English Second Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 17th September 1951
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 0.61 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.36 |
