English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 14th 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 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 110 | 50 | 63 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 43 | 57 | 1.95 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 37 | 55 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 43 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 1.16 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 46 | 48 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 43 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 48 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 52 | 47 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 46 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 0.96 |
| 12 | York City | 41 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 48 | 43 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 61 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 72 | 38 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 69 | 37 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Chester | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 80 | 37 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 77 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Southport | 41 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 36 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 41 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 32 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 85 | 29 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Darlington | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 59 | 98 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 93 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Workington | 42 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 48 | 77 | 27 | 0.62 |

