English Second Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 7th February 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 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 41 | 42 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 41 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 36 | 1.79 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 1.16 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 56 | 33 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 1.02 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 48 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 52 | 24 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 64 | 23 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Brentford | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 52 | 22 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Hull City | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Bury | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Southampton | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 20 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 28 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 70 | 14 | 0.51 |



