Monday 1951-02-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 4 | Manchester United | Hillsborough | 25,693 | |
| Lineups | McShane, Downie, Pearson, Rowley | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 1.676 | 41 | L | W | D | W | L | 1951-03-03 | Chelsea | H |
| 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1.634 | 40 | W | L | W | L | D | 1951-03-03 | Sunderland | A |
| 3 | 0 | Arsenal | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.487 | 37 | L | L | D | D | W | 1951-03-03 | Manchester United | A |
| 4 | 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 1.375 | 36 | W | W | W | W | W | 1951-03-03 | Arsenal | H |
| 5 | -1 | Newcastle United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 1.263 | 36 | W | D | W | L | L | 1951-03-03 | Derby County | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 1.133 | 35 | L | W | D | D | W | 1951-03-03 | Everton | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1.474 | 32 | L | L | L | D | W | 1951-03-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | 0 | Blackpool | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 1.341 | 32 | W | W | D | D | L | 1951-02-28 | Chelsea | A |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1.194 | 32 | W | D | D | L | L | 1951-03-03 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 1.111 | 31 | W | L | D | W | L | 1951-03-03 | Newcastle United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Stoke City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 0.974 | 31 | L | D | D | L | W | 1951-03-03 | Fulham | A |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 0.913 | 31 | W | L | W | W | L | 1951-03-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 0.981 | 30 | W | L | W | W | D | 1951-03-03 | Blackpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 0.776 | 28 | W | W | W | W | L | 1951-03-03 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.93 | 26 | L | W | W | D | D | 1951-03-03 | Liverpool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 0.698 | 25 | W | L | W | L | W | 1951-02-28 | Fulham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 0.75 | 24 | L | D | D | L | D | 1951-03-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 18 | 0 | Fulham | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 0.673 | 24 | L | L | L | D | W | 1951-02-28 | Everton | A |
| 19 | 0 | Chelsea | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 0.837 | 22 | D | L | D | D | W | 1951-02-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 0.614 | 21 | L | L | D | W | L | 1951-03-03 | Aston Villa | A |
| 21 | 0 | Aston Villa | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 0.824 | 20 | L | L | L | W | D | 1951-03-03 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 0.632 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1951-03-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
