Football : Season Details : 1953

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

[Season 1952] [Season 1954]

Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Arsenal	54	2-27
2	Preston North End	54	6-2
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	51	2-14
4	West Bromwich Albion	50	5-4
5	Charlton Athletic	49	1-10
6	Burnley	48	4-6
7	Blackpool	47	2-9	FAC-W
8	Manchester United	46	5-8
9	Sunderland	43	1-52
10	Tottenham Hotspur	41	4-3
11	Aston Villa	41	2-8
12	Cardiff City	40	2-1
13	Middlesbrough	39	3-17
14	Bolton Wanderers	39	6-11	FAC-F
15	Portsmouth	38	1-19
16	Newcastle United	37	2-5
17	Liverpool	36	3-37
18	Sheffield Wednesday	35	5-1
19	Chelsea	35	3-16
20	Manchester City	35	6-2
21	Stoke City	34	4-13
22	Derby County	32	4-20

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B: A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

FA Cup Final

Blackpool 4 Bolton Wanderers 3

History

Arsenal won their final game of the season 3-2 against Burnley. This made them the third club to win the Championship by goal average. It was a record 7th Championship.

Blackpool won the FA Cup 4-3 after being 1-3 down with 20 minutes to go.

Derby County were relegated after 20 consecutive seasons in the Top Division.

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