1953/54
| 22 / 8 / 53 | D1 | H | Sunderland | W | 2 - 1 | 58,516 | |
| 26 / 8 / 53 | D1 | A | Liverpool | D | 2 - 2 | 47,263 | |
| 29 / 8 / 53 | D1 | A | Manchester United | D | 1 - 1 | 29,676 | |
| 02 / 9 / 53 | D1 | H | Liverpool | W | 4 - 0 | 48,439 | |
| 05 / 9 / 53 | D1 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 2 - 3 | 61,321 | |
| 09 / 9 / 53 | D1 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 2 - 2 | 32,780 | |
| 12 / 9 / 53 | D1 | A | Preston North End | D | 2 - 2 | 36,035 | |
| 16 / 9 / 53 | D1 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 3 - 7 | 57,838 | |
| 19 / 9 / 53 | D1 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1 - 3 | 53,056 | |
| 23 / 9 / 53 | D1 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0 - 3 | 28,297 | |
| 26 / 9 / 53 | D1 | A | Burnley | W | 2 - 1 | 33,688 | |
| 03 / 10 / 53 | D1 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 0 - 2 | 47,516 | |
| 10 / 10 / 53 | D1 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1 - 2 | 39,913 | |
| 17 / 10 / 53 | D1 | A | Aston Villa | W | 2 - 1 | 38,366 | |
| 24 / 10 / 53 | D1 | H | Huddersfield Town | L | 0 - 2 | 46,644 | |
| 31 / 10 / 53 | D1 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1 - 3 | 30,070 | |
| 07 / 11 / 53 | D1 | H | Cardiff City | W | 4 - 0 | 42,355 | |
| 14 / 11 / 53 | D1 | A | Manchester City | D | 0 - 0 | 34,150 | |
| 21 / 11 / 53 | D1 | H | Portsmouth | D | 1 - 1 | 48,853 | |
| 28 / 11 / 53 | D1 | A | Arsenal | L | 1 - 2 | 62,456 | |
| 05 / 12 / 53 | D1 | H | Chelsea | D | 1 - 1 | 41,728 | |
| 12 / 12 / 53 | D1 | A | Blackpool | W | 3 - 1 | 19,896 | |
| 19 / 12 / 53 | D1 | A | Sunderland | D | 1 - 1 | 49,822 | |
| 25 / 12 / 53 | D1 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 3 - 2 | 28,138 | |
| 26 / 12 / 53 | D1 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 2 - 3 | 43,750 | |
| 01 / 1 / 54 | D1 | H | Blackpool | W | 2 - 1 | 44,343 | |
| 02 / 1 / 54 | D1 | H | Manchester United | L | 1 - 2 | 56,034 | |
| 09 / 1 / 54 | FAC | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 2 - 2 | 52,222 | |
| 13 / 1 / 54 | FAC | A | Wigan Athletic | W | 3 - 2 | 26,500 | |
| 16 / 1 / 54 | D1 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 2 - 2 | 29,476 | |
| 23 / 1 / 54 | D1 | H | Preston North End | L | 0 - 4 | 40,340 | |
| 30 / 1 / 54 | FAC | A | Burnley | D | 1 - 1 | 53,000 | |
| 03 / 2 / 54 | FAC | H | Burnley | W | 1 - 0 | 48,284 | |
| 06 / 2 / 54 | D1 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0 - 3 | 35,798 | |
| 13 / 2 / 54 | D1 | H | Burnley | W | 3 - 1 | 29,114 | |
| 20 / 2 / 54 | FAC | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 2 - 3 | 61,088 | |
| 25 / 2 / 54 | D1 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 0 - 0 | 13,441 | |
| 27 / 2 / 54 | D1 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 2 - 3 | 38,592 | |
| 06 / 3 / 54 | D1 | H | Aston Villa | L | 0 - 1 | 36,847 | |
| 13 / 3 / 54 | D1 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 2 - 3 | 25,710 | |
| 20 / 3 / 54 | D1 | H | Sheffield United | W | 4 - 1 | 36,668 | |
| 27 / 3 / 54 | D1 | A | Cardiff City | L | 1 - 2 | 26,242 | |
| 03 / 4 / 54 | D1 | H | Manchester City | W | 4 - 3 | 27,764 | |
| 10 / 4 / 54 | D1 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0 - 2 | 26,604 | |
| 16 / 4 / 54 | D1 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3 - 0 | 43,945 | |
| 17 / 4 / 54 | D1 | H | Arsenal | W | 5 - 2 | 48,243 | |
| 24 / 4 / 54 | D1 | A | Chelsea | W | 2 - 1 | 46,991 | |