Monday 1953-02-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | Blackpool | The Valley | 15,913 | |
| Firmani, Kiernan | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 1.531 | 38 | W | W | W | D | D | 1953-03-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 1.22 | 37 | W | D | L | W | W | 1953-02-28 | Newcastle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 1.114 | 37 | W | L | W | L | W | 1953-02-28 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 1.405 | 36 | D | W | W | W | L | 1953-02-28 | Chelsea | H |
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 1.535 | 35 | L | W | W | D | W | 1953-03-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 6 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 1.244 | 34 | W | W | D | D | W | 1953-02-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Sunderland | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 34 | L | D | L | D | L | 1953-02-28 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 8 | -1 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 1.075 | 33 | L | W | W | D | D | 1953-03-03 | Burnley | A |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 33 | L | D | W | L | W | 1953-02-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 1.222 | 30 | D | L | L | W | D | 1953-03-07 | Blackpool | A |
| 11 | 0 | Liverpool | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 0.906 | 28 | W | W | W | L | L | 1953-03-04 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 0.902 | 28 | W | L | L | L | L | 1953-03-02 | Arsenal | H |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 0.912 | 27 | W | L | W | W | L | 1953-02-28 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 0.9 | 27 | D | W | L | W | L | 1953-03-04 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Aston Villa | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 26 | D | W | L | D | D | 1953-03-04 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 16 | 0 | Newcastle United | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 0.849 | 26 | L | L | L | L | D | 1953-02-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Cardiff City | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1.1 | 24 | W | D | L | D | D | 1953-02-28 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 18 | 0 | Stoke City | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 0.745 | 23 | L | D | W | W | D | 1953-02-28 | Manchester United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 0.692 | 23 | L | L | L | L | D | 1953-03-04 | Aston Villa | H |
| 20 | 0 | Chelsea | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 0.792 | 22 | L | D | W | D | W | 1953-02-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 0.755 | 22 | L | L | D | L | W | 1953-03-07 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 22 | 0 | Manchester City | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 0.73 | 21 | L | W | L | W | W | 1953-02-28 | Portsmouth | H |
