English Second Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 5th 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 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 33 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 1.19 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 45 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Brentford | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 45 | 31 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 29 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 28 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 42 | 27 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Notts. County | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 1.03 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 25 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Bury | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 43 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Southampton | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 56 | 24 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 53 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Hull City | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 44 | 20 | 0.89 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 55 | 20 | 0.67 |



