English Second Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 16th February 1952
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 49 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 57 | 35 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 35 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 1.07 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 55 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 56 | 32 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Brentford | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Everton | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 32 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 31 | 0.91 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 61 | 31 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 52 | 30 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 56 | 29 | 1.02 |
| 17 | Southampton | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 58 | 29 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Bury | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 54 | 26 | 0.94 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 59 | 25 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Hull City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 24 | 0.94 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 66 | 24 | 0.61 |
