| 1953 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Collingwood 12th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Geelong 8th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | John Coleman (Essendon) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Highest | 89,149 |
The 1953 VFL season was the 57th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 18 April until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the twelfth time, after it defeated Geelong by twelve points in the 1953 VFL Grand Final.