Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League 1952/53
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Headington United | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 93 | 50 | 1.860 | 58 | Champions |
| 2nd | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 117 | 66 | 1.773 | 58 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bedford Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 91 | 61 | 1.492 | 56 | - |
| 4th | Kettering Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 50 | 1.760 | 54 | - |
| 5th | Bath City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 46 | 1.543 | 54 | - |
| 6th | Worcester City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 51 | - |
| 7th | LIanelly | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 95 | 72 | 1.319 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Barry Town | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 89 | 69 | 1.290 | 47 | - |
| 9th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 76 | 1.092 | 45 | - |
| 10th | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 78 | 0.641 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Guildford City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Hastings United | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 89 | 0.787 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Weymouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Hereford United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 73 | 1.041 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Tonbridge | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 88 | 0.705 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Lovells Athletic | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 99 | 0.758 | 32 | - |
| 19th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 92 | 0.630 | 31 | - |
| 20th | Exeter City Reserves | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 71 | 94 | 0.755 | 30 | - |
| 21st | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 85 | 0.635 | 29 | - |
| 22nd | Dartford | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 40 | 121 | 0.331 | 17 | - |
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