| Competition: | Segunda División |
| Season: | 1952–53 |
| Winners: | Osasuna Jaén |
| Promoted: | Osasuna Jaén |
| Relegated: | San Andrés Orihuela Real Córdoba Gimnástico Atlético Baleares Huesca Plus Ultra Burgos Cacereño |
| League Topscorer: | Ángel Arregui (30 goals) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Primitivo Eroles Goyo (1.11 goals/match) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (28 September 1952) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (28 September 1952) |
| Highest Scoring: | (9 November 1952) |
| Matches: | 480 |
| Total Goals: | 1693 |
| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 Segunda División season was the 22nd since its establishment and was played between 13 September 1952 and 3 May 1953.
32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1951–52 La Liga and 6 promoted from the 1951–52 Tercera División.
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
| Real Avilés CF | Avilés | Las Arobias |
| Club Baracaldo | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
| Burgos CF | Burgos | Zatorre |
| Caudal Deportivo | Mieres | El Batán |
| SD España Industrial | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Inferniño |
| RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega | Torrelavega | El Malecón |
| Gimnástico de Tarragona | Tarragona | Avenida de Cataluña |
| UD Huesca | Huesca | San Jorge |
| UD Lérida | Lérida | Campo de Deportes |
| CD Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
| CA Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| UD Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |
| CD San Andrés | Barcelona | Santa Coloma |
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Mauro Rodríguez | 19 | Avilés |
| 17 | Avilés | |
| Enrique Malo | 17 | Alavés |
| Miguel Xirau | 17 | San Andrés |
| Antonio Insa | 16 | Caudal |
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goyo | 30 | 27 | Osasuna | ||
| Primitivo Eroles | 30 | 27 | Lérida | ||
| José María Munárriz | 34 | 26 | Avilés | ||
| Pedro Estrems | 40 | 29 | España Industrial | ||
| Rogelio Lozano | 40 | 28 | Caudal |
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Arregui | 30 | Jaén |
| José Vila | 17 | Melilla |
| 16 | Hércules | |
| Antonio Picazo | 16 | Alcoyano |
| Juan Vázquez | 16 | Plus Ultra |
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepín | 38 | 30 | Las Palmas | ||
| Francisco Gómez | 32 | 25 | Murcia | ||
| Eleusis Quiles | 35 | 22 | Hércules | ||
| Candi | 35 | 21 | Granada | ||
| Pedro González | 50 | 30 | Melilla |