Football in England

Season	1952–53
Men's football
First Division	Arsenal
Second Division	Sheffield United
FA Cup	Blackpool
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in England.

Overview

This was the closest championship win in English league history at the time, with Arsenal claiming the title with a goal average superior to Preston's by just 0.099. Both Arsenal and Preston had identical records aside from their goal averages.

Had goal difference been the deciding factor as it was from 1977 onwards, Arsenal would still have won with +33 to Preston's +25, unlike in 1989 when they would have finished second on goal average. Preston had last been champions in 1890, the second season of the Football League.

The FA Cup was won by Blackpool, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in what became known as the 'Matthews Final', due to the masterly contribution of 38-year-old winger Stanley Matthews, who helped his side win after going 3–1 down, although three of Blackpool's goals were scored by prolific forward Stan Mortensen.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
First Division	Arsenal (7*)	Preston North End
Second Division	Sheffield United	Huddersfield Town
Third Division North	Oldham Athletic	Port Vale
Third Division South	Bristol Rovers	Millwall
FA Cup	Blackpool (1)	Bolton Wanderers
Charity Shield	Manchester United	Newcastle United
Home Championship	Shared by  England and  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	42	21	12	9	97	64	1.516	54
2	Preston North End	42	21	12	9	85	60	1.417	54
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	13	10	86	63	1.365	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	21	8	13	66	60	1.100	50
5	Charlton Athletic	42	19	11	12	77	63	1.222	49
6	Burnley	42	18	12	12	67	52	1.288	48
7	Blackpool	42	19	9	14	71	70	1.014	47
8	Manchester United	42	18	10	14	69	72	0.958	46
9	Sunderland	42	15	13	14	68	82	0.829	43
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	11	16	78	69	1.130	41
11	Aston Villa	42	14	13	15	63	61	1.033	41
12	Cardiff City	42	14	12	16	54	46	1.174	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	14	11	17	70	77	0.909	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	61	69	0.884	39
15	Portsmouth	42	14	10	18	74	83	0.892	38
16	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	59	70	0.843	37
17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	0.744	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	0.861	35
19	Chelsea	42	12	11	19	56	66	0.848	35
20	Manchester City	42	14	7	21	72	87	0.828	35
21	Stoke City	42	12	10	20	53	66	0.803	34	Relegated to the Second Division
22	Derby County	42	11	10	21	59	74	0.797	32

Second Division

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1952–53_in_English_football
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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sheffield United	42	25	10	7	97	55	1.764	60	Promoted to the First Division
2	Huddersfield Town	42	24	10	8	84	33	2.545	58
3	Luton Town	42	22	8	12	84	49	1.714	52
4	Plymouth Argyle	42	20	9	13	65	60	1.083	49
5	Leicester City	42	18	12	12	89	74	1.203	48
6	Birmingham City	42	19	10	13	71	66	1.076	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	18	8	16	77	67	1.149	44
8	Fulham	42	17	10	15	81	71	1.141	44
9	Blackburn Rovers	42	18	8	16	68	65	1.046	44
10	Leeds United	42	14	15	13	71