Wednesday 1952-08-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Manchester United | Highbury | 58,831 | |
| Cox, Goring | Lineups | Rowley | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | The Valley | 23,855 | |
| Hurst, O'Linn | Lineups | Scoular, Harris | ||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Derby County | Stamford Bridge | 34,467 | |
| Harris (p) | Lineups | Morris | ||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Anfield Road | 46,614 | |
| Baron | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Maine Road | 33,621 | |
| Lineups | Duquemin | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | Ayresome Park | 42,159 | Largest home gate 1952-53 |
| Bell 2, Fitzsimons | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | The Hawthorns | 46,206 | |
| Lee | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Preston North End | H |
| 2 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | -3 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 8 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Stoke City | H |
| 7 | -2 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Arsenal | A |
| 8 | -4 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Manchester City | A |
| 9 | -2 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Liverpool | A |
| 10 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Newcastle United | A |
| 11 | -3 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Blackpool | A |
| 12 | -3 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 13 | -3 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 14 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | -3 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 16 | -3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Cardiff City | A |
| 17 | 5 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | 2 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 2 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Aston Villa | H |
| 20 | -4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Derby County | A |
| 21 | -3 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Manchester United | H |
| 22 | -3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Oakwell | 14,186 | |
| Lineups | Moore, Ardron | |||||
| Bury | 2 | 2 | Leeds United | Gigg Lane | 12,274 | |
| Plant, Kelly | Lineups | Iggleden, Langley | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 3 | Swansea Town | Belle Vue | 16,164 | |
| Martin, Adey | Lineups | Turnbull, Scrine 2 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Brentford | Leeds Road | 21,358 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sincil Bank | 21,042 | |
| Graver 2, Whittle, Troops | Lineups | Crossan | ||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 1 | Birmingham City | Kenilworth Road | 20,231 | |
| Lineups | Briggs | |||||
| Southampton | 2 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | The Dell | 20,099 | |
| Judd, Bates | Lineups | Tadman 2, Astall | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Brentford | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.667 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Leeds United | A |
| 5 | 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Fulham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Hull City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | 12 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 9 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | 6 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | -3 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Bury | A |
| 12 | -8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Everton | H |
| 13 | -4 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Birmingham City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Lincoln City | A |
| 16 | 3 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | West Ham United | H |
| 18 | -8 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Swansea Town | H |
| 19 | 3 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Leicester City | H |
| 20 | -6 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Rotherham United | H |
| 21 | -3 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 22 | -1 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Rotherham United | H |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | Peel Park | 7,117 | |
| Watkinson | Lineups | |||||
| Chester | 1 | 1 | York City | Sealand Road | 6,530 | |
| Richardson | Lineups | Patrick A | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 13,362 | |
| Harvey | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Barrow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Wrexham | A |
| 3 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | York City | H |
| 4 | 0 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Rochdale | H |
| 8 | 0 | Hartlepools United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Carlisle United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Gateshead | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Chester | A |
| 11 | 0 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Southport | A |
| 12 | 0 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Darlington | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Chesterfield | H |
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Barrow | H |
| 18 | 0 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 19 | 3 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Workington | H |
| 20 | 3 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 22 | -2 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 23 | -2 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Port Vale | A |
| 24 | 0 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Hartlepools United | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Recreation Ground | 7,520 | |
| Cropley | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | Selhurst Park | 15,754 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | St James Park | 12,729 | |
| Knight, Dailey | Lineups | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | Portman Road | 21,033 | Largest home gate 1952-53 |
| Garneys 2 | Lineups | Ackerman | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 3 | Southend United | County Ground | 14,276 | |
| Ryder (p) | Lineups | Anderson (p), Grant, Stubbs | ||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | Plainmoor | 10,179 | Largest home gate 1952-53 |
| Marchant | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Gillingham | A |
| 3 | -1 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 4 | 8 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 5 | 3 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Millwall | H |
| 6 | 9 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Reading | H |
| 7 | -3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 8 | -5 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Swindon Town | A |
| 9 | -3 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Colchester United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Coventry City | H |
| 11 | -4 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Walsall | A |
| 12 | -3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 6 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Watford | H |
| 14 | -3 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Southend United | H |
| 15 | 9 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Colchester United | H |
| 16 | -3 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 17 | 3 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | -4 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Reading | H |
| 19 | -3 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 20 | -3 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Walsall | A |
| 21 | -3 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1952-08-30 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 23 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Coventry City | H |
| 24 | -1 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1952-08-28 | Newport County | H |
