First Division Table 1952/1953


Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Arsenal 42 54 +33 21 12 9 97 64
2 Preston North End 42 54 +25 21 12 9 85 60
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 51 +23 19 13 10 86 63
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 50 +6 21 8 13 66 60
5 Charlton Athletic 42 49 +14 19 11 12 77 63
6 Burnley 42 48 +15 18 12 12 67 52
7 Blackpool 42 47 +1 19 9 14 71 70
8 Manchester United 42 46 -3 18 10 14 69 72
9 Sunderland 42 43 -14 15 13 14 68 82
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 41 +9 15 11 16 78 69
11 Aston Villa 42 41 +2 14 13 15 63 61
12 Cardiff City 42 40 +8 14 12 16 54 46
13 Middlesbrough 42 39 -7 14 11 17 70 77
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 39 -8 15 9 18 61 69
15 Portsmouth 42 38 -9 14 10 18 74 83
16 Newcastle United 42 37 -11 14 9 19 59 70
17 Liverpool 42 36 -21 14 8 20 61 82
18 Sheffield Wednesday 42 35 -10 12 11 19 62 72
19 Chelsea 42 35 -10 12 11 19 56 66
20 Manchester City 42 35 -15 14 7 21 72 87
21 Stoke City 42 34 -13 12 10 20 53 66
22 Derby County 42 32 -15 11 10 21 59 74