English Third Division (South) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 1st 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Walsall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Watford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.45 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0.64 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0.40 |
