# 1951–52 Tercera División

The 1951–52 Tercera División season was the 16th since its establishment.

## Format

16 clubs in 6 geographic groups (96 clubs) participated. Three withdrew before the end of the season. The 6 group winners were promoted to the Segunda División. It had been planned to reorganise the Segunda and Tercera Divisiónes but the plan was never implemented and the Promotion play-offs had no consequence. The bottom three clubs in Groups I and II of the Segunda División were relegated and no other Tercera División clubs were promoted.

## League tables
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real Avilés | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 42 |
| 2 | La Felguera | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 40 |
| 3 | Cultural Leonesa | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 39 |
| 4 | Arosa | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 37 |
| 5 | Pontevedra | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 36 |
| 6 | Atlético de Zamora | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 33 |
| 7 | Lemos | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 33 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 31 |
| 9 | Vetusta | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 31 |
| 10 | Ponferradina | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 29 |
| 11 | Santiago | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 29 |
| 12 | Langreano | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 28 |
| 13 | Real Juvencia | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 22 |
| 14 | Calzada | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 20 |
| 15 | Juvenil | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 18 |
| 16 | Polvorín | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 104 | −62 | 12 |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Burgos | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 40 |
| 2 | Eibar | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 39 |
| 3 | Rayo Cantabria | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 34 |
| 4 | Recreación de Logroño | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 34 |
| 5 | Getxo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 33 |
| 6 | Mirandés | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 32 |
| 7 | Arenas de Zaragoza | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Portugalete | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 30 |
| 9 | Sestao | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 29 |
| 10 | Baskonia | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 29 |
| 11 | Izarra | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 28 |
| 12 | Numancia | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 26 |
| 13 | Erandio | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 26 |
| 14 | Calahorra | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 24 |
| 15 | Indautxu | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 22 |
| 16 | Arenas de Getxo | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 20 |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | España Industrial | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 46 |
| 2 | Tortosa | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 40 |
| 3 | Escoriaza | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 38 |
| 4 | Manresa | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 38 |
| 5 | Terrassa | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 38 |
| 6 | Girona | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 36 |
| 7 | Granollers | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 34 |
| 8 | Sants | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 32 |
| 9 | Europa | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 30 |
| 10 | Manacor | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 25 |
| 11 | Maó | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 24 |
| 12 | Martinenc | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 23 |
| 13 | Binéfar | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 | Mataró | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 21 |
| 15 | Tàrrega | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 21 |
| 16 | Igualada | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 97 | −64 | 12 |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cacereño | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 45 |
| 2 | Iliturgi | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 41 |
| 3 | Manchego | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 38 |
| 4 | Emeritense | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 35 |
| 5 | Calvo Sotelo | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 35 |
| 6 | Tomelloso | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 34 |
| 7 | Badajoz | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 33 |
| 8 | Valdepeñas | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 32 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 31 |
| 10 | Toledo | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cuatro Caminos | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 28 |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 87 | −23 | 27 |
| 13 | Miguel de Prado | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 22 |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 18 |
| 15 | Gimnástica Segoviana | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 16 |
| 16 | Real Ávila | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 86 | −53 | 14 |
* ↑ 2 points deducted from Gimnástica Segoviana following their non-appearance at CP Cacereño who were awarded the win.

### Group V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Orihuela | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 37 |
| 2 | Villena | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlético de Zaragoza | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 32 |
| 4 | Novelda | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 31 |
| 5 | Catarroja | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 30 |
| 6 | Castellón | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 29 |
| 7 | Imperial | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 29 |
| 8 | Hellín | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 28 |
| 9 | Calatayud | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 28 |
| 10 | Soriano | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 27 |
| 11 | San Javier | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 26 |
| 12 | Conquense | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 26 |
| 13 | Elche | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 24 |
| 14 | Aspense | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 24 |
| 15 | Naval | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 16 |
| 16 | Hernán Cortés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Team withdrawn from the competition

### Group VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real Jaén | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 37 |
| 2 | Almería | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 35 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 32 |
| 4 | Cádiz | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 31 |
| 5 | Ceuta | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 31 |
| 6 | Recreativo de Huelva | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 31 |
| 7 | España de Tánger | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 30 |
| 8 | Algeciras | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 26 |
| 9 | San Fernando | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 24 |
| 10 | Xerez | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 23 |
| 11 | Recreativo de Granada | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 20 |
| 12 | Español de Tetuán | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 16 |
| 13 | Utrera | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 16 |
| 14 | Atlético Malagueño | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 84 | −60 | 11 |
| 15 | Maghreb-el-Aksa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Larache | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ 1 point deducted for playing an ineligible player in a 1-1 draw at Español de Tetuán who were awarded the win.
* 1 2 Team withdrawn from the competition

## Promotion playoff
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético de Zamora | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 10 |
| 2 | Lucense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 | Getxo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 | Badalona | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
| 5 | Girona | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Alicante | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 |
| 2 | Recreativo de Huelva | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | Cartagena | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 8 |
| 4 | Castellón | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 7 |
| 5 | Tomelloso | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 |

## Season records

* Most wins: 21, España Industrial.
* Most draws: 10, Tomelloso.
* Most losses: 22, Polvorín, Igualada and Real Ávila.
* Most goals for: 90, Escoriaza.
* Most goals against: 104, Polvorín.
* Most points: 46, España Industrial.
* Fewest wins: 4, Polvorín, Igualada and Atlético Malagueño.
* Fewest draws: 1, 5 teams.
* Fewest losses: 4, Cacereño.
* Fewest goals for: 24, Atlético Malagueño.
* Fewest goals against: 24, Real Avilés.
* Fewest points: 11, Atlético Malagueño.