Final Second Division 1953/1954 league table
Season completed Thursday, 29th April 1954 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 56 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 92 | 58 | 56 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 55 | 1.72 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 59 | 52 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 49 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 58 | 47 | 1.34 |
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 85 | 44 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 43 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 41 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 69 | 39 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 39 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 38 | 0.97 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 83 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 34 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 82 | 34 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 78 | 31 | 0.51 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 89 | 25 | 0.45 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



