| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 23 aug | b | Blackpool | 0-3 |
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| 27 | H | BLACKBURN | 1-0 | Armstrong | |
| 30 | H | DERBY | 1-0 | Lawton | |
| 6 sep | b | Huddersfield | 1-3 |
Walker | |
| 10 | H | SUNDERLAND | 1-1 |
Goulden | |
| 13 | H | BOLTON | 1-1 |
Armstrong | |
| 17 | b | Sunderland | 3-2 | Bowie 2, Lawton | |
| 20 | H | EVERTON | 3-1 | Armstrong 2, Goulden | |
| 27 | b | Wolverhampton | 0-1 |
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| 4 okt | H | ASTON VILLA | 4-2 | Campbell 2, Lawton 2 | |
| 11 | b | Liverpool | 0-3 |
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| 18 | H | MIDDLESBROUGH | 4-2 | Bowie, Armstrong 2, Goulden | |
| 25 | b | Charlton | 1-3 |
Armstrong | |
| 1 nov | H | ARSENAL | 0-0 |
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| 8 | b | Preston | 0-2 |
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| 15 | H | STOKE | 4-1 | Campbell, Armstrong 3 | |
| 22 | b | Sheffield United | 1-3 |
Machin | |
| 29 | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 0-4 |
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| 6 dec | b | Burnley | 0-1 |
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| 13 | H | PORTSMOUTH | 1-0 | Goulden | |
| 20 | H | BLACKPOOL | 2-2 |
Harris, Walker | |
| 25 | b | Grimsby | 0-0 |
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| 27 | H | GRIMSBY | 2-3 |
Campbell, ? | |
| 1948 1 jan |
b | Blackburn | 1-1 |
Campbell | |
| 3 | b | Derby | 1-5 |
Goulden | |
| 17 | H | HUDDERSFIELD | 2-4 |
Harris, Campbell | |
| 31 | b | Bolton | 1-2 |
Armstrong | |
| 14 feb | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 1-1 |
Goddard | |
| 21 | b | Aston Villa | 0-3 |
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| 28 | H | LIVERPOOL | 3-1 | Bowie, Walker str, Campbell | |
| 6 mars | b | Middlesbrough | 0-0 |
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| 13 | H | CHARLTON | 3-0 | Bowie, Walker, Campbell | |
| 20 | b | Arsenal | 2-0 | Bentley, Campbell | |
| 26 | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 2-2 |
Bentley, Billington | |
| 27 | H | PRESTON | 2-0 | Billington, Walker | |
| 29 | b | Manchester City | 0-1 |
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| 3 apr | b | Stoke | 0-2 |
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| 10 | H | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1-0 | Dyke | |
| 14 | b | Everton | 3-2 | Bentley, Walker, Campbell | |
| 17 | b | Manchester United | 0-5 |
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| 24 | H | BURNLEY | 0-2 |
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| 1 maj | b | Portsmouth | 1-2 |
Walker | 18 |