Final Third Division (North) 1952/1953 league table
Season completed Thursday, 30th April 1953 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 45 | 59 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 67 | 35 | 58 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 66 | 56 | 1.30 |
| 4 | York City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 53 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Southport | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 49 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 68 | 49 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 1.03 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 69 | 47 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 1.03 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 75 | 80 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 46 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 46 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Barrow | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 71 | 44 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 85 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 69 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 58 | 96 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 83 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 32 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 89 | 27 | 0.44 |
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