English Third Division (North) 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 4th April 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 41 | 49 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 48 | 1.49 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 39 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 30 | 47 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 47 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Southport | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 1.12 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 54 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 8 | York City | 39 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 44 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 51 | 42 | 1.12 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 55 | 42 | 1.07 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 55 | 52 | 41 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 61 | 40 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 1.02 |
| 16 | Barrow | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 40 | 0.97 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 0.98 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 73 | 38 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 54 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Chester | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 66 | 33 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Darlington | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 85 | 30 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Workington | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 46 | 77 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 40 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 53 | 77 | 24 | 0.69 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 39 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 76 | 23 | 0.49 |



