English Third Division (South) 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 22nd August 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 | Swindon Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.14 |
