1938/39
| 27 / 8 / 38 | D2 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2 - 1 | 38,300 | |
| 31 / 8 / 38 | D2 | A | Luton Town | L | 1 - 2 | 17,689 | |
| 03 / 9 / 38 | D2 | A | Sheffield United | D | 0 - 0 | 17,648 | |
| 07 / 9 / 38 | D2 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 2 - 5 | 17,025 | |
| 10 / 9 / 38 | D2 | H | Burnley | W | 3 - 2 | 30,874 | |
| 14 / 9 / 38 | D2 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 5 - 1 | 31,128 | |
| 17 / 9 / 38 | D2 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0 - 1 | 39,694 | |
| 24 / 9 / 38 | D2 | H | Southampton | W | 1 - 0 | 34,816 | |
| 01 / 10 / 38 | D2 | A | Coventry City | L | 0 - 1 | 18,774 | |
| 08 / 10 / 38 | D2 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 4 - 0 | 31,154 | |
| 15 / 10 / 38 | D2 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 5 - 1 | 34,955 | |
| 22 / 10 / 38 | D2 | A | West Ham United | D | 1 - 1 | 26,721 | |
| 29 / 10 / 38 | D2 | H | Bradford Park Avenue | W | 1 - 0 | 40,758 | |
| 05 / 11 / 38 | D2 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2 - 0 | 25,373 | |
| 12 / 11 / 38 | D2 | H | Fulham | W | 2 - 1 | 64,166 | |
| 19 / 11 / 38 | D2 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0 - 3 | 20,876 | |
| 26 / 11 / 38 | D2 | H | Millwall | D | 2 - 2 | 38,166 | |
| 03 / 12 / 38 | D2 | A | Manchester City | L | 1 - 4 | 43,114 | |
| 10 / 12 / 38 | D2 | H | Bury | W | 6 - 0 | 27,972 | |
| 17 / 12 / 38 | D2 | A | Swansea Town | W | 1 - 0 | 11,151 | |
| 24 / 12 / 38 | D2 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1 - 0 | 17,615 | |
| 27 / 12 / 38 | D2 | H | Norwich City | W | 4 - 0 | 26,156 | |
| 31 / 12 / 38 | D2 | H | Sheffield United | D | 0 - 0 | 46,536 | |
| 02 / 1 / 39 | D2 | H | Chesterfield | L | 0 - 1 | 33,701 | |
| 07 / 1 / 39 | FAC | A | Brentford | W | 2 - 0 | 27,551 | |
| 14 / 1 / 39 | D2 | A | Burnley | L | 0 - 2 | 12,745 | |
| 21 / 1 / 39 | FAC | A | Cardiff City | D | 0 - 0 | 42,060 | |
| 25 / 1 / 39 | FAC | H | Cardiff City | W | 4 - 1 | 44,649 | |
| 28 / 1 / 39 | D2 | A | Southampton | D | 0 - 0 | 15,802 | |
| 04 / 2 / 39 | D2 | H | Coventry City | L | 0 - 4 | 43,443 | |
| 11 / 2 / 39 | FAC | H | Preston North End | L | 1 - 2 | 62,327 | |
| 15 / 2 / 39 | D2 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0 - 2 | 7,365 | |
| 18 / 2 / 39 | D2 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3 - 0 | 9,155 | |
| 25 / 2 / 39 | D2 | H | West Ham United | W | 2 - 0 | 29,587 | |
| 01 / 3 / 39 | D2 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0 - 1 | 18,503 | |
| 04 / 3 / 39 | D2 | A | Bradford Park Avenue | W | 1 - 0 | 10,148 | |
| 11 / 3 / 39 | D2 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2 - 1 | 29,578 | |
| 16 / 3 / 39 | D2 | A | Norwich City | D | 1 - 1 | 7,764 | |
| 18 / 3 / 39 | D2 | A | Fulham | D | 1 - 1 | 20,182 | |
| 25 / 3 / 39 | D2 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 2 - 2 | 40,237 | |
| 01 / 4 / 39 | D2 | A | Millwall | D | 1 - 1 | 25,951 | |
| 07 / 4 / 39 | D2 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0 - 2 | 28,268 | |
| 08 / 4 / 39 | D2 | H | Manchester City | L | 0 - 2 | 24,487 | |
| 15 / 4 / 39 | D2 | A | Bury | D | 1 - 1 | 6,656 | |
| 22 / 4 / 39 | D2 | H | Swansea Town | L | 1 - 2 | 11,705 | |
| 29 / 4 / 39 | D2 | H | Luton Town | W | 2 - 0 | 10,341 | |