1951–52 in English football

none July 2020 July 2020 England 1951–52 First Division Manchester United Second Division Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup Newcastle United 1950–51 1952–53 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.July 2020 Tottenham Hotspur, the previous season's champions, had to settle for second place this season.July 2020 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.July 2020 Honours thumb|250px|Merthyr and Ipswich play in the 1951–52 FA Cup CompetitionWinnerRunner-upFirst DivisionManchester United (3)Tottenham HotspurSecond DivisionSheffield WednesdayCardiff CityThird Division NorthLincoln CityGrimsby TownThird Division SouthPlymouth ArgyleReadingFA CupNewcastle United (5)ArsenalCharity ShieldTottenham HotspurNewcastle UnitedHome ChampionshipShared by ENG & WAL Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League 1951–52 Football League First Division y First Division Second Division y Second Division Third Division North y Third Division North Third Division South y Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division George Robledo (Newcastle United) – 33 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Second Division Derek Dooley (Sheffield Wednesday) – 46 goals Third Division North Andy Graver (Lincoln City) – 36 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Third Division South Ronnie Blackman (Reading) – 39 goals References 1951