English Third Division (North) 1951/1952
Historical league standings at 6th October 1951
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Gateshead | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 1.90 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 1.74 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1.77 |
| 10 | Barrow | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Hartlepools United | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Southport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0.90 |
| 14 | York City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Chester | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Workington | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 0.52 |
| 23 | Darlington | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 24 | Wrexham | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 0.45 |
