English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 13th October 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 | Gateshead | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 3.13 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 1.86 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 18 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Hartlepools United | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Barrow | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Southport | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 1.10 |
| 12 | York City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 1.53 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1.11 |
| 15 | Chester | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Workington | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0.47 |
| 23 | Darlington | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 0.44 |
