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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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1Manchester United (C)422311895521.82757
2Tottenham Hotspur422291176511.49053
3Arsenal4221111080611.31153
4Portsmouth422081468581.17248
5Bolton Wanderers4219101365611.06648
6Aston Villa421991479701.12947
7Preston North End4217121374541.37046
8Newcastle United421891598731.34245
9Blackpool421891564641.00045
10Charlton Athletic4217101568631.07944
11Liverpool4212191157610.93443
12Sunderland4215121570611.14842
13West Bromwich Albion4214131574770.96141
14Burnley4215101756630.88940
15Manchester City4213131658610.95139
16Wolverhampton Wanderers4212141673731.00038
17Derby County421572063800.78837
18Middlesbrough421562164880.72736
19Chelsea421482052720.72236
20Stoke City421272349880.55731
21Huddersfield Town (R)421082449820.59828Relegation to the Second Division
22Fulham (R)428112358770.75327
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayARSASTBLPBOLBURCHACHEDERFULHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORPNESTKSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal2–14–14–21–02–12–13–14–32–20–02–21–33–11–14–13–34–13–01–16–32–2
Aston Villa1–04–01–14–10–27–14–14–11–02–01–22–52–02–22–03–22–32–10–32–03–3
Blackpool0–00–31–01–01–21–22–14–23–12–02–22–22–26–30–00–34–23–01–02–03–2
Bolton Wanderers2–15–21–01–42–13–01–22–12–11–12–11–03–10–00–31–11–11–11–13–22–2
Burnley0–12–12–01–31–01–10–11–00–20–00–01–17–12–11–00–24–00–11–16–12–2
Charlton Athletic1–30–12–01–01–01–13–33–04–02–00–02–24–33–00–24–24–02–10–33–31–0
Chelsea1–32–22–11–34–11–00–12–12–11–30–34–25–01–01–10–01–02–10–21–30–1
Derby County1–21–11–15–21–01–31–15–02–11–11–30–33–11–31–04–34–23–44–22–11–3
Fulham0–02–21–21–21–23–31–23–01–01–11–23–36–01–12–32–35–00–11–21–02–2
Huddersfield Town2–33–11–30–21–31–01–01–11–01–25–13–21–02–40–12–00–22–21–13–01–7
Liverpool0–01–21–11–13–11–11–12–04–02–11–20–01–13–00–22–22–12–21–12–51–1
Manchester City0–22–20–00–30–14–23–14–21–13–01–21–22–12–30–11–00–13–11–11–20–0
Manchester United6–11–13–11–06–13–23–02–13–21–14–01–14–22–11–31–24–00–12–05–12–0
Middlesbrough0–32–01–02–05–02–10–00–02–02–13–32–21–42–12–12–53–00–22–10–14–0
Newcastle United2–06–11–30–17–16–03–12–10–16–21–11–02–20–23–33–06–02–27–21–43–1
Portsmouth1–12–01–33–02–21–01–03–14–03–11–31–01–05–43–11–24–10–22–01–12–3
Preston North End2–02–23–12–21–23–01–00–10–15–24–01–11–20–11–22–22–04–21–11–03–0
Stoke City2–14–12–31–22–11–21–23–11–10–01–23–10–03–24–52–00–01–11–61–11–0
Sunderland4–11–31–30–20–01–14–13–02–27–13–03–01–23–11–43–10–00–10–13–31–1
Tottenham Hotspur1–22–02–02–11–12–33–25–01–01–02–31–22–03–12–13–11–02–02–03–14–2
West Bromwich Albion3–11–21–13–21–11–10–11–00–20–03–33–23–32–33–35–01–11–01–13–12–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–11–23–05–11–22–25–31–22–20–02–12–20–24–03–01–11–43–00–31–11–4
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

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1Sheffield Wednesday (C, P)42211110100661.51553Promotion to the First Division
2Cardiff City (P)4220111172541.33351
3Birmingham City422191267561.19651
4Nottingham Forest4218131177621.24249
5Leicester City421991478641.21947
6Leeds United4218111359571.03547
7Everton4217101564581.10344
8Luton Town4216121477780.98744
9Rotherham United421781773711.02842
10Brentford4215121554550.98242
11Sheffield United421851990761.18441
12West Ham United4215111667770.87041
13Southampton4215111661730.83641
14Blackburn Rovers421761954630.85740
15Notts County421671971681.04439
16Doncaster Rovers4213121755600.91738
17Bury421572067690.97137
18Hull City4213111860700.85737
19Swansea Town4212121872760.94736
20Barnsley4211141759720.81936
21Coventry City (R)421462259820.72034Relegation to the Third Division South
22Queens Park Rangers (R)4211121952810.64234
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBARBIRBLBBREBRYCARCOVDONEVEHULLEELEILUTNOTNTCQPRROTSHUSHWSOUSWAWHU
Barnsley1–21–20–03–32–01–01–11–02–23–13–31–21–12–13–10–13–45–43–12–31–1
Birmingham2–10–11–22–13–23–12–21–22–21–12–03–10–22–01–04–03–00–01–11–12–1
Blackburn Rovers2–11–43–01–20–10–13–31–01–02–32–12–13–22–04–21–11–50–00–13–13–1
Brentford1–11–01–14–01–11–01–01–02–12–11–33–31–11–00–02–04–12–31–23–11–1
Bury3–03–00–21–01–10–21–11–03–11–21–40–12–02–13–13–11–01–28–24–14–0
Cardiff City3–03–13–12–03–04–12–13–11–03–14–03–04–11–03–12–41–12–11–03–01–1
Coventry City0–01–11–22–13–02–11–22–11–44–21–35–23–30–20–02–11–10–23–13–21–2
Doncaster Rovers1–20–51–01–21–11–01–03–10–12–02–21–10–11–54–00–32–11–10–13–04–1
Everton1–11–30–21–02–23–04–11–15–02–02–01–31–01–53–03–31–03–33–02–12–0
Hull City0–00–13–04–15–00–05–02–01–03–23–11–21–41–34–13–32–10–10–05–21–1
Leeds United1–01–11–01–12–12–13–10–01–22–02–11–10–01–03–03–03–13–21–11–13–1
Leicester City1–24–02–11–11–13–03–12–11–21–01–23–33–11–14–02–05–53–13–01–13–1
Luton Town4–22–41–10–22–12–22–11–41–11–12–11–23–36–00–11–12–15–32–12–26–1
Nottingham Forest3–30–11–02–01–02–33–11–12–04–01–12–22–03–23–14–20–22–13–02–20–0
Notts County4–05–00–15–22–11–12–11–00–04–01–22–35–42–20–00–33–12–23–42–01–0
Queens Park Rangers1–10–22–13–13–21–11–40–24–41–10–01–00–04–31–42–34–22–22–11–12–0
Rotherham United4–01–23–01–14–32–00–12–01–11–14–20–20–11–22–01–03–13–34–11–32–1
Sheffield United1–24–21–11–41–06–11–22–11–24–13–05–03–01–41–01–21–07–32–25–06–1
Sheffield Wednesday2–11–12–02–02–14–23–13–14–06–01–21–04–01–16–02–13–51–33–11–12–2
Southampton1–12–02–12–14–21–12–22–01–01–10–02–02–35–24–01–13–10–11–43–21–2
Swansea Town2–14–05–11–10–21–17–11–20–23–04–11–00–31–21–12–35–03–11–21–12–1
West Ham United2–10–13–11–01–11–13–13–33–32–02–02–33–03–12–14–22–15–10–64–02–2
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

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

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGAvPtsPromotion
1Lincoln City4619228023117541292.32769Division Champions, promoted
2Grimsby Town4619225914106737312.13366
3Stockport County4612924717114827231.85059
4Oldham Athletic4619226522571125391.47557
5Gateshead4614724117741225321.34753
6Mansfield Town4617335023551323371.21752
7Carlisle United461076312496831331.08851
8Bradford Park Avenue4613645128661123361.15650
9Hartlepools United4617334719451424461.09250
10York City4616435319291220331.40449
11Tranmere Rovers4617245929441517421.07048
12Barrow4613553319471224420.93446
13Chesterfield4615714716241718500.98545
14Scunthorpe & Lindsey United46101123923451426510.87844
15Bradford City4612564032451421360.89742
16Crewe Alexandra4612654228521621540.76842
17Southport4612653622351517490.74641
18Wrexham4614544122141822510.86339
19Chester4613464630251626550.84739
20Halifax Town4611483123331730740.62935
21Rochdale4610583234181415450.59535
22Accrington Stanley466893034441531580.66332
23Darlington4610583934141825690.62131Re-elected
24Workington[a]4684113334331717570.54929
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayACCBRWBRABPACRLCHECHFCREDARGATGRIHALHARLINMANOLDROCSCUSOUSTPTRAWRKWREYOR
Accrington Stanley1–10–15–10–24–22–02–31–31–20–32–20–01–31–01–20–02–20–00–31–10–04–22–1
Barrow3–11–00–20–11–02–02–12–22–13–10–02–11–21–10–14–02–10–01–32–01–03–10–0
Bradford City1–32–22–21–21–01–00–23–11–10–23–20–21–12–15–23–01–02–12–32–01–03–23–3
Bradford Park Avenue1–13–12–10–13–03–33–22–02–03–26–11–21–10–11–01–12–22–24–22–32–15–02–1
Carlisle United4–10–11–01–00–02–32–01–10–01–22–22–11–40–03–31–13–00–22–11–00–12–02–1
Chester3–10–01–04–24–23–02–02–00–30–35–13–30–11–51–24–03–12–10–04–12–22–10–1
Chesterfield2–02–02–20–03–02–00–04–21–03–13–12–22–21–11–05–13–02–00–11–13–13–02–1
Crewe Alexandra3–31–10–13–41–11–22–13–04–21–24–14–20–21–03–11–02–21–01–02–12–02–20–0
Darlington4–51–23–13–01–21–13–00–13–20–20–22–11–12–12–22–12–31–11–22–22–12–11–0
Gateshead1–02–02–20–11–11–01–11–02–21–13–02–03–14–11–01–02–13–00–24–14–11–11–1
Grimsby Town2–11–02–13–04–12–12–00–13–02–08–12–02–31–13–14–03–24–14–01–05–01–00–0
Halifax Town0–40–11–10–01–24–10–02–34–10–13–02–01–31–01–01–02–10–11–21–03–12–01–1
Hartlepool4–23–12–12–11–02–14–13–02–01–02–16–11–12–01–11–13–13–10–10–10–11–03–2
Lincoln City2–23–02–12–02–24–15–111–17–21–00–24–14–31–24–02–04–14–02–13–07–03–23–1
Mansfield Town3–02–12–11–01–23–12–12–13–22–32–24–20–11–02–11–14–14–01–03–03–23–01–1
Oldham Athletic3–13–12–11–22–011–23–05–23–22–01–12–05–24–15–31–12–02–11–03–00–12–12–0
Rochdale3–14–11–11–10–40–52–01–06–20–30–00–23–00–11–02–21–21–00–03–22–01–50–2
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3–10–01–00–01–12–21–12–05–21–11–32–12–01–34–12–23–11–11–12–03–10–01–1
Southport0–02–21–10–02–11–04–11–13–00–22–03–22–00–30–10–01–25–10–11–04–22–12–1
Stockport County6–02–21–21–01–10–02–14–25–00–01–16–20–11–12–10–01–01–13–12–05–00–03–1
Tranmere3–13–13–11–23–23–12–01–03–05–12–31–24–12–21–10–44–33–15–12–03–13–12–0
Workington0–23–10–12–31–22–23–13–12–11–22–42–11–10–30–10–11–10–06–10–31–22–01–0
Wrexham1–02–43–03–23–13–20–34–01–12–12–02–10–04–23–11–02–01–23–00–00–10–01–1
York City6–12–13–11–00–04–21–03–02–11–01–16–23–11–03–05–01–10–10–20–11–15–14–2
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

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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]

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGAvPtsPromotion
1Plymouth Argyle4619317019105837342.01966Division Champions, promoted
2Reading46192273231011239371.86761
3Norwich City461814551588734351.78061
4Millwall461652462177928321.39658
5Brighton & Hove Albion461544572496830391.38158
6Newport County4613734526851032501.01354
7Bristol Rovers4614546020671029331.67952
8Northampton Town4617156531541428431.25749
9Southend United4616615617341619491.13648
10Colchester United4612743222551324550.72746
11Torquay United4610310534277933560.87844
12Aldershot4611484027741238620.87644
13Port Vale46111113316341617500.75843Transferred
14Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4611484230561227450.92042
15Bristol City4613644426261514430.84142
16Swindon Town469952922551322460.75042
17Ipswich Town4612474531451418430.85141
18Leyton Orient4612563926441516420.80941
19Crystal Palace469773228621529520.76339
20Shrewsbury Town[a]4611393529271427570.72136
21Watford467793437631423440.70436
22Gillingham4610764731161624500.87735
23Exeter City4610494036351525500.75635Re-elected
24Walsall4611393831221917630.58531
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALDB&BAB&HABRIBRRCOLCRYEXEGILIPSLEYMILNPCNORNWCPLYPTVREASHRSTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot1–30–21–01–31–13–04–12–11–10–12–14–00–12–01–24–10–21–12–24–01–33–12–0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–23–10–01–05–01–20–43–32–23–20–25–13–01–21–20–11–22–02–14–13–12–10–0
Brighton & Hove Albion4–20–11–11–15–14–32–10–05–13–10–01–22–02–02–32–11–01–05–04–03–45–14–1
Bristol City1–11–04–11–12–02–01–13–20–21–12–13–12–02–51–11–01–33–06–02–12–22–01–3
Bristol Rovers5–11–25–02–06–04–02–25–01–01–02–11–12–21–11–24–11–23–32–01–05–05–10–1
Colchester United0–21–10–04–12–11–21–01–01–00–12–22–12–51–11–00–04–12–21–02–00–03–21–0
Crystal Palace0–22–21–22–10–12–22–10–23–12–11–11–13–32–00–13–11–21–11–00–11–12–12–0
Exeter City0–42–22–00–00–10–00–14–22–16–10–33–40–32–41–02–01–44–22–21–24–01–03–0
Gillingham3–30–22–35–02–11–24–42–11–11–11–12–32–11–21–24–21–10–02–04–03–04–11–0
Ipswich Town2–33–15–01–11–20–21–12–41–11–03–03–13–20–22–22–04–21–04–11–52–00–13–0
Leyton Orient0–11–02–32–03–37–00–43–01–02–00–01–12–13–31–02–00–44–11–41–00–13–00–0
Millwall3–23–10–33–21–11–13–14–03–14–02–02–02–12–10–21–13–20–02–00–04–12–11–0
Newport County4–22–01–11–02–20–11–04–01–12–11–02–12–02–23–31–13–13–13–00–01–24–22–5
Northampton Town6–25–33–01–22–02–05–23–12–11–04–01–15–01–23–13–10–36–04–31–02–44–11–4
Norwich City1–22–00–11–01–05–21–01–15–02–01–01–01–22–13–02–32–13–11–02–07–08–03–0
Plymouth Argyle2–14–12–22–21–23–15–02–14–22–03–05–05–02–03–13–03–26–12–03–02–23–03–1
Port Vale4–12–21–11–01–11–12–03–01–00–03–02–14–20–00–01–00–21–00–02–22–21–01–1
Reading5–15–01–43–04–24–23–12–12–14–01–12–01–22–01–12–05–16–25–22–06–13–04–1
Shrewsbury Town5–12–01–12–02–11–02–12–12–20–23–00–11–43–10–21–32–02–10–10–11–11–22–3
Southend7–11–02–05–12–13–24–00–03–15–01–00–12–12–02–11–10–02–02–22–22–23–05–1
Swindon Town1–12–00–20–00–02–10–23–12–11–22–02–21–11–11–12–22–02–01–21–02–11–10–1
Torquay United6–12–20–11–24–23–11–55–12–12–01–12–51–21–21–23–22–30–33–21–39–01–12–0
Walsall1–02–21–12–01–01–33–01–21–01–32–41–20–13–04–02–53–02–00–42–00–02–33–1
Watford2–21–23–13–10–30–12–01–12–21–10–11–21–12–41–11–32–03–14–10–01–71–22–0
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

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

See also

References

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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