Final Second Division 1952/1953 league table
Season completed Friday, 1st May 1953 (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 United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 60 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 33 | 58 | 2.55 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 49 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 74 | 48 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 66 | 48 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 67 | 44 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 71 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 65 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 55 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 78 | 81 | 42 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 41 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 64 | 40 | 0.91 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 60 | 39 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 71 | 39 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 38 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Brentford | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Notts. County | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 | 36 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 81 | 35 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Southampton | 42 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 85 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 | 18 | 0.44 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
