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Season story · Division 3

1951–52

21 league wins, 76–71 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

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Manager: Ernest Blackburn
Division
Football League Division Three North
Final league position
11th
League matches
46
League wins
21
League draws
6
League defeats
19
League goals
76–71
Average Prenton Park gate
7,567

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

18 Aug → 30 Apr

  1. 18 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Hartlepool United · 4-1

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  2. 5 Jan

    Biggest victory

    Gateshead · 5-1

    View match

  3. 2 Feb

    The biggest crowd

    Chelsea · 4-0

    View match

  4. 30 Apr

    Final word

    Hartlepool United · 0-1

    View match

The team

Most-used XI

Top scorer

No data

Biggest crowd

59,101

Chelsea

Season form

LWWLLWWWLLWWDLWWLW

Season timeline

The campaign, month by month

Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.

Months
9
Competitive matches
53
Wins
24
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  1. Chapter 01

    August 1951

    WDLW
    4 competitive matches · 2W 1D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 18WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League4-1Mon 20DYork CityBootham Crescent · League1-1Sat 25LOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League3-0Tue 28WYork CityPrenton Park · League2-0

  2. Chapter 02

    September 1951

    WLLWWLW
    7 competitive matches · 4W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1WDarlingtonPrenton Park · League3-0Wed 5LChesterSealand Road · League4-1Sat 8LGatesheadRedheugh Park · League4-1Tue 11WChesterPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 15WCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 22LSouthportHaig Avenue · League1-0Sat 29WWorkingtonPrenton Park · League3-1

  3. Chapter 03

    October 1951

    LWDL
    4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 6LGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League1-0Sat 13WWrexhamPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 20DChesterfieldSaltergate · League1-1Sat 27LBradford Park AvenuePrenton Park · League1-2

  4. Chapter 04

    November 1951

    LDLW
    4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 3LHalifax TownThe Shay · League1-0Sat 10DMansfield TownPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 17LRochdaleSpotland · League3-2Sat 24WGoole TownPrenton Park · FA Cup4-2

  5. Chapter 05

    December 1951

    LWDDLWLD
    8 competitive matches · 2W 3D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1LCarlisle UnitedBrunton Park · League1-0Sat 8WStockport CountyPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 15DBlyth SpartansPrenton Park · FA Cup1-1Wed 19DBlyth SpartansUnknown · FA Cup1-1Sat 22LOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League0-4Tue 25WBarrowPrenton Park · League3-1Wed 26LBarrowHolker Street · League2-0Sat 29DDarlingtonFeethams · League2-2

  6. Chapter 06

    January 1952

    DDWWWLLW
    8 competitive matches · 4W 2D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 1DLincoln CityPrenton Park · League2-2Thu 3DBlyth SpartansPrenton Park · FA Cup2-2Sat 5WGatesheadPrenton Park · League5-1Mon 7WBlyth SpartansPrenton Park · FA Cup5-1Sat 12WHuddersfield TownLeeds Road · FA Cup1-2Sat 19LCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League2-1Wed 23LBradford CityValley Parade · League2-0Sat 26WSouthportPrenton Park · League5-1

  7. Chapter 07

    February 1952

    LWWLL
    5 competitive matches · 2W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2LChelseaStamford Bridge · FA Cup4-0Wed 6WBradford CityPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 9WWorkingtonBorough Park · League1-2Sat 16LGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League2-3Sat 23LLincoln CitySincil Bank · League3-0

  8. Chapter 08

    March 1952

    WWWLL
    5 competitive matches · 3W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1WWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-1Sat 8WChesterfieldPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 15WBradford Park AvenuePark Avenue · League2-3Sat 22LHalifax TownPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 29LMansfield TownField Mill · League3-0

  9. Chapter 09

    April 1952

    WWDLWWLW
    8 competitive matches · 5W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 5WRochdalePrenton Park · League4-3Fri 11WScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 12DAccrington StanleyPeel Park · League1-1Mon 14LScunthorpe UnitedOld Show Ground · League2-0Sat 19WCarlisle UnitedPrenton Park · League3-2Tue 22WAccrington StanleyPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 26LStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League2-0Wed 30WHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League0-1
Division
Division 3
FA Cup:
Round: 4
Lg Cup:
Round: 0

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

53 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Home271944
Away265516
Total5324920

Match list

Results

53 matches

DateOppositionResult
4-1
1-1
3-0
2-0
3-0
4-1
4-1
3-1
1-0
1-0
3-1
1-0
3-1
1-1
1-2
1-0
1-1
3-2
4-2
1-0
2-0
1-1
1-1
0-4
3-1
2-0
2-2
2-2
2-2
5-1
5-1
1-2
2-1
2-0
5-1
4-0
3-1
1-2
2-3
3-0
0-1
2-0
2-3
1-2
3-0
4-3
3-1
1-1
2-0
3-2
3-1
2-0
0-1