English First Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 1st September 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 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 22 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
