Season | 1951–52 | |
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Men's football | ||
First Division | Manchester United | |
Second Division | Sheffield Wednesday | |
FA Cup | Newcastle United | |
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The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in England.
Overview
[edit]Four years after guiding them to glory in the FA Cup, Matt Busby guided Manchester United to their first league title triumph in 41 years. While still captained by Johnny Carey and featuring several other players from the 1948 FA Cup winning team, Busby was now giving regular action to young players including Roger Byrne, Johnny Berry and Jackie Blanchflower, and had already invested in the future by making a move for the young goalkeeper Ray Wood.[citation needed]
Tottenham Hotspur, the previous season's champions, had to settle for second place this season.[citation needed]
Newcastle United retained the FA Cup, the centrepiece of their team being the forward line-up of Jackie Milburn and the Chilean brothers George and Ted Robledo.[citation needed]
Honours
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
[edit]First Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 52 | 1.827 | 57 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 51 | 1.490 | 53 | |
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 61 | 1.311 | 53 | |
4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 48 | |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 48 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 47 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 1.370 | 46 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 1.342 | 45 | |
9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 45 | |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 44 | |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 43 | |
12 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 42 | |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 41 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 40 | |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 39 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 38 | |
17 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 37 | |
18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 88 | 0.727 | 36 | |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 0.722 | 36 | |
20 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 88 | 0.557 | 31 | |
21 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 82 | 0.598 | 28 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 77 | 0.753 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 51 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 56 | 1.196 | 51 | |
4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 49 | |
5 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 64 | 1.219 | 47 | |
6 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 47 | |
7 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 44 | |
8 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 44 | |
9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 71 | 1.028 | 42 | |
10 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 42 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 76 | 1.184 | 41 | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 77 | 0.870 | 41 | |
13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 41 | |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 40 | |
15 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 39 | |
16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 38 | |
17 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 37 | |
18 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 36 | |
20 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | 36 | |
21 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 34 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 121 | 52 | 2.327 | 69 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 45 | 2.133 | 66 | |
3 | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 1.850 | 59 | |
4 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 61 | 1.475 | 57 | |
5 | Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 1.347 | 53 | |
6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 52 | |
7 | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 51 | |
8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 50 | |
9 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 65 | 1.092 | 50 | |
10 | York City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 49 | |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 76 | 71 | 1.070 | 48 | |
12 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 46 | |
13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 45 | |
14 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 65 | 74 | 0.878 | 44 | |
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 42 | |
16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 82 | 0.768 | 42 | |
17 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 0.746 | 41 | |
18 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 39 | |
19 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 85 | 0.847 | 39 | |
20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 97 | 0.629 | 35 | |
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 79 | 0.595 | 35 | |
22 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 61 | 92 | 0.663 | 32 | |
23 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 103 | 0.621 | 31 | Re-elected |
24 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 91 | 0.549 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 53 | 2.019 | 66 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Reading | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 1.867 | 61 | |
3 | Norwich City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 1.780 | 61 | |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 58 | |
6 | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 54 | |
7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 53 | 1.679 | 52 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 | |
9 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 48 | |
10 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 77 | 0.727 | 46 | |
11 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 98 | 0.878 | 44 | |
12 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | 44 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 43 | Transferred to the Third Division North |
14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 42 | |
15 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 42 | |
16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 42 | |
17 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 | |
18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 68 | 0.809 | 41 | |
19 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 80 | 0.763 | 39 | |
20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 86 | 0.721 | 36 | |
21 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 36 | |
22 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 0.877 | 35 | |
23 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 65 | 86 | 0.756 | 35 | Re-elected |
24 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 55 | 94 | 0.585 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
[edit]First Division
- George Robledo (Newcastle United) – 33 goals[1]
Second Division
- Derek Dooley (Sheffield Wednesday) – 46 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Andy Graver (Lincoln City) – 36 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Ronnie Blackman (Reading) – 39 goals[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2017.