Football League Second Division 1952/53
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Sheffield United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 1.764 | 60 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 33 | 2.545 | 58 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 74 | 1.203 | 48 | - |
| 6th | Birmingham City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 66 | 1.076 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 67 | 1.149 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 71 | 1.141 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 65 | 1.046 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 1.127 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 | - |
| 14th | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Everton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 0.947 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Notts County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 | 0.682 | 36 | - |
| 20th | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 81 | 0.654 | 35 | - |
| 21st | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 85 | 0.800 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Barnsley | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 | 0.435 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Stoke City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Derby County were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Southampton were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Oldham Athletic were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Bristol Rovers were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |
