Football League Third Division North 1953/54
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 74 | 21 | 3.524 | 69 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 1.351 | 58 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 56 | 1.375 | 57 | - |
| 4th | Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 55 | - |
| 5th | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 1.091 | 53 | - |
| 6th | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 64 | 1.188 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 88 | 67 | 1.313 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Wrexham | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | 1.191 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 68 | 1.132 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Stockport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 77 | 67 | 1.149 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Southport | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 1.050 | 46 | - |
| 12th | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 83 | 71 | 1.169 | 43 | - |
| 14th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 70 | 0.843 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 42 | - |
| 16th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 0.731 | 41 | - |
| 17th | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 77 | 0.662 | 41 | - |
| 18th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 65 | 0.908 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Workington | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 80 | 0.738 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | - |
| 22nd | York City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 86 | 0.744 | 37 | - |
| 23rd | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 73 | 0.603 | 34 | Re Elected |
| 24th | Chester | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 67 | 0.716 | 32 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Three non-league clubs challenged the two clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 48 | Chester | Re Elected to the League |
| 28 | Halifax Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Nelson | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | North Shields | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Oldham Athletic were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Port Vale were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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- Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League |
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- Chester were Re-Elected to the League |
