1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship

1953–54 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Middlesex (3rd title)
Runners-up	Lancashire

The 1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship was the 54th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.

Middlesex won the competition for the third time after defeating Lancashire in the final. Higgins was carried off on a stretcher early in the game which contributed to the heavy loss suffered by Lancashire.

Final

3 April 1954

Lancashire	6–24	Middlesex
Pen: Griffiths (2)		Try: Roberts, Elgie, Baker, Syrett, Woodward Con: Elgie (3) Pen: Elgie

St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R J Dean (Warwickshire)

Harry Scott Manchester K Smith Preston Grasshoppers F G Griffiths Sale Pat Quinn New Brighton Reg Bazley Waterloo & Army Martin Regan Liverpool Gordon Rimmer (capt) Waterloo A Higgins Army & Liverpool T Barker Sale M W Jameson Waterloo G G Twist St Helens Alan Ashcroft St Helens J Surrey Waterloo N Slack Waterloo D Chapman Broughton Park

G H Sullivan London Welsh Ted Woodward Wasps P Delight Old Blues & Loughborough Coll M Elgie London Scottish Jim Roberts Old Millhillians Doug Baker Old Merchant Taylors' Johnny Williams Old Millhillians Ron Syrett Wasps Jim Ritchie London Irish Dyson Wilson (capt) Metropolitan Police Robin Thompson Instonians & London Irish Peter Yarranton Wasps & R.A.F John H Smith London Irish Nick Labuschagne Guy's Hospital D H Murphy St Mary's Hospital

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England