1953–54 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1953–54 season
Manager	Cliff Britton
Ground	Goodison Park
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Fifth Round

During the 1953–54 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	15	4	2	63	23	8	6	7	34	37	97	60	1.617	+37	56
2	Everton	42	13	6	2	55	27	7	10	4	37	31	92	58	1.586	+34	56
3	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	4	2	54	16	8	5	8	32	34	86	50	1.720	+36	55
4	Nottingham Forest	42	15	5	1	61	27	5	7	9	25	32	86	59	1.458	+27	52
5	Rotherham United	42	13	4	4	51	26	8	3	10	29	41	80	67	1.194	+13	49
6	Luton Town	42	11	7	3	36	23	7	5	9	28	36	64	59	1.085	+5	48
7	Birmingham City	42	12	6	3	49	18	6	5	10	29	40	78	58	1.345	+20	47
8	Fulham	42	12	3	6	62	39	5	7	9	36	46	98	85	1.153	+13	44
9	Bristol Rovers	42	10	7	4	32	19	4	9	8	32	39	64	58	1.103	+6	44
10	Leeds United	42	12	5	4	56	30	3	8	10	33	51	89	81	1.099	+8	43
11	Stoke City	42	8	8	5	43	28	4	9	8	28	32	71	60	1.183	+11	41
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	5	7	32	28	7	4	10	27	35	59	63	0.937	–4	41
13	West Ham United	42	11	6	4	44	20	4	3	14	23	49	67	69	0.971	–2	39
14	Notts County	42	8	6	7	26	29	5	7	9	28	45	54	74	0.730	–20	39
15	Hull City	42	14	1	6	47	22	2	5	14	17	44	64	66	0.970	–2	38
16	Lincoln City	42	11	6	4	46	23	3	3	15	19	60	65	83	0.783	–18	37
17	Bury	42	9	7	5	39	32	2	7	12	15	40	54	72	0.750	–18	36
18	Derby County	42	9	5	7	38	35	3	6	12	26	47	64	82	0.780	–18	35
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	6	12	3	38	31	3	4	14	27	51	65	82	0.793	–17	34
20	Swansea Town	42	11	5	5	34	25	2	3	16	24	57	58	82	0.707	–24	34
21	Brentford	42	9	5	7	25	26	1	6	14	15	52	40	78	0.513	–38	31
22	Oldham Athletic	42	6	7	8	26	31	2	2	17	14	58	40	89	0.449	–49	25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 August 1953	Nottingham Forest	A	3-3
22 August 1953	Luton Town	A	1-1
24 August 1953	Hull City	A	3-1
29 August 1953	Oldham Athletic	H	3-1
2 September 1953	Hull City	H	2-0
5 September 1953	Bury	A	2-2
10 September 1953	Notts County	A	2-0
12 September 1953	Doncaster Rovers	H	4-1
19 September 1953	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-0
23 September 1953	Notts County	H	3-2
26 September 1953	Derby County	H	3-2
3 October 1953	Brentford	A	0-1
10 October 1953	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-4
17 October 1953	Swansea Town	H	2-2
24 October 1953	Rotherham United	A	2-1
31 October 1953	Leicester City	H	1-2
7 November 1953	Stoke City	A	4-2
14 November 1953	Fulham	H	2-2
21 November 1953	West Ham United	A	1-1
28 November 1953	Leeds United	H	2-1
5 December 1953	Birmingham City	A	1-5
12 December 1953	Nottingham Forest	H	3-3
19 December 1953	Luton Town	H	2-1
25 December 1953	Bristol Rovers	H	4-2
28 December 1953	Bristol Rovers	A	0-0
16 January 1954	Bury	H	0-0
23 January 1954	Doncaster Rovers	A	2-2
6 February 1954	Blackburn Rovers	H	1-1
13 February 1954	Derby County	A	6-2
24 February 1954	Brentford	H	6-1
27 February 1954	Plymouth Argyle	H	8-4
6 March 1954	Swansea Town	A	2-0
13 March 1954	Rotherham United	H	3-0
20 March 1954	Leicester City	A	2-2
27 March 1954	West Ham United	H	1-2
3 April 1954	Leeds United	A	1-3
10 April 1954	Stoke City	H	1-1
16 April 1954	Lincoln City	H	3-1
17 April 1954	Fulham	A	0-0
19 April 1954	Lincoln City	A	1-1
24 April 1954	Birmingham City	H	1-0
29 April 1954	Oldham Athletic	A	4-0

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FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
3	9 January 1954	Notts County	H	2–1
4	30 January 1954	Swansea Town	H	3–0
5	20 February 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–3

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Squad

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References

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[5354results-1] 1 2 Everton's Record in 1953-54

[2] 1953-1954 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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