English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 12th April 1952
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 50 | 61 | 2.12 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 42 | 56 | 1.98 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 41 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 36 | 54 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 53 | 50 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 48 | 50 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 45 | 48 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 51 | 46 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Barrow | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 11 | York City | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 47 | 42 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 41 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 60 | 36 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 72 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 75 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Southport | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 63 | 36 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 57 | 68 | 35 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Chester | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 80 | 35 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 40 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 71 | 31 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 83 | 29 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Darlington | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 63 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 95 | 29 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 41 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 70 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 93 | 27 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Workington | 41 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 76 | 25 | 0.59 |



