English First Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0.71 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Fulham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 0.21 |
