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Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 3 Stoke City 1
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (47,376)
 Lishman 11, 12, 52 ~ Brown 68
Arsenal were without Lionel Smith
 
Aston Villa 4 Sheffield Wednesday 3
 Villa Park, Birmingham (26,654)
 Dixon 30, 57, Gibson 61, Thompson 80 ~
 F.Moss OG 4, Sewell 8, Marriott 44
Wednesday were without Redfern Froggatt
  
Blackpool 3 Liverpool 1
 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (20,073)
 Perry 48, Garrett 70, Mudie 71 ~ Smyth 73
Blackpool were without George Farm
Liverpool were without Billy Liddell
 
Bolton Wanderers 0 Cardiff City 1
 Burnden Park, Bolton (18,037)
 Sherwood (pen) 23
Bolton were without Malcolm Barrass & Nat Lofthouse
 
Charlton Athletic 2 Preston North End 1
 The Valley, Charlton (29,716)
 Fenton 29, Firmani 69 ~ Wayman 83
Preston were without Tom Finney & Tommy Docherty
 
Chelsea 1 Middlesbrough 1
 Stamford Bridge, Fulham (40,042)
 McNichol 60 ~ Fitzsimons 51
 
Derby County 5 Manchester City 0
 Baseball Ground, Derby (15,616)
 Lee 9, 16, Stamps 43, McLaren 55, 61
City were without Ivor Broadis
 
Manchester United 2 West Bromwich Albion 2
 Old Trafford, Manchester (33,161)
 Pearson 8, Viollet 28 ~ Hodgkisson 3, Ryan 72
United were without Johnny Berry
 
Portsmouth 5 Newcastle United 1
 Fratton Park, Portsmouth (27,919)
 Woollard OG 33, Scoular 47, Vaughan 70, Henderson 75, Phillips 78 ~ Keeble 1
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson & Jack Froggatt
Newcastle were without Frank Brennan
 
Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
 Roker Park, Sunderland (24,953)
 Walsh 43 ~ Walters 73
Sunderland were without Tommy Wright
Tottenham were without Alf Ramsey
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Burnley 1
 Molineux, Wolverhampton (33,474)
 Wilshaw 19, Hancocks 66, Stockin 75, 80, Mullen 84 ~ Holden 29
Wolves were without Billy Wright
Burnley were without Jimmy Adamson
  		 
Arsenal's fifth successive victory put them within sight of a record seventh title, and all in 26 seasons, since they became the first southern club to win it, in 1931. Preston beat them, a week later, but the Gunners held on to the top by 0.099 of a goal to lift the trophy, seven days later.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Arsenal 39 14 3 3 6 8 5 94 60 51
         
Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 13 5 3 6 8 6 84 60 51
Preston North End 39 14 3 3 4 9 6 80 60 48
Blackpool 41 13 5 3 6 4 10 81 65 47
Charlton Athletic 39 11 7 1 7 3 10 74 59 46
West Bromwich Albion 40 12 3 5 7 5 8 63 60 46
Burnley 39 10 6 4 7 5 7 63 49 45
Manchester United 40 10 5 5 7 5 8 66 66 44
Sunderland 40 10 9 1 4 4 12 64 76 41
Cardiff City 38 7 7 5 7 4 8 51 38 39
Tottenham Hotspur 40 10 6 4 4 5 11 73 64 39
Portsmouth 40 10 6 4 4 4 12 73 77 38
Aston Villa 39 8 7 4 4 6 10 59 59 37
Bolton Wanderers 40 9 4 7 5 5 10 58 66 37
Newcastle United 40 9 5 6 4 4 12 56 67 35
Middlesbrough 40 11 5 4 1 6 13 61 76 35
Stoke City 41 10 4 6 2 6 13 52 64 34
Liverpool 40 9 6 5 4 2 14 68 79 34
Chelsea 40 9 4 7 2 7 11 53 63 33
Sheffield Wednesday 41 7 6 7 4 5 12 58 72 33
         
Manchester City 39 11 2 6 2 5 13 66 82 33
Derby County 40 9 6 5 1 4 15 57 72 30

Division One Leading Goalscorers
23 - Peter Harris (Portsmouth)
21 - Bill Holden (Burnley), Doug Lishman (Arsenal), Roy Swinbourne (Wolves), Charlie Wayman (Preston)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 0 Leicester City 3
 Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley (4,697)
 Small, Rowley (2 (1 pen))
 
Blackburn Rovers 4 Bury 0
 Ewood Park, Blackburn (21,094)
 Crossan, Quigley (2), Wright
 
Brentford 3 Leeds United 3
 Griffin Park, Brentford  (12,783)
 Ledgerton, Coote, Lawton ~ Charles (2), Forrest
 
Doncaster Rovers 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
 Belle Vue, Doncaster (12,286)
 Harrison ~ Anderson
 
Everton 1 Luton Town 1
 Goodison Park, Liverpool (32,948)
 Buckle ~ Davies
 
Huddersfield Town 4 Fulham 2
 Leeds Road, Huddersfield (23,590)
 Cavanagh, Gunn, Metcalfe (2) ~ Robson (2)
 
Hull City 1 Southampton 0
 Boothferry Park, Hull (25,312)
 Bulless
 
Lincoln City 3 Notts County 0
 Sincil Bank, Lincoln (14,747)
 Garvie, Munro, Whittle
 
Nottingham Forest 0 Birmingham City 2
 City Ground, Nottingham (16,203)
 Lane, Boyd
Birmingham were without Gil Merrick
 
Sheffield United 3 West Ham United 1
 Bramall Lane, Sheffield (32,403)
 Brook (2), Browning ~ Dixon
 
Swansea Town 0 Rotherham United 0
 Vetch Field, Swansea (21,116)
  		 
Sheffield United clinched their place in the top flight with victory over West Ham, and Huddersfield became the second Yorkshire club to win promotion, a week later.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Sheffield United 40 15 3 2 9 7 4 95 52 58
Huddersfield Town 40 13 4 3 10 5 5 80 33 55
 
Luton Town 39 15 1 4 7 6 6 83 46 51
Plymouth Argyle 40 11 5 4 8 4 8 62 54 47
Leicester City 41 12 6 2 5 6 10 86 72 46
Nottingham Forest 39 11 5 4 7 3 9 74 60 44
Blackburn Rovers 41 12 4 5 6 4 10 67 59 44
Birmingham City 40 10 3 7 7 7 6 65 63 44
Fulham 40 14 1 5 3 8 9 79 68 43
Swansea Town 41 10 9 2 5 3 12 76 78 42
Leeds United 40 12 3 4 1 11 9 68 61 40
Rotherham United 41 9 6 5 7 2 12 75 74 40
Everton 40 9 8 3 3 6 11 69 68 38
West Ham United 40 8 5 7 4 8 8 54 56 37
Doncaster Rovers 39 7 9 3 3 6 11 54 63 35
Lincoln City 39 8 9 3 1 8 10 56 67 35
Hull City 40 11 6 4 2 2 15 55 67 34
Brentford 39 8 7 4 4 3 13 56 73 34
Notts County 40 10 5 5 3 3 14 58 86 34
Bury 41 9 6 5 3 3 15 51 81 33
 
Southampton 40 4 7 9 4 6 10 59 82 29
Barnsley 40 4 3 13 1 4 15 45 104 17
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
34 - Arthur Rowley (Leicester) - 6 pens
33 - Beddy Jezzard (Fulham)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
 
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 5 Walsall 1
  Dean Court, Bournemouth (8,462)
 Fidler (4), Cheney ~ Giles
 
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Bristol Rovers 1
  Goldstone Ground, Hove (22,266)
 Leadbetter, Addinall ~ Leonard
 
Bristol City 0 Norwich City 1
  Ashton Gate, Bristol (17,475)
 Gavin
 
Crystal Palace 2 Coventry City 2
  Selhurst Park, Croydon (13,192)
 Grimshaw, Downs ~ Dorman, J.Hill
 
Ipswich Town 0 Queen's Park Rangers 1
  Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich (8,372)
 Hatton
 
Leyton Orient 2 Swindon Town 2
  Brisbane Road, Leyton  (11,115)
 Lusted, Pacey ~ Betteridge, Owen
 
Newport County 1 Exeter City 0
  Somerton Park, Newport (8,220)
 Evans
 
Northampton Town 4 Aldershot 0
  County Ground, Northampton (10,040)
 Hughes, O'Donnell, Ramscar (2)
 
Reading 5 Shrewsbury Town 3
  Elm Park, Reading (9,252)
 Wheeler, Blackman, Uphill (2), Hinshelwood ~
Clowes, Stewart, Bannister (pen)
 
Southend United 3 Gillingham 1
  Southend Stadium, Southend (7,390)
 O'Neil (2), Sibley ~ Ayres
 
Torquay United 5 Colchester United 1
  Plainmoor, Torquay (7,326)
 Edds, Collins, Mills, Drinkwater, Shaw ~ Barlow
 
Watford 1 Millwall 1
  Vicarage Road, Watford (17,688)
 Bowie ~ Johnson
 		  
Bristol Rovers only won one of their last nine games, but it was still enough to win them their first-ever promotion.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Bristol Rovers 42 16 4 2 9 6 5 89 44 60
 
Northampton Town 43 18 2 1 7 6 9 101 63 58
Millwall 42 13 6 2 9 6 6 75 41 56
Norwich City 42 15 5 1 8 3 10 89 52 54
Bristol City 42 11 8 2 8 6 7 86 58 52
Coventry City 42 15 4 3 4 7 9 74 56 49
Watford 43 12 7 3 3 9 9 60 59 46
Southend United 42 15 4 2 3 6 12 65 66 46
Brighton & Hove Albion 43 10 6 5 7 5 10 73 74 45
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 42 14 3 5 4 5 11 71 64 44
Reading 42 15 3 3 2 5 14 63 61 42
Torquay United 43 14 4 4 3 4 14 82 81 42
Leyton Orient 43 11 7 4 4 3 14 62 66 40
Newport County 43 11 4 6 4 6 12 67 76 40
Ipswich Town 43 9 7 6 3 7 11 57 65 38
Crystal Palace 42 10 6 4 3 6 13 63 79 38
Colchester United 41 9 8 3 3 5 13 54 62 37
Gillingham 43 9 7 6 2 8 11 51 65 37
Exeter City 44 9 8 4 2 6 15 58 71 36
Swindon Town 43 8 5 9 4 7 10 59 74 36
Queen's Park Rangers 42 7 9 5 3 6 12 59 79 35
Aldershot 42 6 7 7 4 7 11 55 73 34
Shrewsbury Town 43 10 5 7 1 6 14 65 88 33
Walsall 43 5 7 8 2 1 20 52 113 22
 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
30 - Geoff Bradford (Bristol R.)
26 - Sammy Collins (Torquay), Willie O'Donnell (Northampton), Arnold Rodgers (Bristol C.)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Bradford City 5 Halifax Town 0
  Valley Parade, Bradford (13,283)
 Rosenthal, Ward, Tunnicliffe (2 (1 pen)), Carr
 
Carlisle United 1 York City 1
  Brunton Park, Carlisle (4,805)
 Drury ~ Fenton
 
Chester 0 Bradford 3
  Sealand Road, Chester (4,441)
 Haines, Crosbie (2)
 
Crewe Alexandra 1 Barrow 1
  Gresty Road, Crewe (4,619)
 McGuigan ~ Collins
 
Darlington 1 Workington 0
  Feethams, Darlington (4,602)
 Clark (pen)
 
Gateshead 2 Chesterfield 4
  Redheugh Park, Gateshead (3,253)
 Price, Wilbert
~ Mitchell, Westcott (2), Wilson
 
Hartlepools United 4 Tranmere Rovers 1
  Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (6,357)
 Johnson, McGuigan, Harden, Steele (OG) ~ Done
e 0 
Port Vale 0 Wrexham 0
  Vale Park, Burslem (21,585)
 
Rochdale 1 Accrington Stanley 0
  Spotland, Rochdale (4,706)
 Haddington
 
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1 Oldham Athletic 1
  Old Showground, Scunthorpe (9,399)
 Bushby ~ McKennan (pen)
 
Southport 4 Grimsby Town 3
  Haig Avenue, Southport (6,687)
 Billingham, Hitchen (2), Gaskell ~ Cairns (2), Millar
 
Stockport County 2 Mansfield Town 2
  Edgeley Park, Stockport (6,503)
 Moran, Clempson ~ Marron, Coole
 
The gap to second-placed Port Vale was only a point at the end, but Oldham were never really in danger of losing the top spot. Surprisingly, they finished bottom of the second division, a year later, and Port Vale replaced them. Oldham took another twenty years before they returned.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Oldham Athletic 43 14 3 4 7 10 5 75 44 55
 
Port Vale 43 11 9 1 6 9 7 59 34 52
Wrexham 43 17 3 2 5 5 11 77 61 52
Southport 44 16 4 2 4 7 11 61 55 51
York City 43 13 5 4 5 8 8 54 41 49
Grimsby Town 43 14 5 3 5 5 11 72 54 48
Carlisle United 44 12 7 3 5 6 11 78 64 47
Bradford 43 9 7 5 9 4 9 73 58 47
Crewe Alexandra 43 13 5 4 7 2 12 67 63 47
Gateshead 44 12 6 4 3 9 10 69 60 45
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 44 10 6 6 6 7 9 60 53 45
Chesterfield 43 12 6 4 5 5 11 63 58 45
Stockport County 43 12 8 2 4 4 13 79 67 44
Barrow 44 15 6 1 1 6 15 64 67 44
Mansfield Town 43 10 9 3 5 5 11 51 58 44
Tranmere Rovers 43 15 4 2 4 1 17 58 58 43
Halifax Town 43 12 5 5 2 10 9 63 66 43
Bradford City 43 13 6 2 0 11 11 72 76 43
Hartlepools United 43 13 5 3 2 8 12 53 58 43
Chester 43 9 6 6 1 8 13 60 75 34
Darlington 43 12 4 5 1 2 19 57 93 32
Rochdale 44 11 5 6 2 0 20 60 80 31
 
Workington 43 8 5 8 2 4 16 49 87 29
Accrington Stanley 43 6 9 7 1 2 18 38 80 25
 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
27 - Jimmy Whitehouse (Carlisle)
26 - Jack Connor (Stockport)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1952/53 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2003
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