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 |
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1 Port Vale transferred to Division 3 North, 1952 2 Shrewsbury transferred from Division 3 North, 1951 |
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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 |
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1 Southport previously known as Southport Central 2 after extra time 3 at Villa Park |
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