Football League First Division 1952/53
| Football League First Division 1952/53 | |
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| master | Arsenal FC |
| Cup winners | Blackpool FC |
| Relegated |
Stoke City Derby County |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,508 (ø 3.26 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Charlie Wayman ( Preston North End ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1951/52 | |
The Football League First Division 1952/53 was the 54th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 23, 1952 and ended on May 25, 1953.
The Arsenal won before the tied Preston North End 's now seventh English championship. Both newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City could hold the class; instead, Stoke City and Derby County had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town .
A total of 544 players were used, with Burnley FC, West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End with 20 the fewest and Manchester United with 31 the most players in league games. 132 newcomers opposed 150 footballers who last came into play in the 1952/53 season. 15 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 21st | 12 | 9 | 97:64 | 1.52 | 54:30 | 21st |
| 2. | Preston North End | 42 | 21st | 12 | 9 | 85:60 | 1.42 | 54:30 | 20th |
| 3. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19th | 13 | 10 | 86:63 | 1.37 | 51:33 | 23 |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21st | 8th | 13 | 66:60 | 1.10 | 50:34 | 20th |
| 5. | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19th | 11 | 12 | 77:63 | 1.22 | 49:35 | 24 |
| 6th | Burnley FC | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 67:52 | 1.29 | 48:36 | 20th |
| 7th | Blackpool FC | 42 | 19th | 9 | 14th | 71:70 | 1.01 | 47:37 | 23 |
| 8th. | Manchester United (M) | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 69:72 | 0.96 | 46:38 | 31 |
| 9. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 15th | 13 | 14th | 68:82 | 0.83 | 43:41 | 25th |
| 10. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15th | 11 | 16 | 78:69 | 1.13 | 41:43 | 30th |
| 11. | Aston Villa | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 63:61 | 1.03 | 41:43 | 23 |
| 12. |
 Cardiff City (N)
|
42 | 14th | 12 | 16 | 54:46 | 1.17 | 40:44 | 22nd |
| 13. | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 70:77 | 0.91 | 39:45 | 24 |
| 14th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 61:69 | 0.88 | 39:45 | 26th |
| 15th | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 74:83 | 0.89 | 38:46 | 28 |
| 16. | Newcastle United (P) | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 59:70 | 0.84 | 37:47 | 27 |
| 17th | Liverpool FC | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 61:82 | 0.74 | 36:48 | 28 |
| 18th | Sheffield Wednesday (N) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 62:72 | 0.86 | 35:49 | 25th |
| 19th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 56:66 | 0.85 | 35:49 | 28 |
| 20th | Manchester City | 42 | 14th | 7th | 21st | 72:87 | 0.83 | 35:49 | 26th |
| 21st | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20th | 53:66 | 0.80 | 34:50 | 27 |
| 22nd | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21st | 59:74 | 0.80 | 32:52 | 29 |
| (M) | English champion 1951/52 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1951/52 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1951/52 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | OF THE | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | PNE | SHW | STO | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 4 | 2-0 | 6: 2 | 5: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | |
| Aston Villa | 1: 2 | 1: 5 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| Blackpool FC | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 8: 4 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4: 6 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 4: 2 | 0: 5 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Burnley FC | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 1 | 3: 2 | 5-0 | 0-0 | |
| Cardiff City | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Chelsea FC | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 5: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| Derby County | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 5-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 5 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Manchester City | 2: 4 | 4: 1 | 5-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| Manchester United | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 4 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 5: 4 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 4 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Newcastle United | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 5 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 5 | 1: 1 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 5: 1 | 2: 5 | 5: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Preston North End | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 0: 5 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 4: 5 | 2: 3 | |
| Stoke City | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 7: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 4: 4 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 4 | 3: 2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 7: 3 | 6: 2 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Charlie Wayman
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Preston North End | 24 | 42 |
| 2 |
Peter Harris
|
Portsmouth FC | 23 | 41 |
| 3 |
Nat Lofthouse
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Bolton Wanderers | 22nd | 36 |
| = |
Doug Lishman
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Arsenal FC | = | 39 |
| = |
Bill Holden
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Burnley FC | = | 42 |
| 6th |
Roy Swinbourne
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21st | 41 |
| 7th |
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Sunderland FC | 20th | 31 |
| = |
Ronnie Allen
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West Bromwich Albion | = | 41 |
| 9 |
Cliff Holton
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Arsenal FC | 19th | 21st |
| = |
Wilf Mannion
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Middlesbrough FC | = | 41 |
The Arsenal FC championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Arsenal FC during the 1952/53 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. | Arsenal FC |
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Dave Bowen * (2/0) | John Chenhall (13/0) | Freddie Cox * (9/1) | Ray Daniel (41/5) | Bill Dodgin * (1/0) | Alex Forbes (33/1) | Peter Goring (29/10) | Cliff Holton (21/19) | Jack Kelsey (25/0) | Doug Lishman (39/22) | Jimmy Logie (32/10) | Ben Marden * (8/4) | Joe Mercer (28/2) | Arthur Milton (25/7) | Don Oakes * (2/1) | Ted Platt * (3/0) | Don Roper (41/14) | Arthur Shaw (25/0) | Lionel Smith (31/0) | George Swindin (14/0) | Joe Wade (40/0).
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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 .
- Fred Ollier: Arsenal A Complete Record. 4th edition. Breedon, Derby 1995, ISBN 1-85983-011-0 .
References and footnotes
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1952/1953 (Fussballdaten.de)