English Second Division 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 26th December 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 | Cardiff City | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 30 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 1.39 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 41 | 29 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 29 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Brentford | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 1.19 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 1.06 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 25 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 1.16 |
| 12 | Notts. County | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 24 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 24 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Everton | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Southampton | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 51 | 23 | 0.71 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 54 | 22 | 0.69 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 21 | 0.87 |
| 18 | Bury | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Hull City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 17 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 0.58 |
