Los equipos se enfrentaron en formato de todos contra todos, los primeros cuatro equipos clasificaron a postemporada.
Se otorgaron 2 puntos por cada victoria, 1 por el empate y 0 por la derrota.
Desarrollo
Tabla de posiciones
| Pos. |
Equipo[1] |
Encuentros |
Tantos |
Puntos |
|---|
| PJ |
PG |
PE |
PP |
F |
C |
Dif. |
| 1 |
Halifax RLFC |
36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 538 | 219 | +319 | 62 |
| 2 |
Warrington Wolves |
36 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 663 | 311 | 352 | 61 |
| 3 |
St Helens RFC |
36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 672 | 297 | +375 | 58 |
| 4 |
Workington Town |
36 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 604 | 333 | +271 | 58 |
| 5 |
Hull FC |
36 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 349 | +336 | 50 |
| 6 |
Huddersfield Giants |
36 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 689 | 417 | +272 | 48 |
| 7 |
Wigan |
36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 688 | 392 | +296 | 47 |
| 8 |
Barrow Raiders |
36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 574 | 377 | +197 | 46 |
| 9 |
Bradford Northern |
36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 628 | 414 | +214 | 44 |
| 10 |
Leeds Rhinos |
36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 766 | 517 | +249 | 44 |
| 11 |
Wakefield Trinity |
36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 671 | 508 | +163 | 39 |
| 12 |
Oldham RLFC |
36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 504 | 366 | +138 | 38 |
| 13 |
Leigh Centurions |
36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 547 | 459 | +88 | 38 |
| 14 |
Featherstone Rovers |
36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 478 | 431 | +47 | 38 |
| 15 |
Hunslet FC |
36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 455 | 451 | +4 | 38 |
| 16 |
Widnes Vikings |
36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 420 | 431 | -11 | 35 |
| 17 |
York FC |
36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 412 | 401 | +11 | 34 |
| 18 |
Keighley Cougars |
36 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 473 | 533 | -60 | 33 |
| 19 |
Rochdale Hornets |
36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 404 | 457 | -53 | 31 |
| 20 |
Dewsbury Rams |
36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 432 | 508 | -76 | 31 |
| 21 |
Whitehaven RLFC |
36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 362 | 544 | -182 | 29 |
| 22 |
Salford Red Devils |
36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 370 | 438 | -68 | 28 |
| 23 |
Swinton Lions |
36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 341 | 513 | -172 | 27 |
| 24 |
Batley Bulldogs |
36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 367 | 658 | -291 | 27 |
| 25 |
Bramley RLFC |
36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 437 | 746 | -309 | 25 |
| 26 |
Castleford Tigers |
36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 437 | 728 | -291 | 23 |
| 27 |
Broughton Rangers |
36 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 307 | 714 | -407 | 16 |
| 28 |
Doncaster RLFC |
36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 340 | 840 | -500 | 12 |
| 29 |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 298 | 737 | -439 | 12 |
| 30 |
Liverpool Stanley |
36 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 304 | 777 | -473 | 8 |
|
| Clasificados a postemporada. |
Postemporada
Semifinal
| 1 de mayo de 1954 |
Halifax RLFC |
18 - 7 |
Workington Town |
|
|
| 1 de mayo de 1954 |
Warrington Wolves |
11 - 0 |
St. Helens RFC |
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Inglaterra
Datos: Q4567968