English Second Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 27th 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 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 2.86 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1.19 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 1.54 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Fulham | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 0.64 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1.58 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1.07 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Southampton | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 0.39 |
