| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United |
| New club in League | Workington |
1952–53 → | |
The1951–52 season was the 53rd completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United 3rdEnglish title |
| Relegated | Huddersfield Town Fulham |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,490 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George Robledo (33 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle United 6–0Stoke City (18 August 1951) Newcastle United 7–1Burnley (15 September 1951) Burnley 7–1Middlesbrough (29 December 1951) Fulham 6–0Middlesbrough (19 January 1952) Newcastle United 6–0Charlton Athletic (26 January 1952) Sunderland 7–1Huddersfield Town (11 April 1952) Aston Villa 7–1Chelsea (15 April 1952) |
| Biggest away win | Huddersfield Town 1–7Wolverhampton Wanderers (29 September 1951) |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle United 7–2Tottenham Hotspur (1 September 1951) Arsenal 6–3West Bromwich Albion (10 November 1951) Blackpool 6–3Newcastle United (10 November 1951) Stoke City 4–5Newcastle United (15 December 1951) |
1952–53 → | |
After the title disappointments of the previous five seasons,Manchester United finally ended their 41-year wait for the First Division title, finishing four points ahead of their nearest rivals,Tottenham Hotspur andArsenal.
Huddersfield Town andFulham were relegated to the Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 52 | 1.827 | 57 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 51 | 1.490 | 53 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 61 | 1.311 | 53 | |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 48 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 48 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 47 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 1.370 | 46 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 1.342 | 45 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 45 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 44 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 43 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 42 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 41 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 40 | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 39 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 38 | |
| 17 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 37 | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 88 | 0.727 | 36 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 0.722 | 36 | |
| 20 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 88 | 0.557 | 31 | |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town(R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 82 | 0.598 | 28 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Fulham(R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 77 | 0.753 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHA | CHE | DER | FUL | HUD | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | POR | PNE | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Blackpool | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Burnley | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Derby County | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Fulham | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–7 | |
| Liverpool | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | |
| Manchester City | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Manchester United | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sunderland | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Promoted | Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City |
| Relegated | Coventry City Queens Park Rangers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,488 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Dooley (46 goals)[3] |
1952–53 → | |
Sheffield Wednesday were champions of the Second Division scoring exactly 100 goals in the process. After a weak start winning only three of their first eleven matches and losing 7-3 to rivalsSheffield United in September, the team found their feet and lost only one of their fourteen last matches.[4]Cardiff City finished second on equal points withBirmingham City and were promoted thanks to a better goal average.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday(C, P) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 51 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 56 | 1.196 | 51 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 49 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 64 | 1.219 | 47 | |
| 6 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 47 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 44 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 44 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 71 | 1.028 | 42 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 42 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 76 | 1.184 | 41 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 77 | 0.870 | 41 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 41 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 40 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 39 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 38 | |
| 17 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 37 | |
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 36 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | 36 | |
| 21 | Coventry City(R) | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 34 | Relegation to theThird Division South |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers(R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 34 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BRE | BRY | CAR | COV | DON | EVE | HUL | LEE | LEI | LUT | NOT | NTC | QPR | ROT | SHU | SHW | SOU | SWA | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Birmingham | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Brentford | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Everton | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Leicester City | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Luton Town | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Notts County | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Southampton | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lincoln City (3rd title) |
| Failed re-election | none |
| New club in League | Workington |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,658 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Graver (Lincoln City), 36[3] |
1952–53 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 121 | 52 | 2.327 | 69 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 45 | 2.133 | 66 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 1.850 | 59 | |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 61 | 1.475 | 57 | |
| 5 | Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 1.347 | 53 | |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 52 | |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 51 | |
| 8 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 50 | |
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 65 | 1.092 | 50 | |
| 10 | York City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 49 | |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 76 | 71 | 1.070 | 48 | |
| 12 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 46 | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 45 | |
| 14 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 65 | 74 | 0.878 | 44 | |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 42 | |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 82 | 0.768 | 42 | |
| 17 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 0.746 | 41 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 39 | |
| 19 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 85 | 0.847 | 39 | |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 97 | 0.629 | 35 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 79 | 0.595 | 35 | |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 61 | 92 | 0.663 | 32 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 103 | 0.621 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 91 | 0.549 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | BPA | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | GAT | GRI | HAL | HAR | LIN | MAN | OLD | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Barrow | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bradford City | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Chester | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 4–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gateshead | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hartlepool | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Mansfield Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 11–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Southport | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Stockport County | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Tranmere | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Workington | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| York City | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Plymouth Argyle (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,740 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Blackman (Reading), 39[3] |
1952–53 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle(C, P) | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 53 | 2.019 | 66 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Reading | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 1.867 | 61 | |
| 3 | Norwich City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 1.780 | 61 | |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 58 | |
| 6 | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 54 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 53 | 1.679 | 52 | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 | |
| 9 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 48 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 77 | 0.727 | 46 | |
| 11 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 98 | 0.878 | 44 | |
| 12 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | 44 | |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 43 | Transferred to theThird Division North |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 42 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 42 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 42 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 | |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 68 | 0.809 | 41 | |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 80 | 0.763 | 39 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 86 | 0.721 | 36 | |
| 21 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 36 | |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 0.877 | 35 | |
| 23 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 65 | 86 | 0.756 | 35 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 55 | 94 | 0.585 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | COL | CRY | EXE | GIL | IPS | LEY | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | PTV | REA | SHR | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–1 | |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 5–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Colchester United | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Exeter City | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Gillingham | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Newport County | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–5 | |
| Northampton Town | 6–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–4 | |
| Norwich City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Port Vale | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Reading | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Southend | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Torquay United | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 9–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| Watford | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 2–0 |