1947/48
| 23 / 8 / 47 | D2 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 6 - 1 | 52,642 | |
| 27 / 8 / 47 | D2 | A | Chesterfield | W | 1 - 0 | 20,159 | |
| 30 / 8 / 47 | D2 | A | Luton Town | L | 1 - 2 | 24,570 | |
| 03 / 9 / 47 | D2 | H | Chesterfield | L | 2 - 3 | 58,334 | |
| 06 / 9 / 47 | D2 | H | Brentford | W | 1 - 0 | 56,692 | |
| 10 / 9 / 47 | D2 | A | Birmingham City | D | 0 - 0 | 35,358 | |
| 13 / 9 / 47 | D2 | A | Leicester City | D | 2 - 2 | 35,518 | |
| 17 / 9 / 47 | D2 | H | Birmingham City | W | 1 - 0 | 51,704 | |
| 20 / 9 / 47 | D2 | H | Leeds United | W | 4 - 2 | 57,275 | |
| 27 / 9 / 47 | D2 | A | Fulham | L | 0 - 3 | 41,454 | |
| 04 / 10 / 47 | D2 | H | Coventry City | D | 0 - 0 | 55,569 | |
| 11 / 10 / 47 | D2 | H | West Ham United | W | 1 - 0 | 55,767 | |
| 18 / 10 / 47 | D2 | A | Bury | W | 5 - 3 | 23,827 | |
| 25 / 10 / 47 | D2 | H | Southampton | W | 5 - 0 | 57,184 | |
| 01 / 11 / 47 | D2 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3 - 0 | 29,601 | |
| 08 / 11 / 47 | D2 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 0 - 2 | 60,244 | |
| 15 / 11 / 47 | D2 | A | Bradford Park Avenue | W | 3 - 0 | 24,654 | |
| 22 / 11 / 47 | D2 | H | Cardiff City | W | 4 - 1 | 56,904 | |
| 29 / 11 / 47 | D2 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0 - 1 | 41,351 | |
| 06 / 12 / 47 | D2 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1 - 0 | 57,950 | |
| 13 / 12 / 47 | D2 | A | Millwall | L | 1 - 2 | 33,356 | |
| 20 / 12 / 47 | D2 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0 - 3 | 26,603 | |
| 26 / 12 / 47 | D2 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 1 - 0 | 48,322 | |
| 01 / 1 / 48 | D2 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 3 - 1 | 60,909 | |
| 03 / 1 / 48 | D2 | H | Luton Town | W | 4 - 1 | 64,931 | |
| 10 / 1 / 48 | FAC | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 1 - 2 | 53,428 | |
| 17 / 1 / 48 | D2 | A | Brentford | L | 0 - 1 | 29,684 | |
| 24 / 1 / 48 | D2 | A | Leeds United | L | 1 - 3 | 30,367 | |
| 31 / 1 / 48 | D2 | H | Leicester City | W | 2 - 0 | 51,675 | |
| 21 / 2 / 48 | D2 | A | Coventry City | D | 1 - 1 | 21,979 | |
| 28 / 2 / 48 | D2 | A | West Ham United | W | 2 - 0 | 33,788 | |
| 06 / 3 / 48 | D2 | H | Bury | W | 1 - 0 | 56,444 | |
| 13 / 3 / 48 | D2 | A | Southampton | L | 2 - 4 | 26,716 | |
| 20 / 3 / 48 | D2 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2 - 0 | 48,724 | |
| 26 / 3 / 48 | D2 | H | Barnsley | W | 1 - 0 | 64,757 | |
| 27 / 3 / 48 | D2 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 0 - 0 | 28,906 | |
| 29 / 3 / 48 | D2 | A | Barnsley | D | 1 - 1 | 30,702 | |
| 03 / 4 / 48 | D2 | H | Bradford Park Avenue | W | 2 - 0 | 50,367 | |
| 10 / 4 / 48 | D2 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1 - 1 | 49,209 | |
| 14 / 4 / 48 | D2 | H | Fulham | W | 1 - 0 | 54,061 | |
| 17 / 4 / 48 | D2 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4 - 2 | 66,483 | |
| 24 / 4 / 48 | D2 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1 - 1 | 44,164 | |
| 01 / 5 / 48 | D2 | H | Millwall | W | 1 - 0 | 43,328 | |