English Second Division 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 29th 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1.60 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Notts. County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0.56 |
