| Charlton beat West Brom 3-2 (A) on 19 Sep 1953 |
| West Brom beat Newcastle 7-3 (A) on 16 Sep 1953 |
| Newcastle beat Sunderland 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Sunderland beat Wolverhampton 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1953 |
| Wolverhampton beat Cardiff 3-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Cardiff beat Huddersfield 2-1 (H) on 2 Sep 1953 |
| Huddersfield beat Manchester City 1-0 (A) on 16 Sep 1953 |
| Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-0 (H) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Manchester United beat Preston North End 1-0 (H) on 19 Sep 1953 |
| Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday 6-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1953 |
| Sheffield Wednesday beat Tottenham 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Tottenham beat Middlesbrough 4-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Middlesbrough beat Bolton 3-2 (H) on 2 Sep 1953 |
| Bolton beat Liverpool 2-0 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Liverpool beat Burnley 4-0 (H) on 19 Sep 1953 |
| Burnley beat Blackpool 2-1 (H) on 25 Aug 1953 |
| Blackpool beat Sheffield United 4-3 (A) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Sheffield United beat Portsmouth 4-3 (A) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Portsmouth beat Aston Villa 2-1 (H) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 (A) on 15 Sep 1953 |
| Chelsea beat Charlton 3-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.