FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1952-53
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 97 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 54 | Champions |
| 2 | Preston North End | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 54 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 86 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 51 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 50 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 49 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 48 | |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 47 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 42 | -3 | 46 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 55 | -14 | 43 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 41 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 40 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 50 | -7 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 49 | -9 | 38 | |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | -11 | 37 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 54 | -21 | 36 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -10 | 35 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | -10 | 35 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 59 | -15 | 35 | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | -13 | 34 | Relegated |
| 22 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 45 | -15 | 32 | Relegated |
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1952-53
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 42 | 60 | Promoted as Champions | 1-1 | 0-2 | |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 51 | 58 | Promoted | 1-0 | 2-1 | |
| 3 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 52 | 4-3 | 0-3 | ||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 5 | 49 | 3-1 | 3-0 | ||
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 48 | 1-3 | 1-1 | ||
| 6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 48 | 0-2 | 5-0 | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 44 | ||||
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 0-1 | 1-0 | ||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 3 | 44 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 43 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 78 | 81 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 55 | -3 | 42 | 6-4 | 1-2 | ||
| 12 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 1 | 41 | 4-3 | 3-2 | ||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 47 | -6 | 40 | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -2 | 39 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 71 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | -7 | 39 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 52 | -4 | 38 | 3-3 | 0-3 | ||
| 17 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 47 | -17 | 37 | 3-0 | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 50 | -12 | 36 | 4-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 19 | Notts County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 57 | -28 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-3 | ||
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 81 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | -28 | 35 | 4-1 | 0-2 | ||
| 21 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 41 | -17 | 33 | Relegated | 2-3 | 2-2 | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 62 | -61 | 18 | Relegated | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
THIRD DIVISION NORTH (Tier 3) - 1952-53
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 59 | Promoted as Champions |
| 2 | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 67 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 58 | |
| 3 | Wrexham | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 20 | 56 | |
| 4 | York City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 53 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 52 | |
| 6 | Southport | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 50 | |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 49 | |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 49 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 48 | |
| 11 | Stockport County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 47 | |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 47 | |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 47 | |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 46 | |
| 16 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 75 | 80 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 51 | -5 | 46 | |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 45 | -4 | 46 | |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -7 | 46 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 71 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 51 | -5 | 44 | |
| 20 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 85 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | -21 | 37 | |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 58 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 69 | -38 | 34 | |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 56 | -21 | 33 | |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 58 | -36 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 89 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 60 | -50 | 27 | Re-elected |
THIRD DIVISION SOUTH (Tier 3) - 1952-53
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 46 | 64 | Promoted as Champions |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 38 | 62 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 62 | |
| 4 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 60 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 59 | |
| 6 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 6 | 50 | |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 53 | -5 | 49 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 5 | 47 | |
| 10 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -1 | 47 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 46 | |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 60 | -1 | 45 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 82 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 56 | -16 | 43 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 45 | -5 | 42 | |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | -12 | 42 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | -9 | 41 | |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 71 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 47 | -10 | 40 | |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 79 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 46 | -15 | 40 | |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | -16 | 39 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 48 | -21 | 39 | |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | -19 | 39 | |
| 22 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 47 | -17 | 38 | |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 56 | -23 | 36 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 72 | -62 | 24 | Re-elected |