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  Page Last Updated 29 January 2024  
 
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Football League Division One: 
 
Bolton Wanderers 3 Arsenal 1
 Burnden Park, Bolton (30,525)
 Hassall (pen), Lofthouse, Moir ~ Holton
 
Burnley 1 Chelsea 2
 Turf Moor, Burnley (20,312)
 Gray 29 ~ Bentley 28, Lewis 75
Chelsea were without Ken Armstrong
  
Charlton Athletic 3 Sheffield United 0
 The Valley, Charlton (16.845)
 Terry 13, Kiernan 16, Ayre 33
 
Liverpool 6 Sunderland 3
 Anfield, Liverpooll (30,417)
 Jackson 44, Evans 48, Liddell 68 (pen), Anderson 72 ~
Shackleton 21, Chisholm 53, Purdon 89
Sunderland were without George Aitken
 
Manchester United 2 Cardiff City 3
 Old Trafford, Manchester (24,616)
 Viollet 30, Rowley 75 ~
Grant 77, 87, Sullivan 79
United were without Roger Byrne
 
Middlesbrough 2 Aston Villa 1
 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (21,142)
 Mannion 26, McPherson 75 ~
McParland 82
 
Newcastle United 4 Manchester City 3
 St James' Park, Newcastle (27,764)
 Monkhouse 1, Davies 35, MIlburn 76, 84 (pens) ~
 Hart 13 (pen), McAdams 82, Clarke 89
Newcastle were withoutt Ivor Broadis & Frank Brennan
 
Preston North End 4 Portsmouth 0
 Deepdale Stadium, Preston (15,464)
 Foster (2), Baxter (pen), Wayman
Preston were without Tom Finneyy
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson & Jackie Henderson
 
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Huddersfield Town 4
 Hillsborough, Sheffield (31,106)
 Shaw 89 ~
Glazzard 6, Frear 39, 78 (pen), Cavanagh 748
Huddersfield were without Ron Staniforth
 
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Blackpool 2
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham (43,870)
 Baily 40, Robb 48 ~ Perry 73, Mortensen 85
Tottenham were without Harry Clarke
Blackpool were without Allan Brown & George Farm
 
West Bromwich Albion 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
 The Hawthorns, West Bromwichh (49,884)
 Swinbourne 51
West Brom were withoutt Ronnie Allen & Johnny Nicholls
Wolves were without Jimmy Mullen & Billy Wright
  		 
With their eyes on a historic league and cup double, FA Cup finalists, West Brom were suffering with injuries to key players. Whilst Allen and Nicholls were scoring for England at Hampden, they were losing a crucial match to their biggest rivals, both locally and nationally. They did end up with the FA Cup, but it was Wolves who strode to their first title.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
West Bromwich Albion 37 12 4 3 9 4 5 83 51 50
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 13 1 4 9 5 5 84 54 50
Huddersfield Town 37 11 6 1 7 5 7 71 48 47
Bolton Wanderers 37 13 5 1 4 5 9 70 53 44
Burnley 37 15 1 3 5 1 12 73 58 42
Manchester United 37 9 6 4 6 6 6 66 54 42
Chelsea 37 11 3 4 4 8 7 70 63 41
Charlton Athletic 37 13 3 3 5 2 11 73 66 41
Blackpool 37 10 6 2 5 4 10 68 65 40
Cardiff City 37 11 3 4 5 4 10 45 64 39
Preston North End 36 10 2 7 6 1 10 75 51 35
Arsenal 36 5 7 5 7 4 8 62 65 35
Tottenham Hotspur 37 10 3 6 4 2 12 55 63 33
Portsmouth 36 10 4 3 1 6 12 73 82 32
Aston Villa 35 9 5 4 4 1 12 64 61 32
Newcastle United 38 7 2 10 4 8 7 62 72 32
Sheffield Wednesday 37 12 3 5 2 1 14 63 82 32
Manchester City 36 8 3 6 3 5 11 52 71 30
Sunderland 36 10 2 5 2 3 14 70 79 29
Sheffield United 36 8 4 5 2 5 12 61 78 29
 
Middlesbrough 37 6 5 8 4 4 10 56 78 29
Liverpool 36 6 8 5 0 2 15 61 89 22

Division One Leading Goalscorers
27 - Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield), Johnny Nicholls (West Brom)
26 - Ronnie Allen (West Brom) - 1 pen
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Birmingham City 2 Oldham Athletic 1
 St Andrew's, Birmingham (15,848)
 Murphy, Boyd ~ Green OG
Birmingham were without Gil Merrick
 
Fulham 4 Notts County 3
 Craven Cottage, Fulham (17,796)
 Jezzard (2), Stevens, Mitten ~ Johnston (2), Wylie
 
Leeds United 3 Everton 1
 Elland Road Stadium, Leeds (22,581)
 Williams, Forrest, Kerfoot ~ Wainwright
 
Leicester City 1 Bristol Rovers 0
 Filbert Street, Leicester (27,368)
 Froggatt
 
Luton Town 2 Doncaster Rovers 0
 Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton (10,838)
 Turner, Davies
 
Nottingham Forest 2 Bury 2
 City Ground, Nottingham (17,215)
 Moore, Ardron ~ Gager OG, Clarke
 
Plymouth Argyle 1 Blackburn Rovers 1
 Home Park, Plymouth (20,757)
 Porteous ~ Langton
 
Rotherham United 1 Brentford 1
 Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (9,198)
 Guest ~ Bragg
 
Stoke City 4 Lincoln City 1
 Victoria Ground, Stoke (11,371)
 Bowyer, Malkin, King (2) ~ Garvie
 
Swansea Town 2 Derby County 1
 Vetch Field, Swansea (11,972)
 Medwin, McIntosh ~ Parry
 
West Ham United 1 Hull City 0
 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (13,467)
 Hooper
  		 
An extremely close finish to the promotion race ended with only one point between the top three. Though Blackburn beat Leicester 3-0 on Good Friday, they went down by four goals at Leicester, three days later. Blackburn still had the better goal average of the three, but the game in hand for both Leicester and Everton proved just enough to leave Rovers in third place.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Blackburn Rovers 37 12 4 2 7 5 7 78 46 47
Leicester City 36 14 3 2 5 6 6 83 54 47
 
Everton 36 11 5 2 6 8 4 82 55 47
Nottingham Forest 37 15 4 0 3 6 9 78 53 46
Birmingham City 37 12 5 2 6 4 8 75 50 45
Rotherham United 37 11 4 4 7 1 10 68 63 41
Luton Town 37 10 6 3 5 5 8 58 55 41
Fulham 37 11 2 6 4 7 7 89 74 39
Leeds United 37 11 5 3 3 5 10 82 74 38
Bristol Rovers 36 7 7 4 4 8 6 55 48 37
West Ham United 36 11 4 3 4 3 11 61 57 37
Doncaster Rovers 36 9 3 6 6 4 8 54 51 37
Stoke City 36 7 7 4 4 7 7 62 50 36
Notts County 37 7 5 6 4 6 9 45 68 33
Hull City 35 13 0 4 1 4 13 57 55 32
Lincoln City 37 9 5 4 3 3 13 55 72 32
Derby County 37 8 4 6 2 6 11 56 76 30
Swansea Town 37 9 5 5 2 3 13 49 73 30
Bury 37 7 7 4 1 7 11 44 66 30
Brentford 38 8 5 5 1 6 13 35 70 29
 
Plymouth Argyle 36 4 12 3 3 2 12 52 68 28
Oldham Athletic 35 6 6 4 1 2 16 36 76 22
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
36 - John Charles (Leeds) - 2 pens
35 - Beddy Jezzard (Fulham)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
 
Aldershot 3 Northampton Town 1
  Recreation Ground, Aldershot (5,728)
 Gaynor, Menzies, Durkin ~ English
 
Bristol City 3 Torquay United 0
  Ashton Gate, Bristol (14,056)
 Atyeo, Boxley, Eisentrager
 
Colchester United 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
  Layer Road, Colchester (8,282)
 Hill ~ Leadbetter
 
Crystal Palace 1 Watford 1
  Selhurst Park, Croydon (9,553)
 Simpson ~ Kelly
 
Exeter City 1 Ipswich Town 2
  St James Park, Exeter (8,578)
 Donaldson ~ Garneys (2)
 
Newport County 0 Millwall 0
  Somerton Park, Newport (9,049)
 
Norwich City 3 Leyton Orient 1
  Carrow Road, Norwich (14,716)
 Brennan, Johnston (2) ~ Burgess
 
Queen's Park Rangers 2 Reading 0
  Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (9,942)
 Smith, Tomkys
 
Shrewsbury Town 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1
  Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (6,905)
 McCue (pen) ~ Murray
 
Southampton 3 Southend United 5
  The Dell, Southampton (13,224)
 Day (2), Hoskins ~
Hollis (2), Burns, Sibley, Duthie
 
Swindon Town 2 Gillingham 1
  County Ground, Swindon (7,150)
 Bull, Sampson ~ Sowden
 
Walsall 1 Coventry City 0
  Fellows Park, Walsall (8,728)
 Dean
 		  
Ipswich won seven of their last nine games and took the title by three points from Brighton, but their first season in the second division saw them make an immediate return to the third.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Brighton & Hove Albion 38 15 1 2 8 5 7 74 50 52
 
Ipswich Town 38 10 5 3 11 3 6 68 45 50
Watford 38 14 3 2 5 5 9 77 58 46
Southampton 38 16 3 1 5 1 12 68 52 46
Bristol City 38 14 3 2 5 3 11 75 58 44
Northampton Town 38 15 3 1 2 6 11 72 46 43
Gillingham 40 12 3 5 5 6 9 55 58 43
Reading 39 11 3 5 6 5 9 73 63 42
Norwich City 38 9 5 5 7 5 7 62 56 42
Torquay United 40 8 9 3 7 2 11 72 76 41
Millwall 38 12 2 5 4 6 9 63 64 40
Leyton Orient 37 11 4 3 4 4 11 65 61 38
Exeter City 39 9 2 9 6 5 8 58 51 37
Southend United 39 13 2 4 2 5 13 63 61 37
Coventry City 39 10 5 3 4 4 13 49 48 37
Crystal Palace 39 11 4 5 3 5 11 53 71 37
Swindon Town 39 12 4 4 2 4 13 63 61 36
Newport County 39 12 3 4 3 2 15 51 74 35
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 39 10 4 5 4 2 14 58 62 34
Aldershot 38 8 4 7 5 3 11 56 76 33
Queen's Park Rangers 37 7 5 8 4 5 8 47 56 32
Shrewsbury Town 39 9 8 3 1 4 14 53 65 32
Colchester United 38 6 6 8 3 1 14 42 65 25
Walsall 39 7 3 10 1 3 15 34 74 22
 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
29 - Jack English (Northampton)
24 - Ronnie Blackman (Reading)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Accrington Stanley 2 Crewe Alexandra 1
  Peel Park, Accrington (5,979)
 Brydon (2) ~ Bootle
 
Barrow 0 Gateshead 0
  Holker Street, Barrow (3,712)
 
Bradford City 1 Workington 1
  Valley Parade, Bradford (8,306)
 Powell ~ Dailey
 
Carlisle United 1 Chester 1
  Brunton Park, Carlisle (2,329)
 Ashman ~ Travis
 
Chesterfield 1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0
  Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (5,769)
 Hatton
 
Grimsby Town 2 Port Vale 2
  Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (9,952)
 Smith, Hernon ~ Leake, Cunliffe
 
Halifax Town 1 Southport 2
  The Shay, Halifax (3,636)
 Murphy ~ Whitworth, Billingham
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Mansfield Town 1 Hartlepools United 0
   Field Mill, Mansfield (5,948)
 Eaton
 
Rochdale 1 Barnsley 1
  Spotland, Rochdale (5,785)
 Lord ~ Lumley
 
Stockport County 4 Bradford 1
  Edgeley Park, Stockport (4,676)
 Carlin OG, Connor (2), Herd ~ Brickley
 
Tranmere Rovers 1 York City 1
  Prenton Park, Birkenhead (4,264)
 Atkinson ~ Burgess
 
Wrexham 4 Darlington 2
  Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (5,338)
 Samuels (2), Hope, Richards ~ Dowson, French
 
Seven days earlier, Port Vale had become the first club from the third division (north) to compete in an FA Cup semi-final, and with less than half an hour to play, were a goal up against the league leaders, West Bromwich Albion before losing to a disputed penalty. Vale finished the season unbeaten in their last 18 league games and won the title by eleven points.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Port Vale 37 14 4 0 10 6 3 61 17 58
 
Barnsley 39 13 3 3 8 6 6 67 35 51
Gateshead 39 13 4 2 6 7 7 67 46 49
Bradford City 39 15 2 2 7 3 10 55 43 49
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 40 11 7 2 5 7 8 61 53 46
Mansfield Town 40 13 5 3 4 5 10 79 62 44
Chesterfield 40 11 5 4 5 7 8 70 60 44
Wrexham 38 13 3 3 4 5 10 72 56 42
Bradford 39 11 5 4 3 7 9 70 64 40
Southport 38 10 4 5 5 5 9 53 51 39
Carlisle United 39 8 7 5 4 6 9 72 60 37
Stockport County 39 12 5 3 2 4 13 65 56 37
Barrow 39 10 5 4 4 4 12 57 57 37
Rochdale 39 11 4 5 3 4 12 53 67 36
Crewe Alexandra 39 7 7 5 5 5 10 43 57 36
Accrington Stanley 38 10 6 3 3 3 13 58 63 35
Workington 40 8 8 4 3 5 12 51 69 35
Grimsby Town 39 13 3 4 1 3 15 43 70 34
Tranmere Rovers 37 9 3 8 5 2 10 47 57 33
Hartlepools United 38 9 6 3 2 4 14 49 56 32
York City 39 8 5 6 3 5 12 57 76 32
Darlington 40 9 3 8 1 8 11 41 65 31
 
Halifax Town 39 8 5 6 3 3 14 37 57 30
Chester 40 8 7 5 1 2 17 42 63 27
 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
28 - Jack Connor (Stockport)
26 - Alan Ashman (Carlisle)
Other Football Results
SCHOOLBOY INTERNATIONAL
England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0]
   Empire Stadium, Wembley (90,000)
 Bennett 74
 
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1953/54 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2004
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