# 1951–52 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1951–52 season was Arsenal Football Club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 18 August 1951 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 | 51,072 |
| 22 August 1951 | Chelsea | A | 3–1 | 59,143 |
| 25 August 1951 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 40,931 |
| 29 August 1951 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | 45,768 |
| 1 September 1951 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | 66,137 |
| 5 September 1951 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 47,483 |
| 8 September 1951 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 56,860 |
| 12 September 1951 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 39,853 |
| 15 September 1951 | Derby County | H | 3–1 | 47,151 |
| 22 September 1951 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | 48,418 |
| 29 September 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 72,164 |
| 6 October 1951 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 38,321 |
| 13 October 1951 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 45,531 |
| 20 October 1951 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–1 | 57,031 |
| 27 October 1951 | Fulham | H | 4–3 | 51,178 |
| 3 November 1951 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–0 | 35,408 |
| 10 November 1951 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 6–3 | 52,431 |
| 17 November 1951 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 61,192 |
| 24 November 1951 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–2 | 50,790 |
| 1 December 1951 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 29,363 |
| 8 December 1951 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | 53,451 |
| 15 December 1951 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–2 | 22,427 |
| 22 December 1951 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 43,644 |
| 25 December 1951 | Portsmouth | H | 4–1 | 51,241 |
| 26 December 1951 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 41,325 |
| 29 December 1951 | Sunderland | A | 1–4 | 47,045 |
| 5 January 1952 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 51,540 |
| 19 January 1952 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 28,791 |
| 26 January 1952 | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | 52,527 |
| 9 February 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | 66,438 |
| 16 February 1952 | Preston North End | H | 3–3 | 59,949 |
| 1 March 1952 | Burnley | A | 1–0 | 41,040 |
| 13 March 1952 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | 35,985 |
| 15 March 1952 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 44,088 |
| 22 March 1952 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 50,979 |
| 11 April 1952 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | 32,186 |
| 12 April 1952 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 47,940 |
| 14 April 1952 | Blackpool | H | 4–1 | 48,445 |
| 16 April 1952 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 51,205 |
| 19 April 1952 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 44,962 |
| 21 April 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | 39,618 |
| 26 April 1952 | Manchester United | A | 1–6 | 55,516 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 52 | 1.827 | 57 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 51 | 1.490 | 53 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 61 | 1.311 | 53 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 48 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 48 |

### 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 | 69,466 | |
| R5 | 23 February 1952 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–0 | 30,000 | |
| R6 | 8 March 1952 | Luton Town | A | 3–2 | 28,433 | |
| SF | 5 April 1952 | Chelsea | N | 1–1 | 68,084 | |
| SF R | 7 April 1952 | Chelsea | N | 3–0 | 57,450 | |
| F | 3 May 1952 | Newcastle United | N | 0–1 | 100,000 | |