1952–53 Football League

The Football League
Season 1952–53
Champions Arsenal

The 19521953 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

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 1508 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Charlie Wayman (Preston North End), 23 [3][4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Arsenal4215336030696373497641.516+3354
2Preston North End 4215334625696393585601.417+2554
3Wolverhampton Wanderers 4213535427687323686631.365+2351
4West Bromwich Albion 4213353519858314166601.100+650
5Charlton Athletic 42128147227311304177631.222+1449
6Burnley 4211643620768313267521.288+1548
7Blackpool 42135345226411264871701.014+147
8Manchester United 4211553530759344269720.958–346
9Sunderland 42119142274413265568820.829–1443
10Tottenham Hotspur 42116455374512233278691.130+941
11Aston Villa 4297536235610273863611.033+241
12Cardiff City 4278632177410222954461.174+840
13Middlesbrough 42125446272613245070770.909–739
14Bolton Wanderers 4294839356510223461690.884–839
15Portsmouth 42106544344413304974830.892–938
16Newcastle United 4295734335412253759700.843–1137
17Liverpool 42106536284215255461820.744–2136
18Sheffield Wednesday 4286735324512274062720.861–1035
19Chelsea 42104735242712214256660.848–1035
20Manchester City 42122745282514275972870.828–1535
21Stoke City 42104735262613184053660.803–1334
22Derby County 4296641292415184559740.797–1532

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

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLPBOLBURCARCHACHEDERLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORPNESHWSTKSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 31 31 41 32 01 34 20 62 53 31 21 21 30 31 11 22 31 12 40 22 53
Aston Villa 12 15 11 20 20 11 11 30 40 00 33 10 01 60 10 43 11 30 03 11 01
Blackpool 32 11 30 42 01 84 31 21 31 41 00 11 02 32 11 01 11 20 20 20 20
Bolton Wanderers 46 00 40 12 01 12 11 20 22 10 21 53 42 05 03 11 21 50 23 01 21
Burnley 11 10 01 01 00 20 11 12 20 21 21 01 21 32 22 11 32 51 32 50 00
Cardiff City 00 12 22 10 00 01 33 20 40 60 12 11 00 01 02 40 20 41 00 12 00
Charlton Athletic 22 51 20 20 00 31 22 31 32 12 22 20 00 22 21 30 51 31 32 00 22
Chelsea 11 40 40 10 02 02 01 11 30 31 23 11 12 20 53 10 00 32 21 02 12
Derby County 20 01 11 43 13 11 11 32 32 50 23 33 02 30 01 21 40 31 00 11 23
Liverpool 15 02 22 00 11 21 12 20 11 01 12 41 53 11 22 10 32 20 21 30 21
Manchester City 24 41 50 12 00 22 51 40 10 02 21 51 21 21 02 31 21 25 01 01 31
Manchester United 00 31 21 10 13 14 32 20 10 31 11 32 22 10 52 11 02 01 32 22 03
Middlesbrough 20 10 51 12 22 30 10 40 10 23 54 50 21 32 11 22 00 12 04 42 11
Newcastle United 22 21 01 23 00 30 32 21 10 12 20 12 10 10 43 15 12 22 11 35 11
Portsmouth 22 11 02 31 21 02 11 20 22 31 21 20 14 51 25 52 11 52 21 12 22
Preston North End 20 13 42 22 21 23 21 21 30 11 62 05 30 21 40 10 30 32 10 10 11
Sheffield Wednesday 14 22 20 11 24 20 03 10 20 02 11 00 20 22 34 11 10 40 20 45 23
Stoke City 11 14 40 12 13 00 10 11 12 31 21 31 10 10 24 00 13 30 20 51 12
Sunderland 31 22 11 20 21 42 21 21 21 31 33 22 11 02 11 22 21 11 11 10 52
Tottenham Hotspur 13 11 40 11 21 21 20 23 52 31 33 12 71 32 33 44 21 10 22 34 32
West Bromwich Albion 20 32 01 01 12 10 31 01 22 30 21 31 30 10 20 21 01 32 11 21 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 21 25 31 51 10 12 22 31 30 73 62 33 20 41 02 31 30 11 00 20

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

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

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1952–53
Champions Sheffield United (1st title)
Promoted Huddersfield Town
Relegated Barnsley,
Southampton
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1535 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Arthur Rowley (Leicester City), 39 [4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Sheffield United42153360271074372897551.764+4260
2Huddersfield Town 42144351141065331984332.545+5158
3Luton Town 4215155317777313284491.714+3552
4Plymouth Argyle 4212543724849283665601.083+549
5Leicester City 42136255295610344589741.203+1548
6Birmingham City 4211374438876272871661.076+548
7Nottingham Forest 42115546327311313577671.149+1044
8Fulham 4214165228399294381711.141+1044
9Blackburn Rovers 42124540206411284568651.046+344
10Leeds United 42134442241119293971631.127+843
11Swansea Town 42109245265313335578810.963–342
12Rotherham United 4297541307212344475741.014+141
13Doncaster Rovers 4299326173711324758640.906–640
14West Ham United 429573828489203258600.967–239
15Lincoln City 4299341262811234564710.901–739
16Everton 4298438233612335271750.947–438
17Brentford 4288538295313214759760.776–1537
18Hull City 42116436193216215057690.826–1236
19Notts County 42115541313315195760880.682–2836
20Bury 42106533303315205153810.654–2835
21Southampton 4257945445610234168850.800–1733
22Barnsley 424413314614161662471080.435–6118

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

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BLBBREBRYDONEVEFULHUDHULLEELEILINLUTNOTNTCPLYROTSHUSOUSWAWHU
Barnsley 13 14 02 32 22 23 11 24 51 22 03 11 23 02 12 03 23 13 01 31 20
Birmingham City 31 12 31 02 21 42 14 02 43 22 31 22 22 05 32 40 40 12 20 14 20
Blackburn Rovers 20 12 30 40 21 31 22 11 20 11 20 02 11 21 32 13 01 12 30 30 30
Brentford 40 12 32 22 10 24 22 13 10 33 42 10 11 11 50 12 11 00 30 00 14
Bury 52 30 10 30 21 05 11 11 21 22 14 22 10 20 01 32 20 04 00 13 11
Doncaster Rovers 11 10 33 02 11 30 00 11 31 00 00 20 10 10 20 11 21 02 10 23 11
Everton 21 11 03 50 30 71 33 21 02 22 22 03 11 30 10 20 01 00 22 00 20
Fulham 31 31 21 50 20 13 30 02 21 21 46 42 20 01 60 21 41 12 11 31 23
Huddersfield Town 60 11 03 00 20 31 82 42 11 10 10 50 30 12 10 40 10 11 50 30 01
Hull City 22 20 30 22 02 11 10 31 02 10 11 11 02 31 60 01 32 40 10 11 10
Leeds United 41 01 03 32 20 11 20 20 21 31 01 21 22 21 31 11 40 03 11 51 32
Leicester City 22 34 21 23 32 42 42 61 21 50 33 32 11 11 30 20 32 00 41 21 00
Lincoln City 11 11 41 00 40 20 11 22 22 21 11 32 12 23 30 00 13 32 22 31 31
Luton Town 60 01 60 01 41 12 42 20 02 32 20 20 40 30 51 10 21 41 12 31 00
Nottingham Forest 30 02 12 30 41 22 33 01 10 41 21 13 11 43 10 31 43 11 23 64 00
Notts County 10 20 50 40 21 43 22 11 10 20 32 22 11 12 32 04 21 03 12 34 11
Plymouth Argyle 40 21 31 10 00 00 10 31 02 12 01 21 00 21 03 22 43 52 31 32 11
Rotherham United 31 11 00 41 61 42 22 10 00 21 31 00 32 13 23 23 23 02 22 21 11
Sheffield United 30 22 30 32 31 22 10 21 02 02 21 72 61 11 20 21 50 14 53 71 31
Southampton 12 11 61 02 12 33 11 53 02 51 22 52 10 13 22 11 23 23 44 14 12
Swansea Town 30 11 11 32 20 21 22 11 33 30 32 11 11 42 21 51 22 00 12 12 41
West Ham United 31 12 00 31 32 13 31 12 01 00 22 41 51 01 32 22 01 24 11 10 30

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

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 1604 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Whitehouse (Carlisle United), 29 [4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Oldham Athletic46154448217115292477451.711+3259
2Port Vale 4613914110797262567351.914+3258
3Wrexham 46183259246512274286661.303+2056
4York City 4614543516689252960451.333+1553
5Grimsby Town 46155347196512284075591.271+1652
6Southport 46164342184712214263601.050+351
7Bradford Park Avenue 46108537239410383875611.230+1450
8Gateshead 46136451244910253676601.267+1649
9Carlisle United 46137357245612254482681.206+1449
10Crewe Alexandra 46135546287313244070681.029+248
11Stockport County 46138261264514214382691.188+1347
12Chesterfield 46136440235513254065631.032+247
13Tranmere Rovers 46164345165117204765631.032+247
14Halifax Town 461355473131010213768681.000±047
15Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 4610673821689243562561.107+646
16Bradford City 461472542901112215175800.938–546
17Hartlepools United 46146339162813184557610.934–446
18Mansfield Town 46119334255513213755620.887–746
19Barrow 46156248201616185166710.930–544
20Chester 46107639271814255864850.753–2137
21Darlington 46134633271220256958960.604–3834
22Rochdale 46125641272021215662830.747–2133
23Workington 4695940332516155855910.604–3632
24Accrington Stanley 4679725291220146039890.438–5027

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

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW BRABPACRLCHRCHFCREDARGATGRIHALHARMANOLDPTVROCSCUSOUSTPTRAWRKWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 10 11 32 10 11 11 11 10 11 12 11 11 22 02 11 21 21 12 14 02 01 12 10
Barrow 20 51 20 00 30 21 12 22 22 11 51 21 30 43 12 21 21 11 10 20 30 11 10
Bradford City 32 22 21 72 22 21 13 43 31 10 50 11 21 00 10 03 00 22 30 53 40 31 11
Bradford Park Avenue 40 10 22 22 10 01 10 30 30 03 12 11 11 00 22 21 11 10 11 10 61 12 23
Carlisle United 44 00 44 13 11 30 12 42 22 30 12 41 10 00 20 50 80 20 21 40 31 10 11
Chester 20 21 20 03 12 20 22 63 20 02 21 01 22 01 22 30 11 00 40 32 11 12 11
Chesterfield 30 11 11 11 42 21 10 30 11 32 21 20 41 12 10 10 11 12 21 12 11 21 12
Crewe Alexandra 32 11 11 23 22 41 21 01 43 12 11 20 10 01 14 42 20 20 20 10 40 33 30
Darlington 10 10 41 13 00 32 31 11 10 11 02 30 21 05 02 32 10 31 10 12 10 22 01
Gateshead 50 31 22 32 20 41 24 61 51 20 31 11 12 10 11 31 11 12 20 01 11 10 11
Grimsby Town 30 21 00 23 23 54 00 10 20 00 20 70 51 11 11 32 10 10 01 31 20 20 21
Halifax Town 30 10 11 24 21 31 31 13 32 13 32 32 12 22 12 31 21 41 30 00 52 00 00
Hartlepool United 41 20 00 01 10 22 20 21 10 00 20 00 20 41 20 21 11 30 02 41 22 12 21
Mansfield Town 00 22 31 11 21 22 14 30 32 20 11 21 20 02 10 21 10 22 22 10 00 02 11
Oldham Athletic 30 30 20 21 24 21 11 01 50 11 11 10 42 10 01 10 01 30 11 52 41 42 21
Port Vale 01 30 00 10 00 11 30 31 21 11 40 11 30 11 11 52 40 00 20 20 20 00 20
Rochdale 10 62 21 10 12 31 02 01 31 23 02 11 31 10 31 11 22 00 22 30 20 41 03
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 52 12 40 12 12 11 10 20 20 00 01 11 00 01 11 12 51 30 22 20 21 12 20
Southport 10 32 30 22 20 20 10 30 30 32 43 11 00 13 10 00 10 23 30 12 20 10 31
Stockport County 31 61 61 20 30 41 41 24 22 31 22 11 11 22 11 02 20 11 30 32 60 31 11
Tranmere 20 20 31 40 41 40 31 10 52 20 21 00 02 10 00 11 10 01 11 10 30 42 13
Workington 30 31 32 22 11 12 23 40 31 02 31 20 11 01 11 11 12 03 24 02 20 40 13
Wrexham 31 40 21 03 30 70 22 10 42 10 31 21 32 10 22 31 30 23 32 52 10 30 11
York City 20 11 00 31 10 00 00 21 30 12 20 22 10 20 12 10 20 02 31 30 20 13 21

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

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 1745 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Geoff Bradford (Bristol Rovers), 33 [4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Bristol Rovers4617425519986372792462.000+3664
2Millwall 46147246161076362882441.864+3862
3Northampton Town 46184175308693440109701.557+3962
4Norwich City 46166156179410433899551.800+4460
5Bristol City 4613826228977333395611.557+3459
6Coventry City 46155352224712254077621.242+1550
7Brighton & Hove Albion 46126548307610334581751.080+650
8Southend United 46155341213812285369740.932–549
9Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46153549234613254674691.072+547
10Watford 46128339213911234262630.984–147
11Reading 46173353182516164669641.078+546
12Torquay United 46154461283515266087880.989–145
13Crystal Palace 46127440263614265666820.805–1643
14Leyton Orient 46127452284316164568730.932–542
15Newport County 46124743344613274870820.854–1242
16Ipswich Town 46107634283812264160690.870–941
17Exeter City 46118440242615214761710.859–1040
18Swindon Town 4695938335711264664790.810–1540
19Aldershot 4688736294712254861770.792–1639
20Queens Park Rangers 4699537343614244861820.744–2139
21Gillingham 46107630262813254855740.743–1939
22Colchester United 4699540293515194759760.776–1738
23Shrewsbury Town 46115738351715305668910.747–2336
24Walsall 46599354621202172561180.475–6224

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

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCOLCOVCRYEXEGILIPSLEYMILNPCNORNORQPRREASHRSTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 10 12 12 00 00 41 01 11 32 11 20 12 22 21 12 41 22 42 11 22 02 20 12
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 03 21 41 12 10 30 42 21 42 21 41 11 12 01 00 10 20 20 51 11 01 51 41
Brighton & Hove Albion 42 20 01 21 00 11 41 42 50 14 31 10 22 11 23 20 11 31 22 12 21 42 12
Bristol City 00 11 22 00 32 10 50 41 40 42 21 00 20 23 01 44 11 32 50 42 44 61 51
Bristol Rovers 41 21 70 00 31 52 20 00 31 30 21 11 31 11 31 21 40 21 21 12 30 20 03
Colchester United 12 11 00 31 03 01 30 31 11 00 31 00 33 12 04 11 21 10 33 31 41 61 11
Coventry City 30 23 31 22 11 22 42 10 21 20 30 41 01 11 21 20 40 00 21 12 72 31 10
Crystal Palace 30 10 21 13 10 31 22 20 00 11 22 01 21 43 11 42 03 12 00 30 22 41 10
Exeter City 22 51 15 11 00 20 10 20 00 11 01 10 32 20 10 22 20 22 02 12 41 61 11
Gillingham 20 12 12 01 04 11 00 10 10 11 32 01 11 11 03 30 21 42 11 00 21 31 21
Ipswich Town 21 21 10 10 15 22 30 20 01 11 01 16 30 11 21 01 12 21 00 11 22 50 11
Leyton Orient 41 22 30 13 33 53 12 00 20 11 31 14 21 01 31 50 11 00 30 22 41 41 20
Millwall 00 31 11 11 30 31 20 00 00 31 32 00 30 12 23 21 10 41 41 30 30 30 11
Newport County 21 21 03 43 22 01 44 32 10 12 13 01 13 41 11 20 10 42 01 30 30 32 11
Northampton Town 40 51 53 02 22 20 31 51 31 31 20 31 11 50 33 42 61 31 43 31 33 21 41
Norwich City 50 11 32 00 00 30 11 51 20 32 10 51 22 20 12 20 30 21 31 11 30 30 52
Queens Park Rangers 22 21 33 21 01 10 04 11 11 11 22 01 13 42 22 31 10 10 32 11 01 42 22
Reading 23 13 00 40 20 20 10 41 31 32 11 20 50 21 20 01 20 53 10 41 41 00 30
Shrewsbury Town 21 10 00 01 01 30 10 11 13 31 22 20 24 11 24 18 03 11 71 21 21 10 31
Southend 11 00 12 04 21 40 10 22 11 31 20 10 21 10 31 12 20 31 22 30 31 21 10
Swindon Town 32 12 30 00 13 01 23 36 52 00 20 11 12 20 30 21 13 20 22 13 20 12 00
Torquay United 12 51 12 12 10 51 21 11 52 32 41 50 10 33 30 41 11 20 40 42 31 03 22
Walsall 00 22 30 33 35 03 11 24 22 13 13 10 02 13 15 32 11 20 44 11 12 20 00
Watford 11 30 23 41 23 20 11 20 31 00 10 10 11 01 21 32 11 21 11 11 21 11 30

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

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

See also

References

  1. "England 1952-53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 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
  4. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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