| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 42 | 60 | +42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 58 | +51 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 33 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 42 | 52 | +35 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 49 | +5 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 60 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 48 | +15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 74 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 48 | +5 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 66 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 44 | +10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 67 |
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 44 | +10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 71 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 44 | +3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 65 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 43 | +8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 42 | -3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 78 | 81 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 42 | 41 | +1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 74 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 40 | -6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 64 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 39 | -2 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 60 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 39 | -7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 71 |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 38 | -4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 75 |
| 17 | Brentford | 42 | 37 | -17 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 76 |
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 36 | -12 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 |
| 19 | Notts. County | 42 | 36 | -28 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 |
| 20 | 42 | 35 | -28 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 81 | |
| 21 | Southampton | 42 | 33 | -17 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 85 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 18 | -61 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1952_1953/championship/index.shtml.
