English First Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 15th September 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 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 1.63 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2.29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1.43 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0.33 |
