| SEASON 1951-1952 |
| squad | table | results | transfers | friendlies | |
![]() | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) |
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Table as at Wednesday, April 23, 1952: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 48 | 2.19 | 65 |
| 2 | Reading | 44 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 107 | 58 | 1.84 | 59 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 61 | 1.43 | 57 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 43 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 50 | 1.58 | 55 |
| 5 | Millwall | 43 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 48 | 1.44 | 55 |
| 6 | Newport County | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 73 | 1.00 | 49 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 50 | 1.62 | 47 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 84 | 66 | 1.27 | 46 |
| 9 | Southend United | 43 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 1.06 | 44 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 0.98 | 42 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 0.71 | 42 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 68 | 0.99 | 41 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 66 | 0.95 | 41 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 82 | 96 | 0.85 | 41 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 59 | 0.80 | 41 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 88 | 0.81 | 40 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 63 | 0.83 | 38 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 64 | 0.73 | 38 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 71 | 0.79 | 37 |
| 20 | Watford | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 79 | 0.68 | 34 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 0.87 | 33 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 61 | 84 | 0.73 | 32 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 84 | 0.68 | 32 |
| 24 | Walsall | 44 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 52 | 89 | 0.58 | 29 |
| Key: | Promotion places | Re-election |
Change division:
Division One | Division Two | Division Three (North) | Division Three (South) |