# 1953–54 Arsenal F.C. season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 44 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 43 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 43 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 89 | 0.910 | 39 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Charity Shield

Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1952-53 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Blackpool.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 12 October 1953 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | 39,583 | |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 19 August 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 46,812 |
| 22 August 1953 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | 54,847 |
| 24 August 1953 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 50,723 |
| 29 August 1953 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 33,731 |
| 1 September 1953 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 42,077 |
| 5 September 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–3 | 60,460 |
| 8 September 1953 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 54,946 |
| 12 September 1953 | Sunderland | A | 1–7 | 59,784 |
| 15 September 1953 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | 60,652 |
| 19 September 1953 | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | 65,869 |
| 26 September 1953 | Cardiff City | A | 3–0 | 49,137 |
| 3 October 1953 | Preston North End | H | 3–2 | 61,807 |
| 10 October 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 4–1 | 69,821 |
| 17 October 1953 | Burnley | H | 2–5 | 47,353 |
| 24 October 1953 | Charlton Athletic | A | 5–1 | 60,259 |
| 31 October 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–1 | 52,543 |
| 7 November 1953 | Manchester United | A | 2–2 | 29,914 |
| 14 November 1953 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–3 | 52,319 |
| 21 November 1953 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | 47,814 |
| 28 November 1953 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 62,456 |
| 5 December 1953 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 30,085 |
| 12 December 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | 60,264 |
| 19 December 1953 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 | 34,018 |
| 26 December 1953 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | 29,347 |
| 28 December 1953 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 63,661 |
| 16 January 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 45,974 |
| 23 January 1954 | Sunderland | H | 1–4 | 60,218 |
| 6 February 1954 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 39,503 |
| 13 February 1954 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 45,497 |
| 24 February 1954 | Preston North End | A | 1–0 | 25,633 |
| 27 February 1954 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 | 64,311 |
| 6 March 1954 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 22,726 |
| 13 March 1954 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–3 | 41,256 |
| 20 March 1954 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 41,194 |
| 27 March 1954 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 42,735 |
| 3 April 1954 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 30,525 |
| 6 April 1954 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 14,619 |
| 10 April 1954 | Liverpool | H | 3–0 | 33,578 |
| 16 April 1954 | Portsmouth | H | 3–0 | 44,948 |
| 17 April 1954 | Newcastle United | A | 2–5 | 48,243 |
| 19 April 1954 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 30,898 |
| 24 April 1954 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | 35,069 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 9 January 1954 | Aston Villa | H | 5–1 | 50,990 | |
| R4 | 30 January 1954 | Norwich City | H | 1–2 | 55,767 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | WAL | Jack Kelsey |
| - | DF | ENG | Len Wills |
| - | DF | SCO | John Snedden |
| - | DF | NIR | Billy McCullough |
| - | MF | ENG | John Barnwell |
| - | MF | SCO | Tommy Docherty |
| - | FW | SCO | David Herd |
| - | FW | SCO | Jackie Henderson |
| - | FW | ENG | Vic Groves |
| - | GK | NIR | Jack McClelland |
| - | FW | WAL | Mel Charles |
| - | FW | ENG | George Eastham |
| - | FW | ENG | Geoff Strong |
| - | MF | ENG | Danny Clapton |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Skirton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | NIR | Terry Neill |
| - | DF | ENG | Dave Bacuzzi |
| - | FW | ENG | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| - | MF | IRL | Joe Haverty |
| - | MF | ENG | Gerry Ward |
| - | DF | NIR | Eddie Magill |
| - | DF | ENG | Mike Everitt |
| - | FW | SCO | Peter Kane |
| - | DF | ENG | Allan Young |
| - | MF | IRL | Frank O'Neill |
| - | GK | ENG | Jim Standen |
| - | FW | ENG | Dennis Clapton |
| - | MF | WAL | Arfon Griffiths |
| - | MF | ENG | John Petts |