English Third Division (North) 1952/1953
Historical league standings at 6th 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 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 51 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 40 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 32 | 48 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 40 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 1.23 |
| 5 | York City | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 46 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 61 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Southport | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 54 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 61 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Barrow | 41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 1.02 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 55 | 41 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 39 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 55 | 38 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 73 | 38 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Chester | 40 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 34 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Darlington | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 56 | 90 | 30 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Workington | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 83 | 28 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 56 | 78 | 26 | 0.72 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 78 | 23 | 0.47 |



