1956/57
| 18 / 8 / 56 | D1 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2 - 1 | 30,191 | |
| 22 / 8 / 56 | D1 | A | Cardiff City | L | 2 - 5 | 35,833 | |
| 25 / 8 / 56 | D1 | A | Sunderland | W | 2 - 1 | 51,032 | |
| 29 / 8 / 56 | D1 | H | Cardiff City | W | 1 - 0 | 34,859 | |
| 01 / 9 / 56 | D1 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0 - 4 | 35,284 | |
| 05 / 9 / 56 | D1 | A | Birmingham City | L | 1 - 6 | 32,506 | |
| 08 / 9 / 56 | D1 | H | Manchester United | D | 1 - 1 | 50,133 | |
| 15 / 9 / 56 | D1 | A | Arsenal | W | 1 - 0 | 46,318 | |
| 22 / 9 / 56 | D1 | H | Burnley | D | 1 - 1 | 36,790 | |
| 29 / 9 / 56 | D1 | A | Preston North End | L | 0 - 1 | 29,199 | |
| 06 / 10 / 56 | D1 | H | Luton Town | D | 2 - 2 | 36,941 | |
| 13 / 10 / 56 | D1 | A | Aston Villa | L | 1 - 3 | 35,144 | |
| 20 / 10 / 56 | D1 | H | Manchester City | L | 0 - 3 | 34,802 | |
| 27 / 10 / 56 | D1 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 1 - 1 | 21,473 | |
| 03 / 11 / 56 | D1 | H | Leeds United | L | 2 - 3 | 49,034 | |
| 10 / 11 / 56 | D1 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1 - 3 | 51,722 | |
| 17 / 11 / 56 | D1 | H | Everton | D | 0 - 0 | 32,263 | |
| 24 / 11 / 56 | D1 | A | Blackpool | W | 3 - 2 | 18,258 | |
| 01 / 12 / 56 | D1 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2 - 1 | 37,562 | |
| 08 / 12 / 56 | D1 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1 - 3 | 25,131 | |
| 15 / 12 / 56 | D1 | A | Portsmouth | D | 2 - 2 | 18,262 | |
| 22 / 12 / 56 | D1 | H | Sunderland | W | 6 - 2 | 29,727 | |
| 25 / 12 / 56 | D1 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0 - 1 | 13,717 | |
| 26 / 12 / 56 | D1 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 5 - 2 | 20,319 | |
| 29 / 12 / 56 | D1 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1 - 2 | 42,649 | |
| 01 / 1 / 57 | D1 | H | Birmingham City | W | 3 - 2 | 29,383 | |
| 05 / 1 / 57 | FAC | H | Manchester City | D | 1 - 1 | 57,921 | |
| 09 / 1 / 57 | FAC | A | Manchester City | W | 5 - 4 | 46,990 | |
| 12 / 1 / 57 | D1 | A | Manchester United | L | 1 - 6 | 45,132 | |
| 19 / 1 / 57 | D1 | H | Arsenal | W | 3 - 1 | 46,815 | |
| 26 / 1 / 57 | FAC | A | Millwall | L | 1 - 2 | 45,646 | |
| 02 / 2 / 57 | D1 | A | Burnley | L | 2 - 3 | 26,778 | |
| 09 / 2 / 57 | D1 | H | Preston North End | L | 1 - 2 | 43,086 | |
| 16 / 2 / 57 | D1 | A | Luton Town | L | 1 - 4 | 21,007 | |
| 23 / 2 / 57 | D1 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 3 - 1 | 21,712 | |
| 02 / 3 / 57 | D1 | A | Manchester City | W | 2 - 1 | 25,229 | |
| 09 / 3 / 57 | D1 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 4 - 0 | 34,073 | |
| 16 / 3 / 57 | D1 | A | Leeds United | D | 0 - 0 | 33,033 | |
| 23 / 3 / 57 | D1 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2 - 2 | 37,955 | |
| 30 / 3 / 57 | D1 | A | Everton | L | 1 - 2 | 29,775 | |
| 06 / 4 / 57 | D1 | H | Blackpool | W | 2 - 1 | 31,777 | |
| 13 / 4 / 57 | D1 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0 - 2 | 22,235 | |
| 19 / 4 / 57 | D1 | H | Chelsea | L | 1 - 2 | 30,708 | |
| 20 / 4 / 57 | D1 | H | Aston Villa | L | 1 - 2 | 28,453 | |
| 22 / 4 / 57 | D1 | A | Chelsea | L | 2 - 6 | 20,795 | |