Football League First Division 1951/52
Football League First Division 1951/52 | |
master | Manchester United |
Cup winners | Newcastle United |
Relegated |
Huddersfield Town Fulham FC |
Teams | 22nd |
Games | 462 |
Gates | 1,490 (ø 3.23 per game) |
Top scorer | George Robledo ( Newcastle United ) |
← Football League First Division 1950/51 | |
The Football League First Division 1951/52 was the 53rd season of the highest English football league . It began on August 18, 1951 and ended on May 3, 1952.
Manchester United won their third English championship by four points over their London-based pursuers Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC . Both newly promoted Preston North End and Manchester City were able to hold the class; instead, Huddersfield Town and Fulham FC had to go into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City .
A total of 507 players were used, with Preston North End with 19 the fewest and Portsmouth FC with 28 the most players in league games. 117 newcomers opposed 98 footballers who last came into play in the 1951/52 season. 20 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
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1. | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8th | 95:52 | 1.83 | 57:27 | 24 |
2. | Tottenham Hotspur (M) | 42 | 22nd | 9 | 11 | 76:51 | 1.49 | 53:31 | 24 |
3. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 21st | 11 | 10 | 80:61 | 1.31 | 53:31 | 22nd |
4th | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 20th | 8th | 14th | 68:58 | 1.17 | 48:36 | 28 |
5. | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19th | 10 | 13 | 65:61 | 1.07 | 48:36 | 21st |
6th | Aston Villa | 42 | 19th | 9 | 14th | 79:70 | 1.13 | 47:37 | 21st |
7th | Preston North End (N) | 42 | 17th | 12 | 13 | 74:54 | 1.37 | 46:38 | 19th |
8th. | Newcastle United (P) | 42 | 18th | 9 | 15th | 98:73 | 1.34 | 45:39 | 26th |
9. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 18th | 9 | 15th | 64:64 | 1.00 | 45:39 | 22nd |
10. | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 68:63 | 1.08 | 44:40 | 23 |
11. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 12 | 19th | 11 | 57:61 | 0.93 | 43:41 | 24 |
12. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 15th | 12 | 15th | 70:61 | 1.15 | 42:42 | 21st |
13. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 74:77 | 0.96 | 41:43 | 22nd |
14th | Burnley FC | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 56:63 | 0.89 | 40:44 | 20th |
15th | Manchester City (N) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58:61 | 0.95 | 39:45 | 23 |
16. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14th | 16 | 73:73 | 1.00 | 38:46 | 27 |
17th | Derby County | 42 | 15th | 7th | 20th | 63:80 | 0.79 | 37:47 | 23 |
18th | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 15th | 6th | 21st | 64:88 | 0.73 | 36:48 | 26th |
19th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 52:72 | 0.72 | 36:48 | 26th |
20th | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7th | 23 | 49:88 | 0.56 | 31:53 | 24 |
21st | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 10 | 8th | 24 | 49:82 | 0.60 | 28:56 | 25th |
22nd | Fulham FC | 42 | 8th | 11 | 23 | 58:77 | 0.75 | 27:57 | 25th |
(M) | English champion 1950/51 |
(P) | FA Cup winner 1950/51 |
(N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1950/51 |
EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHA | CHE | OF THE | FUL | HUD | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | PNE | STO | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
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Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 3 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 6: 3 | 2: 2 | |
Aston Villa | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 7: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 5 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | |
Blackpool FC | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 6: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | |
Burnley FC | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 7: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 6: 1 | 2: 2 | |
Charlton Athletic | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 3 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | |
Chelsea FC | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 4: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | |
Derby County | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 3: 4 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | |
Fulham FC | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 6-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 5-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
Huddersfield Town | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 7 | |
Liverpool FC | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | |
Manchester City | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | |
Manchester United | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | |
Middlesbrough FC | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | |
Newcastle United | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 7: 1 | 6-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 6: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 2: 2 | 7: 2 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | |
Portsmouth FC | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | |
Preston North End | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | |
Stoke City | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 6 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
Sunderland AFC | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 7: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 |
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates | Games | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Robledo | Newcastle United | 33 | 39 |
2 | Ronnie Allen | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 40 |
3 | Jack Rowley | Manchester United | 30th | |
4th | Stan Mortensen | Blackpool FC | 26th | 35 |
Johnny Dixon | Aston Villa | 42 | ||
6th | Jackie Milburn | Newcastle United | 25th | 32 |
7th | Charlie Wayman | Preston North End | 24 | 41 |
8th | Doug Lishman | Arsenal FC | 23 | 38 |
9 | Charlie Vaughan | Charlton Athletic | 22nd | |
Trevor Ford | Sunderland FC | 39 | ||
Len Shackleton | Sunderland FC | 41 | ||
Stan Pearson | Manchester United |
The Manchester United championship team
The following table lists all players who played for Manchester United in a league game during the 1951/52 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
1. | Manchester United |
Reg Allen (33/0) | John Aston (18/4) | Johnny Berry (36/6) | Brian Birch * (2/0) | Jackie Blanchflower * (1/0) | Ernie Bond (19/4) | Roger Byrne (24/7) | Johnny Carey (38/3) | Laurence Cassidy * (1/0) | Allenby Chilton (42/0) | Frank Clempson * (8/2) | Henry Cockburn (38/2) | Jack Crompton * (9/0) | John Downie (31/11) | Don Gibson (17/0) | Mark Jones * (3/0) | Billy McGlen * (2/0) | Tommy McNulty (24/0) | Harry McShane (12/1) | Stan Pearson (41/22) | Billy Redman (18/0) | Jack Rowley (40/30) | John Walton * (2/0) | Jeff Whitefoot * (3/0).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Andrew Endlar: Manchester United. The Complete Record. Orion, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7528-9084-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1951/1952 (Fussballdaten.de)