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		DIVISION 2 1952/53
		For full league and cup results click on by club required.
			P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Arthur Rowley (Leicester City) 39 goals Jack Charlton made his League debut for Leeds against Doncaster Rovers at Elland Road on April 25th 1953 - the first of what would be a club record 629 League appearances for the Yorkshire club. As he left the dressing room he asked manager Raich Carter what he should be doing in the match and received the reply 'See how fast their centre forward can limp.' Link - debuts In January 63,499 turned up at St James' Park for the FA Cup tie between Newcastle United and Swansea Town - and the match was abandoned after just 8 minutes because of fog.! Four days later another 61,064 were present for the re-arranged game, which Newcastle won 3-0. Abandoned Matches.	1	Sheffield United	42	25	10	7	97	55	60
	2	Huddersfield Town	42	24	10	8	84	33	58
	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
	22	Barnsley	42	5	8	29	47	108	18

		Southampton relegated to Division 3 (South), Barnsley to Division 3 (North).

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