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Table & Scores on 26/12/1952
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 29 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 28 | Burnley | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 28 | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 27 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 27 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 25 | Manchester United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | Newcastle United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 22 | Liverpool | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 21 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 20 | Cardiff City | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | Portsmouth | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 18 | Aston Villa | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | Chelsea | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 15 | Manchester City | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 14 |
| Aston Villa 1 (0) Charlton Athletic 1 (1) | Thompson 83 Firmani 4 | Attendance: 39,939 |
| Derby County 3 (2) Portsmouth 0 (0) | McLaren 3, Dunn 30, Lee 70 | Attendance: 30,201 |
| Liverpool 1 (1) Burnley 1 (0) | Liddell 30 Pen Adamson 67 | Attendance: 46,589 |
| Manchester United 2 (1) Blackpool 1 (1) | Carey 40, Lewis 80 Mortensen 10 | Attendance: 49,934 |
| Preston North End 6 (4) Manchester City 2 (0) | Wayman (2), Finney, Morrison, Baxter Hart (2) | Westwood Og | Attendance: 37,093 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 4 (3) West Bromwich Albion 5 (2) | Woodhead 5, 23, Froggatt 12, Dooley 47 Barlow 10, Curtis 17 Og, Gannon 7th Og | Nicholls 80, Allen 87 | Attendance: 59,610 |
| Stoke City 1 (1) Chelsea 1 (1) | Malkin 1st Campbell 30 | Attendance: 31,011 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (1) Sunderland 1 (1) | Swinbourne 11 Bingham 14 | Attendance: 51,419 |