1951–52 Football League
The 1951–52 season was the 53rd completed season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average, or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.
First Division
After the title disappointments of the previous five seasons, Manchester United finally ended their 41-year wait for the First Division title, finishing four points ahead of their nearest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.Huddersfield Town and Fulham were relegated to the Second Division.
Second Division
Sheffield Wednesday were champions of the Second Division scoring exactly 100 goals in the process. After a weak start winning only three of their first eleven matches and losing 7-3 to rivals Sheffield United in September, the team found their feet and lost only one of their fourteen last matches. Cardiff City finished second on equal points with Birmingham City and were promoted thanks to a better goal average.Third Division North
Third Division South
Attendances
Source:Division One
| No. | Club | Average |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 51,134 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 51,030 |
| 3 | Newcastle United FC | 50,476 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42,916 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 39,932 |
| 6 | Sunderland AFC | 39,853 |
| 7 | Aston Villa FC | 38,641 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 38,302 |
| 9 | Liverpool FC | 38,019 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 35,832 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 34,437 |
| 12 | Preston North End FC | 32,936 |
| 13 | Portsmouth FC | 32,523 |
| 14 | Fulham FC | 31,645 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 29,580 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough FC | 28,775 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic FC | 27,609 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 26,624 |
| 19 | Blackpool FC | 25,854 |
| 20 | Stoke City FC | 25,222 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 24,250 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 21,949 |
Division Two
| No. | Club | Average |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 41,350 |
| 2 | Everton FC | 37,391 |
| 3 | Sheffield United FC | 31,185 |
| 4 | Hull City AFC | 29,210 |
| 5 | Cardiff City FC | 28,945 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest FC | 28,158 |
| 7 | Notts County FC | 26,525 |
| 8 | Leicester City FC | 26,080 |
| 9 | Birmingham City FC | 24,481 |
| 10 | Leeds United FC | 24,285 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 23,228 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 23,022 |
| 13 | Coventry City FC | 22,548 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 21,078 |
| 15 | West Ham United FC | 20,264 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 19,038 |
| 17 | Rotherham United FC | 18,770 |
| 18 | Swansea City AFC | 18,228 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 16,545 |
| 20 | Luton Town FC | 16,284 |
| 21 | Barnsley FC | 15,867 |
| 22 | Bury FC | 14,100 |