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Table & Scores on 05/12/1953
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 32 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 28 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 24 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 23 | Manchester United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 22 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 22 | Arsenal | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 21 | Cardiff City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 20 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 19 | Newcastle United | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 17 | Chelsea | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 16 | Portsmouth | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 16 | Liverpool | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 15 | Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 15 | Sunderland | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 13 |
| Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) Huddersfield Town 0 (0) | Attendance: 36,077 |
| Burnley 5 (2) Sunderland 1 (1) | Shannon 35, Gray 37, Holden 47, Adamson 83 Shackleton 5 | McIlroy 87 | Attendance: 27,839 |
| Charlton Athletic 2 (0) Manchester City 1 (1) | Leary 57, Fenton 59 Meadows 37 | Attendance: 17,813 |
| Liverpool 5 (1) Blackpool 2 (1) | Payne 45, A’Court 53, 57, Arnell 79, Smyth 88 Taylor 15, 86 | Attendance: 47,320 |
| Manchester United 2 (1) Sheffield United 2 (0) | Blanchflower 30, 82 Toner 46, Hawksworth 72 | Attendance: 33,524 |
| Middlesbrough 2 (1) Arsenal 0 (0) | Spuhler 40, 80 | Attendance: 30,085 |
| Newcastle United 1 (0) Chelsea 1 (1) | Mitchell 89 Stubbs 33 | Attendance: 41,728 |
| Preston North End 1 (1) Aston Villa 1 (0) | Hatsell 38 Thompson 54 | Attendance: 20,590 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 2 (1) Cardiff City 1 (0) | Froggatt 6, Sewell 48 Chisholm 65 | Attendance: 26,597 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 2 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (0) | Bennett 26, Duquemin 59 Wilshaw 53, Broadbent 54, Hancocks 78 | Attendance: 48,164 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (0) Portsmouth 3 (1) | Nicholls 57, Griffin 60 Gordon 8, 90, Harris 55 | Attendance: 29,492 |