English Second Division 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 21st March 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 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 45 | 51 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 26 | 47 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 43 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 46 | 41 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 53 | 39 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 33 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 67 | 37 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 56 | 36 | 1.11 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 68 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 33 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Brentford | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 60 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 55 | 30 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Everton | 32 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 1.06 |
| 17 | Notts. County | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 75 | 29 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Hull City | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 58 | 28 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 33 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 62 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Bury | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Southampton | 34 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 74 | 22 | 0.68 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 34 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 88 | 17 | 0.48 |




