1952 in sports

1952 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 17–7 over the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Stadium Sugar Bowl (1951 season): The Tennessee Volunteers lose 28–13 to the Maryland Terrapins; still awarded the national championship by the AP and Coaches Poll 1952 college football season: The Michigan State Spartans win the college football national championship (don't play in a bowl game the following January) Association football England First Division – Manchester United win the 1951–52 title. FA Cup – Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1–0. Spain La Liga won by Barcelona. Italy Serie A won by Juventus. Germany German football championship won by VfB Stuttgart. France French Division 1 won by OGC Nice. Portugal Primeira Liga won by Sporting C.P. Australian rules football Victorian Football League June 14: In an effort to promote the code outside its traditional strongholds in the southern and western states, the League holds a “National Day Round” of matches in selected interstate and country venues: Albury, Euroa, Yallourn, Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart. Despite flooding rains, attendances were high enough to deem the venture a success though it was never repeated. Geelong wins the 56th VFL Premiership by defeating Collingwood 13.8 (86) to 5.10 (40) in the 1952 VFL Grand Final Brownlow Medal awarded to Roy Wright (Richmond) and Bill Hutchison (Essendon) South Australian National Football League October 4: North Adelaide beat Norwood 23.15 (153) to 6.9 (45) in the most one-sided SANFL Grand Final until 2004. Magarey Medal awarded to Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Western Australian National Football League October 11: win their sixth premiership beating 12.19 (91) to 10.10 (70) Sandover Medal awarded to Steve Marsh (South Fremantle)