1952–53 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1952–53
Champions	Sheffield United (1st title)
Promoted	Huddersfield Town
Relegated	Barnsley,; Southampton
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,535 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arthur Rowley (Leicester City), 39
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1952–53
Champions	Arsenal (7th English title)
Relegated	Stoke City,; Derby County
FA Cup winners	Blackpool (1st and only FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,508 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Charlie Wayman (Preston North End), 23
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The Football League
Season	1952–53
Champions	Arsenal
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–1953 season was the 54th completed season of The Football League.

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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	15	3	3	60	30	6	9	6	37	34	97	64	1.516	+33	54
2	Preston North End	42	15	3	3	46	25	6	9	6	39	35	85	60	1.417	+25	54
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	5	3	54	27	6	8	7	32	36	86	63	1.365	+23	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	3	5	35	19	8	5	8	31	41	66	60	1.100	+6	50
5	Charlton Athletic	42	12	8	1	47	22	7	3	11	30	41	77	63	1.222	+14	49
6	Burnley	42	11	6	4	36	20	7	6	8	31	32	67	52	1.288	+15	48
7	Blackpool	42	13	5	3	45	22	6	4	11	26	48	71	70	1.014	+1	47
8	Manchester United	42	11	5	5	35	30	7	5	9	34	42	69	72	0.958	–3	46
9	Sunderland	42	11	9	1	42	27	4	4	13	26	55	68	82	0.829	–14	43
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	6	4	55	37	4	5	12	23	32	78	69	1.130	+9	41
11	Aston Villa	42	9	7	5	36	23	5	6	10	27	38	63	61	1.033	+2	41
12	Cardiff City	42	7	8	6	32	17	7	4	10	22	29	54	46	1.174	+8	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	12	5	4	46	27	2	6	13	24	50	70	77	0.909	–7	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	9	4	8	39	35	6	5	10	22	34	61	69	0.884	–8	39
15	Portsmouth	42	10	6	5	44	34	4	4	13	30	49	74	83	0.892	–9	38
16	Newcastle United	42	9	5	7	34	33	5	4	12	25	37	59	70	0.843	–11	37
17	Liverpool	42	10	6	5	36	28	4	2	15	25	54	61	82	0.744	–21	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	8	6	7	35	32	4	5	12	27	40	62	72	0.861	–10	35
19	Chelsea	42	10	4	7	35	24	2	7	12	21	42	56	66	0.848	–10	35
20	Manchester City	42	12	2	7	45	28	2	5	14	27	59	72	87	0.828	–15	35
21	Stoke City	42	10	4	7	35	26	2	6	13	18	40	53	66	0.803	–13	34
22	Derby County	42	9	6	6	41	29	2	4	15	18	45	59	74	0.797	–15	32

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1952–1953 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1952–1953

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield United	42	15	3	3	60	27	10	7	4	37	28	97	55	1.764	+42	60
2	Huddersfield Town	42	14	4	3	51	14	10	6	5	33	19	84	33	2.545	+51	58
3	Luton Town	42	15	1	5	53	17	7	7	7	31	32	84	49	1.714	+35	52
4	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	5	4	37	24	8	4	9	28	36	65	60	1.083	+5	49
5	Leicester City	42	13	6	2	55	29	5	6	10	34	45	89	74	1.203	+15	48
6	Birmingham City	42	11	3	7	44	38	8	7	6	27	28	71	66	1.076	+5	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	11	5	5	46	32	7	3	11	31	35	77	67	1.149	+10	44
8	Fulham	42	14	1	6	52	28	3	9	9	29	43	81	71	1.141	+10	44
9	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	4	5	40	20	6	4	11	28	45	68	65	1.046	+3	44
10	Leeds United	42	13	4	4	42	24	1	11	9	29	39	71	63	1.127	+8	43
11	Swansea Town	42	10	9	2	45	26	5	3	13	33	55	78	81	0.963	–3	42
12	Rotherham United	42	9	7	5	41	30	7	2	12	34	44	75	74	1.014	+1	41
13	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	9	3	26	17	3	7	11	32	47	58	64	0.906	–6	40
14	West Ham United	42	9	5	7	38	28	4	8	9	20	32	58	60	0.967	–2	39
15	Lincoln City	42	9	9	3	41	26	2	8	11	23	45	64	71	0.901	–7	39
16	Everton	42	9	8	4	38	23	3	6	12	33	52	71	75	0.947	–4	38
17	Brentford	42	8	8	5	38	29	5	3	13	21	47	59	76	0.776	–15	37
18	Hull City	42	11	6	4	36	19	3	2	16	21	50	57	69	0.826	–12	36
19	Notts County	42	11	5	5	41	31	3	3	15	19	57	60	88	0.682	–28	36
20	Bury	42	10	6	5	33	30	3	3	15	20	51	53	81	0.654	–28	35
21	Southampton	42	5	7	9	45	44	5	6	10	23	41	68	85	0.800	–17	33
22	Barnsley	42	4	4	13	31	46	1	4	16	16	62	47	108	0.435	–61	18

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1952–1953 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1952–1953

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season	1952–53
Champions	Oldham Athletic (1st title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,604 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Whitehouse (Carlisle United), 29 ^[4]
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oldham Athletic	46	15	4	4	48	21	7	11	5	29	24	77	45	1.711	+32	59
2	Port Vale	46	13	9	1	41	10	7	9	7	26	25	67	35	1.914	+32	58
3	Wrexham	46	18	3	2	59	24	6	5	12	27	42	86	66	1.303	+20	56
4	York City	46	14	5	4	35	16	6	8	9	25	29	60	45	1.333	+15	53
5	Grimsby Town	46	15	5	3	47	19	6	5	12	28	40	75	59	1.271	+16	52
6	Southport	46	16	4	3	42	18	4	7	12	21	42	63	60	1.050	+3	51
7	Bradford Park Avenue	46	10	8	5	37	23	9	4	10	38	38	75	61	1.230	+14	50
8	Gateshead	46	13	6	4	51	24	4	9	10	25	36	76	60	1.267	+16	49
9	Carlisle United	46	13	7	3	57	24	5	6	12	25	44	82	68	1.206	+14	49
10	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	5	5	46	28	7	3	13	24	40	70	68	1.029	+2	48
11	Stockport County	46	13	8	2	61	26	4	5	14	21	43	82	69	1.188	+13	47
12	Chesterfield	46	13	6	4	40	23	5	5	13	25	40	65	63	1.032	+2	47
13	Tranmere Rovers	46	16	4	3	45	16	5	1	17	20	47	65	63	1.032	+2	47
14	Halifax Town	46	13	5	5	47	31	3	10	10	21	37	68	68	1.000	±0	47
15	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	46	10	6	7	38	21	6	8	9	24	35	62	56	1.107	+6	46
16	Bradford City	46	14	7	2	54	29	0	11	12	21	51	75	80	0.938	–5	46
17	Hartlepools United	46	14	6	3	39	16	2	8	13	18	45	57	61	0.934	–4	46
18	Mansfield Town	46	11	9	3	34	25	5	5	13	21	37	55	62	0.887	–7	46
19	Barrow	46	15	6	2	48	20	1	6	16	18	51	66	71	0.930	–5	44
20	Chester	46	10	7	6	39	27	1	8	14	25	58	64	85	0.753	–21	37
21	Darlington	46	13	4	6	33	27	1	2	20	25	69	58	96	0.604	–38	34
22	Rochdale	46	12	5	6	41	27	2	0	21	21	56	62	83	0.747	–21	33
23	Workington	46	9	5	9	40	33	2	5	16	15	58	55	91	0.604	–36	32
24	Accrington Stanley	46	7	9	7	25	29	1	2	20	14	60	39	89	0.438	–50	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

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Third Division North maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1952–1953

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season	1952–53
Champions	Bristol Rovers (1st title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,745 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Geoff Bradford (Bristol Rovers), 33 ^[4]
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	46	17	4	2	55	19	9	8	6	37	27	92	46	2.000	+36	64
2	Millwall	46	14	7	2	46	16	10	7	6	36	28	82	44	1.864	+38	62
3	Northampton Town	46	18	4	1	75	30	8	6	9	34	40	109	70	1.557	+39	62
4	Norwich City	46	16	6	1	56	17	9	4	10	43	38	99	55	1.800	+44	60
5	Bristol City	46	13	8	2	62	28	9	7	7	33	33	95	61	1.557	+34	59
6	Coventry City	46	15	5	3	52	22	4	7	12	25	40	77	62	1.242	+15	50
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	12	6	5	48	30	7	6	10	33	45	81	75	1.080	+6	50
8	Southend United	46	15	5	3	41	21	3	8	12	28	53	69	74	0.932	–5	49
9	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	15	3	5	49	23	4	6	13	25	46	74	69	1.072	+5	47
10	Watford	46	12	8	3	39	21	3	9	11	23	42	62	63	0.984	–1	47
11	Reading	46	17	3	3	53	18	2	5	16	16	46	69	64	1.078	+5	46
12	Torquay United	46	15	4	4	61	28	3	5	15	26	60	87	88	0.989	–1	45
13	Crystal Palace	46	12	7	4	40	26	3	6	14	26	56	66	82	0.805	–16	43
14	Leyton Orient	46	12	7	4	52	28	4	3	16	16	45	68	73	0.932	–5	42
15	Newport County	46	12	4	7	43	34	4	6	13	27	48	70	82	0.854	–12	42
16	Ipswich Town	46	10	7	6	34	28	3	8	12	26	41	60	69	0.870	–9	41
17	Exeter City	46	11	8	4	40	24	2	6	15	21	47	61	71	0.859	–10	40
18	Swindon Town	46	9	5	9	38	33	5	7	11	26	46	64	79	0.810	–15	40
19	Aldershot	46	8	8	7	36	29	4	7	12	25	48	61	77	0.792	–16	39
20	Queens Park Rangers	46	9	9	5	37	34	3	6	14	24	48	61	82	0.744	–21	39
21	Gillingham	46	10	7	6	30	26	2	8	13	25	48	55	74	0.743	–19	39
22	Colchester United	46	9	9	5	40	29	3	5	15	19	47	59	76	0.776	–17	38
23	Shrewsbury Town	46	11	5	7	38	35	1	7	15	30	56	68	91	0.747	–23	36
24	Walsall	46	5	9	9	35	46	2	1	20	21	72	56	118	0.475	–62	24

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

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Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1952–1953

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1952–1953

References

^ "England 1952-53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ Obituary: Charlie Wayman: Small centre-forward, lethal in front of goal [1]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.

[rsssf-1] "England 1952-53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[3] Obituary: Charlie Wayman: Small centre-forward, lethal in front of goal [1]

[topscorers-4] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division North

Third Division North results

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Third Division South results

Third Division South maps

See also

References