| West Brom beat Burnley 4-1 (A) on 12 Sep 1953 |
| Burnley beat Tottenham 4-2 (H) on 7 Sep 1953 |
| Tottenham beat Liverpool 2-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1953 |
| Liverpool beat Portsmouth 3-1 (H) on 19 Aug 1953 |
| Portsmouth beat Aston Villa 2-1 (H) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Aston Villa beat Blackpool 2-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1953 |
| Blackpool beat Huddersfield 3-1 (H) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Huddersfield beat Cardiff 2-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1953 |
| Cardiff beat Sheffield United 1-0 (A) on 7 Sep 1953 |
| Sheffield United beat Arsenal 1-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1953 |
| Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 (A) on 15 Sep 1953 |
| Chelsea beat Charlton 3-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1953 |
| Charlton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 (A) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Sheffield Wednesday beat Preston North End 4-2 (H) on 2 Sep 1953 |
| Preston North End beat Middlesbrough 4-0 (A) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Middlesbrough beat Bolton 3-2 (H) on 2 Sep 1953 |
| Bolton beat Newcastle 3-2 (A) on 5 Sep 1953 |
| Newcastle beat Sunderland 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Sunderland beat Wolverhampton 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1953 |
| Wolverhampton beat Manchester City 4-0 (A) on 22 Aug 1953 |
| Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-0 (H) on 5 Sep 1953 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.