English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 26th 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 | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 121 | 52 | 69 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 45 | 62 | 1.98 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 58 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 57 | 53 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Gateshead | 45 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 52 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 55 | 52 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 51 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 56 | 50 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 45 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 1.11 |
| 10 | York City | 44 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 51 | 47 | 1.37 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 71 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 45 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 1.02 |
| 13 | Barrow | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 45 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 79 | 42 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 45 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 67 | 41 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 74 | 41 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Chester | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 72 | 84 | 39 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Southport | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 69 | 39 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 63 | 73 | 38 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 78 | 35 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 45 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 74 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 60 | 97 | 33 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 91 | 30 | 0.62 |
| 23 | Darlington | 45 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 61 | 103 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Workington | 45 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 86 | 29 | 0.58 |



