English Football League Tables

Season 1951-52

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1952 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Newcastle United 1 0 Arsenal D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Robledo G            
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1952 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Newcastle United 0 0 Blackburn Rovers D 2 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,000 aet
                 
D 1 Arsenal 1 1 Chelsea D 1 White Hart Lane, London 68,084
  Cox     Gray      
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1952 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Newcastle United 2 1 Blackburn Rovers D 2 Elland Road, Leeds 53,920
  Mitchell (p), Robledo G     Quigley      
D 1 Arsenal 3 0 Chelsea D 1 White Hart Lane, London 57,450
  Cox 2, Lishman            
Final Table for Season 1951-52
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 1 Manchester United 42 15 3 3 55 21 8 8 5 40 31 1.827 57 Rd 3
2 -1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 1 4 45 20 6 8 7 31 31 1.490 53 Rd 4
3 2 Arsenal 42 13 7 1 54 30 8 4 9 26 31 1.311 53Final
4 3 Portsmouth 42 13 3 5 42 25 7 5 9 26 33 1.172 48Rd 6
5 3 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 26 8 3 10 30 35 1.066 48 Rd 3
6 9 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 49 28 6 6 9 30 42 1.129 47 Rd 3
7 D 2 Preston North End 42 10 5 6 39 22 7 7 7 35 32 1.370 46 Rd 3
8 -4 Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 62 28 6 5 10 36 45 1.342 45 Win
9 -6 Blackpool 42 12 5 4 40 27 6 4 11 24 37 1.000 45 Rd 3
10 7 Charlton Athletic 42 12 5 4 41 24 5 5 11 27 39 1.079 44 Rd 3
11 -2 Liverpool 42 6 11 4 31 25 6 8 7 26 36 0.934 43 Rd 5
12 0 Sunderland 42 8 6 7 41 28 7 6 8 29 33 1.148 42 Rd 3
13 3 West Bromwich Albion 42 8 9 4 38 29 6 4 11 36 48 0.961 41 Rd 5
14 -4 Burnley 42 9 6 6 32 19 6 4 11 24 44 0.889 40Rd 6
15 D 2 Manchester City 42 7 5 9 29 28 6 8 7 29 33 0.951 39 Rd 3
16 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 6 7 40 33 4 8 9 33 40 1.000 38 Rd 4
17 -6 Derby County 42 10 4 7 43 37 5 3 13 20 43 0.788 37 Rd 3
18 -12 Middlesbrough 42 12 4 5 37 25 3 2 16 27 63 0.727 36 Rd 4
19 1 Chelsea 42 10 3 8 31 29 4 5 12 21 43 0.722 36 SF
20 -7 Stoke City 42 8 6 7 34 32 4 1 16 15 56 0.557 31 Rd 4
21 -2 Huddersfield Town 42 9 3 9 32 35 1 5 15 17 47 0.598 28 Rd 3
22 -4 Fulham 42 5 7 9 38 31 3 4 14 20 46 0.753 27 Rd 3
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 54 23 7 7 7 46 43 1.515 53 Rd 3
2 1 Cardiff City 42 18 2 1 52 15 2 9 10 20 39 1.333 51 Rd 3
3 1 Birmingham City 42 11 6 4 36 21 10 3 8 31 35 1.196 51 Rd 4
4 D 3S Nottingham Forest 42 12 6 3 41 22 6 7 8 36 40 1.242 49 Rd 3
5 9 Leicester City 42 12 6 3 48 24 7 3 11 30 40 1.219 47 Rd 3
6 -1 Leeds United 42 13 7 1 35 15 5 4 12 24 42 1.035 47 Rd 5
7 D 1 Everton 42 12 5 4 42 25 5 5 11 22 33 1.103 44 Rd 3
8 11 Luton Town 42 9 7 5 46 35 7 5 9 31 43 0.987 44Rd 6
9 D 3N Rotherham United 42 11 4 6 40 25 6 4 11 33 46 1.028 42 Rd 4
10 -1 Brentford 42 11 7 3 34 20 4 5 12 20 35 0.982 42 Rd 4
11 -3 Sheffield United 42 13 2 6 57 28 5 3 13 33 48 1.184 41Rd 6
12 1 West Ham United 42 13 5 3 48 29 2 6 13 19 48 0.870 41 Rd 4
13 -1 Southampton 42 11 6 4 40 25 4 5 12 21 48 0.836 41 Rd 3
14 -8 Blackburn Rovers 42 11 3 7 35 30 6 3 12 19 33 0.857 40 SF
15 2 Notts County 42 11 5 5 45 27 5 2 14 26 41 1.044 39 Rd 4
16 -5 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 4 8 29 28 4 8 9 26 32 0.917 38 Rd 5
17 3 Bury 42 13 2 6 43 22 2 5 14 24 47 0.971 37 Rd 3
18 -8 Hull City 42 11 5 5 44 23 2 6 13 16 47 0.857 37 Rd 4
19 -1 Swansea Town 42 10 4 7 45 26 2 8 11 27 50 0.947 36 Rd 5
20 -5 Barnsley 42 8 7 6 39 33 3 7 11 20 39 0.819 36 Rd 4
21 -14 Coventry City 42 9 5 7 36 33 5 1 15 23 49 0.720 34 Rd 4
22 -6 Queens Park Rangers 42 8 8 5 35 35 3 4 14 17 46 0.642 34 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 4 Lincoln City 46 19 2 2 80 23 11 7 5 41 29 2.327 69 Rd 3
2 D 2 Grimsby Town 46 19 2 2 59 14 10 6 7 37 31 2.133 66 Rd 2
3 7 Stockport County 46 12 9 2 47 17 11 4 8 27 23 1.850 59 Rd 1
4 11 Oldham Athletic 46 19 2 2 65 22 5 7 11 25 39 1.475 57 Rd 2
5 3 Gateshead 46 14 7 2 41 17 7 4 12 25 32 1.347 53 Rd 4
6 -4 Mansfield Town 46 17 3 3 50 23 5 5 13 23 37 1.217 52 Rd 1
7 -4 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 31 24 9 6 8 31 33 1.088 51 Rd 1
8 -2 Bradford 46 13 6 4 51 28 6 6 11 23 36 1.156 50 Rd 4
9 7 Hartlepools United 46 17 3 3 47 19 4 5 14 24 46 1.092 50 Rd 3
10 7 York City 46 16 4 3 53 19 2 9 12 20 33 1.404 49 Rd 1
11 -7 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 2 4 59 29 4 4 15 17 42 1.070 48 Rd 4
12 7 Barrow 46 13 5 5 33 19 4 7 12 24 42 0.934 46 Rd 1
13 D 2 Chesterfield 46 15 7 1 47 16 2 4 17 18 50 0.985 45 Rd 2
14 -2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 10 11 2 39 23 4 5 14 26 51 0.878 44 Rd 3
15 -8 Bradford City 46 12 5 6 40 32 4 5 14 21 36 0.897 42 Rd 2
16 -7 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 6 5 42 28 5 2 16 21 54 0.768 42 Rd 1
17 4 Southport 46 12 6 5 36 22 3 5 15 17 49 0.746 41 Rd 2
18 -4 Wrexham 46 14 5 4 41 22 1 4 18 22 51 0.863 39 Rd 2
19 -6 Chester 46 13 4 6 46 30 2 5 16 26 55 0.847 39 Rd 3
20 2 Halifax Town 46 11 4 8 31 23 3 3 17 30 74 0.629 35 Rd 1
21 -10 Rochdale 46 10 5 8 32 34 1 8 14 15 45 0.595 35 Rd 3
22 1 Accrington Stanley 46 6 8 9 30 34 4 4 15 31 58 0.663 32 Rd 1
23 -5 Darlington 46 10 5 8 39 34 1 4 18 25 69 0.621 31 Rd 1
24 NEL Workington 46 8 4 11 33 34 3 3 17 17 57 0.549 29 Rd 3
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 3 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 3 1 70 19 10 5 8 37 34 2.019 66 Rd 1
2 1 Reading 46 19 2 2 73 23 10 1 12 39 37 1.867 61 Rd 3
3 -1 Norwich City 46 18 1 4 55 15 8 8 7 34 35 1.780 61 Rd 3
4 1 Millwall 46 16 5 2 46 21 7 7 9 28 32 1.396 58 Rd 2
5 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 4 4 57 24 9 6 8 30 39 1.381 58 Rd 1
6 5 Newport County 46 13 7 3 45 26 8 5 10 32 50 1.013 54 Rd 3
7 -1 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 60 20 6 7 10 29 33 1.679 52 Rd 4
8 13 Northampton Town 46 17 1 5 65 31 5 4 14 28 43 1.257 49 Rd 1
9 -2 Southend United 46 16 6 1 56 17 3 4 16 19 49 1.136 48 Rd 5
10 6 Colchester United 46 12 7 4 32 22 5 5 13 24 55 0.727 46 Rd 3
11 9 Torquay United 46 10 3 10 53 42 7 7 9 33 56 0.878 44 Rd 2
12 6 Aldershot 46 11 4 8 40 27 7 4 12 38 62 0.876 44 Rd 2
13 -1 Port Vale 46 11 11 1 33 16 3 4 16 17 50 0.758 43 Rd 1
14 -5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 11 4 8 42 30 5 6 12 27 45 0.920 42 Rd 1
15 -5 Bristol City 46 13 6 4 44 26 2 6 15 14 43 0.841 42 Rd 2
16 1 Swindon Town 46 9 9 5 29 22 5 5 13 22 46 0.750 42 Rd 5
17 -9 Ipswich Town 46 12 4 7 45 31 4 5 14 18 43 0.851 41 Rd 3
18 1 Leyton Orient 46 12 5 6 39 26 4 4 15 16 42 0.809 41 Rd 5
19 5 Crystal Palace 46 9 7 7 32 28 6 2 15 29 52 0.763 39 Rd 1
20 D 3N Shrewsbury Town 46 11 3 9 35 29 2 7 14 27 57 0.721 36 Rd 1
21 2 Watford 46 7 7 9 34 37 6 3 14 23 44 0.704 36 Rd 2
22 0 Gillingham 46 10 7 6 47 31 1 6 16 24 50 0.877 35 Rd 2
23 -9 Exeter City 46 10 4 9 40 36 3 5 15 25 50 0.756 35 Rd 2
24 -9 Walsall 46 11 3 9 38 31 2 2 19 17 63 0.585 31 Rd 1

 

1952 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Darlington 5,044 Rd 1 49 Re-elected
D 3N Workington 6,679 Rd 3 40 Re-elected
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 9 Failed
Lan Nelson Rd 1 0 Failed
Lan New Brighton Q4 0 Failed
NEL North Shields Q4 0 Failed
1952 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Exeter City 8,321 Rd 2 47 Re-elected
D 3S Walsall 7,084 Rd 1 45 Re-elected
SL Worcester City Q1 3 Failed
SL Bath City Q4 1 Failed
SL Merthyr Tydfil Rd 1 1 Failed
ML Peterborough United Q4 1 Failed
SL Headington United Q2 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Q4 0 Failed