English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 15th March 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 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 95 | 45 | 53 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 38 | 48 | 1.87 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 35 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 27 | 46 | 2.22 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 37 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 42 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 42 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 42 | 40 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Barrow | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 46 | 38 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 1.11 |
| 13 | York City | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Southport | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 58 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 62 | 32 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 66 | 32 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 62 | 30 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 35 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 63 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Chester | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 26 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 25 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 36 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 84 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Darlington | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 87 | 24 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Workington | 36 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 22 | 0.61 |



