English First Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 11th April 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 59 | 49 | 1.34 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 79 | 58 | 48 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 58 | 47 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 44 | 45 | 1.41 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 63 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 39 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 75 | 40 | 0.84 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 63 | 38 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 1.32 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 37 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 39 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 76 | 36 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 56 | 35 | 0.98 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 62 | 35 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 75 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 39 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 76 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 39 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 60 | 33 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 68 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 39 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 62 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 22 | Derby County | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 28 | 0.72 |



