Final Third Division (North) 1953/1954 league table
Season completed Thursday, 29th April 1954 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 74 | 21 | 69 | 3.52 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 58 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 56 | 57 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 1.19 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 88 | 67 | 51 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 68 | 50 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 77 | 67 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 46 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 71 | 44 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 83 | 71 | 43 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 70 | 43 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 74 | 42 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 41 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 77 | 41 | 0.66 |
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 65 | 40 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 77 | 40 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 80 | 40 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 71 | 38 | 0.70 |
| 22 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 86 | 37 | 0.74 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 73 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 67 | 32 | 0.72 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



