English Second Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 26th January 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 | Cardiff City | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 35 | 1.44 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 50 | 33 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 51 | 32 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 52 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Brentford | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Everton | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 30 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Notts. County | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 1.02 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 28 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 27 | 0.87 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 59 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Southampton | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 58 | 26 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 55 | 25 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Bury | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 24 | 0.94 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 56 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 64 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Hull City | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 22 | 0.94 |



