Season 1951-52

Division 3 South 1951-52 (2nd)

PL W D L GF GA GF/A PTS
1 Plymouth ArgyleP 46 29 8 9 107 53 2.019 66
2 READING 46 29 3 14 112 60 1.867 61
3 Norwich City 46 26 9 11 89 50 1.780 61
4 Millwall 46 23 12 11 74 53 1.396 58
5 Brighton & Hove A 46 24 10 12 87 63 1.381 58
6 Newport County 46 21 12 13 77 76 1.013 54
7 Bristol Rovers 46 20 12 14 89 53 1.679 52
8 Northampton Town 46 22 5 19 93 74 1.257 49
9 Southend United 46 19 10 17 75 66 1.136 48
10 Colchester United 46 17 12 17 56 77 0.727 46
11 Torquay United 46 17 10 19 86 98 0.878 44
12 Aldershot 46 18 8 20 78 89 0.876 44
13 Port Vale1 46 14 15 17 50 66 0.758 43
14 Bournemouth & BA 46 16 10 20 69 75 0.920 42
15 Bristol City 46 15 12 19 58 69 0.841 42
16 Swindon Town 46 14 14 18 51 68 0.750 42
17 Ipswich Town 46 16 9 21 63 74 0.851 41
18 Leyton Orient 46 16 9 21 55 68 0.809 41
19 Crystal Palace 46 15 9 22 61 80 0.763 39
20 Shrewsbury Town2 46 13 10 23 62 86 0.721 36
21 Watford 46 13 10 23 57 81 0.704 36
22 Gillingham 46 11 13 22 71 81 0.877 35
23 Exeter City 46 13 9 24 65 86 0.756 35
24 Walsall 46 13 5 28 55 94 0.585 31
1 Port Vale transferred to Division 3 North, 1952
2 Shrewsbury transferred from Division 3 North, 1951

Division 3 South 1951-52

18 Aug Port Vale A 2-0
22 Aug Shrewsbury Town H 6-2
25 Aug Bristol City H 3-0
27 Aug Shrewsbury Town A 1-2
1 Sep Ipswich Town A 2-4
8 Sep Torquay United H 6-1
12 Sep Newport County H 1-2
15 Sep Gillingham A 1-1
17 Sep Newport County A 1-3
22 Sep Brighton & Hove A H 1-4
29 Sep Millwall A 2-3
6 Oct Watford A 1-3
13 Oct Bristol Rovers H 4-2
20 Oct Plymouth Argyle A 2-3
27 Oct Norwich City H 1-1
3 Nov Exeter City A 4-1
10 Nov Colchester United H 4-2
17 Nov Crystal Palace A 2-1
1 Dec Leyton Orient A 4-0
8 Dec Walsall H 3-0
22 Dec Bristol City A 3-1
25 Dec Aldershot H 5-1
26 Dec Aldershot A 2-0
29 Dec Ipswich Town H 4-0
5 Jan Torquay United A 3-0
16 Jan Bournemouth & BA A 2-1
19 Jan Gillingham H 2-1
26 Jan Brighton & Hove A A 0-1
2 Feb Northampton Town H 2-0
9 Feb Millwall H 2-0
16 Feb Watford H 4-1
20 Feb Port Vale H 5-1
23 Feb Northampton Town A 3-0
1 Mar Bristol Rovers A 2-1
8 Mar Plymouth Argyle H 2-0
15 Mar Norwich City A 1-2
22 Mar Exeter City H 2-1
3 Apr Colchester United A 1-4
5 Apr Crystal Palace H 3-1
11 Apr Southend United A 0-2
12 Apr Swindon Town A 0-2
14 Apr Southend United H 5-2
19 Apr Leyton Orient H 1-1
23 Apr Swindon Town H 2-0
26 Apr Walsall A 0-2
3 May Bournemouth & BA H 5-0

FA Cup 1951-52

24 Nov R1 Walsall H 1-0
15 Dec R2 Southport1 H 1-1
18 Dec (R) Southport A 1-12
1 Jan (2R) Southport N3 2-0
12 Jan R3 Swansea Town H 0-3
1 Southport previously known as Southport Central
2 after extra time
3 at Villa Park