English First Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 3rd 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 | Preston North End | 35 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 54 | 44 | 1.37 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 52 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Burnley | 35 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 43 | 1.44 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 52 | 42 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 53 | 41 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 36 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 36 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 68 | 37 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 55 | 36 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 57 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 36 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 66 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 70 | 32 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 51 | 31 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 31 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 36 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 30 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 30 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 29 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 29 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Derby County | 36 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 25 | 0.70 |
