Final Second Division 1951/1952 league table
Season completed Saturday, 3rd May 1952 (click column headings to re-sort)
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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 Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 100 | 66 | 53 | 1.52 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 56 | 51 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 62 | 49 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 64 | 47 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 58 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 44 | 0.99 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Brentford | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 42 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 76 | 41 | 1.18 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 77 | 41 | 0.87 |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 73 | 41 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 40 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 68 | 39 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 38 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 70 | 37 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 76 | 36 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 36 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 82 | 34 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 81 | 34 | 0.64 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
