1951–52 in English football

The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in England.

Merthyr and Ipswich play in the 1951–52 FA Cup
Football in England
Season1951–52
Men's football
First DivisionManchester United
Second DivisionSheffield Wednesday
FA CupNewcastle United
England

Overview

Four years after guiding them to glory in the FA Cup, Matt Busby guided Manchester United to their first league title triumph in 41 years. While still captained by Johnny Carey and featuring several other players from the 1948 FA Cup winning team, Busby was now giving regular action to young players including Roger Byrne, Johnny Berry and Jackie Blanchflower, and had already invested in the future by making a move for the young goalkeeper Ray Wood.

Tottenham Hotspur, the previous season's champions, had to settle for second place this season.

Newcastle United retained the FA Cup, the centrepiece of their team being the forward line-up of Jackie Milburn and the Chilean brothers George and Ted Robledo.

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionManchester United (3)Tottenham Hotspur
Second DivisionSheffield WednesdayCardiff City
Third Division NorthLincoln CityGrimsby Town
Third Division SouthPlymouth ArgyleReading
FA CupNewcastle United (5)Arsenal
Charity ShieldTottenham HotspurNewcastle United
Home ChampionshipShared by  England &  Wales

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League
Main article: 1951–52 Football League

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 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 42 10 8 24 49 82 0.598 28 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Fulham 42 8 11 23 58 77 0.753 27
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 11 10 100 66 1.515 53 Promoted to the First Division
2 Cardiff City 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 42 14 6 22 59 82 0.720 34 Relegated to the Third Division South
22 Queens Park Rangers 42 11 12 19 52 81 0.642 34
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division North
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln City 46 30 9 7 121 52 2.327 69 Promoted to the Second 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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division South
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 29 8 9 107 53 2.019 66 Promoted to the Second 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 the Third 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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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