English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 3rd November 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 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Gateshead | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 2.15 |
| 7 | Barrow | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 1.33 |
| 8 | York City | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Southport | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Chester | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Workington | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 0.85 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 0.59 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 11 | 0.49 |
| 24 | Darlington | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 0.49 |
