English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 23rd February 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 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 42 | 50 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 25 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 1.51 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 33 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 1.12 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Hartlepools United | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Barrow | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 12 | York City | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 39 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 58 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 31 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Southport | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 59 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 57 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 31 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 55 | 25 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Chester | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 67 | 24 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Workington | 33 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 62 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Darlington | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 79 | 21 | 0.59 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 70 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 20 | 0.55 |



