Football League First Division 1953/54
| Football League First Division 1953/54 | |
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| master | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Cup winners | West Bromwich Albion |
| Relegated | Middlesbrough FC , FC Liverpool |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,626 (ø 3.52 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Jimmy Glazzard ( Huddersfield Town ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1952/53 | |
The Football League First Division 1953/54 was the 55th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 19, 1953 and ended on April 26, 1954.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers won the first English championship in their club history by four points ahead of local rivals West Bromwich Albion . Both newly promoted Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town could hold the class; instead, Middlesbrough FC and Liverpool FC had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Leicester City and Everton FC .
A total of 534 players were used, with Burnley FC with 20 the fewest and Portsmouth FC with 32 the most players in league games. 124 newcomers opposed 143 footballers who last came into play in the 1953/54 season. 18 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25th | 7th | 10 | 96:56 | 1.71 | 57:27 | 22nd |
| 2. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22nd | 9 | 11 | 86:63 | 1.37 | 53:31 | 21st |
| 3. | Huddersfield Town (N) | 42 | 20th | 11 | 11 | 78:61 | 1.28 | 51:33 | 21st |
| 4th | Manchester United | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 73:58 | 1.26 | 48:36 | 24 |
| 5. | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 75:60 | 1.25 | 48:36 | 22nd |
| 6th | Blackpool FC (P) | 42 | 19th | 10 | 13 | 80:69 | 1.16 | 48:36 | 24 |
| 7th | Burnley FC | 42 | 21st | 4th | 17th | 78:67 | 1.16 | 46:38 | 20th |
| 8th. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14th | 74:68 | 1.09 | 44:40 | 24 |
| 9. | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19th | 6th | 17th | 75:77 | 0.97 | 44:40 | 21st |
| 10. |
 Cardiff City
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42 | 18th | 8th | 16 | 51:71 | 0.72 | 44:40 | 27 |
| 11. | Preston North End | 42 | 19th | 5 | 18th | 87:58 | 1.50 | 43:41 | 25th |
| 12. | Arsenal FC (M) | 42 | 15th | 13 | 14th | 75:73 | 1.03 | 43:41 | 26th |
| 13. | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 70:68 | 1.03 | 41:43 | 25th |
| 14th | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 81:89 | 0.91 | 39:45 | 32 |
| 15th | Newcastle United | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 72:77 | 0.94 | 38:46 | 26th |
| 16. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21st | 65:76 | 0.86 | 37:47 | 27 |
| 17th | Manchester City | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 62:77 | 0.81 | 37:47 | 24 |
| 18th | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 81:89 | 0.91 | 36:48 | 26th |
| 19th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15th | 6th | 21st | 70:91 | 0.77 | 36:48 | 22nd |
| 20th | Sheffield United (N) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20th | 69:90 | 0.77 | 33:51 | 24 |
| 21st | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22nd | 60:91 | 0.66 | 30:54 | 28 |
| 22nd | Liverpool FC | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 68:97 | 0.70 | 28:56 | 31 |
| (M) | English champion 1952/53 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1952/53 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1952/53 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | HUD | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | PNE | SHU | SHW | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | |
| Aston Villa | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Blackpool FC | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 6: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Burnley FC | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 4 | 4: 1 | |
| Cardiff City | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 6 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1: 5 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 8: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 5: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| Chelsea FC | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 4: 2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 5: 2 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 4: 4 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 3 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 4 | |
| Manchester United | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 5 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | |
| Newcastle United | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 7 | 1: 2 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 4 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 2 | 5: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 4 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| Preston North End | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 6: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 6 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 5: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 4: 4 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 7: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 5 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 6 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 6: 1 | 2: 3 | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 8: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jimmy Glazzard
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Huddersfield Town | 29 | 37 |
| 2 |
Johnny Nicholls
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West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 38 |
| 3 |
Ronnie Allen
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West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 39 |
| 4th |
Charlie Wayman
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Preston North End | 25th | 34 |
| = |
Dennis Wilshaw
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | = | 39 |
| = |
Johnny Hancocks
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | = | 42 |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Stuart Leary
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Charlton Athletic | 24 | 29 |
| = |
Roy Swinbourne
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | = | 40 |
| 9 |
Tommy Taylor
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Manchester United | 22nd | 35 |
The Wolverhampton Wanderers' championship team
The following list lists all players who were used in a league game for Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1953/54 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Billy Baxter * (5/0) | Peter Broadbent (36/12) | Ray Chatham * (1/0) | Eddie Clamp * (2/0) | Norman Deeley * (6/0) | Ron Flowers (15/0) | Len Gibbons * (1/0) | Bill Guttridge * (2/0) | Johnny Hancocks (42/25) | Jimmy Mullen (38/7) | Roy Pritchard (27/0) | Jack Short (26/0) | Bill Shorthouse (40/0) | Nigel Sims * (8/0) | Bill Slater (39/2) | Les Smith * (4/1) | Eddie Stuart (12/0) | Ron Stockin * (6/0) | Roy Swinbourne (40/24) | Bert Williams (34/0) | Dennis Wilshaw (39/25) | Billy Wright (39/0).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Tony Matthews, L. Smith: Wolves. The Complete Record. Breedon, Derby 1994, ISBN 1-85983-000-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1953/1954 (Fussballdaten.de)