FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Thursday, March 12, 1953:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Burnley 31 15 10 6 51 33 1.55 40 
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 10 8 64 51 1.25 40 
3 Preston North End 30 15 8 7 63 48 1.31 38 
4 West Bromwich Albion 32 17 4 11 50 47 1.06 38 
5 Arsenal 29 15 7 7 70 45 1.56 37 
6 Charlton Athletic 30 14 9 7 57 45 1.27 37 
7 Blackpool 32 15 7 10 60 53 1.13 37 
8 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 55 55 1.00 36 
9 Manchester United 32 14 7 11 52 51 1.02 35 
10 Tottenham Hotspur 32 12 8 12 60 49 1.22 32 
11 Bolton Wanderers 31 11 8 12 46 51 0.90 30 
12 Liverpool 31 11 7 13 48 57 0.84 29 
13 Cardiff City 30 9 10 11 35 31 1.13 28 
14 Aston Villa 30 9 10 11 43 40 1.08 28 
15 Portsmouth 32 10 8 14 54 60 0.90 28 
16 Newcastle United 32 10 8 14 46 54 0.85 28 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 33 10 8 15 48 57 0.84 28 
18 Stoke City 32 9 8 15 42 53 0.79 26 
19 Middlesbrough 32 9 8 15 47 66 0.71 26 
20 Derby County 32 9 6 17 44 59 0.75 24 
21 Manchester City 31 9 5 17 48 65 0.74 23 
22 Chelsea 31 7 8 16 39 52 0.75 22 

Key: Champions Relegation