English Second Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 18th April 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 95 | 52 | 58 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 33 | 55 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 39 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 46 | 51 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 86 | 72 | 46 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 60 | 44 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Fulham | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 68 | 43 | 1.16 |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 41 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 76 | 78 | 42 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 61 | 40 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 40 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Everton | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 68 | 38 | 1.01 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 56 | 37 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 63 | 35 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 39 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 56 | 67 | 35 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Hull City | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 67 | 34 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Brentford | 39 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 34 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Notts. County | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Bury | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 81 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Southampton | 40 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 82 | 29 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 40 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 104 | 17 | 0.43 |



