1951–52 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1951–52 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Doug Lishman (23); All: ; Doug Lishman (29)
Highest home attendance	72,164 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (29 September 1951)
Lowest home attendance	35,985 vs. Charlton Athletic (13 March 1952)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1951–52 season was Arsenal Football Club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
18 August 1951	Huddersfield Town	H	2–2	51,072
22 August 1951	Chelsea	A	3–1	59,143
25 August 1951	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	40,931
29 August 1951	Chelsea	H	2–1	45,768
1 September 1951	Sunderland	H	3–0	66,137
5 September 1951	Liverpool	H	0–0	47,483
8 September 1951	Aston Villa	A	0–1	56,860
12 September 1951	Liverpool	A	0–0	39,853
15 September 1951	Derby County	H	3–1	47,151
22 September 1951	Manchester City	A	2–0	48,418
29 September 1951	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	72,164
6 October 1951	Preston North End	A	0–2	38,321
13 October 1951	Burnley	H	1–0	45,531
20 October 1951	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1	57,031
27 October 1951	Fulham	H	4–3	51,178
3 November 1951	Middlesbrough	A	3–0	35,408
10 November 1951	West Bromwich Albion	H	6–3	52,431
17 November 1951	Newcastle United	A	0–2	61,192
24 November 1951	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–2	50,790
1 December 1951	Stoke City	A	1–2	29,363
8 December 1951	Manchester United	H	1–3	53,451
15 December 1951	Huddersfield Town	A	3–2	22,427
22 December 1951	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2	43,644
25 December 1951	Portsmouth	H	4–1	51,241
26 December 1951	Portsmouth	A	1–1	41,325
29 December 1951	Sunderland	A	1–4	47,045
5 January 1952	Aston Villa	H	2–1	51,540
19 January 1952	Derby County	A	2–1	28,791
26 January 1952	Manchester City	H	2–2	52,527
9 February 1952	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	66,438
16 February 1952	Preston North End	H	3–3	59,949
1 March 1952	Burnley	A	1–0	41,040
13 March 1952	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1	35,985
15 March 1952	Fulham	A	0–0	44,088
22 March 1952	Middlesbrough	H	3–1	50,979
11 April 1952	Blackpool	A	0–0	32,186
12 April 1952	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	47,940
14 April 1952	Blackpool	H	4–1	48,445
16 April 1952	Newcastle United	H	1–1	51,205
19 April 1952	Stoke City	H	4–1	44,962
21 April 1952	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	39,618
26 April 1952	Manchester United	A	1–6	55,516

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Norwich City.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	12 January 1952	Norwich City	A	5–0	38,964	Logie, Roper, Lishman (2), Goring
R4	2 February 1952	Barnsley	H	4–0	69,466
R5	23 February 1952	Leyton Orient	A	2–0	30,000
R6	8 March 1952	Luton Town	A	3–2	28,433
SF	5 April 1952	Chelsea	N	1–1	68,084
SF R	7 April 1952	Chelsea	N	3–0	57,450
F	3 May 1952	Newcastle United	N	0–1	100,000

References

James, Josh (18 June 2013). "All-time Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (25 August 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
"Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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[1] James, Josh (18 June 2013). "All-time Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[2] Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (25 August 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[3] "Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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