English Third Division (South) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 10th 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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 4.25 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 2.60 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2.22 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2.17 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Walsall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Watford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0.62 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0.62 |
| 23 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0.37 |
