | Attendance: 40,989 |
| Liverpool 0 (0) West Bromwich Albion 0 (0) | Attendance: 51,167 |
| Manchester City 2 (1) Sheffield United 1 (1) | Hart 2, Rawson Og Ringstead 15 | Attendance: 35,786 |
| Newcastle United 2 (0) Middlesbrough 3 (0) | Broadis 60, Mitchell 87 Delapenha 51, O’Connell 69, Lawrie 82 | Attendance: 43,750 |
| Portsmouth 1 (0) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (1) | Vaughan 90 Walters 13 | Attendance: 36,677 |
| Preston North End 2 (0) Burnley 1 (1) | Wayman 65, 70 McIlroy 25 | Attendance: 32,416 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0) Manchester United 1 (0) | Viollet 65 | Attendance: 43,526 |