English First Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 6th October 1951
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 1.19 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 1.53 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1.93 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 0.74 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Fulham | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0.65 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 0.36 |
