| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 21 aug | b | Leicester | 1-1 |
Bentley | |
| 23 | H | BURNLEY | 1-0 | Parsons | |
| 28 | H | BOLTON | 3-2 | Bentley, Lewis, självmål | |
| 31 | b | Burnley | 1-1 |
Bentley | |
| 4 sep | H | CARDIFF | 1-1 |
Lewis | |
| 6 | H | PRESTON | 0-1 |
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| 11 | b | Manchester City | 1-1 |
Bentley | |
| 15 | b | Preston | 2-1§ | Parsons,McNichol | |
| 18 | H | EVERTON | 0-2 |
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| 20 | b | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Stubbs. Lewis | |
| 25 | b | Newcastle | 3-1 | McNichol, Bentley 2 | |
| 2 okt | H | WEST BROMWICH | 3-3 |
Parsons, Bentley, Lewis | |
| 9 | b | Huddersfield | 0-1 |
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| 16 | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 5-6 |
Armstrong, O'Copnnell 3, Lewis | |
| 23 | b | Blackpool | 0-1 |
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| 30 | H | CHARLTON | 1-2 |
Parsons | |
| 6 nov | b | Sunderland | 3-3 |
McNichol 2, Stubbs | |
| 13 | H | TOTTENHAM | 2-1 | Bentley, Lewis | |
| 20 | b | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 |
McNichol | |
| 27 | H | PORTSMOUTH | 4-1 | McNichol, Bentley, Stubbs, Blunstone | |
| 4 dec | b | Wolverhamptoon | 4-3 | McNichol, Bentley 2, Stubbs | |
| 11 | H | ASTON VILLA | 4-0 | Parsons, McNichol 2, Bentley | |
| 18 | H | LEICESTER | 3-1 | Parsons, McNichol, självmål | |
| 25 | b | Arsenal | 0-1 |
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| 27 | H | ARSENAL | 1-1 |
O'Connell | |
| 1955 1 jan |
b | Bolton | 5-2 | Sillett str, O'Connell, Bentley 2, självmål | |
| 22 | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 0-2 |
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| 5 feb | b | Everton | 1-1 |
Bentley | |
| 12 | H | NEWCASTLE | 4-3 | McNichol, Bentley 3 | |
| 26 | H | HUDDERSFIELD | 4-1 | Parsons, Bentley, Stubbs, Blunstone | |
| 5 mars | b | Aston Villa | 2-3 |
Parsons, McNichol | |
| 9 | b | West Bromwich | 4-1 | Sillett 2, Saunders, Bentley | |
| 12 | H | BLACKPOOL | 0-0 |
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| 19 | b | Charlton | 2-0 | O'Connell, Blunstone | |
| 23 | b | Cardiff | 1-0 | O'Connell | |
| 29 | H | SUNDERLAND | 2-1 | Willemse, självmål | |
| 2 apr | b | Tottenham | 4-2 | Sillett str, Wicks, McNichol 2 | |
| 8 | H | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1-1 |
Parsons | |
| 9 | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 1-0 | Sillett str | |
| 16 | b | Portsmouth | 0-0 |
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| 23 | H | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 3-0 | Sillett str, Parsons 2 | |
| 30 | b | Manchester United | 1-2 |
Bentley | 1 |