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| 05/05/1951 | West Ham United | - | Cardiff City | 0:0 | ||
| Southampton FC | - | Brentford FC | 2:1 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | - | Bury FC | 3:2 | |||
| Notts County | - | Leicester City | 2:3 | |||
| Manchester City | - | Grimsby Town | 2:2 | |||
| Leeds United | - | Swansea Town | 2:0 | |||
| Hull City | - | Luton Town | 5:3 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | - | Sheffield United | 1:1 |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91:49 | 42 | 57:27 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89:61 | 28 | 52:32 |
| 3 |
|
Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53:45 | 8 | 50:34 |
| 4 |
|
Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64:53 | 11 | 49:35 |
| 5 |
|
Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63:55 | 8 | 48:36 |
| 6 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65:66 | -1 | 46:38 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75:59 | 16 | 45:39 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72:62 | 10 | 44:40 |
| 9 |
|
Brentford FC | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75:74 | 1 | 44:40 |
| 10 |
|
Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74:70 | 4 | 43:41 |
| 11 |
|
Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64:68 | -4 | 43:41 |
| 12 |
|
Southampton FC | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66:73 | -7 | 43:41 |
| 13 |
|
West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68:69 | -1 | 42:42 |
| 14 |
|
Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68:58 | 10 | 41:43 |
| 15 |
|
Barnsley FC | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74:68 | 6 | 40:44 |
| 16 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71:82 | -11 | 40:44 |
| 17 |
|
Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61:60 | 1 | 39:45 |
| 18 |
|
Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54:77 | -23 | 36:48 |
| 19 |
|
Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57:70 | -13 | 32:52 |
| 20 |
|
Bury FC | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60:86 | -26 | 32:52 |
| 21 |
|
Chesterfield FC | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44:69 | -25 | 30:54 |
| 22 |
|
Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61:95 | -34 | 28:56 |
