1951–52 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1951–52 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Doug Lishman (23); All: ; Doug Lishman (29)
Highest home attendance	66,438 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (9 February 1952)
Lowest home attendance	37,985 vs. Charlton Athletic (13 March 1952)

The 1951–52 season was Arsenal's 32nd consecutive season in the top division of English football.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
18 August 1951	Huddersfield Town	H	2–2
22 August 1951	Chelsea	A	3–1
25 August 1951	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2
29 August 1951	Chelsea	H	2–1
1 September 1951	Sunderland	H	3–0
5 September 1951	Liverpool	H	0–0
8 September 1951	Aston Villa	A	0–1
12 September 1951	Liverpool	A	0–0
15 September 1951	Derby County	H	3–1
22 September 1951	Manchester City	A	2–0
29 September 1951	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1
6 October 1951	Preston North End	A	0–2
13 October 1951	Burnley	H	1–0
20 October 1951	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1
27 October 1951	Fulham	H	4–3
3 November 1951	Middlesbrough	A	3–0
10 November 1951	West Bromwich Albion	H	6–3
17 November 1951	Newcastle United	A	0–2
24 November 1951	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–2
1 December 1951	Stoke City	A	1–2
8 December 1951	Manchester United	H	1–3
15 December 1951	Huddersfield Town	A	3–2
22 December 1951	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2
25 December 1951	Portsmouth	H	4–1
26 December 1951	Portsmouth	A	1–1
29 December 1951	Sunderland	A	1–4
5 January 1952	Aston Villa	H	2–1
19 January 1952	Derby County	A	2–1
26 January 1952	Manchester City	H	2–2
9 February 1952	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1
16 February 1952	Preston North End	H	3–3
1 March 1952	Burnley	A	1–0
13 March 1952	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1
15 March 1952	Fulham	A	0–0
22 March 1952	Middlesbrough	H	3–1
11 April 1952	Blackpool	A	0–0
12 April 1952	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2
14 April 1952	Blackpool	H	4–1
16 April 1952	Newcastle United	H	1–1
19 April 1952	Stoke City	H	4–1
21 April 1952	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3
26 April 1952	Manchester United	A	1–6

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	15	3	3	55	21	8	8	5	40	31	95	52	1.827	+43	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	1	4	45	20	6	8	7	31	31	76	51	1.490	+25	53
3	Arsenal	42	13	7	1	54	30	8	4	9	26	31	80	61	1.311	+19	53
4	Portsmouth	42	13	3	5	42	25	7	5	9	26	33	68	58	1.172	+10	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	7	3	35	26	8	3	10	30	35	65	61	1.066	+4	48
6	Aston Villa	42	13	3	5	49	28	6	6	9	30	42	79	70	1.129	+9	47
7	Preston North End	42	10	5	6	39	22	7	7	7	35	32	74	54	1.370	+20	46
8	Newcastle United	42	12	4	5	62	28	6	5	10	36	45	98	73	1.342	+25	45
9	Blackpool	42	12	5	4	40	27	6	4	11	24	37	64	64	1.000	±0	45
10	Charlton Athletic	42	12	5	4	41	24	5	5	11	27	39	68	63	1.079	+5	44
11	Liverpool	42	6	11	4	31	25	6	8	7	26	36	57	61	0.934	–4	43
12	Sunderland	42	8	6	7	41	28	7	6	8	29	33	70	61	1.148	+9	42
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	9	4	38	29	6	4	11	36	48	74	77	0.961	–3	41
14	Burnley	42	9	6	6	32	19	6	4	11	24	44	56	63	0.889	–7	40
15	Manchester City	42	7	5	9	29	28	6	8	7	29	33	58	61	0.951	–3	39
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	8	6	7	40	33	4	8	9	33	40	73	73	1.000	±0	38
17	Derby County	42	10	4	7	43	37	5	3	13	20	43	63	80	0.787	–17	37
18	Middlesbrough	42	12	4	5	37	25	3	2	16	27	63	64	88	0.727	–24	36
19	Chelsea	42	10	3	8	31	29	4	5	12	21	43	52	72	0.722	–20	36
20	Stoke City	42	8	6	7	34	32	4	1	16	15	56	49	88	0.557	–39	31
21	Huddersfield Town	42	9	3	9	32	35	1	5	15	17	47	49	82	0.598	–33	28
22	Fulham	42	5	7	9	38	31	3	4	14	20	46	58	77	0.753	–19	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Norwich City.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	12 January 1952	Norwich City	A	5–0	38,964	Logie, Roper, Lishman (2), Goring
R4	2 February 1952	Barnsley	H	4–0
R5	23 February 1952	Leyton Orient	A	2–0
R6	8 March 1952	Luton Town	A	3–2
SF	5 April 1952	Chelsea	N	1–1
SF R	7 April 1952	Chelsea	N	3–0
F	3 May 1952	Newcastle United	N	0–1	100,000

References

↑ "Arsenal first team line up (1951–52)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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[1] "Arsenal first team line up (1951–52)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results