| SEASON 1951-1952 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) |
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Table as at Monday, September 3, 1951: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | 8 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 | 8 |
| 3 | Walsall | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | 8 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 7 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 7 |
| 6 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 7 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 6 |
| 8 | Newport County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 6 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 | 6 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 6 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 13 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 14 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 15 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 4 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 4 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 3 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 3 |
| 20 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 2 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.40 | 1 |
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