First Footing Facts
| 1893/94 | 2nd Sep | A | W Arsenal | D | 2-2 | Sorley, Crate | 6,000 |
| 1894/95 | 1st Sep | A | Darwen | L | 0-5 | 5,000 | |
| 1895/96 | 7th Sep | H | Loughborough | W | 3-0 | Wardrope, Aitken, Logan | 7,000 |
| 1896/97 | 5th Sep | A | Small Heath | L | 1-3 | Thompson | 4,000 |
| 1897/98 | 4th Sep | H | W Arsenal | W | 4-1 | Wardrope 2, Campbell, Lennox | 10,000 |
| 1898/99 | 3rd Sep | H | Wolves | L | 2-4 | Peddie 2 | 20,000 |
| 1899/00 | 2nd Sep | A | WBA | D | 1-1 | Peddie (p) | 4,000 |
| 1900/01 | 1st Sep | H | Nottm Forest | D | 0-0 | 20,000 | |
| 1901/02 | 7th Sep | A | Blackburn | D | 0-0 | 7,000 | |
| 1902/03 | 6th Sep | H | Stoke | W | 5-0 | Rutherford, McColl 2, Orr 2 | 17,000 |
| 1903/04 | 2nd Sep | H | Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | Templeton | 8,000 |
| 1904/05 | 3rd Sep | H | W Arsenal | W | 3-0 | Orr 2, Rutherford | 21,897 |
| 1905/06 | 2nd Sep | A | Sunderland | L | 2-3 | Orr, Howie | 30,000 |
| 1906/07 | 1st Sep | H | Sunderland | W | 4-2 | Appleyard, Howie, Rutherford 2 | 56,375 |
| 1907/08 | 4th Sep | H | Notts County | D | 1-1 | Rutherford | 25,000 |
| 1908/09 | 2nd Sep | H | Bradford | W | 1-0 | Veitch | 26,000 |
| 1909/10 | 1st Sep | H | Bolton | W | 1-0 | Rutherford | 25,000 |
| 1910/11 | 1st Sep | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | Shepherd (p) | 30,000 |
| 1911/12 | 2nd Sep | A | Bolton | W | 2-0 | Stewart 2 | 30,000 |
| 1912/13 | 2nd Sep | A | Bolton | W | 2-1 | McDonald, Rutherford | 30,000 |
| 1913/14 | 1st Sep | A | Blackburn | L | 0-3 | 20,000 | |
| 1914/15 | 2nd Sep | H | WBA | L | 1-2 | Hibbert | 15,000 |
| 1919/20 | 30th Aug | A | Arsenal | W | 1-0 | Henderson | 55,000 |
| 1920/21 | 28th Aug | H | WBA | D | 1-1 | Seymour | 61,080 |
| 1921/22 | 27th Aug | A | Huddersfield | W | 2-1 | McDonald 2 | 25,000 |
| 1922/23 | 26th Aug | H | Everton | W | 2-0 | McDonald 2 | 50,000 |
| 1923/24 | 25th Aug | A | Arsenal | W | 4-1 | Seymour, Mcdonald, Harris 2 | 25,000 |
| 1924/25 | 30th Aug | H | Huddersfield | L | 1-3 | Cowan | 47,000 |
| 1925/26 | 29th Aug | A | Bolton | D | 2-2 | Cowan 2 | 28,675 |
| 1926/27 | 28th Aug | H | Aston Villa | W | 4-0 | Gallagher 4 | 36,000 |
| 1927/28 | 27th Aug | A | Huddersfield | W | 3-1 | Gallagher 3 | 24,500 |
| 1928/29 | 25th Aug | H | Cardiff | D | 1-1 | Gallagher | ??? |
| 1929/30 | 31st Aug | H | Man Utd | W | 4-1 | Gallagher 3, McDonald | 45,000 |
| 1930/31 | 30th Aug | A | Sheff Wed | L | 1-2 | Cape | 25,000 |
| 1931/32 | 29th Aug | H | Liverpool | L | 0-1 | 30,000 | |
| 1932/33 | 27th Aug | A | Bolton | D | 2-2 | Allen, Richardson JR | 15,000 |
| 1933/34 | 26th Aug | H | Portsmouth | D | 2-2 | Allen, Lang | 30,000 |
| 1934/35 | 25th Aug | A | Nottm Forest | L | 1-5 | Lang | 22,000 |
| 1935/36 | 31st Aug | H | Bradford | D | 3-3 | Cairns, McMenemy, Pearson | 28,000 |
| 1936/37 | 29th Aug | H | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | 35,000 | |
| 1937/38 | 28th Aug | A | Man Utd | L | 0-3 | 30,000 | |
| 1938/39 | 27th Aug | H | Plymouth | W | 2-1 | Birkett, Clifton | 38,000 |
| 1946/47 | 31st Aug | A | Millwall | W | 4-1 | Bentley 2, Milburn, Stubbins | 39,187 |
| 1947/48 | 23rd Aug | H | Plymouth | W | 6-1 | Bentley, Pearson, Shackleton 2, Walker, Wayman | 52,642 |
| 1948/49 | 21st Aug | A | Everton | D | 3-3 | Walker, Lowrie 2 | 57,279 |
| 1949/50 | 20th Aug | H | Portsmouth | L | 1-3 | Robledo G | 54,258 |
| 1950/51 | 19th Aug | A | Stoke | W | 2-1 | Milburn 2 (1p) | 22,000 |
| 1951/52 | 18th Aug | H | Stoke | W | 6-0 | Crowe, Milburn 3, Mitchell, Robledo G | 47,047 |
| 1952/53 | 23rd Aug | A | Sheff Wed | D | 2-2 | Hannah, Robledo G | 55,000 |
| 1953/54 | 22nd Aug | H | Sunderland | W | 2-1 | Mitchell (p), Keeble | 58,516 |
| 1954/55 | 21st Aug | A | Arsenal | W | 3-1 | Davies, Mitchell R 2 | 65,334 |
| 1955/56 | 20th Aug | H | Sheff U | W | 4-2 | Davies 2, Hannah, Keeble | 42,559 |
| 1956/57 | 18th Aug | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | Crowe, Taylor | 30,191 |
| 1957/58 | 24th Aug | A | WBA | L | 1-2 | White | 31,410 |
| 1958/59 | 23rd Aug | H | Blackburn | L | 1-5 | og | 52,497 |
| 1959/60 | 22nd Aug | H | Spurs | L | 1-5 | Eastham | 40,782 |
| 1960/61 | 20th Aug | A | Preston | W | 3-2 | White 3 | 17,363 |
| 1961/62 | 19th Aug | H | Orient | D | 0-0 | 26,638 | |
| 1962/63 | 18th Aug | A | Cardiff | D | 4-4 | Fell (p), Kerray, Hilley, og | 26,800 |
| 1963/64 | 24th Aug | H | Derby | W | 3-1 | Taylor, Penman, McGarry | 35,269 |
| 1964/65 | 24th Aug | H | Charlton | D | 1-1 | Hilley | 32,805 |
| 1965/66 | 21st Aug | H | Nottm F | D | 2-2 | Suddick, McGarry | 37,230 |
| 1966/67 | 20th Aug | A | Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | McGarry | 17,673 |
| 1967/68 | 19th Aug | H | Southampton | W | 3-0 | Bennet, Robson T, Scott | 33,709 |
| 1968/69 | 10th Aug | H | WHU | D | 1-1 | Robson B | 37,307 |
| 1969/70 | 9th Aug | A | WHU | L | 0-1 | 33,323 |
| 1970/71 | 15th Aug | H | Wolves | W | 3-2 | Smith, Foggon Gibb | 38,346 |
| 1971/72 | 14th Aug | A | C Palace | L | 0-2 | 25,281 | |
| 1972/73 | 12th Aug | H | Wolves | W | 2-1 | Green, Tudor | 33,790 |
| 1973/74 | 25th Aug | A | WHU | W | 2-1 | Macdonald 2 | 28,169 |
| 1974/75 | 17th Aug | H | Coventry | W | 3-2 | Kenneddy, Macdonald, Howard | 35,950 |
| 1975/76 | 16th Aug | A | Ipswich | W | 3-0 | Macdonald 2, Craig T (p) | 27,680 |
| 1976/77 | 21st Aug | H | Derby | D | 2-2 | Hudson, Craig T (p) | 35,927 |
| 1977/78 | 20th Aug | H | Leeds | W | 3-2 | Burns 2, Kenneddy | 36,700 |
| 1978/79 | 19th Aug | A | Millwall | L | 1-2 | Barton | 12,105 |
| 1979/80 | 18th Aug | H | Oldham | W | 3-2 | Withe, Shoulder 2 (2p) | 19,099 |
| 1980/81 | 16th Aug | A | Sheff Wed | L | 0-2 | 26,164 | |
| 1981/82 | 29th Aug | H | Watford | L | 0-1 | 19,244 | |
| 1982/83 | 28th Aug | H | QPR | W | 1-0 | Keegan | 35,718 |
| 1983/84 | 27th Aug | A | Leeds | W | 1-0 | Anderson | 30,806 |
| 1984/85 | 25th Aug | A | Leicester | W | 3-2 | McReery, Waddle, Carney | 18,636 |
| 1985/86 | 17th Aug | A | Southampton | D | 1-1 | Beardsley (p) | 16,401 |
| 1986/87 | 23rd Aug | H | Liverpool | L | 0-2 | 33,306 | |
| 1987/88 | 19th Aug | H | Spurs | L | 1-3 | McReery | 26,261 |
| 1988/89 | 27th Aug | A | Evertonl | L | 0-4 | 41,560 | |
| 1989/90 | 19th Aug | H | Leeds | W | 5-2 | Quinn 4 (1p), Gallacher | 24,396 |
| 1990/91 | 25th Aug | H | Plymouth | W | 2-0 | Kristensen, Quinn | 23,984 |
| 1991/92 | 18th Aug | A | Charlton | L | 1-2 | Carr | 9,322 |
| 1992/93 | 15th Aug | H | Southend | W | 3-2 | Bracewell, og, Clark | 28,545 |
| 1993/94 | 14th Aug | H | Spurs | L | 0-1 | 35,216 | |
| 1994/95 | 21st Aug | A | Leicester | W | 3-1 | Cole, Beardsley, Elliot | 20,048 |
| 1995/96 | 19th Aug | H | Coventry | W | 3-0 | Lee, Beardsley (p), Ferdinand | 36,485 |
| 1996/97 | 17th Aug | A | Everton | L | 0-2 | 40,117 | |
| 1997/98 | 9th Aug | H | Sheff Wed | W | 2-1 | Asprilla 2 | 36,711 |
| 1998/99 | 15th Aug | H | Charlton | D | 0-0 | 36,719 | |
| 1999/00 | 7th Aug | H | Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | 36,376 |
| 2000/01 | 20th Aug | A | Man Utd | L | 0-2 | 67,477 | |
| 2001/02 | 19th Aug | A | Chelsea | D | 1-1 | Acuna | 40,124 |
| 2002/03 | 19th Aug | H | WHU | W | 4-0 | Lua Lua 2, Shearer, Solano | 51,072 |
| 2003/04 | 17th Aug | A | Leeds | D | 2-2 | Shearer 2 (1p) | 36,766 |
| 2004/05 | 14th Aug | A | Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | Bellamy Shearer | 34,268 |
| 2005/06 | 14th Aug | A | Arsenal | L | 0-2 | 38,072 |