1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
The 1951–52 team was inexperienced with only one senior, Jim Skala, on the squad. The team narrowly averted a last place finish with a victory over Purdue in the final game of the season. The Wolverines' total of 787 points was the lowest in the Big Ten. The team also recorded the lowest field goal percentage (28.4%) and free throw percentage (59.2%) in the conference.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
Jim Skala was both the team captain and the team's leading scorer. He totaled 258 points in 22 games (169 points in conference games) for an average of 11.7 points per game. At the end of the season, Skala was voted by his teammates as the team's Most Valuable Player. Skala later served as the head basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University (1954–1960) before returning to Michigan as an assistant basketball coach under Dave Strack from 1960 to 1966.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
The team's second leading scorer was Milt Mead, a six-foot, seven-inch sophomore from Bay City, Michigan. Mead scored 238 points (10.8 points per game) over the course of the 1951–52 season. Mead also won the 1953 NCAA championship in the high jump.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
The 1951–52 season was Michigan's second consecutive year at or near the bottom of the Big Ten basketball standings. In June 1952, McCoy resigned as Michigan's head basketball coach to accept a position as the athletic directors at Penn State. In July 1952, athletic director Fritz Crisler announced the hiring of 40-year-old William Perigo, previously the head coach at Western Michigan, as Michigan's new head basketball coach.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
The 1951–52 team was notable as the first Michigan men's basketball team to be racially integrated. During the 1950–51 season, the Indiana Hoosiers became the first Big Ten basketball team to integrate with the addition of center Bill Garrett. On January 9, 1951, Garrett became the first African-American to play at Yost Field House where he was "warmly applauded" by the fans. In a letter to The Michigan Daily, members of the Inter-Racial Association protested the lack of integration at Michigan. The letter said in part:


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
"Garrett is the first Negro to break the color line which exists in all Big Ten sports except football and track. ...  Year after year Michigan has had top Negro football and track stars. ... Why has the University NEVER had a Negro on the basketball team? Why does this policy persist throughout the Big Ten? The answers are obvious. There is a deliberate and conscious policy of discrimination against Negro athletes. Or perhaps you will tell us where we err, Mr. Crisler?"


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
Michigan coach Ernie McCoy responded by denying the accusation of discrimination. McCoy noted that, in the prior 10 years, only one African-American, football star Len Ford, had tried out for the basketball team. McCoy opined that Ford could have been a good basketball player, but noted that his obligations to the football team kept him from reporting on time and added that Ford had developed bad habits playing unorganized ball which he did not have time to erase in practice.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
On December 1, 1951, less than a year after the published criticism from Inter-Racial Association, Don Eaddy and John Codwell became the first African-American basketball players at Michigan. In the opening game of the 1951–52 season, Eaddy "hit four long shots" for eight points against Central Michigan University, the first points scored by an African-American basketball player at Michigan. Codwell also played in the opening game of the season and scored one point on a free throw.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
Eaddy appeared in all 22 games for the Wolverines during the 1951–52 season and was the team's third leading scorer with 188 points. He went on to score over 1,000 points in four years for the Wolverines. He later played professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Racial integration
Codwell was reportedly able to slam dunk the basketball with ease, and although he saw limited action in the 1951–52 season, he became one of the team's leading scorers with an average of 10.5 points per game during the 1952–53 season. Although he was able to break the race barrier on the basketball court, Codwell was barred from speaking at the Detroit alumni group's annual meeting at the University Club after the group found out he was African-American. One member sought to justify the decision: "It's not a question of being barred. It's just that the Club has never had any Negroes there before."


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 1: at Central Michigan. Michigan opened the 1951–52 season on December 1, 1951, with a 60–43 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The game was played before a crowd of 3,500 and marked the dedication of Central Michigan's newly completed field house at Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Don Eaddy "sunk four long set shots" for eight points, marking the first points scored by an African-American basketball player at Michigan. Another African-American player, John Codwell, also appeared in the game and scored one point on a free throw.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Team captain Jim Skala and starting center Dick "Stick" Williams both fouled out for Michigan, and head coach Ernie McCoy used a total of 14 players in the game. Milt Mead, playing as a forward, was the high scorer for Michigan with 16 points, and Eaddy's eight points was the second-highest total for the Wolverines. After the loss, The Michigan Daily wrote that the Wolverines had 16 days to recover from the "humiliating" defeat.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 2: Butler. On December 17, 1951, the Wolverines lost their first home game of the season, falling to the Butler Bulldogs by a 63–53 score at Yost Field House. Butler jumped out to a 15–4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Wolverines suffered from poor shooting, converting 20 of 73 field goal attempts (27%) and 13 of 26 free throws. Head coach Ernie McCoy experimented with multiple combinations, using 11 players in the game. Butler's Orvis Burdsall scored 29 points, breaking Mack Supronowicz's Yost Field House scoring record of 28 points. Senior captain Jim Skala scored 14 points for Michigan. Freshman forward Ralph Kaufman and center Dick "Stick" Williams also scored 12 points each.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 3: Penn. On December 20, 1951, the Wolverines lost by a 68–63 score to the Penn Quakers at Yost Field House. The attendance at the game was estimated at 500. Michigan led 63–62 with two minutes left in the game, but the Quakers scored six straight points to take the lead and win the game. Michigan's high scorer in the game was center Dick "Stick" Williams with 19 points, followed by forward Jim Skala with 15 points and guard Don Eaddy with 12 points.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 4: Colorado. The Wolverines won their first game of the season by a 58–55 score in a Christmas Eve match against the University of Colorado at Yost Field House. Starting center Dick Williams twisted an ankle and did not score. Sophomore Milt Mead, playing at the forward position, led Michigan with 17 points. Jim Skala scored 14 and Don Eaddy added 11 points.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 5: Steel Bowl – Penn State. On December 27, 1951, Michigan lost to Penn State by a 62–60 score in the opening game of the first Steel Bowl basketball tournament. The tournament was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh at its new Memorial Field House. Michigan led 18–6 at the end of the first quarter and 32–28 at halftime. The third quarter ended with the game deadlocked at 48–48. Michigan was outscored in the fourth quarter 14–12 as the Wolverines missed eight free throws in the final quarter.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Milt Mead was the high scorer for Michigan with 18 points on five field goals and eight of ten free throws. Dick Williams and Doug Lawrence each scored 10 points for Michigan. Don Eaddy hit one field goal and four of seven free throws for six points. John Codwell hit two field goals, but missed three free throws, for four points.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 6: Steel Bowl – Virginia. On December 28, 1951, Michigan defeated Virginia by a 66–52 score in the consolation game of the Steel Bowl basketball tournament. The game was played at the Memorial Field House in Pittsburgh. Penn State defeated Pitt in the main game to win the Steel Bowl championship.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 7: Princeton. On New Year's Day, January 1, 1952, the Wolverines defeated the Princeton Tigers by a 62–44 score at Yost Field House. The game had an estimated attendance of 400. The Princeton team was coached by Franklin Cappon, who had been a basketball player and coach at Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. The game was the team's most convincing victory of the season, as Michigan led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter. Center Dick Williams led the Wolverines with 18 points. Jim Skala had 16 points, and Don Eaddy scored nine.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 8: at Indiana. On January 5, 1952, the Wolverines lost by a 58–46 score to an Indiana Hoosiers team that had won seven consecutive games and was ranked No. 5 in the country. The game was played at the Old IU Field House in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers took an early lead, but the Wolverines tied the score at 33–33 in the third quarter against Indiana's second string players. Jim Skala was Michigan's leading scorer with 20 points on nine field goals and two free throws. Dick Williams had 16 points on six field goals and four free throws. No other Michigan player scored more than four points in the game.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 9: Iowa. On January 7, 1952, the Wolverines lost at home to an undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes team that was ranked No. 12 in the country. The game was played before a crowd of 1,500 at Yost Field House. Iowa's 6 foot, 8 inch center Chuck Darling scored 18 points for the Hawkeyes. Milt Mead, playing at center, led the scoring for Michigan with 12 points, and forward Jim Skala followed with 10 points. Guard Don Eaddy and forward Bob Jewell each scored six points. The Wolverines improved their free throw shooting, making 14 of 18 tries.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 10: Illinois. On January 12, 1952, the Wolverines lost their third straight game against a nationally ranked Big Ten opponent. They lost at home by a 67–51 score to an Illinois Fighting Illini team that was ranked No. 2 in the country. The Illini had won ten consecutive games, took a 41–24 lead at halftime and held the lead through the second half. Guard Doug Lawrence led Michigan in scoring with 12 points and "hit six long set shots" for Michigan, including a shot from half court as time expired in the third quarter. Center Dick Williams scored eight points but missed four of six free throws. Don Eaddy added seven points, including three of six free throws. Milt Mead scored six.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 11: at Minnesota. On January 14, 1952, the Wolverines lost their fourth consecutive game, falling to Minnesota by a 70–60 score in Minneapolis. The Associated Press reported that Minnesota jumped to a 24–11 lead in the first quarter over "hapless Michigan" before Minnesota coach Ozzie Cowles put his first-string players on the bench. Minnesota was ahead 57–40 late in the game when Cowles put his third-string players into the game. The Wolverines launched a comeback against Minnesota's third string but still fell short by 10 points. Guard Bob Topp was Michigan's high scorer with nine points on three field goals and three free throws. Jim Skala and Ray Pavichevich each added seven points, while Doug Lawrence and Bob Jewell scored six points each.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 12: Michigan State. On January 19, 1952, Michigan stemmed its losing streak with a 50–36 victory over Michigan State at Yost Field House in front of a crowd of 5,800. Michigan converted only one field goal in the second quarter, and the Spartans led 18–12 at halftime. The Wolverines rallied in the third quarter, scoring 21 points to take a 33–29 lead. The Spartans scored only seven points in the fourth quarter and converted only 17% of their field goals in the game.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Milt Mead was the leading scorer for Michigan with 16 points, and Don Eaddy added 13 points. Keith Stackhouse led the Spartans with 15 points. In holding the Spartans to only 36 points, the Wolverines mounted their best defensive scoring performance since holding the Spartans to 33 points in December 1948. The Spartans have not scored 36 points or less in the 60-plus years since.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 13: Northwestern. On January 21, 1952, the Wolverines lost by a 59–57 score to the Northwestern Wildcats at Yost Field House. In a close game, the score was tied 19–19 at the end of the first quarter and 33–33 at halftime. Four of Michigan's five starters (Jim Skala, Ray Pavichevich, Milt Mead and Doug Lawrence) fouled out of the game. Skala and Don Eaddy each scored 14 points for Michigan. Mead scored 12, and Bob Jewell scored nine.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 14: at Marquette. On February 2, 1952, the Wolverines lost to the Marquette Hilltoppers by a 67–57 score in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette had lost six straight games prior to the game. Marquette trailed 28–26 at halftime but scored 27 points in the third quarter to take the lead. Milt Mead was Michigan's high scorer with 21 points.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 15: at Northwestern. On February 9, 1952, the Wolverines defeated the Northwestern Wildcats by a 71–69 score at Evanston High School in Evanston, Illinois. Don Eaddy and Doug Lawrence led a 13-point rally in the fourth quarter to lead the Wolverines to a come-from-behind victory.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 16: at Iowa. On February 11, 1952, the Wolverines lost by an 82–59 score at Iowa City against an Iowa team that was ranked No. 9 in the country. Iowa coach Bucky O'Connor gave extensive playing time to his second- and third-string players, using 17 players in the game. Back-up forward Tom Tiernan was Michigan's high scorer with 12 points.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 17: Minnesota. On February 16, 1952, Michigan lost to Minnesota by a 52–44 score at Yost Field House. Minnesota was coached by former Michigan coach Ozzie Cowles. Michigan led 36–35 at the end of the third quarter but was outscored 17–8 in the fourth quarter. Milt Mead was the top scorer for Michigan with 18 of the Wolverines' 44 points. Carl Brunsting sustained a broken foot prior to the game and was lost to the team for the remainder of the season.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 18: Wisconsin. On February 18, 1952, Michigan defeated Wisconsin by a 56–55 score at Yost Field House. Michigan outscored Wisconsin 11–4 in the fourth quarter and began freezing the ball and stalling with four minutes left in the game. Milt Mead fouled out of the game with three minutes left, but John Codwell replaced him and scored nine points. Head coach Ernie McCoy used only six players in the entire game.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 19: at Ohio State. On February 23, 1952, the Wolverines lost to Ohio State	 by an 80–67 score at the Fair Grounds Coliseum in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State center Paul Ebert scored 40 points in the game, including 27 points in the second half. Michigan suffered from poor shooting, converting 22 of 73 field goal attempts. With the loss, Michigan fell into a tie with Wisconsin for ninth place in the conference. Milt Mead, playing at the center position, was the top scorer for Michigan with 19 points on five field goals and 9 of 11 free throws. Forward Jim Skala added 13 points on five field goals and 3 of 6 free throws. Forward Jack Levitt scored seven points, and Don Eaddy added six.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 20: at Wisconsin. On February 25, 1952, the Wolverines lost to the Wisconsin Badgers by a 69–53 score in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin took a 43–21 lead in the third quarter and "coasted from there." Michigan committed 31 personal fouls in the game, and the Badgers set a Wisconsin Field House record with 42 free throw attempts (32 of which were converted). Jim Skala and Don Eaddy both fouled out of the game. Guard Doug Lawrence was Michigan's top scorer with 15 points,  Another guard Ray Pavichevich scored 11 points, and center Milt Mead added 10.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 21: at Michigan State. On March 1, 1952, the Wolverines lost to the Michigan State Spartans by an 80–59 score. The game was played before a crowd of 8,623 at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing. Michigan continued to suffer from fouls, committing 35 personal fouls in the game. Michigan State's Bob Carey, an All-American for the Spartans' football team, led the scoring with 25 points. Don Eaddy was the high scorer for Michigan with 18 points on eight field goals and two free throws. Jim Skala scored 11 points while Milt Mead added seven and Paul Groffsky and Doug Lawrence each scored six. With the defeat, the Wolverines fell to a 3–10 conference record and a tie with Purdue for last place in the Big Ten.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Game summaries
Game 22: Purdue. On March 3, 1952, the Wolverines won the final game of their season by a 68–60 score against Purdue at Yost Field House. The game matched teams that had been tied for last place in the Big Ten, and the victory saved the Wolverines from finishing the season in last place. In his final game for Michigan, senior captain Jim Skala scored 23 points, closing his career with 508 points. Don Eaddy scored 19 points, including 14 points on "long two-handed set shots." Milt Mead also scored 10 points for the Wolverines. Michigan converted 27 of 79 field goal attempts for 34% shooting.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season in detail, Scoring statistics
The following list compiles the scoring statistics for the 1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. The nine players who were awarded varsity letters for their participation on the team are shown in bold.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its eighth year under head coach Vic Heyliger, the team compiled a 22–4–0 record, outscored opponents 161 to 70, and won the 1952 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The season was the second consecutive in which the Michigan hockey team won the NCAA championship.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Senior defenseman Bob Heathcott from Turner Valley, Alberta was Michigan's leading scorer during the 1951–52 season with 44 points on 13 goals and 31 assists. Six members of the team were selected as first-team All-Americans: forwards George Chin, Earl Keyes, John McKennell, and Doug Philpott, and defensemen Jim Haas and Reg Shave.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
At the end of the season, the players selected goalie Willard Ikola from Eveleth, Minnesota, as the team's most valuable player. Ikola allowed an average of 2.75 goals per game in 24 regular season games. He allowed only four goals in the NCAA Tournament.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Individual accomplishments
Junior center John Matchefts, also from Eveleth, Minnesota, was chosen as the captain of the 1952–53 team. Matchefts had been leading the 1951-52 team in scoring until being declared academically ineligible with eight games remaining in the regular season.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Standings, Schedule
During the season Michigan compiled a 22–4 record, the fifthconsecutive year that the team won at least 80% of their games. This was the first season that Michigan played as a member of a conference. The teams in the MCHL played an unbalanced schedule against one another and to balance it evenly only the first two games against each member team were counted as part of the standings. Michigan finished tied for second with Denver but was selected over the Pioneers for the tournament due to a better overall record. Their schedule was as follows.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Roster and scoring statistics
Charles M. Hyman, a senior from Elyria, Ohio, won the manager's "M" for his work as the team's manager.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
In the 1952 tournament, Michigan and the Colorado College Tigers were invited from the west, and the St. Lawrence Saints and Yale Bulldogs were invited from the east. The Wolverines defeated the St. Lawrence Saints in the first round by a 9-3 score. Michigan scored five goals in the first period against the Saints. Defenseman Graham Cragg scored the first goal of the game, and he later scored the final goal in the championship game. John McKennell and Pat Cooney scored two goals each in the victory over St. Lawrence.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
In the championship game, Michigan played the Colorado College Tigers. Michigan and Colorado College had developed an intense rivalry as each had been invited to play in the Frozen Four for five consecutive years. Michigan won the championship in 1948 and 1951, and Colorado College won the championship in 1950. The teams had met twice during the regular season, with each team winning one game. A Colorado radio personality had referred to the Wolverines as the "Michigan woodchoppers" while a Colorado newspaper reported that Michigan forward George Chin was "as wide as he is high."


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
The championship game was played before a capacity crowd of 2,500 persons at Broadmoor Arena in the Tigers' hometown of Colorado Springs, Colorado. However, all three players on the Tigers' top scoring line, Omer Brandt (injury), Ron Hartwell (injury), and Tony Frasca (ineligible), were unable to play in the championship game.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
Michigan won the championship game by a 4-1 score. The Wolverines scored three goals in the first period and led 3-0 at the first intermission. Michigan's first goal was scored by George Chin at 11:35 of the first period with an assist from center Doug Philpott. Five minutes later, at 16:29 of the first period, team captain Earl Keyes scored on a power play with assists from Jim Haas and Reg Shave. Michigan's third goal was scored at 19:07 of the first period during a Colorado College power play. Doug Philpott took a loose puck at center ice and "sent a screaming 35-foot shot into the upper right corner of the net for a 3-0 lead."


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
Colorado College narrowed Michigan's lead to 3-1 on a goal by Cam Berry at the 5:00 mark of the second period. Five minutes later, at the 10:12 mark of the second period, Graham Cragg scored Michigan's final goal with an assist from Alex MacLellan. Neither team scored in the final 30 minutes of the game.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship
George Chin was the high scorer of the tournament with four points on two goals and two assists.


1951–52 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1952 national championship, (W1) Colorado College vs. (W2) Michigan
Jim Haas, George Chin, John McKennell and Doug Philpott were named to the All-Tournament First Team while Reg Shave and Earl Keyes made the All-Tournament Second Team


1951–52 Milwaukee Hawks season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Hawks' third season in the NBA and first season in Milwaukee.


1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers season was the fourth season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA widened the foul lane before the 1951–52 season in an attempt to slow down George Mikan. Despite the change, it had little effect on Mikan. He still averaged 23.8 points per game, although he lost the scoring title to Paul Arizin, from the Philadelphia Warriors. The Lakers went into the campaign with essentially the same lineup. Rochester took first place in the Western Division by a game, but the Lakers ousted the Royals in four games in the division finals.


1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers season
The NBA Finals would have the Lakers oppose the New York Knickerbockers. Games 3 and 4 of the Finals were played at the 69th Regiment Armory instead of at Madison Square Garden. This was because the circus was in town. The teams split those games, and Games 5 and 6 as well. Game 7 was dominated by Minneapolis. The Lakers pounded out an 82–65 win, at home, to claim their third NBA crown in their first four seasons.


1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1951–52 Molde FK season
The 1951–52 season was Molde's 4th consecutive year in the second tier of Norwegian football, their first in Landsdelsserien, which began this season.


1951–52 Molde FK season
This season, Molde competed in the inaugural season of Landsdelsserien and the 1952 Norwegian Cup.


1951–52 Molde FK season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1951–52 Molde FK season, Competitions, 1952 Norwegian Cup
Molde qualified for the 1952 Norwegian Cup by defeating Veblungsnes in the qualifying round. By defeating Hødd in the second round, Molde reached the third round of the Norwegian Cup for the first time in club history.


1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 43rd season of play. After qualifying for the playoffs in second place, the Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to advance to the final series. The Detroit Red Wings would sweep the Canadiens in the finals, four games to none.


1951–52 NBA season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.


1951–52 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1951–52 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings
The 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1951, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1952 NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 26, 1952, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Kansas Jayhawks won their first NCAA national championship with a 80–63 victory over the St. John's Redmen.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Rule changes
Games were divided into four 10-minute quarters. Previously, they had been divided into two 20-minute halves.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
On January 21, 1952, the Harlem Globetrotters played Seattle in a game designed to raise funds for the United States Olympic efforts. Five days before the game was held, Royal Brougham received a call from Howard Hobson, who was the Yale basketball coach and a United States Olympic Committee member. It was reported that money was needed to support the country's Olympic effort for the games held in Helsinki, Finland. The Globetrotters had agreed to a three-game fund-raiser against college teams in the West, Midwest and East.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
Tickets cost $1.50 and they were sold out in 48 hours. Jazz great Louis Armstrong played at halftime and actress Joan Caulfield performed a ceremonial opening tip off. The game was played at the University of Washington's Hec Edmondson Pavilion and was filled to its 12,500 capacity.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
The Globetrotters were considered the best basketball team in the world and the club paid their two star players "Goose" Tatum and Marques Hayes twenty five thousand dollars each. Entering the game with Seattle, the Globetrotters had played 3571 games winning 93 percent of their contests.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
Seattle player Johnny O'Brien was the nation's leading scorer at that time. O'Brien would become the first player in the history of college basketball to score 1000 points in a single season. He would finish the season with 1,051 points. Against the Globetrotters, O'Brien poured in 43 points. Johnny's brother Eddie  played point guard for Chieftains and his half court shot lifted the club to a 10-point lead.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
After halftime, the Globetrotters got back in the game as Johnny O'Brien sat out most of the third quarter. With seconds left in the game, the Globetrotters called a time out they did not have. A free throw was made by Johnny O'Brien and there was a possession change. The Chieftains were ahead 84–81.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Season headlines, Harlem Globetrotters vs. Seattle University
Globetrotter owner Abe Saperstein was so upset that he canceled the rest of the Trotters benefit schedule that year.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Year-end polls
The final regular-season top 20 from the AP and Coaches Polls.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, NCAA Tournament
Phog Allen led the Kansas Jayhawks to their first NCAA Tournament title, defeating St. John's 80–63. Jayhawk All-American Clyde Lovellette broke the NCAA record by scoring 141 points in the tournament and was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, National Invitation Tournament
La Salle won the National Invitation Tournament by beating Dayton, 75–64. Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were named co-MVPs.


1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1951 and concluded with the 1952 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1952 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 5th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 57th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the first season of play for the MCHL. The conference was the first for western teams and would eventually become the WCHA.


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1951–52 NHL season
The 1951–52 NHL season was the 35th season of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the Montreal Canadiens four games to none.


1951–52 NHL season, League business
A long standing feud between Boston president Weston Adams and general manager Art Ross ended on October 12, 1951, when Adams sold his stock in Boston Garden to Walter Brown.


1951–52 NHL season, League business
The Chicago Black Hawks, who had made the mammoth nine player deal the previous season, now decided to make the largest cash deal for players to this time by paying $75,000 for Jim McFadden, George Gee, Jimmy Peters, Clare Martin, Clare Raglan and Max McNab.


1951–52 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The league mandated that home teams would now wear a basic white uniform, while road teams will wear coloured uniforms. Before then, teams would often play with colored jerseys against each other, and with Television being in black white at the time, this helped viewers at home identify the two teams clearly.


1951–52 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The goal crease is enlarged from 3 ft × 7 ft (0.91 m × 2.13 m) to 4 ft × 8 ft (1.2 m × 2.4 m). The faceoff circles are expanded from a 10-foot (3.0 m) radius to a 15-foot (4.6 m) radius.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season
Conn Smythe offered $10,000 for anyone who found Bill Barilko, missing since August 26. Barilko and Dr. Henry Hudson had left Rupert House on James Bay in the doctor's light plane for Timmins, Ontario, after a weekend fishing trip and had not been found.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season
For the fourth straight season, the Detroit Red Wings finished first overall in the National Hockey League.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
On November 25 in Chicago, Chicago goalie Harry Lumley hurt a knee. At age 46, trainer Moe Roberts, who played his first game in the NHL for Boston in 1925–26, played the third period in goal for Chicago and did not yield a goal. Roberts would stand as the oldest person to ever play an NHL game until Gordie Howe returned to the NHL at age 51 in 1979.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Chicago was not drawing well and so they decided to experiment with afternoon games. It worked, as the largest crowd of the season, 13,600 fans, showed up for a January 20 game in which Chicago lost to Toronto 3–1.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Elmer Lach night was held March 8 at the Forum in Montreal as the Canadiens tied Chicago 4–4. 14,452 fans were on hand to see Lach presented with a car, rowboat, TV set, deep-freeze chest, bedroom and dining room suites, a refrigerator and many other articles.


1951–52 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
On the last night of the season, March 23, 1952, with nothing at stake at Madison Square Garden, 3,254 fans saw Chicago's Bill Mosienko score the fastest hat trick in NHL history, 3 goals in 21 seconds. Lorne Anderson was the goaltender who gave up the goals to Chicago. Gus Bodnar also set a record with the fastest three assists in NHL history as he assisted on all three goals Mosienko scored. Chicago beat the New York Rangers 7–6.


1951–52 NHL season, Playoffs
Detroit finished 8–0, sweeping the defending Stanley Cup champions Toronto (the first time in NHL history the cup champs were swept in the first round) and Montreal, the first time a team had gone undefeated in the playoffs since the 1934–35 Montreal Maroons. The Wings scored 24 goals in the playoffs, compared to a combined five goals for their opponents. Detroit goaltender Terry Sawchuk did not give up a goal on home ice during the playoffs.


1951–52 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1951–52 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1951–52 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1951–52 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1951–52 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1951–52 (listed with their last team):


1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)
Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.


1951–52 National Football League (Ireland), Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays New York in the NFL final.


1951–52 National Hurling League
The 1951–52 National Hurling League was the 21st season of the National Hurling League.


1951–52 National Hurling League, Division 1
The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring for the 1951-52 season. The old system of a four-group National League was abolished. Division 1 was split into two different groups of seven teams. The top-placed team in each group contested the home final.


1951–52 National Hurling League, Division 1
Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1950-51 season.


1951–52 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 18 May 1952, Tipperary won the title after a 6-14 to 2-5 win over New York in the final. It was their 4th league title overall and their first since 1949-50.


1951–52 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.


1951–52 Nationalliga A season
The 1951–52 Nationalliga A season was the 14th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and EHC Arosa won the championship.


1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1951–1952 was contested by 56 teams participating in four divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of each division of the Netherlands. Willem II won this year's championship by beating Hermes DVS, HFC Haarlem and AFC Ajax.


1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship, New entrants
This season, there was one division less than in the last one. This meant that the team had to be reassigned. Eerste Klasse A:


1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship, Divisions, Eerste Klasse B
Achilles 1894 beat Oosterparkers in the play-off to avoid relegation.


1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship, Divisions, Eerste Klasse D
Hermes DVS beat Sparta Rotterdam in the play-off to qualify for the Championship play-off.


1951–52 New York Knicks season
The 1951–52 New York Knicks season was the sixth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished third in the Eastern Division with a 37–29 record, and advanced to the NBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.


1951–52 New York Knicks season
In the first round of the Eastern Division playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in a best-of-three series, two games to one, to move on to the Eastern Division Finals. New York won 3–1 in a best-of-five series with the Syracuse Nationals to reach its second straight NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers in seven games.


1951–52 New York Knicks season, NBA draft
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.


1951–52 New York Rangers season
The 1951–52 New York Rangers season was the 26th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers compiled a 23–34–13 record during the regular season, and finished with 59 points. Their fifth-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.


1951–52 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1952 Stanley Cup playoffs.


1951–52 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1951–52 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1951–52 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 23rd season in the third tier and 24th season overall in the Football League.


1951–52 Northern Football League
The 1951–52 Northern Football League season was the 54th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1951–52 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1951–52 Rugby Football League season was the 57th season of rugby league football.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Wigan won their eighth Championship when they beat Bradford Northern 13-6 in the play-off final. Bradford had ended the regular season as the league leaders.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Workington Town who beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the final.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Liverpool Stanley was renamed Liverpool City, and Cardiff, and Doncaster joined the league.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Leigh 14–6 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Keighley 17–3 to win the Yorkshire Cup.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Championship
Source: . League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0. Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses;  Pts = League points.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41. Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory. It was the club's first Cup Final win in their first Final appearance. Billy Ivison, Workington Town's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.


1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season, European Championship
This was the twelfth competition and was won for the fourth time by France on points difference.


1951–52 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1951–52 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 13th season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Furuset IF won the championship.


1951–52 Norwegian Main League
The 1951–1952 Hovedserien was the 8th completed season of top division football in Norway.


1951–52 Norwegian Main League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad FK won the championship.


1951–52 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1951–52 OB I bajnokság season was the 15th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Six teams participated in the league, and Voros Meteor Budapest won the championship.


1951–52 Oberliga
The 1951–52 Oberliga  was the seventh season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1952 German football championship which was won by VfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's second national championship, having previously won it in 1950.


1951–52 Oberliga
The 1951–52 season saw the return of the clubs from the Saar Protectorate to the West German league system which had left in 1948, 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen rejoining the Oberliga Südwest. Eventually, on 1 January 1957, the Saar Protectorate would officially join West Germany, ending the post-Second World War political separation of the territory from the other parts of Germany.


1951–52 Oberliga
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1951–52 DDR-Oberliga was won by Turbine Halle.


1951–52 Oberliga, Oberliga Nord
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Victoria Hamburg and Lüneburger SK, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfL Osnabrück with 29 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1951–52.


1951–52 Oberliga, Oberliga Berlin
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, BFC Nordstern and VfL Nord Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Horst Schmutzler of Tennis Borussia Berlin with 25 goals.


1951–52 Oberliga, Oberliga West
The 1951–52 season saw three new clubs in the league, Meidericher SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Karl Hetzel of Meidericher SV with 25 goals.


1951–52 Oberliga, Oberliga Südwest
The 1951–52 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Frankenthal and SpVgg Weisenau promoted from the Amateurliga, while 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen joined from the Ehrenliga Saarland. The league's top scorer was Gerhard Siedl of Borussia Neunkirchen with 27 goals.


1951–52 Oberliga, Oberliga Süd
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and Stuttgarter Kickers, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers were Max Morlock (1. FC Nürnberg) and Helmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) with 26 goals each.


1951–52 Oberliga, German championship
The 1952 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by VfB Stuttgart, defeating 1. FC Saarbrücken in the final. The eight clubs played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.


1951–52 Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1951-52 Oberliga season was the fourth season of the Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. Eight teams participated in the league, and Krefelder EV won the championship.


1951–52 Panhellenic Championship
The 1951–52 Panhellenic Championship was not held, due to increased obligations of the Greek national team to qualify and participate in the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games but also for the Mediterranean Cup. Only the Athenian, Piraeus' and Macedonian championships were held, in which Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Iraklis, respectively finished first.


1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Warriors' 6th season in the NBA.


1951–52 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1951–52 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 17th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Legia Warszawa won the championship.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1951–52 season was Port Vale's 40th season of football in the English Football League, and their seventh full season in the Third Division South. Manager Ivor Powell did not last long, and was replaced by Freddie Steele in December. Steele would later prove to be one of the club's greatest and longest serving managers. He started early, taking a club bottom of the league at Christmas to a thirteenth-place finish. He achieved this without making any major signings, rather he managed the players he had in a better way than Powell.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season
From 9 February until 8 September the following season the club racked up a club record streak of twelve consecutive home wins.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
The pre-season saw 578 seats installed on the Railway Terrace, bringing the seated capacity of Vale Park to 1,010. No signings of note were made, however transfer-listed Cliff Pinchbeck failed to turn up for pre-season training, citing illness.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
Thirty seconds into their opening game with Reading and they were behind, the Vale went on to lose 2–0. A six-game unbeaten streak followed, with just three goals conceded, though only five goals were scored. On his return to Burslem, Pinchbeck scored a brace to salvage a point against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. Vale then sold Alan Martin to rivals Stoke City for £10,000 and Albert Mullard, the money going towards fixing the drainage problem at Vale Park. The sale was criticized by supporters, though they soon warmed to Mullard, who went on to become the club's top-scorer.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
The club failed to sign transfer target Dennis Wilshaw from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Garth Butler was forced to retire with a knee injury. Results turned against the team, as they went on a run of thirteen games without a win, though all five of the home games on the 'wide open' Vale Park pitch were draws (all eight away matches were losses). Manager Ivor Powell attempted to sign players, but was deterred by the high transfer prices, and so instead continually reshuffled the first eleven. Powell's contract was terminated on 22 November, his team bottom of the table.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
Trainer Ken Fish took temporary charge of first team affairs. Roy Sproson and Ray King would later say the sacking came as no surprise, saying Powell 'ruled by fear', 'used to treat the players like kids' and it was a 'complete relief' to find him dismissed. Pinchbeck was also offloaded, sold to Northampton Town for 'an undisclosed sum'.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
On 8 December, Vale recorded a surprise 4–1 win over Aldershot. Yet the side then went another eight games without a win. Freddie Steele was appointed player-manager on Christmas Eve, signing the former England international meant Vale had to pay Mansfield Town a four-figure fee. The former Stoke City forward was still very much a goalscorer, having described his record of 44 goals in 66 games for the "Stags" as "not bad for an old man!". In January, half-back Norman Hallam returned to the club.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
On 12 January, 17,860 turned up to witness a 1–1 draw in Steele's debut against second-placed Brighton & Hove Albion, the first of a five match unbeaten run that took Vale off the foot of the table. A fortnight later Vale travelled to Plainmoor, where Steele took the ball from his own half to score the winner past Torquay United. On 9 February, Vale beat Gillingham 1–0, in what was the first of a club record thirteen game winning run at home.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
A 5–1 hammering at Elm Park from Reading failed to prevent the Vale from going on to another eight game unbeaten run. Steele accomplished this without any new signings, in fact he sold Walter Aveyard to Accrington Stanley for a four-figure fee in April. Their run ended with a 3–0 defeat at Fellows Park to bottom-placed Walsall. Vale finished their final five games with three wins.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division South
They finished thirteenth with 43 points, with a strong defence but the lowest goals scored tally in the division. They had lost just the one game at Vale Park, back on the opening day.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a profit of £4,403 was announced by the club, due to a profit on transfers of £16,750. Gross receipts had fallen to £27,133, whilst wages had risen by £3,500 to £23,511. Steele seemed to be happy with the players he inherited, as he retained 31 professionals, the only departures being George Heppell to Witton Albion, Stan Palk to Worcester City, and Lol Hamlett to Congleton Town.


1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale fell at the first hurdle to Colchester United at Layer Road, losing 3–1.


1951–52 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Franklin Cappon and the team captain was L. Charles DeVoe. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL).


1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 16–11 overall record and a 10–2 conference record. During the season, after winning the first three games the team lost six in a row and eight of ten before winning eleven consecutive games. The team then lost the conference finale against Penn Quakers.


1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team earned an invitation to the sixteen-team 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where it lost to the Duquesne Dukes by a 60–49 margin on March 21, 1952, at the Chicago Stadium in the first round and then subsequently lost to the Dayton Flyers by a 77–61 margin the next night in a consolation game. This was Princeton's first invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


1951–52 Rangers F.C. season
The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football by Rangers.


1951–52 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1951–52 season.


1951–52 Ranji Trophy
The 1951–52 Ranji Trophy was the 18th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.


1951–52 Real Madrid CF season
The 1951–52 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 49th season in existence and the club's 20st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1951–52 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
During summer, President Santiago Bernabéu closed the arrivals of Zarraga forwards Joseíto reinforcing the offensive line and Uruguayan head coach Hector Scarone. On 30 March 1952 the team played a friendly match against Colombian side Millonarios marked the debut of Argentine striker Alfredo Di Stéfano in front of Madrid fans and President Santiago Bernabéu started negotiations for his transfer to the club. The squad reached a decent third place five points below Champions CF Barcelona.


1951–52 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
During June, the squad reached 1952 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals being defeated after two matches by Valencia CF with a global score of 2–3. Pahiño clinched the first spot on top scorers of La Liga with 28 goals.


1951–52 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1951–52 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1951–52 season saw Rochdale compete for their 24th season in the Football League Third Division North.


1951–52 Rochester Royals season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA.


1951–52 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1951–52 Romanian Hockey League season was the 22nd season of the Romanian Hockey League. Nine teams participated in the league, and Avantul Miercurea Ciuc won the championship.


1951–52 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1951–52 Rugby Union County Championship was the 52nd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1951–52 Rugby Union County Championship
Middlesex won the competition for the second time after defeating Lancashire in the final.


1951–52 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1951–52 SK Rapid Wien season was the 54th season in club history.


1951–52 SM-sarja season
The 1951–52 SM-sarja season was the 21st season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.


1951–52 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
The 1951–52 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University as an Independent during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. They finished the season with a 17–12 record and made the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time school history. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Feerick.


1951–52 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Coming into the 1951–52 season off of a 9–15 record the year before, the Broncos remained under the radar. Even during the 1952 Final Four season they were inconsistent: through the first 14 games the Broncos went 7–7, including a three-game losing streak. They found their rhythm on February 1 against San Francisco State. The Broncos' 67–51 victory began a streak in which Santa Clara won eight of their final 11 games, capped by an improbable deep NCAA Tournament run. In the NCAA West Regional they won their opening match against UCLA, 68–59. The next day, the Broncos topped Wyoming, 56–53, to advance to the national semifinals.


1951–52 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Santa Clara would go on to lose to Kansas in the Final Four by a score of 55–74. They then lost again in the third place game, falling 64–67 to Illinois, ending the NCAA Tournament in fourth place – Santa Clara's best ever finish.


1951–52 Scottish Cup
The 1951–52 Scottish Cup was the 67th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Motherwell who defeated Dundee in the final.


1951–52 Scottish Districts season
The 1951–52 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1951–52 Scottish Division A
The 1951–52 Scottish Division A was won by Hibernian by four points over nearest rival Rangers. Greenock Morton and Stirling Albion finished 15th and 16th respectively and were relegated to the 1952–53 Scottish Division B.


1951–52 Scottish Division B
The 1951–52 Scottish Division B was won by Clyde who, along with second placed Falkirk, were promoted to Division A. Arbroath finished bottom.


1951–52 Scottish League Cup
The 1951–52 Scottish League Cup was the sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Rangers in the Final.


1951–52 Scottish National League season
The 1951-52 Scottish National League season was the 14th season of the Scottish National League, the top level of ice hockey in Scotland at the time. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Ayr Raiders won the championship.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team
The 1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team (now known as Redhawks) represented Seattle University.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters
On January 21, 1952, the Harlem Globetrotters played Seattle in a game designed to raise funds for the United States Olympic efforts. Five days before the game was held, Royal Brougham received a call from Howard Hobson, who was the Yale basketball coach and a United States Olympic Committee member. It was reported that money was needed to support the country's Olympic effort for the games held in Helsinki, Finland. The Globetrotters had agreed to a three-game fund-raiser against college teams in the West, Midwest and East.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters
Tickets cost $1.50 and they were sold out in 48 hours. Jazz great Louis Armstrong played at halftime and actress Joan Caulfield performed a ceremonial opening tip off. The game was played at the University of Washington's Hec Edmondson Pavilion and was filled to its 12,500 capacity.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters
The Globetrotters were considered the best basketball team in the world and the club paid their two star players "Goose" Tatum and Marques Hayes twenty five thousand dollars each. Entering the game with Seattle, the Globetrotters had played 3571 games winning 93 percent of their contests.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters
Seattle player Johnny O'Brien was the nation's leading scorer at that time. O'Brien would become the first player in the history of college basketball to score 1000 points in a single season. He would finish the season with 1,051 points. Against the Globetrotters, O'Brien poured in 43 points. Johnny's brother Eddie  played point guard for Chieftains and his half court shot lifted the club to a 10-point lead.


1951–52 Seattle Chieftains men's basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters
After halftime, the Globetrotters got back in the game as Johnny O'Brien sat out most of the third quarter. With seconds left in the game, the Globetrotters called a time out they did not have. A free throw was made by Johnny O'Brien and there was a possession change. The Chieftains were ahead 84-81. Globetrotter owner Abe Saperstein was so upset that he canceled the rest of the Trotters benefit schedule that year.


1951–52 Segunda División
The 1951–52 Segunda División season was the 21st since its establishment and was played between 8 September 1951 and 13 April 1952.


1951–52 Segunda División, Overview before the season
32 teams joined the league, including 4 relegated from the 1950–51 La Liga and 4 promoted from the 1950–51 Tercera División.


1951–52 Serie A, Events
FIGC decided to restore the original 18-clubs format, so a special relegation would have been necessary.


1951–52 Serie A, Relegation tie-breaker
The 3 last-placed teams in Serie A were guaranteed relegation. However, due to a tie for 17th place between Lucchese and Triestina, the teams had to play a tie-breaker to determine which team would be relegated and which team qualified for the playoff.


1951–52 Serie A, Relegation tie-breaker
Lucchese was relegated and Triestina qualified for the playoff game against Brescia, Serie B's 2nd-placed team.


1951–52 Serie A, Serie A qualification play-off
Since it was decided to reduce the number of Serie A teams from 20 to 18 for the 1952-1953 season, only the top 16 teams in Serie A were guaranteed to remain there the following season, and only the first-placed team in Serie B was guaranteed a direct promotion to Serie A. The 18th team would be decided in a one-game playoff between the 17th-placed team in Serie A and the 2nd-placed team in Serie B.


1951–52 Serie A, Serie A qualification play-off
Triestina maintained its place in Serie A.  Lucchese, Padova and Legnano were relegated while only Roma, the Serie B champion, was promoted.


1951–52 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1951–52 Serie A season was the 19th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Six teams participated in the league, and HC Milan Inter won the championship.


1951–52 Serie B
The Serie B 1951–52 was the twentieth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1951–52 Serie B, Teams
Monza, Valdagno, Piombino and Stabia had been promoted from Serie C, while Roma and Genoa had been relegated from Serie A.


1951–52 Serie B, Events
A provisional fifth relegation was added to reduce the league.


1951–52 Serie B, Events
FIGC’s President Ottorino Barassi imposed a playoff between the second club in B and the seventeenth in A to reduce the Serie A.


1951–52 Serie B, Serie A qualification play-off
Since it was decided to reduce the number of Serie A teams from 20 to 18 for the 1952-1953 season, only the top 16 teams in Serie A were guaranteed to remain there the following season, and only the first-placed team in Serie B was guaranteed a direct promotion to Serie A. The 18th team would be decided in a one-game playoff between the 17th-placed team in Serie A and the 2nd-placed team in Serie B.


1951–52 Serie B, Serie A qualification play-off
The 3 last-placed teams in Serie A were guaranteed relegation. However, due to a tie for 17th place between Lucchese and Triestina, the teams had to play a two-legged tie-breaking series to determine which team would be relegated and which team qualified for the playoff.


1951–52 Serie C
The 1951–52 Serie C was the fourteenth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1951–52 Serie C
FIGC reduced the number of teams to form only one girone.


1951–52 Sheffield Shield season
The 1951–52 Sheffield Shield season was the 50th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
In 1951-52 the South Africa national rugby union team toured England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, playing a series of test matches, as well as games against club, regional, and representative teams. South Africa accomplished their third Grand Slam by winning all four tests against the Home Nations sides, and also won the test match against France. This was the sixth South Africa tour and the fourth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the South Africans played the invitational British Barbarian team.


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
The tour was the most successful the South African team had undertaken; the team only lost a single match. In the tests played the team beat all four Home Nations, France and the Barbarians. The only team to beat the Springboks was the invitational London Counties team. The final tour record saw 31 matches played, with South Africa winning 30 and losing just the one game.


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Cardiff
Cardiff: Frank Trott, Haydn Morris, Bleddyn Williams, Jack Matthews (capt. ), Alun Thomas, Cliff Morgan, Rex Willis, Arthur Hull, Geoff Beckingham, Cliff Davies, Bill Tamplin, Malcolm Collins, Sid Judd, Des O'Brien, CD Williams


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Cardiff
South Africa: JU Buchler, MJ Saunders, MT Lategan, RA van Schoor, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, JS Oelofse, HJ Bekker, PW Wessels, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, E Dinkelmann, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Scotland
Scotland: Dod Burrell, John Hart, Donald Scott, Oliver Turnbull, David Rose, Angus Cameron (capt), Arthur Dorward, Hamish Dawson, John Macphail, Bob Wilson, James Johnston, Hamish Inglis, Doug Elliot, Robert Taylor, Peter Kininmonth


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Scotland
South Africa: Johnny Buchler, Buks Marais, Tjol Lategan, Ryk van Schoor, Paul Johnstone, Hannes Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Chris Koch, Willa Delport, Okey Geffin, Salty du Rand, Ernst Dinkelmann, Basie van Wyk, Stephen Fry, Hennie Muller (capt)


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Ireland
Ireland: John Murphy, William McKee, Noel Henderson, Antony Browne, Mick Lane, Jackie Kyle, John O'Meara, Tom Clifford, Karl Mullen, John Hartley Smith, Patrick Lawlor, Robin Thompson, Bill McKay, Jim McCarthy, Des O'Brien (capt)


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Ireland
South Africa: JU Buchler, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, MT Lategan, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, E Dinkelmann, A Geffin, WH Delport, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, JD du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Wales
Wales: Gerwyn Williams (Llanelli), Ken Jones (Newport), Malcolm Thomas (Newport), Bleddyn Williams (Cardiff), Lewis Jones (Llanelli), Cliff Morgan (Cardiff), Rex Willis (Cardiff), Billy Williams (Swansea), Dai Davies (Somerset Police), Don Hayward (Newbridge), Rees Stephens (Neath), Roy John (Neath), Len Blyth (Swansea), John Gwilliam (Edinburgh Wanderers) (capt. ), Allen Forward (Pontypool)


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Wales
South Africa: JU Buchler, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, MT Lategan, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, PA du Toit, A Geffin, WH Delport, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, JD du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, England
England: William Hook, Ted Woodward, Albert Agar, Lewis Cannell, Chris Winn, Nim Hall (capt), Gordon Rimmer, Wally Holmes, Eric Evans, Bob Stirling, John Matthews, Squire Wilkins, Don White, Alec Lewis, John Kendall-Carpenter


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, England
South Africa: Johnny Buchler, Paul Johnstone, Tjol Lategan, Ryk van Schoor, Chum Ochse, Hannes Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Chris Koch, Willa Delport, Jaap Bekker, Salty du Rand, Ernst Dinkelmann, Basie van Wyk, Stephen Fry, Hennie Muller (capt)


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Barbarians
Barbarians: Gerwyn Williams (Llanelli), Ken Jones (Newport), Bleddyn Williams (Cardiff), LB Cannell (St. Mary's Hospital), Ted Woodward (Wasps), Cliff Morgan (Cardiff), Rex Willis (Cardiff), John Kendall-Carpenter (Penzance), Dai Davies (Somerset Police), RV Stirling (RAF), Rees Stephens (Neath), Roy John (Neath), Doug Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals), JE Nelson (Malone) (capt. ), VG Roberts(Harlequins)


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, Barbarians
South Africa: AC Keevy, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, FP Marais, JK Ochse, MT Lategan, PA du Toit, HJ Bekker, WH Delport, FEB van der Ryst, SP Fry, E Dinkelmann, JM du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller


1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, The matches, France
France: Pierre Guilleux, Georges Brun, Jacques Mauran, Maurice Prat, Jean Colombier, Georges Carabignac, Gerard Dufau, Rene Bienes, Paul Labadie, Rene Brejassou, Lucien Mias, Bernard Chevallier, Jean Prat, Jean-Roger Bourdeu, Guy Basquet (capt)


1951–52 Southern Football League
The 1951–52 Southern Football League season was the 49th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1951–52 Southern Football League
At the end of the previous season Torquay United resigned their second team from the league. No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 remaining clubs. Merthyr Tydfil were champions for the third season in a row, winning their fourth Southern League title. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.


1951–52 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.


1951–52 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1951–52 Soviet Cup was the second edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. In total, 27 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by VVS MVO Moscow.


1951–52 Soviet Cup (ice hockey), Tournament, Final
(* The game was annulled and the replayed game was won 3-2 by VEF Riga. * * The game was not contested due to one of the teams not participating.)


1951–52 Soviet League season
The 1951–52 Soviet Championship League season was the sixth season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and VVS MVO Moscow won the championship.


1951–52 Spartan League
The 1951–52 Spartan League season was the 34th in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 14 teams.


1951–52 Spartan League, League table
The division featured 14 teams, 8 from last season and 6 new teams:


1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.


1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional. The Terriers triumphed 82–70.


1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team, National Catholic Invitation Tournament
St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.


1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn, New York and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1951–52 season was Stoke City's 45th season in the Football League and the 31st in the First Division.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season
Stoke made a truly awful start to the 1951–52 season claiming just a single point from the first eleven matches. Results slowly started to improve and back to back home wins in the final two matches saw Stoke survive relegation.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
In the summer of 1951 there was a major change at boardroom level at Stoke as chairman Mr H. Booth stepped down after 15 years and Mr T. Preece took over in temporary charge. Stoke suffered an opening day mauling at Newcastle United losing 6–0 and it set the tone for a woeful start to the season as they took just two points from the first 22 on offer, finding themselves firmly bedded at the foot of the division.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
McGrory went out and spent £45,000 on three new players to arrest the decline, he exchanged Albert Mullard plus £10,000 for Alan Martin another £10,000 for Billy McIntosh and again smashed the club's transfer record with the purchase of Northern Irish striker Sammy Smyth for a fee of £25,000. Smyth certainly had the desired impact scoring 12 goals becoming top scorer for the season.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After these arrivals Stoke's form improved and with five straight wins Stoke caught up with the rest of the division however four defeats later they found themselves unable to pull away from a relegation fight. A cruel 5–4 defeat at home to Newcastle did not help, but Stoke somehow managed to take the fight to the final two matches of the season. Stoke had the worst goal average in the division but with both Fulham and Huddersfield Town in terrible form Stoke knew that two more wins would see them safe and that's what they managed leaving them three points clear of Huddersfield.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
One interesting scoreline this season came in the League match at Villa Park on 16 February 1952. Aston Villa were on the fringe of forcing themselves in the title race but they came unstuck against a determined Stoke side and lost 3–2. On the scoresheet for the "Potters" was their goalkeeper Dennis Herod who had broken his arm earlier during the match and so swapped positions with left winger Sammy Smyth and went on to score the winning goal five minutes after half time.


1951–52 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
After a good win over Sunderland in the third round Stoke were humbled by Third Division South side Swindon Town in a replay.


1951–52 Sussex County Football League
The 1951–52 Sussex County Football League season was the 27th in the history of the competition.


1951–52 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1951–52 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)
The 1950–51 Svenska mästerskapet was the 21st and final season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Starting in the following season, the title of Swedish Champions would be awarded to the winners of Allsvenskan. The tournament was contested by all Allsvenskan teams and all District Champions, along with invited teams from Division II. 32 teams competed in the tournament. AIK were the defending champions, but were defeated by IFK Kristianstad in the final. IFK Kristianstad won their third title. The final was played in Sporthallen in Kristianstad and was watched by 1,272 spectators.


1951–52 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball), Champions
The following players for IFK Kristianstad received a winner's medal: Pelle Svensson, Carl Fridlundh (5 goals in the final), Carl-Erik Stockenberg (2), Bertil Rönndahl (1), Evert Sjunnesson (1), Erik Nordström (2), Åke Moberg (4), Ingvar Svensson (1), Åke Skough and Uno Kvist.


1951–52 Swedish Division I season
The 1951–52 Swedish Division I season was the eighth season of Swedish Division I. Sodertalje SK defeated Gavle GIK in the league final, 2 games to none.


1951–52 Swedish football Division 2
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1951–52 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1951–52 season.


1951–52 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Nordöstra 1951–52
Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.


1951–52 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1951–52 season.


1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season
The 1951–52 NBA season was the Nationals' 3rd season in the NBA.


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


1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fourth year head coach John Wooden. They finished the regular season with a record of 19–12 and won the PCC Southern Division with a record of 8–4. UCLA defeated the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs and lost to Santa Clara in the NCAA regional semifinals and Oklahoma City in the regional consolation game.


1951–52 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 19–10 and tied for the southern division championship with a record of 9–4. The Bruins lost to the Washington Huskies in the conference play-offs.


1951–52 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1951–52 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1951 through March 1952. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1950–51 season. This was the first television season of national network interconnection by coaxial cable and microwave, meaning programming could be transmitted live coast-to-coast (or in the case of filmed programs, distributed simultaneously across the country) if needed.


1951–52 United States network television schedule
On Sunday nights, NBC experimented with airing its new comedy-variety program Chesterfield Sound-off Time (featuring Bob Hope, Fred Allen and Jerry Lester as rotating hosts) in an early evening timeslot, 7:00–7:30. Previously, network TV variety programs had only been aired during late evening hours; NBC had experimented with a late-night show, Broadway Open House, with Lester as host the previous season, but that show was not considered a success (it was replaced by the more generic Mary Kay's Nightcap this season).


1951–52 United States network television schedule
According to television historians Castleman and Podrazik (1982), the experiment was designed to "duplicate the early-evening radio success of Jack Benny". (Benny himself would appear on rival network CBS's The Jack Benny Program immediately following Chesterfield Sound-off Time). Red Skelton also made his network television debut on NBC's Sunday night schedule this season, but long-term success eluded him until after he moved to CBS in the fall of 1953.


1951–52 United States network television schedule
Although most TV programming was live, both CBS and NBC also experimented in filmed series; Castleman and Podrazik highlight early filmed hits I Love Lucy on CBS and Dragnet on NBC. Dragnet was "one of NBC's first major experiments in filmed TV series"; the series was added to NBC's regular network schedule in January 1952, after a "preview" on Chesterfield Sound-off Time in December 1951. I Love Lucy was given what historians have called a "choice time slot": Monday night immediately following the number one program on television: Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. The series "proved the strength and acceptability of TV sitcoms, giving [CBS] a strong weapon against NBC's flashy comedy-variety hours".


1951–52 United States network television schedule
DuMont, too, avoided flashy comedy series when in February 1952, in desperation the network added Bishop Fulton Sheen's program, Life Is Worth Living, to its Tuesday night schedule. The religious series was pitted against NBC's hit program Texaco Star Theater, and became the surprise hit of the year, holding its own against Texaco host "Uncle Miltie", and attracting a sponsor, an Emmy, and 10 million viewers. The ABC and CBS programs which aired in the same time slot, Charlie Wild, Private Detective, and The Frank Sinatra Show (respectively), attracted relatively few viewers.


1951–52 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Monday
Notes: On NBC, Kukla, Fran and Ollie was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes in November 1951, and Bob and Ray was added at 7:15 p.m. Bob and Ray ran in the 7:15 p.m. time slot Monday through Friday until March 1952 and then on Tuesday and Thursday only until May 1952, while Kukla, Fran and Ollie continued in its 15-minute format at 7:00 p.m. until June 1952. In January 1952, The Speidel Show was renamed for its star, Paul Winchell, becoming The Paul Winchell Show.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: On NBC, Kukla, Fran and Ollie was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes in November 1951, and Bob and Ray was added at 7:15 p.m. Bob and Ray ran in the 7:15 p.m. time slot Monday through Friday until March 1952 and then on Tuesday and Thursday only until May 1952, while Kukla, Fran and Ollie continued in its 15-minute format at 7:00 p.m. until June 1952.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
Notes: On NBC, Kukla, Fran and Ollie was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes in November 1951, and Bob and Ray was added at 7:15 p.m. Bob and Ray ran in the 7:15 p.m. time slot Monday through Friday until March 1952 and then on Tuesday and Thursday only until May 1952, while Kukla, Fran and Ollie continued in its 15-minute format at 7:00 p.m. until June 1952.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
(*) From December 1951 to June 1952, these shows were 30 minutes, 10pm to 10:30pm ET


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Thursday
Notes: Wayne King was seen only on NBC's Midwest Network. On NBC, Kukla, Fran and Ollie was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes in November 1951, and Bob and Ray was added at 7:15 p.m. Bob and Ray ran in the 7:15 p.m. time slot Monday through Friday until March 1952 and then on Tuesday and Thursday only until May 1952, while Kukla, Fran and Ollie continued in its 15-minute format at 7:00 p.m. until June 1952.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Friday
Notes: Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt replaced Versatile Varieties on January 26, 1951.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Friday
On NBC, Kukla, Fran and Ollie was reduced from 30 to 15 minutes in November 1951, and Bob and Ray was added at 7:15 p.m. Bob and Ray ran in the 7:15 p.m. time slot Monday through Friday until March 1952 and then on Tuesday and Thursday only until May 1952, while Kukla, Fran and Ollie continued in its 15-minute format at 7:00 p.m. until June 1952.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, Saturday
Notes: On NBC, All-Star Revue formerly was known as Four Star Revue. Bob and Ray,  broadcast earlier in the season as a 15-minute weeknight program, expanded to 30 minutes and ran from July to August at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time.


1951–52 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Following are the programs on the 1951–1952 United States network television weekday schedule, listing daytime Monday–Friday schedules on four networks for each calendar season from September 1951 to August 1952. All times are Eastern and Pacific. This page is missing info on the DuMont Television Network, which started daytime transmission before any other United States television network.


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Talk shows are highlighted in  yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Fall 1951
2:45 pm: Vanity Fair (to 3,15 pm MWF, until 11/2) / Bride and Groom (Tu Th)3:00 pm: Vanity Fair (Tu Th, until 11/2) / Mike and Buff (variety)3:15 pm: Bride and Groom (Tu Th) (until 11/1)


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Fall 1951
3:15 Vacation Wonderland (to 10/14) / Here's Looking at You


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Winter 1951/1952
12:45 pm: The Steve Allen Show (talk show -to 2/22)


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Winter 1951/1952
2:45 pm: Bride and Groom (until 2/1)3:00 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45 pm)


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Spring 1952
2:45 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45 pm)


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Summer 1952
10:45 am: The Al Pearce Show (M-Th, 10:30 am F)11:15 am: Bride and Groom (M-Th, 11:00 am F)


1951–52 United States network television schedule (daytime), Summer 1952
2:45 pm: Mike and Buff (variety, from 2/4 from 2:45)


1951–52 WIHL season
1951–52 was the sixth season of the Western International Hockey League.


1951–52 WIHL season, Standings
Played interlocking with Pacific Coast Senior League & Okanagan Senior League.


1951–52 WIHL season, League Championship final
Trail Smoke Eaters beat Spokane Flyers 3 wins to 2.


1951–52 WIHL season, League Championship final
Note: Spokane Flyers were not eligible for the Allan Cup.


1951–52 WIHL season, Semi final
Nelson Maple Leafs beat Kimberley Dynamiters 3 wins to 1.


1951–52 WIHL season, Final
Trail Smoke Eaters beat Nelson Maple Leafs 3 wins to 2.


1951–52 WIHL season, Final
Trail Smoke Eaters advanced to the 1951-52 British Columbia Senior Playoffs.


1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1951–52 NCAA college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 24–4 overall in the regular season and 14–2 in conference play; in the PCC title series in Los Angeles against Southern division winner UCLA, the underdog Bruins won in three games, but lost early in the NCAA Tournament. The Final Four was played on the Huskies' home floor, won by Kansas.


1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament the next year, and advanced to the Final Four.


1951–52 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1951–52 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1951–52 college basketball season. Led by 24th-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.


1951–52 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 19–16 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play, fourth in the Northern division.


1951–52 Welsh Cup
The 1951–52 FAW Welsh Cup is the 65th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1951–52 Welsh Cup, Fifth round
Ten winners from the Fourth round and six new clubs.


1951–52 Welsh Cup, Semifinal
Cardiff City and Wrexham played at Shrewsbury, both matches between.


1951–52 Western Football League
The 1951–52 season was the 50th in the history of the Western Football League.


1951–52 Western Football League
The champions for the first time in their history were Chippenham Town, and the winners of Division Two were Bideford Town.


1951–52 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Yeovil Town Reserves and Peasedown Miners Welfare who were relegated to Division Two.


1951–52 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Division Two was reduced from twenty clubs to nineteen, after Stonehouse and Bath City Reserves were promoted to Division One, and National Smelting Company and Soundwell left the league. Three new clubs joined:


1951–52 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1951–52 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College during the 1951-52 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer, forward Tom Marshall. The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference season and tournament championships, and were invited to the 1952 National Invitation Tournament. During this period, the NIT was considered on par with the NCAA Tournament. Marshall, Art Spoelstra, Gene Rhodes, and Richard White were named to the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams.


1951–52 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1951–52 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first, and only, year of head coach H. Lester Hooker, the team finished the season 15–13 and 10–6 in the Southern Conference. This was the 47th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.


1951–52 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The Indians finished in 8th place in the conference and qualified as the #8 seed for the 1952 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Indians lost to #10 West Virginia in the quarterfinals. William & Mary failed to qualify for a post-season tournament.


1951–52 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1951–1952 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his eighteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup
The 1951–52 Yorkshire Cup was the forty-fourth occasion on which rugby league's Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Keighley in the final.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season no junior/amateur clubs were invited to take part, but newly elected to the  league Doncaster were added to the  competition, thus the  number of entrants remained at the same as last season's total number of sixteen.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The  competition again followed the  original formula of a knock-out tournament, with the  exception of the  first round which was still played on a two-legged home and away basis.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1 - First leg
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1 - Second leg
All first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Round 2 - Quarterfinals
All second round ties are played on a knock-out basis


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Final
This was Keighley's only appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final (except for the 1943 Wartime final). Wakefield Trinity won the trophy by beating Keighley by the score of 17-3. The match was played at Fartown, Huddersfield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 25,495 and receipts were £3,347


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
All the ties in the  first round were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
For the  first round ties, the first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
For the  first round ties, the scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by newly elected to the league, Doncaster, and also at this stadium


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * The  receipts are given as £3,237 by the official Huddersfield 1952 Yearbook but given as £3,227 by "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973" and £3,347 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject  and by the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Fartown was the home ground of Huddersfield from 1878 to the end of the 1991-92 season to Huddersfield Town FC's Leeds Road stadium, and then to the McAlpine Stadium in 1994. Fartown remained as a sports/Rugby League ground but is now rather dilapidated, and is only used for staging amateur rugby league games.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
Due to lack of maintenance, terrace closures and finally major storm damage closing one of the stands in 1986, the final ground capacity had been reduced to just a few thousands although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup semi-final on 19 April 1947 when a crowd of 35,136 saw Leeds beat Wakefield Trinity 21-0


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1951–52 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1951–52 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1951–52 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 10th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. Four teams participated in the league, and Partizan have won the championship.


1951–52 elections in India
This article is about the first election held in Independent India in 1951-52.