First Division 1951/52

Manchester United won the 1951/52 First Division with 57 points, 4 points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. Huddersfield Town and Fulham were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,490 goals, 3.23 a game.

Man United

Champions

1,490

Goals

3.23

Goals a game

49%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	23	11	8	95	52	+43	57
2	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	22	9	11	76	51	+25	53
3	ArsenalArsenal	42	21	11	10	80	61	+19	53
4	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	20	8	14	68	58	+10	48
5	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	19	10	13	65	61	+4	48
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	19	9	14	79	70	+9	47
7	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	17	12	13	74	54	+20	46
8	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	9	15	98	73	+25	45
9	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	18	9	15	64	64	0	45
10	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	17	10	15	68	63	+5	44
11	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	12	19	11	57	61	-4	43
12	SunderlandSunderland	42	15	12	15	70	61	+9	42
13	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	14	13	15	74	77	-3	41
14	BurnleyBurnley	42	15	10	17	56	63	-7	40
15	Manchester CityMan City	42	13	13	16	58	61	-3	39
16	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	12	14	16	73	73	0	38
17	Derby CountyDerby County	42	15	7	20	63	80	-17	37
18	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	15	6	21	64	88	-24	36
19	ChelseaChelsea	42	14	8	20	52	72	-20	36
20	Stoke CityStoke	42	12	7	23	49	88	-39	31
21	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	10	8	24	49	82	-33	28
22	FulhamFulham	42	8	11	23	58	77	-19	27

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1951/52 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 3 May 1952

Man United

Tottenham

Arsenal

Portsmouth

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1951/52 · Sat 3 May 1952

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The 1951/52 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

6 1 1

10 19 10 12 3 1 2

15 33 28 10 12 3 1 1

21 51 37 25 11 3 4 4

22 41 27 21 11 6 3

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1951/52 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 15, 1951Newcastle 7–1 Burnley6-goal home win

September 29, 1951Huddersfield 1–7 Wolves6-goal away win

December 29, 1951Burnley 7–1 Middlesbrough6-goal home win

April 11, 1952Sunderland 7–1 Huddersfield6-goal home win

April 15, 1952Aston Villa 7–1 Chelsea6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 1, 1951Newcastle 7–2 Tottenham9 goals

November 10, 1951Arsenal 6–3 West Brom9 goals

November 10, 1951Blackpool 6–3 Newcastle9 goals

October 13, 1951Portsmouth 5–4 Middlesbrough9 goals

December 15, 1951Stoke 4–5 Newcastle9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw51 · 11%

#21–0 home win41 · 9%

#32–1 home win37 · 8%

#41–2 away win33 · 7%

#52–2 draw28 · 6%

How 1951/52 compares

At 3.23 goals a game, 1951/52 was the 36th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 49% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 26% away wins.

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