The season was a major success as the team won the League championship for the first time in their history, pipping local rivals West Bromwich Albion.

After an opening day mauling away at Burnley, the team found its feet and enjoyed a run of five successive wins to reach second place.

The start of 1954 brought an instant exit from the FA Cup at the hands of fellow Midlanders Birmingham City, but also saw them return to the top of the table.

A second Black Country derby victory for Wolves against them in early April brought them level on points at the summit, second only on goal average with only five games remaining.

Although both title chasers lost, West Brom's 1–6 hammering at Villa Park left their goal average far short of Wolves' with just a single game to play.