DIVISION 2    1952/53
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Arthur Rowley 
(Leicester City)
 39  goals		   1 Sheffield United 42 25 10 7 97 55 60 Promoted
    2 Huddersfield Town 42 24 10 8 84 33 58 Promoted
    3 Luton Town 42 22 8 12 84 49 52
    4 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 9 13 65 60 49
    5 Leicester City 42 18 12 12 89 74 48
    6 Birmingham City 42 19 10 13 71 66 48
    7 Nottingham Forest 42 18 8 16 77 67 44
    8 Fulham 42 17 10 15 81 71 44
    9 Blackburn Rovers 42 18 8 16 68 65 44
    10 Leeds United 42 14 15 13 71 63 43
    11 Swansea Town 42 15 12 15 78 81 42
    12 Rotherham United 42 16 9 17 75 74 41
      13 Doncaster Rovers 42 12 16 14 58 64 40
      14 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 60 39
      15 Lincoln City 42 11 17 14 64 71 39
      16 Everton 42 12 14 16 71 75 38
      17 Brentford 42 13 11 18 59 76 37
      18 Hull City 42 14 8 20 57 69 36
      19 Notts County 42 14 8 20 60 88 36
      20 Bury 42 13 9 20 53 81 35
      21 Southampton 42 10 13 19 68 85 33 Relegated
      22 Barnsley 42 5 8 29 47 108 18 Relegated
     
      Relegated Southampton relegated to Division 3 (South), Barnsley to Division 3 (North).