| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 20 aug | H | BOLTON | 0-2 |
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| 24 | b | Huddersfield | 3-1 | Parsons, O'Connell, Blunstone | |
| 27 | b | Arsenal | 1-1 |
O'Connell | |
| 29 | H | HUDDERSFIELD | 0-0 |
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| 3 sep | H | PORTSMOUTH | 1-5 |
O'Connell | |
| 5 | b | Blackpool | 1-2 |
Brabrook | |
| 10 | b | Sunderland | 3-4 |
Bentley, Stubbs 2 | |
| 17 | H | ASTON VILLA | 0-0 |
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| 24 | b | Wolverhampton | 1-2 |
Parsons | |
| 1 okt | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 2-1 | McNichol, Smith | |
| 8 | b | Charlton | 2-0 | Smith 2 | |
| 15 | H | TOTTENHAM | 2-0 | Bentley, Smith | |
| 22 | b | Preston | 3-2 | Parson, Bentley, självmål | |
| 29 | H | BURNLEY | 0-0 |
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| 5 nov | b | Birmingham | 0-3 |
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| 12 | H | WEST BROMWICH | 2-0 | Sillett, Tindall | |
| 19 | b | Manchester United | 0-3 |
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| 26 | H | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1-0 | Bentley | |
| 3 dec | b | Everton | 3-3 |
Parsons 2, Brabrock | |
| 10 | H | NEWCASTLE | 2-1 | Brabrook, Tindall | |
| 17 | b | Bolton | 0-4 |
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| 24 | H | ARSENAL | 2-0 | Bentley, Blunstone | |
| 26 | b | Cardiff | 1-1 |
Bentley | |
| 27 | H | CARDIFF | 2-1 | McNichol, Stubbs | |
| 31 | b | Portsmouth | 4-4 |
Stubbs.Blunstone 3 | |
| 1956 14 jan |
H | SUNDERLAND | 2-3 |
Bentley, självmål | |
| 21 | b | Aston Villa | 4-1 | Parsons, Stubbs 2, Blunstone | |
| 4 feb | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 2-3 |
Tindall 2 | |
| 11 | b | Manchester City | 2-2 |
Lewis, O'Connell | |
| 22 | H | CHARLTON | 3-1 | Bentley, Tindall 2 | |
| 25 | b | Tottenham | 0-4 |
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| 3 mars | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 2-4 |
Parsons, Bentley | |
| 10 | b | Burnley | 0-5 |
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| 21 | H | BIRMINGHAM | 1-2 |
Stubbs | |
| 24 | b | West Bromwich | 0-3 |
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| 30 | b | Luton | 2-2 |
Sillett str, Dicks | |
| 31 | H | PRESTON | 0-1 |
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| 2 apr | H | LUTON | 0-0 |
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| 7 | b | Sheffield United | 1-2 |
Tindall | |
| 14 | H | EVERTON | 6-1 | Lewis, Bentley 3, Stubbs 2 | |
| 21 | b | Newcastle | 1-1 |
Stubbs | |
| 28 | H | BLACKPOOL | 2-1 | Bentley 2 | 16 |