Sat 6 Feb 1954
Division One
Sunderland 3 Pompey 1
| Pos | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Mervyn Gill | |
| 2 | Alex Wilson | |
| 3 | Jack Mansell | |
| 4 | Len Phillips | |
| 5 | Cyril Rutter | |
| 6 | Jimmy Dickinson | |
| 7 | Peter Harris | |
| 8 | Johnny Gordon | |
| 9 | Charlie Vaughan | |
| 10 | Gordon Dale | |
| 11 | Jackie Henderson | 1 |
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| Scorers: Henderson Manager: Eddie Lever Attendance: 45,935 |
Season 1953/54
Fixtures
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Wed 19 Aug 1953 | Liverpool A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 22 Aug 1953 | Sheffield United H | L | 3 - 4 |
| Tue 25 Aug 1953 | Chelsea A | L | 3 - 4 |
| Sat 29 Aug 1953 | Huddersfield Town A | L | 1 - 5 |
| Wed 2 Sep 1953 | Chelsea H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 5 Sep 1953 | Aston Villa H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Mon 7 Sep 1953 | Blackpool A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 12 Sep 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers A | L | 3 - 4 |
| Wed 16 Sep 1953 | Blackpool H | D | 4 - 4 |
| Sat 19 Sep 1953 | Sunderland H | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 26 Sep 1953 | Manchester City A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 3 Oct 1953 | Cardiff City H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 10 Oct 1953 | Burnley A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 17 Oct 1953 | Charlton Athletic H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 24 Oct 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday A | D | 4 - 4 |
| Sat 31 Oct 1953 | Middlesbrough H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 7 Nov 1953 | Bolton Wanderers A | L | 1 - 6 |
| Sat 14 Nov 1953 | Preston North End H | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 21 Nov 1953 | Newcastle United A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Nov 1953 | Manchester United H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 5 Dec 1953 | West Bromwich Albion A | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 12 Dec 1953 | Liverpool H | W | 5 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Dec 1953 | Sheffield United A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Fri 25 Dec 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 26 Dec 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 2 Jan 1954 | Huddersfield Town H | W | 5 - 2 |
| Sat 9 Jan 1954 | Charlton Athletic- FA Cup Round 3 H | D | 3 - 3 |
| Thu 14 Jan 1954 | Charlton Athletic- FA Cup Round 3 Replay A | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 16 Jan 1954 | Aston Villa A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 23 Jan 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 30 Jan 1954 | Scunthorpe United- FA Cup Round 4 A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Wed 3 Feb 1954 | Scunthorpe United- FA Cup Round 4 Replay H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 6 Feb 1954 | Sunderland A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Mon 8 Feb 1954 | Scunthorpe United- FA Cup Round 4 2nd Replay N | W | 4 - 0 |
| Sat 13 Feb 1954 | Manchester City H | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 20 Feb 1954 | Bolton Wanderers- FA Cup Round 5 A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Wed 24 Feb 1954 | Bolton Wanderers- FA Cup Round 5 Replay H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 27 Feb 1954 | Burnley H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Wed 3 Mar 1954 | Cardiff City A | L | 2 - 3 |
| Sat 6 Mar 1954 | Charlton Athletic A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 20 Mar 1954 | Middlesbrough A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 27 Mar 1954 | Bolton Wanderers H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 3 Apr 1954 | Preston North End A | L | 0 - 4 |
| Wed 7 Apr 1954 | Sheffield Wednesday H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 10 Apr 1954 | Newcastle United H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Fri 16 Apr 1954 | Arsenal A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 17 Apr 1954 | Manchester United A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Mon 19 Apr 1954 | Arsenal H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 24 Apr 1954 | West Bromwich Albion H | W | 3 - 0 |
