English First 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 | Arsenal | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 94 | 60 | 51 | 1.57 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 84 | 60 | 51 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 60 | 48 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 65 | 47 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 74 | 59 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 60 | 46 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Burnley | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 40 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 76 | 41 | 0.84 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 1.34 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 39 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 77 | 38 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 39 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 66 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 67 | 35 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 76 | 35 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 64 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 79 | 34 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 63 | 33 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 39 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 56 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 82 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Derby County | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 72 | 30 | 0.79 |



