English First Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 28th February 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 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 38 | 1.53 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 1.22 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 38 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 43 | 35 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 49 | 33 | 0.96 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 30 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 51 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 50 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 59 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 27 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 23 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 22 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Derby County | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 53 | 22 | 0.75 |



