FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Thursday, January 1, 1953:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 West Bromwich Albion 24 14 3 7 41 29 1.41 31 
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 11 8 5 46 37 1.24 30 
3 Sunderland 24 12 6 6 42 38 1.11 30 
4 Arsenal 21 11 6 4 46 30 1.53 28 
5 Burnley 23 10 8 5 34 27 1.26 28 
6 Preston North End 22 10 7 5 46 35 1.31 27 
7 Blackpool 24 11 5 8 50 43 1.16 27 
8 Manchester United 24 11 5 8 38 37 1.03 27 
9 Newcastle United 24 10 5 9 39 42 0.93 25 
10 Tottenham Hotspur 24 9 6 9 44 31 1.42 24 
11 Charlton Athletic 22 9 6 7 45 41 1.10 24 
12 Sheffield Wednesday 24 8 8 8 39 38 1.03 24 
13 Liverpool 23 8 6 9 38 43 0.88 22 
14 Middlesbrough 24 8 6 10 39 46 0.85 22 
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 6 9 33 42 0.79 20 
16 Cardiff City 21 6 7 8 27 26 1.04 19 
17 Derby County 24 7 5 12 32 36 0.89 19 
18 Portsmouth 24 6 7 11 39 46 0.85 19 
19 Aston Villa 22 6 7 9 27 34 0.79 19 
20 Chelsea 23 5 6 12 31 40 0.78 16 
21 Stoke City 24 5 5 14 28 47 0.60 15 
22 Manchester City 23 5 4 14 36 52 0.69 14 

Key: Champions Relegation