English League Tables

1951/52 Tables◄ 1952/53 Tables ►1953/54 Tables

Football League First Division  1952/53

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Arsenal 42 21 12 9 97 64 1.516 54 Champions
2nd  Preston North End 42 21 12 9 85 60 1.417 54 Runners Up 
3rd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 13 10 86 63 1.365 51 -
4th  West Bromwich Albion 42 21 8 13 66 60 1.100 50 -
5th  Charlton Athletic 42 19 11 12 77 63 1.222 49 -
6th  Burnley 42 18 12 12 67 52 1.288 48 -
7th  Blackpool 42 19 9 14 71 70 1.014 47 -
8th  Manchester United 42 18 10 14 69 72 0.958 46 -
9th  Sunderland 42 15 13 14 68 82 0.829 43 -
10th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 11 16 78 69 1.130 41 -
11th  Aston Villa 42 14 13 15 63 61 1.033 41 -
12th  Cardiff City 42 14 12 16 54 46 1.174 40 -
13th  Middlesbrough 42 14 11 17 70 77 0.909 39 -
14th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 61 69 0.884 39 -
15th  Portsmouth 42 14 10 18 74 83 0.892 38 -
16th  Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 59 70 0.843 37 -
17th  Liverpool 42 14 8 20 61 82 0.744 36 -
18th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 62 72 0.861 35 -
19th  Chelsea 42 12 11 19 56 66 0.848 35 -
20th  Manchester City 42 14 7 21 72 87 0.828 35 -
21st  Stoke City 42 12 10 20 53 66 0.803 34 ▼Relegated
22nd  Derby County 42 11 10 21 59 74 0.797 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1952/53

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Sheffield United 42 25 10 7 97 55 1.764 60 ▲Champions
2nd  Huddersfield Town 42 24 10 8 84 33 2.545 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Luton Town 42 22 8 12 84 49 1.714 52 -
4th  Plymouth Argyle 42 20 9 13 65 60 1.083 49 -
5th  Leicester City 42 18 12 12 89 74 1.203 48 -
6th  Birmingham City 42 19 10 13 71 66 1.076 48 -
7th  Nottingham Forest 42 18 8 16 77 67 1.149 44 -
8th  Fulham 42 17 10 15 81 71 1.141 44 -
9th  Blackburn Rovers 42 18 8 16 68 65 1.046 44 -
10th  Leeds United 42 14 15 13 71 63 1.127 43 -
11th  Swansea Town 42 15 12 15 78 81 0.963 42 -
12th  Rotherham United 42 16 9 17 75 74 1.014 41 -
13th  Doncaster Rovers 42 12 16 14 58 64 0.906 40 -
14th  West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 60 0.967 39 -
15th  Lincoln City 42 11 17 14 64 71 0.901 39 -
16th  Everton 42 12 14 16 71 75 0.947 38 -
17th  Brentford 42 13 11 18 59 76 0.776 37 -
18th  Hull City 42 14 8 20 57 69 0.826 36 -
19th  Notts County 42 14 8 20 60 88 0.682 36 -
20th  Bury 42 13 9 20 53 81 0.654 35 -
21st  Southampton 42 10 13 19 68 85 0.800 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Barnsley 42 5 8 29 47 108 0.435 18 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1952/53

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Oldham Athletic 46 22 15 9 77 45 1.711 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Port Vale 46 20 18 8 67 35 1.914 58 Runners Up
3rd  Wrexham 46 24 8 14 86 66 1.303 56 -
4th  York City 46 20 13 13 60 45 1.333 53 -
5th  Grimsby Town 46 21 10 15 75 59 1.271 52 -
6th  Southport 46 20 11 15 63 60 1.050 51 -
7th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 19 12 15 75 61 1.230 50 -
8th  Gateshead 46 17 15 14 76 60 1.267 49 -
9th  Carlisle United 46 18 13 15 82 68 1.206 49 -
10th  Crewe Alexandra 46 20 8 18 70 68 1.029 48 -
11th  Stockport County 46 17 13 16 82 69 1.188 47 -
12th  Chesterfield 46 18 11 17 65 63 1.032 47 -
13th  Tranmere Rovers 46 21 5 20 65 63 1.032 47 -
14th  Halifax Town 46 16 15 15 68 68 1.000 47 -
15th  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 16 14 16 62 56 1.107 46 -
16th  Bradford City 46 14 18 14 75 80 0.938 46 -
17th  Hartlepools United 46 16 14 16 57 61 0.934 46 -
18th  Mansfield Town 46 16 14 16 55 62 0.887 46 -
19th  Barrow 46 16 12 18 66 71 0.930 44 -
20th  Chester 46 11 15 20 64 85 0.753 37 -
21st  Darlington 46 14 6 26 58 96 0.604 34 -
22nd  Rochdale 46 14 5 27 62 83 0.747 33 -
23rd  Workington 46 11 10 25 55 91 0.604 32 Re Elected
24th  Accrington Stanley 46 8 11 27 39 89 0.438 27 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
45 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
36 Workington Re Elected to the League
17 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  1952/53

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bristol Rovers 46 26 12 8 92 46 2.000 64 ▲Champions
2nd  Millwall 46 24 14 8 82 44 1.864 62 Runners Up
3rd  Northampton Town 46 26 10 10 109 70 1.557 62 -
4th  Norwich City 46 25 10 11 99 55 1.800 60 -
5th  Bristol City 46 22 15 9 95 61 1.557 59 -
6th  Coventry City 46 19 12 15 77 62 1.242 50 -
7th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 81 75 1.080 50 -
8th  Southend United 46 18 13 15 69 74 0.932 49 -
9th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 19 9 18 74 69 1.072 47 -
10th  Watford 46 15 17 14 62 63 0.984 47 -
11th  Reading 46 19 8 19 69 64 1.078 46 -
12th  Torquay United 46 18 9 19 87 88 0.989 45 -
13th  Crystal Palace 46 15 13 18 66 82 0.805 43 -
14th  Leyton Orient 46 16 10 20 68 73 0.932 42 -
15th  Newport County 46 16 10 20 70 82 0.854 42 -
16th  Ipswich Town 46 13 15 18 60 69 0.870 41 -
17th  Exeter City 46 13 14 19 61 71 0.859 40 -
18th  Swindon Town 46 14 12 20 64 79 0.810 40 -
19th  Aldershot 46 12 15 19 61 77 0.792 39 -
20th  Queens Park Rangers 46 12 15 19 61 82 0.744 39 -
21st  Gillingham 46 12 15 19 55 74 0.743 39 -
22nd  Colchester United 46 12 14 20 59 76 0.776 38 -
23rd  Shrewsbury Town 46 12 12 22 68 91 0.747 36 Re Elected
24th  Walsall 46 7 10 29 56 118 0.475 24 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
46 Shrewsbury Town Re Elected to the League
41 Walsall Re Elected to the League
6 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
2 Bath City Not Elected to the League
2 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
1 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
0 Headington United Not Elected to the League
0 Worcester City Not Elected to the League

1951/52 Tables◄ 1952/53 Tables ►1953/54 Tables