1954-01-01

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Bolton Wanderers	2	1	Sheffield United	Burnden Park	37,484
Lofthouse, Caldwell OG	Lineups		Brook
Newcastle United	2	1	Blackpool	St James' Park	44,343
Milburn 2	Lineups		Brown
Sunderland	2	0	Aston Villa	Roker Park	44,337
Chisholm, Shackleton	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	0	2	34	14	6	5	2	27	21	1.743	37	W	L	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Cardiff City	A
2	0	West Bromwich Albion	25	9	2	2	38	15	7	2	3	28	19	1.941	36	D	W	L	D	L	1954-01-02	Preston North End	H
3	0	Huddersfield Town	25	9	4	0	30	10	4	3	5	15	17	1.667	33	W	D	D	D	D	1954-01-02	Portsmouth	A
4	0	Burnley	25	11	0	2	34	16	5	0	7	21	26	1.31	32	L	W	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Sheffield Wednesday	A
5	1	Bolton Wanderers	25	9	4	0	28	12	2	4	6	16	23	1.257	30	W	W	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Liverpool	A
6	-1	Manchester United	25	6	5	2	27	17	3	5	4	19	18	1.314	28	W	W	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Newcastle United	A
7	0	Arsenal	25	4	5	3	24	23	5	3	5	24	23	1.043	26	D	D	D	D	L	1954-01-16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
8	0	Cardiff City	25	7	3	2	19	14	3	3	7	10	26	0.725	26	D	L	W	W	L	1954-01-02	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
9	0	Preston North End	25	7	2	4	29	17	4	1	7	24	19	1.472	25	W	L	W	D	D	1954-01-02	West Bromwich Albion	A
10	0	Charlton Athletic	25	9	0	3	34	18	3	1	9	14	29	1.021	25	L	W	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Chelsea	H
11	0	Tottenham Hotspur	25	8	2	3	26	17	3	1	8	15	25	0.976	25	D	D	W	W	L	1954-01-02	Middlesbrough	A
12	0	Chelsea	25	8	2	3	30	18	1	4	7	14	30	0.917	24	D	W	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Charlton Athletic	A
13	2	Newcastle United	26	4	2	7	23	26	4	6	3	20	21	0.915	24	W	L	W	D	W	1954-01-02	Manchester United	H
14	-1	Blackpool	25	6	4	2	19	11	3	2	8	24	37	0.896	24	L	D	D	L	L	1954-01-02	Sheffield United	H
15	-1	Aston Villa	25	7	1	4	27	17	3	1	9	12	27	0.886	22	L	L	W	L	L	1954-01-16	Portsmouth	H
16	0	Sheffield United	25	6	3	4	30	23	2	2	8	13	26	0.878	21	L	L	D	W	W	1954-01-02	Blackpool	A
17	0	Sheffield Wednesday	26	8	2	3	29	18	1	1	11	14	42	0.717	21	L	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Burnley	H
18	0	Portsmouth	25	5	4	3	28	22	1	4	8	21	37	0.831	20	D	D	L	W	W	1954-01-02	Huddersfield Town	H
19	0	Manchester City	25	5	2	5	16	20	2	4	7	17	29	0.673	20	W	D	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Sunderland	H
20	1	Sunderland	25	7	2	3	31	22	0	3	10	16	38	0.783	19	W	L	D	D	W	1954-01-02	Manchester City	A
21	-1	Middlesbrough	25	4	2	6	18	22	3	2	8	19	31	0.698	18	W	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Tottenham Hotspur	H
22	0	Liverpool	25	5	6	2	34	22	0	0	12	11	44	0.682	16	D	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Bolton Wanderers	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Blackburn Rovers	0	3	Derby County	Ewood Park	33,077
	Lineups		Parry 2, Harrison

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Leicester City	25	10	2	1	43	13	3	6	3	18	20	1.848	34	D	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Leeds United	A
2	0	Everton	25	8	3	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	1.316	33	D	W	W	D	L	1954-01-16	Bury	H
3	0	Doncaster Rovers	25	8	1	3	19	10	6	2	5	20	18	1.393	31	L	L	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Notts County	H
4	0	Birmingham City	25	8	4	1	36	10	4	2	6	19	23	1.667	30	L	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Rotherham United	H
5	0	Nottingham Forest	25	10	3	0	43	17	2	3	7	12	20	1.486	30	W	W	L	D	D	1954-01-02	Swansea Town	H
6	0	Luton Town	25	7	4	2	25	16	4	3	5	19	22	1.158	29	W	L	L	W	W	1954-01-02	Plymouth Argyle	H
7	0	Blackburn Rovers	25	6	4	2	25	14	5	2	6	19	23	1.189	28	L	W	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Lincoln City	H
8	0	Rotherham United	26	7	3	4	27	21	5	0	7	19	28	0.939	27	D	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Birmingham City	A
9	0	Stoke City	26	5	5	3	28	19	2	7	4	15	20	1.103	26	W	D	L	D	W	1954-01-16	Leeds United	H
10	0	Fulham	25	6	2	4	32	22	3	5	5	22	26	1.125	25	D	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Brentford	H
11	4	Derby County	25	8	2	2	28	16	2	3	8	19	34	0.94	25	W	W	L	D	W	1954-01-02	Bristol Rovers	H
12	-1	West Ham United	25	8	1	3	30	10	2	3	8	13	29	1.103	24	L	W	L	W	L	1954-01-16	Fulham	A
13	-1	Leeds United	25	6	4	2	27	16	2	4	7	24	35	1	24	L	L	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Leicester City	H
14	-1	Bristol Rovers	25	5	4	4	21	14	2	5	5	24	27	1.098	23	D	L	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Derby County	A
15	-1	Lincoln City	25	8	3	2	31	12	1	2	9	8	32	0.886	23	W	L	L	L	L	1954-01-02	Blackburn Rovers	A
16	0	Hull City	25	9	0	3	29	8	1	2	10	8	29	1	22	L	W	W	W	D	1954-01-16	Doncaster Rovers	H
17	0	Swansea Town	25	7	3	3	22	15	2	1	9	11	33	0.688	22	L	D	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Nottingham Forest	A
18	0	Notts County	25	4	3	5	13	17	4	3	6	15	30	0.596	22	W	L	D	W	W	1954-01-02	Doncaster Rovers	A
19	0	Plymouth Argyle	25	3	9	1	23	19	2	2	8	9	25	0.727	21	D	L	W	L	D	1954-01-02	Luton Town	A
20	0	Bury	25	5	4	3	28	23	0	5	8	6	26	0.694	19	L	W	D	W	L	1954-01-16	Everton	A
21	0	Brentford	25	5	4	4	12	16	1	3	8	8	29	0.444	19	L	W	D	D	L	1954-01-02	Fulham	A
22	0	Oldham Athletic	25	5	3	4	15	13	0	2	11	11	38	0.51	15	W	L	L	L	D	1954-01-16	Plymouth Argyle	A

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate	Notes
Accrington Stanley	0	1	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	Peel Park	8,729
	Lineups		Gregory
Barrow	4	1	Bradford	Holker Street	8,845	Largest home gate 1953-54
Gordon 3, Layton	Lineups		Beattie
Carlisle United	2	2	Workington	Brunton Park	13,648	Largest home gate 1953-54
Ashman 2	Lineups		Simmonds, McIntosh OG
Chesterfield	0	0	Mansfield Town	Saltergate Recreation Ground	12,259
	Lineups
Darlington	1	3	York City	Feethams Ground	5,996
Dowson	Lineups		Dunmore 2, Burgess
Southport	5	2	Barnsley	Haig Avenue	5,483
McLean, Billingham 2, Taylor R, Whitworth	Lineups		Chappell 2
Tranmere Rovers	3	2	Hartlepools United	Prenton Park	6,973
Atkinson 3	Lineups		Willetts (p), Wildon

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Port Vale	25	11	1	0	29	1	8	4	1	17	7	5.75	43	W	W	W	D	W	1954-01-16	Hartlepools United	A
2	0	Gateshead	26	9	4	0	28	10	4	4	5	16	17	1.63	34	L	D	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Chester	A
3	3	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	25	8	3	1	23	12	4	4	5	19	23	1.2	31	W	L	D	W	L	1954-01-02	York City	A
4	-1	Barnsley	25	9	3	1	26	13	3	4	5	11	18	1.194	31	L	W	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Bradford	A
5	3	Barrow	26	9	3	2	30	12	4	1	7	15	24	1.25	30	W	W	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Tranmere Rovers	A
6	-2	Stockport County	25	9	4	0	39	11	2	3	7	14	22	1.606	29	L	W	D	W	W	1954-01-02	Grimsby Town	A
7	-2	Bradford	25	7	4	1	34	17	3	5	5	12	18	1.314	29	L	D	L	L	D	1954-01-02	Barnsley	H
8	-1	Bradford City	25	10	1	2	27	8	2	3	7	9	22	1.2	28	W	L	W	W	D	1954-01-02	Chesterfield	A
9	0	Carlisle United	25	8	3	2	35	11	2	4	6	17	25	1.444	27	D	W	D	L	W	1954-01-02	Wrexham	H
10	1	Mansfield Town	26	7	5	2	34	15	2	4	6	15	25	1.225	27	D	D	W	W	W	1954-01-02	Halifax Town	A
11	1	Chesterfield	25	8	3	1	26	9	2	4	7	17	30	1.103	27	D	W	L	D	W	1954-01-02	Bradford City	H
12	1	Southport	25	8	1	3	26	17	3	4	6	12	19	1.056	27	W	D	W	L	W	1954-01-02	Workington	H
13	-3	Wrexham	25	7	3	3	33	10	4	1	7	14	22	1.469	26	L	L	W	D	L	1954-01-02	Carlisle United	A
14	0	Crewe Alexandra	26	5	5	2	15	14	3	4	7	11	27	0.634	25	L	D	L	W	L	1954-01-02	Hartlepools United	H
15	0	Grimsby Town	25	9	1	3	19	10	1	3	8	12	29	0.795	24	W	W	L	L	D	1954-01-02	Stockport County	H
16	0	Accrington Stanley	25	8	3	2	29	15	1	2	9	15	28	1.023	23	L	W	L	D	W	1954-01-09	Gateshead	A
17	0	Hartlepools United	25	7	5	1	26	11	0	3	9	8	24	0.971	22	L	D	D	W	L	1954-01-02	Crewe Alexandra	A
18	1	Tranmere Rovers	25	6	2	4	26	21	3	1	9	9	23	0.795	21	W	L	L	L	L	1954-01-02	Barrow	H
19	-1	Rochdale	26	7	2	4	19	9	1	2	10	8	41	0.54	20	W	L	W	W	L	1954-01-09	York City	H
20	4	York City	25	4	5	3	20	16	1	2	10	13	37	0.623	17	W	L	L	L	L	1954-01-02	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	H
21	-1	Chester	26	5	4	4	21	14	1	1	11	4	31	0.556	17	L	L	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Gateshead	H
22	1	Workington	25	4	4	4	18	15	1	3	9	11	38	0.547	17	D	D	D	W	L	1954-01-02	Southport	A
23	-2	Darlington	26	5	1	7	14	18	0	6	7	10	27	0.533	17	L	W	D	L	L	1954-01-09	Halifax Town	A
24	-2	Halifax Town	26	5	3	4	14	9	1	1	12	9	34	0.535	16	L	W	L	L	W	1954-01-02	Mansfield Town	H