1951–52 in English football explained

Country:England
Season:1951–52
Division1:First Division
Champions1:Manchester United
Division2:Second Division
Champions2:Sheffield Wednesday
Domestic:FA Cup
Dchampions:Newcastle United
Prevseason:1950–51
Nextseason:1952–53
Flagicon:yes

The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Four years after guiding them to glory in the FA Cup, Matt Busby guided Manchester United to their first league title triumph in 41 years. While still captained by Johnny Carey and featuring several other players from the 1948 FA Cup winning team, Busby was now giving regular action to young players including Roger Byrne, Johnny Berry and Jackie Blanchflower, and had already invested in the future by making a move for the young goalkeeper Ray Wood.

Tottenham Hotspur, the previous season's champions, had to settle for second place this season.

Newcastle United retained the FA Cup, the centrepiece of their team being the forward line-up of Jackie Milburn and the Chilean brothers George and Ted Robledo.

Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionManchester United (3)Tottenham Hotspur
Second DivisionSheffield WednesdayCardiff City
Third Division NorthLincoln CityGrimsby Town
Third Division SouthPlymouth ArgyleReading
FA CupNewcastle United (5)Arsenal
Charity ShieldTottenham HotspurNewcastle United
Home ChampionshipShared by &

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

See main article: 1951–52 Football League.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English League Leading Goalscorers . . 2017-06-04.
  2. Web site: English League Leading Goalscorers . . 2017-06-04.