English League Tables

1950/51 Tables◄ 1951/52 Tables ►1952/53 Tables

Football League First Division  1951/52

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 42 23 11 8 95 52 1.827 57 Champions
2nd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 9 11 76 51 1.490 53 Runners Up 
3rd  Arsenal 42 21 11 10 80 61 1.311 53 -
4th  Portsmouth 42 20 8 14 68 58 1.172 48 -
5th  Bolton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 65 61 1.066 48 -
6th  Aston Villa 42 19 9 14 79 70 1.129 47 -
7th  Preston North End 42 17 12 13 74 54 1.370 46 -
8th  Newcastle United 42 18 9 15 98 73 1.342 46 -
9th  Blackpool 42 18 9 15 64 64 1.000 45 -
10th  Charlton Athletic 42 17 10 15 68 63 1.079 44 -
11th  Liverpool 42 12 19 11 57 61 0.934 43 -
12th  Sunderland 42 15 12 15 70 61 1.148 42 -
13th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 13 15 74 77 0.961 41 -
14th  Burnley 42 15 10 17 56 63 0.889 40 -
15th  Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 61 0.951 39 -
16th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 14 16 73 73 1.000 38 -
17th  Derby County 42 15 7 20 63 80 0.787 37 -
18th  Middlesbrough 42 15 6 21 64 88 0.727 36 -
19th  Chelsea 42 14 8 20 52 72 0.722 36 -
20th  Stoke City 42 12 7 23 49 88 0.557 31 -
21st  Huddersfield Town 42 10 8 24 49 82 0.598 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Fulham 42 8 11 23 58 77 0.753 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1951/52

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 11 10 100 66 1.515 53 ▲Champions
2nd  Cardiff City 42 20 11 11 72 54 1.333 51 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Birmingham City 42 21 9 12 67 56 1.196 51 -
4th  Nottingham Forest 42 18 13 11 77 62 1.242 49 -
5th  Leicester City 42 19 9 14 78 64 1.219 47 -
6th  Leeds United 42 18 11 13 59 57 1.035 47 -
7th  Everton 42 17 10 15 64 58 1.103 44 -
8th  Luton Town 42 16 12 14 77 78 0.987 44 -
9th  Rotherham United 42 17 8 17 73 71 1.028 42 -
10th  Brentford 42 15 12 15 54 55 0.982 42 -
11th  Sheffield United 42 18 5 19 90 76 1.184 41 -
12th  West Ham United 42 15 11 16 67 77 0.870 41 -
13th  Southampton 42 15 11 16 61 73 0.836 41 -
14th  Blackburn Rovers 42 17 6 19 54 63 0.857 40 -
15th  Notts County 42 16 7 19 71 68 1.044 39 -
16th  Doncaster Rovers 42 13 12 17 55 60 0.917 38 -
17th  Bury 42 15 7 20 67 69 0.971 37 -
18th  Hull City 42 13 11 18 60 70 0.857 37 -
19th  Swansea Town 42 12 12 18 72 76 0.947 36 -
20th  Barnsley 42 11 14 17 59 72 0.819 36 -
21st  Coventry City 42 14 6 22 59 82 0.720 34 ▼Relegated
22nd  Queens Park Rangers 42 11 12 19 52 81 0.642 34 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1951/52

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Lincoln City 46 30 9 7 121 52 2.327 69 ▲Champions
2nd  Grimsby Town 46 29 8 9 96 45 2.133 66 Runners Up
3rd  Stockport County 46 23 13 10 74 40 1.850 59 -
4th  Oldham Athletic 46 24 9 13 90 61 1.475 57 -
5th  Gateshead 46 21 11 14 66 49 1.347 53 -
6th  Mansfield Town 46 22 8 16 73 60 1.217 52 -
7th  Carlisle United 46 19 13 14 62 57 1.088 51 -
8th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 19 12 15 74 64 1.156 50 -
9th  Hartlepools United 46 21 8 17 71 65 1.092 50 -
10th  York City 46 18 13 15 73 52 1.404 49 -
11th  Tranmere Rovers 46 21 6 19 76 71 1.070 48 -
12th  Barrow 46 17 12 17 57 61 0.934 46 -
13th  Chesterfield 46 17 11 18 65 66 0.985 45 -
14th  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 14 16 16 65 74 0.878 44 -
15th  Bradford City 46 16 10 20 61 68 0.897 42 -
16th  Crewe Alexandra 46 17 8 21 63 82 0.768 42 -
17th  Southport 46 15 11 20 53 71 0.746 41 -
18th  Wrexham 46 15 9 22 63 73 0.863 39 -
19th  Chester 46 15 9 22 72 85 0.847 39 -
20th  Halifax Town 46 14 7 25 61 97 0.629 35 -
21st  Rochdale 46 11 13 22 47 79 0.595 35 -
22nd  Accrington Stanley 46 10 12 24 61 92 0.663 32 -
23rd  Darlington 46 11 9 26 64 103 0.621 31 Re Elected
24th  Workington 46 11 7 28 50 91 0.549 29 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
49 Darlington Re Elected to the League
40 Workington Re Elected to the League
9 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
0 Nelson Not Elected to the League
0 New Brighton Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1951/52

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Plymouth Argyle 46 29 8 9 107 53 2.019 66 ▲Champions
2nd  Reading 46 29 3 14 112 60 1.867 61 Runners Up
3rd  Norwich City 46 26 9 11 89 50 1.780 61 -
4th  Millwall 46 23 12 11 74 53 1.396 58 -
5th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 24 10 12 87 63 1.381 58 -
6th  Newport County 46 21 12 13 77 76 1.013 54 -
7th  Bristol Rovers 46 20 12 14 89 53 1.679 52 -
8th  Northampton Town 46 22 5 19 93 74 1.257 49 -
9th  Southend United 46 19 10 17 75 66 1.136 48 -
10th  Colchester United 46 17 12 17 56 77 0.727 46 -
11th  Torquay United 46 17 10 19 86 98 0.878 44 -
12th  Aldershot 46 18 8 20 78 89 0.876 44 -
13th  Port Vale 46 14 15 17 50 66 0.758 43 Transferred
14th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 16 10 20 69 75 0.920 42 -
15th  Bristol City 46 15 12 19 58 69 0.841 42 -
16th  Swindon Town 46 14 14 18 51 68 0.750 42 -
17th  Ipswich Town 46 16 9 21 63 74 0.851 41 -
18th  Leyton Orient 46 16 9 21 55 68 0.809 41 -
19th  Crystal Palace 46 15 9 22 61 80 0.762 39 -
20th  Shrewsbury Town 46 13 10 23 62 86 0.721 36 -
21st  Watford 46 13 10 23 57 81 0.704 36 -
22nd  Gillingham 46 11 13 22 71 81 0.877 35 -
23rd  Exeter City 46 13 9 24 65 86 0.756 35 Re Elected
24th  Walsall 46 13 5 28 55 94 0.585 31 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 6 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
47 Exeter City Re Elected to the League
45 Walsall Re Elected to the League
3 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
1 Bath City Not Elected to the League
1 Merthyr Tydfil Not Elected to the League
1 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
0 Headington United Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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