English First Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 17th September 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 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 1.85 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 2.60 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1.42 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1.06 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0.22 |
