English Second Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 9th September 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4.33 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3.17 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0.76 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.54 |
| 18 | Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0.53 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0.47 |
| 21 | Fulham | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0.50 |
