1951–52 Football League

The 1951–52 season was the 53rd completed season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1951–52
ChampionsManchester United
New club in LeagueWorkington

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.[2]

First Division
First Division
Season1951–52
ChampionsManchester United
3rd English title
RelegatedHuddersfield Town
Fulham
Matches played462
Goals scored1,490 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Robledo
(33 goals)[3]
Biggest home winNewcastle United 6–0 Stoke City
(18 August 1951)
Newcastle United 7–1 Burnley
(15 September 1951)
Burnley 7–1 Middlesbrough
(29 December 1951)
Fulham 6–0 Middlesbrough
(19 January 1952)
Newcastle United 6–0 Charlton Athletic
(26 January 1952)
Sunderland 7–1 Huddersfield Town
(11 April 1952)
Aston Villa 7–1 Chelsea
(15 April 1952)
Biggest away winHuddersfield Town 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(29 September 1951)
Highest scoringNewcastle United 7–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(1 September 1951)
Arsenal 6–3 West Bromwich Albion
(10 November 1951)
Blackpool 6–3 Newcastle United
(10 November 1951)
Stoke City 4–5 Newcastle United
(15 December 1951)

After the title disappointments of the previous five seasons, Manchester United finally ended their 41-year wait for the First Division title, finishing four points ahead of their nearest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Huddersfield Town and Fulham were relegated to the Second Division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
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
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 (R) 42 10 8 24 49 82 0.598 28 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Fulham (R) 42 8 11 23 58 77 0.753 27
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BLP BOL BUR CHA CHE DER FUL HUD LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR PNE STK SUN TOT WBA WOL
Arsenal 2–1 4–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–3 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–3 4–1 3–0 1–1 6–3 2–2
Aston Villa 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 7–1 4–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–5 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–3
Blackpool 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–3 0–0 0–3 4–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–2
Bolton Wanderers 2–1 5–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–2
Burnley 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 7–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 6–1 2–2
Charlton Athletic 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–3 3–0 0–2 4–2 4–0 2–1 0–3 3–3 1–0
Chelsea 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 4–2 5–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–1
Derby County 1–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–3 4–2 3–4 4–2 2–1 1–3
Fulham 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–3 6–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2
Huddersfield Town 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 5–1 3–2 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–7
Liverpool 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–5 1–1
Manchester City 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 4–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Manchester United 6–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 6–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 5–1 2–0
Middlesbrough 0–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 2–5 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 4–0
Newcastle United 2–0 6–1 1–3 0–1 7–1 6–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 6–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–3 3–0 6–0 2–2 7–2 1–4 3–1
Portsmouth 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 5–4 3–1 1–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–3
Preston North End 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 3–0
Stoke City 2–1 4–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–2 4–5 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–6 1–1 1–0
Sunderland 4–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–2 7–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–2
West Bromwich Albion 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–3 3–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 1–2 3–0 5–1 1–2 2–2 5–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–4 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1950–1951
Locations of the Football League First Division 1951–1952 teams

Second Division
Second Division
Season1951–52
ChampionsSheffield Wednesday
PromotedSheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City
RelegatedCoventry City
Queens Park Rangers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,488 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerDerek Dooley
(46 goals)[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday (C, P) 42 21 11 10 100 66 1.515 53 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 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 (R) 42 14 6 22 59 82 0.720 34 Relegation to the Third Division South
22 Queens Park Rangers (R) 42 11 12 19 52 81 0.642 34
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BAR BIR BLB BRE BRY CAR COV DON EVE HUL LEE LEI LUT NOT NTC QPR ROT SHU SHW SOU SWA WHU
Barnsley 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–4 5–4 3–1 2–3 1–1
Birmingham 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Blackburn Rovers 2–1 1–4 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–5 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–1
Brentford 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–3 1–2 3–1 1–1
Bury 3–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 8–2 4–1 4–0
Cardiff City 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1
Coventry City 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 4–2 1–3 5–2 3–3 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–2
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 0–5 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–5 4–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 4–1
Everton 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–5 3–0 3–3 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 2–0
Hull City 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 5–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–3 4–1 3–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 5–2 1–1
Leeds United 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Leicester City 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 5–5 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Luton Town 4–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 6–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 5–3 2–1 2–2 6–1
Nottingham Forest 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 4–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0
Notts County 4–0 5–0 0–1 5–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–2 2–3 5–4 2–2 0–0 0–3 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–0 1–0
Queens Park Rangers 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 4–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–3 1–4 2–3 4–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0
Rotherham United 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–3 4–1 1–3 2–1
Sheffield United 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 6–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 5–0 3–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 7–3 2–2 5–0 6–1
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 6–0 2–1 3–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2
Southampton 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–3 5–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–4 3–2 1–2
Swansea Town 2–1 4–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 7–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1
West Ham United 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 5–1 0–6 4–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1950–1951
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1951–1952 teams

Third Division North
Football League
Third Division North
Season1951–52
ChampionsLincoln City (3rd title)
Failed re-electionnone
New club in LeagueWorkington
Matches played552
Goals scored1,658 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy Graver (Lincoln City), 36 [3]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Lincoln City 46 19 2 2 80 23 11 7 5 41 29 2.327 69 Division Champions, promoted
2 Grimsby Town 46 19 2 2 59 14 10 6 7 37 31 2.133 66
3 Stockport County 46 12 9 2 47 17 11 4 8 27 23 1.850 59
4 Oldham Athletic 46 19 2 2 65 22 5 7 11 25 39 1.475 57
5 Gateshead 46 14 7 2 41 17 7 4 12 25 32 1.347 53
6 Mansfield Town 46 17 3 3 50 23 5 5 13 23 37 1.217 52
7 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 31 24 9 6 8 31 33 1.088 51
8 Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 6 4 51 28 6 6 11 23 36 1.156 50
9 Hartlepools United 46 17 3 3 47 19 4 5 14 24 46 1.092 50
10 York City 46 16 4 3 53 19 2 9 12 20 33 1.404 49
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 2 4 59 29 4 4 15 17 42 1.070 48
12 Barrow 46 13 5 5 33 19 4 7 12 24 42 0.934 46
13 Chesterfield 46 15 7 1 47 16 2 4 17 18 50 0.985 45
14 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 10 11 2 39 23 4 5 14 26 51 0.878 44
15 Bradford City 46 12 5 6 40 32 4 5 14 21 36 0.897 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 6 5 42 28 5 2 16 21 54 0.768 42
17 Southport 46 12 6 5 36 22 3 5 15 17 49 0.746 41
18 Wrexham 46 14 5 4 41 22 1 4 18 22 51 0.863 39
19 Chester 46 13 4 6 46 30 2 5 16 26 55 0.847 39
20 Halifax Town 46 11 4 8 31 23 3 3 17 30 74 0.629 35
21 Rochdale 46 10 5 8 32 34 1 8 14 15 45 0.595 35
22 Accrington Stanley 46 6 8 9 30 34 4 4 15 31 58 0.663 32
23 Darlington 46 10 5 8 39 34 1 4 18 25 69 0.621 31 Re-elected
24 Workington[lower-alpha 1] 46 8 4 11 33 34 3 3 17 17 57 0.549 29
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. New club in the league; elected from North Eastern League

Results
Home \ Away ACC BRW BRA BPA CRL CHE CHF CRE DAR GAT GRI HAL HAR LIN MAN OLD ROC SCU SOU STP TRA WRK WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley 1–1 0–1 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–3 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–1
Barrow 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0
Bradford City 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 5–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–3
Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 6–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–2 2–3 2–1 5–0 2–1
Carlisle United 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 3–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1
Chester 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 4–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–3 5–1 3–3 0–1 1–5 1–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1
Chesterfield 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1
Crewe Alexandra 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–2 4–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0
Darlington 4–5 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0
Gateshead 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 1–1
Grimsby Town 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 8–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 0–0
Halifax Town 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–3 4–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1
Hartlepool 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 6–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2
Lincoln City 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 5–1 11–1 7–2 1–0 0–2 4–1 4–3 1–2 4–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 7–0 3–2 3–1
Mansfield Town 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 2–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 11–2 3–0 5–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–2 4–1 5–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0
Rochdale 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–5 2–0 1–0 6–2 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–5 0–2
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Southport 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 5–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–1
Stockport County 6–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 5–0 0–0 1–1 6–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–0 0–0 3–1
Tranmere 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–3 3–1 5–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0
Workington 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 6–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–0
Wrexham 1–0 2–4 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
York City 6–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 5–1 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1951–1952

Third Division South
Football League
Third Division South
Season1951–52
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle (2nd title)
Failed re-electionnone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,740 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerRonnie Blackman (Reading), 39 [3]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 3 1 70 19 10 5 8 37 34 2.019 66 Division Champions, promoted
2 Reading 46 19 2 2 73 23 10 1 12 39 37 1.867 61
3 Norwich City 46 18 1 4 55 15 8 8 7 34 35 1.780 61
4 Millwall 46 16 5 2 46 21 7 7 9 28 32 1.396 58
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 4 4 57 24 9 6 8 30 39 1.381 58
6 Newport County 46 13 7 3 45 26 8 5 10 32 50 1.013 54
7 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 60 20 6 7 10 29 33 1.679 52
8 Northampton Town 46 17 1 5 65 31 5 4 14 28 43 1.257 49
9 Southend United 46 16 6 1 56 17 3 4 16 19 49 1.136 48
10 Colchester United 46 12 7 4 32 22 5 5 13 24 55 0.727 46
11 Torquay United 46 10 3 10 53 42 7 7 9 33 56 0.878 44
12 Aldershot 46 11 4 8 40 27 7 4 12 38 62 0.876 44
13 Port Vale 46 11 11 1 33 16 3 4 16 17 50 0.758 43 Transferred
14 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 11 4 8 42 30 5 6 12 27 45 0.920 42
15 Bristol City 46 13 6 4 44 26 2 6 15 14 43 0.841 42
16 Swindon Town 46 9 9 5 29 22 5 5 13 22 46 0.750 42
17 Ipswich Town 46 12 4 7 45 31 4 5 14 18 43 0.851 41
18 Leyton Orient 46 12 5 6 39 26 4 4 15 16 42 0.809 41
19 Crystal Palace 46 9 7 7 32 28 6 2 15 29 52 0.763 39
20 Shrewsbury Town[lower-alpha 1] 46 11 3 9 35 29 2 7 14 27 57 0.721 36
21 Watford 46 7 7 9 34 37 6 3 14 23 44 0.704 36
22 Gillingham 46 10 7 6 47 31 1 6 16 24 50 0.877 35
23 Exeter City 46 10 4 9 40 36 3 5 15 25 50 0.756 35 Re-elected
24 Walsall 46 11 3 9 38 31 2 2 19 17 63 0.585 31
Source:
Notes:
  1. Shrewsbury Town had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

Results
Home \ Away ALD B&BA B&HA BRI BRR COL CRY EXE GIL IPS LEY MIL NPC NOR NWC PLY PTV REA SHR STD SWI TOR WAL WAT
Aldershot 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 1–2 0–4 3–3 2–2 3–2 0–2 5–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 4–3 2–1 0–0 5–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 5–0 4–0 3–4 5–1 4–1
Bristol City 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–5 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 6–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–3
Bristol Rovers 5–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 6–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 3–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 5–1 0–1
Colchester United 0–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0
Crystal Palace 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Exeter City 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 6–1 0–3 3–4 0–3 2–4 1–0 2–0 1–4 4–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–0 3–0
Gillingham 3–3 0–2 2–3 5–0 2–1 1–2 4–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 1–0
Ipswich Town 2–3 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–0 4–1 1–5 2–0 0–1 3–0
Leyton Orient 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 3–3 7–0 0–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 0–4 4–1 1–4 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0
Millwall 3–2 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–0
Newport County 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 4–2 2–5
Northampton Town 6–2 5–3 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 5–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–3 6–0 4–3 1–0 2–4 4–1 1–4
Norwich City 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 7–0 8–0 3–0
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 5–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 3–0 5–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 6–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–1
Port Vale 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–1
Reading 5–1 5–0 1–4 3–0 4–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–2 5–2 2–0 6–1 3–0 4–1
Shrewsbury Town 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3
Southend 7–1 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 0–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–0 5–1
Swindon Town 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Torquay United 6–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–5 5–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–5 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–3 0–3 3–2 1–3 9–0 1–1 2–0
Walsall 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–5 3–0 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–3 3–1
Watford 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–7 1–2 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1950–1951
Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1951–1952

See also

References
  1. "England 1951-52". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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