footballsite - Football League Division 1 table 1952/53

		DIVISION 1 1952/53
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			P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Charlie Wayman (Preston North End) 24 goals In over 250 League appearances for Aston Villa full-back Peter Aldis scored just one goal - incredibly that was a 35 yard header against Sunderland on September 1st 1952. On Saturday January 10th 1953 63,499 were at St James' Park Newcastle for the FA Cup Third Round tie between Newcastle and Swansea Town - but the match was abandoned after 8 minutes play because of fog! Abandoned Matches. Sheffield Wednesday players scored 3 own-goals in their 5-4 defeat against WBA at Hillsborough (more details).	1	Arsenal	42	21	12	9	97	64	54
	2	Preston North End	42	21	12	9	85	60	54
	3	Wolverhampton W.	42	19	13	10	86	63	51
	4	West Bromwich Albion	42	21	8	13	66	60	50
	5	Charlton Athletic	42	19	11	12	77	63	49
	6	Burnley	42	18	12	12	67	52	48
	7	Blackpool	42	19	9	14	71	70	47
	8	Manchester United	42	18	10	14	69	72	46
	9	Sunderland	42	15	13	14	68	82	43
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	11	16	78	69	41
	11	Aston Villa	42	14	13	15	63	61	41
	12	Cardiff City	42	14	12	16	54	46	40
	13	Middlesbrough	42	14	11	17	70	77	39
	14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	61	69	39
	15	Portsmouth	42	14	10	18	74	83	38
	16	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	59	70	37
	17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	36
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	35
	19	Chelsea	42	12	11	19	56	66	35
	20	Manchester City	42	14	7	21	72	87	35
	21	Stoke City	42	12	10	20	53	66	34
	22	Derby County	42	11	10	21	59	74	32