| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |
The 1953–54 season was the 55th completed season of The Football League, which ran from August 1953 until April 1954.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1953–54 |
| Winners: | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Middlesbrough Liverpool |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Glazzard (29 goals)[3] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (12 September 1953) (26 September 1953) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (14 November 1953) |
| Highest Scoring: | (16 September 1953) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1626 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Charlton Athletic |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 18 matches Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches Liverpool |
| Prevseason: | 1952–53 |
| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the First Division title for the first time in their history, finishing four points ahead of their local rivals West Bromwich Albion, who lifted their fourth FA Cup in the same season. Defending champions Arsenal slumped to 12th.
Middlesbrough and Liverpool were relegated to the Second Division; this is the last time Liverpool has been relegated from any division. They would compete in the Second Division until promotion in 1962, and have remained in the top flight ever since.
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1953–54 |
| Winners: | Leicester City |
| Promoted: | Leicester City Everton |
| Relegated: | Brentford Oldham Athletic |
| League Topscorer: | John Charles (42 goals) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1535 |
| Prevseason: | 1952–53 |
| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division North |
| Season: | 1953–54 |
| Winners: | Port Vale (2nd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Ashman (Carlisle United), 30 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | none |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1587 |
| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division South |
| Season: | 1953–54 |
| Winners: | Ipswich Town (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Jack English (Northampton Town), 28 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | none |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1695 |
| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |