English Second Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 8th 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.50 |
