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      DIVISION 3 (North)   1952/53
      For full league and cup results  click on by club required.
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
Jimmy Whitehouse 
(Carlisle United)
 29  goals

Halifax Town recorded their highest home attendance with 36,885 present at The Shay on Saturday 14th February 1953 for an FA Cup 5th Round tie against Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs won 3-0. The receipts figure of £4898 was also a record at the time - it survived for 27 years until Manchester City visited - and lost - in an FA Cup 3rd Round tie in 1980.

   1 Oldham Athletic 46 22 15 9 77 45 59

Promoted
    2 Port Vale 46 20 18 8 67 35 58
    3 Wrexham 46 24 8 14 86 66 56
    4 York City 46 20 13 13 60 45 53
    5 Grimsby Town 46 21 10 15 75 59 52
    6 Southport 46 20 11 15 63 60 51
    7 Bradford Park Avenue 46 19 12 15 75 61 50
    8 Gateshead 46 17 15 14 76 60 49
    9 Carlisle United 46 18 13 15 82 68 49
    10 Crewe Alexandra 46 20 8 18 70 68 48
    11 Stockport County 46 17 13 16 82 69 47
    12= Chesterfield 46 18 11 17 65 63 47
    12= Tranmere Rovers 46 21 5 20 65 63 47
    Season Results 14 Halifax Town 46 16 15 15 68 68 47
    15 Scunthorpe & Lindsey Un. 46 16 14 16 62 56 46
    16 Bradford City 46 14 18 14 75 80 46
    17 Hartlepools United 46 16 14 16 57 61 46
    18 Mansfield Town 46 16 14 16 55 62 46
    19 Barrow 46 16 12 18 66 71 44
    20 Chester 46 11 15 20 64 85 37
    21 Darlington 46 14 6 26 58 96 34
    22 Rochdale 46 14 5 27 62 83 33
    23 Workington 46 11 10 25 55 91 32 Re-election position
    24 Accrington Stanley 46 8 11 27 39 89 27

Re-election position

   
   

R The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 4 non-league clubs. Voting -
45 votes Accrington Stanley Re-elected to the League
36 Workington Re-elected to the League
17 Wigan Athletic Not elected to the League
0 Nelson Not elected to the League
0 New Brighton Not elected to the League
0 North Shields Not elected to the League