| Date | 
Opposition | 
H/A | 
 FT 
 | 
HT | 
Scorer | 
Scorer | 
Attd  | 
Pts | 
Pos | 
Yellow | 
Red | 
 
Sat 
18-Aug 
 | 
 Portsmouth 
 | 
(h) | 
2-1 
 | 
0-0 | 
Crowe 54 
Taylor 68 | 
Gordon 89 | 
30,191 | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
22-Aug 
 | 
 Cardiff City | 
(a) | 
2-5 | 
1-2 | 
Davies 5,63 | 
McSeveney 10 
Nugent 40,55 
Ford 66,77 | 
35,833 | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
25-Aug | 
 mackems 
 | 
(a) | 
2-1 | 
1-0 | 
Milburn 39 
Davies 87 | 
Shackleton 53 | 
51,032 | 
4 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
29-Aug 
 | 
 Cardiff City 
 | 
(h) | 
1-0 
 | 
0-0 | 
Keeble 90+1 | 
  | 
34,859 | 
6 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
01-Sep 
 | 
 Sheffield Wednesday 
 | 
(a) | 
0-4 
 | 
0-3 | 
  | 
Finney 39 
Broadbent 41 
Shiner 44 
Quixall 47 | 
36,270 | 
6 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
05-Sep 
 | 
 Birmingham City | 
(a) | 
 1-6 | 
0-3 | 
Keeble 56 | 
Murphy 12,37 
Govan 20,75,79 
Kinsey 71 | 
32,506 | 
6 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
08-Sep 
 | 
 Manchester United 
 | 
(h) | 
1-1 
 | 
0-0 | 
Milburn 85 | 
Whelan 67 | 
50,133 | 
7 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
10-Sep 
 | 
 Morton 
 | 
(a) | 
 3-1 
 | 
2-0 | 
Davies 1-0 
Milburn 2-0,3-1 | 
Baird 2-1 | 
6,000 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
15-Sep | 
 Arsenal | 
(a) | 
1-0 | 
0-0 | 
Hannah 75 | 
  | 
46,318 | 
9 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
19-Sep | 
 Hearts | 
(h) | 
1-2 | 
1-1 | 
Keeble 10 | 
Young 38 
McFazdean 57 | 
23,780 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
22-Sep | 
 Burnley | 
(h) | 
1-1 | 
0-1 | 
Keeble 73 | 
Pilkington 2 | 
36,790 | 
10 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
29-Sep | 
 Preston North End | 
(a) | 
0-1 | 
0-1 | 
  | 
Thompson 5 | 
29,189 | 
10 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
03-Oct | 
  Hibernian  | 
(h) | 
2-1 | 
0-1 | 
Milburn 67 
Hannah 71 | 
Turnbull 16 | 
16,668 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
06-Oct 
 | 
  Luton Town 
  | 
(h) | 
2-2 | 
1-1 | 
Hannah 18 
Milburn 66 | 
Turner 44,78 | 
36,941 | 
11 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
10-Oct | 
  Linfield  | 
(a) | 
4-1 | 
2-0 | 
Milburn 2 
Hannah 12,76 
Mitchell 48 | 
Weatherup 61 | 
35,000 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
13-Oct 
 | 
  Aston Villa   
  | 
(a) | 
1-3 | 
1-3 | 
Eastham 44 | 
Smith 6,14 
Sewell 9 | 
35,038 | 
11 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
17-Oct 
 | 
  Partick Thistle  | 
(a) | 
1-4 | 
1-3 | 
Milburn 28 | 
Hogan 26,39 
Smith 27 
Ewing 90 | 
10,000 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
20-Oct 
 | 
  Manchester
City   | 
(h) | 
0-3 | 
0-2 | 
  | 
Fagan 17 
Johnstone 19 
Dyson 46 | 
34,802 | 
11 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
22-Oct 
 | 
  British Olympic
XI 
  | 
(h) | 
5-0 | 
3-0 | 
Curry 8,18,20.47,80 | 
  | 
8,860 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
27-Oct 
 | 
  Charlton Athletic  | 
(a) | 
1-1 | 
1-1 | 
Curry 12 | 
Ayre 2 | 
21,473 | 
12 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
29-Oct | 
  Reading    | 
(a) | 
3-2 | 
1-0 | 
Curry 1-0 
Eastham 65 
White 85 | 
Dixon 2-1 
Reeves 87pen | 
7,023 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
03-Nov | 
  Leeds
United        | 
(h) | 
2-3 | 
1-1 | 
Keeble 36 
Davies 81 | 
McKenna 22,68 
Charles 74 | 
49,034 | 
12 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
05-Nov 
 | 
 Hearts   | 
(a) | 
0-0 | 
0-0 | 
  | 
  | 
18,000 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
10-Nov 
 | 
 Spurs  | 
(a) | 
1-3 | 
1-1 | 
White 5 | 
Smith 45,60 
Robb 65 | 
51,722 | 
12 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
14-Nov | 
  Partick
Thistle  | 
(h) | 
5-0 | 
2-0 | 
Milburn 1-0 
Keeble 2-0,4-0 
Keery 3-0 
Spears 5-0 | 
  | 
8,880 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
17-Nov | 
  Everton        
  | 
(h) | 
0-0 | 
0-0 | 
  | 
  | 
32,263 | 
13 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
24-Nov | 
  Blackpool 
  | 
(a) | 
3-2 | 
2-2 | 
Casey 15 
White 28 
Milburn 77 
 | 
Mudie 38 
Durie 41 | 
18,258 | 
15 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
26-Nov | 
  Hibernian  | 
(a) | 
3-1 | 
1-0 | 
Milburn 29,88 
White 57 | 
Fraser 84 | 
8,000 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
01-Dec 
 | 
  Wolves   | 
(h) | 
2-1 | 
1-0 | 
Curry 31 
White 59 | 
Hooper 72 | 
37,562 | 
17 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
08-Dec 
 | 
  Bolton Wanderers      | 
(a) | 
1-3 | 
1-2 | 
Davies 29 | 
Webster 40 
Lofthouse 42,65 | 
25,131 | 
17 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
15-Dec | 
  Portsmouth    
  | 
(a) | 
2-2 | 
0-1 | 
Davies 69,77 | 
McClellan 32 
Gordon 50 | 
18,453 | 
18 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
22-Dec | 
  mackems   | 
(h) | 
6-2 | 
3-1 | 
White 7 
Tait 21,37,56 
Casey 70pen 
Davies 72 | 
Fleming 41,64 | 
29,727 | 
20 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Tue 
25-Dec 
 | 
  West Bromwich Albion  | 
(a) | 
0-1 | 
0-0 | 
  | 
Barlow | 
13,730 | 
20 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
26-Dec | 
  West
Bromwich Albion    
  | 
(h) | 
5-2 | 
4-2 | 
Davies 2,9 
Casey 4pen 
Scoular 40 
Punton 58 | 
Williams 15 
Kevan 16 | 
20,319 | 
22 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
29-Dec | 
  Sheffield
Wednesday     | 
(h) | 
1-2 | 
0-1 | 
Curry 82 | 
Finney 6 
Froggatt 80 | 
42,649 | 
22 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Tue 
01-Jan | 
 Birmingham City   | 
(h) | 
3-2 | 
1-0 | 
Casey 1-0, 74pen 
Tait 78 | 
Brown 49 
Govan 79 | 
29,383 | 
24 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
05-Jan 
FAC3 
 | 
  Manchester City  | 
(h) | 
1-1 | 
0-0 | 
White 48 | 
Johnstone 75 | 
57,921 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
09-Jan 
FAC3R  | 
  Manchester City  | 
(a) | 
5-4 
aet | 
0-3 | 
Casey 47pen 
Tait 74 
Curry 86 
White 102,104 | 
og(Stokoe) 6 
Johnstone 24,97 
Fagan 25 | 
46,990 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
12-Jan | 
  Manchester
United  | 
(a) | 
1-6 | 
0-3 | 
Milburn 86 | 
Pegg 5,42 
Whelan 22,82 
Viollet 60,65 | 
44,911 | 
24 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
19-Jan | 
  Arsenal      
  | 
(h) | 
3-1 | 
1-0 | 
White 29,75 
Curry 86 | 
Evans 77pen | 
46,815 | 
26 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
26-Jan 
FAC4 | 
  Millwall  | 
(a) | 
1-2 | 
0-1 | 
Tait 58 | 
Anslow 33,50 | 
45,646 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
02-Feb | 
  Burnley  | 
(a) | 
2-3 | 
1-0 | 
Tait 21 
Milburn 82 | 
Pilkington 50 
Newlands 53 
Lawson 67 | 
26,778 | 
26 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
09-Feb | 
  Preston
North End    | 
(h) | 
1-2 | 
1-0 | 
Milburn 27 | 
Thompson 78 
Taylor 85 | 
43,086 | 
26 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
16-Feb | 
  Luton Town    | 
(a) | 
1-4 | 
0-2 | 
Milburn 81 | 
Turner 11,58,83 
Groves 34 | 
21,003 | 
26 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Tue 
19-Feb | 
  Belenenses
  | 
(a) | 
1-2 | 
0-2 | 
Mitchell 65pen | 
Tito 10 
D Pace 15pen | 
tbc | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
23-Feb | 
  Charlton
Athletic  | 
(h) | 
3-1 | 
3-1 | 
Eastham 13 
Scoular 34 
Casey 38 | 
Lawrie 41 | 
21,721 | 
28 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
02-Mar  | 
  Manchester City     | 
(a) | 
2-1 | 
1-0 | 
White 13 
Mitchell 80 | 
Barnes 75pen | 
25,229 | 
30 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
09-Mar 
 | 
 Bolton Wanderers    | 
(h) | 
4-0 | 
2-0 | 
Davies 16 
Scoular 43 
White 79 
Milburn 89 | 
  | 
34,073 | 
32 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
16-Mar   | 
  Leeds United 
  | 
(a) | 
0-0 | 
0-0 | 
  | 
  | 
33,000 | 
33 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
23-Mar  | 
  Spurs  | 
(h) | 
2-2 | 
2-2 | 
Milburn 6 
Davies 18 | 
Medwin 23 
Stokes 34 | 
37,955 | 
34 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
30-Mar 
 | 
  Everton        
  | 
(a) | 
1-2 | 
0-1 | 
OG(Donovan) 68 | 
McNamara 13 
Gauld 67 | 
29,775 | 
34 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
06-Apr 
 | 
  Blackpool       | 
(h) | 
2-1 | 
1-0 | 
Milburn 44 
Davies 71 | 
Smith 65 | 
31,777 | 
36 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
13-Apr | 
  Wolves        
  | 
(a) | 
0-2 | 
0-0 | 
  | 
Thomson 50 
Wilshaw 89 | 
22,335 | 
36 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Fri 
19-Apr | 
  Chelsea  | 
(h) | 
1-2 | 
0-2 | 
White 47 | 
Stubbs 20 
Saunders 30 | 
30,708 | 
36 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
20-Apr 
 | 
  Aston Villa  | 
(h) | 
1-2 | 
1-0 | 
Mitchell 18 | 
Sewell 70 
McParland 72 | 
28,453 | 
36 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
Mon 
22-Apr 
 | 
 Chelsea   | 
(a) | 
2-6 | 
2-2 | 
Milburn 21 
White 38 | 
Stubbs 28 
Brabrook 29,48 
Tindall 50 
Lewis 61,89 | 
20,795 | 
36 | 
17 | 
  | 
  | 
 
Sat 
27-Apr   | 
 Barrow | 
(a) | 
8-0 | 
4-0 | 
Milburn 2,12,44,75 
Franks 4 
Hughes 46 
Davies 49 
Tait 53 | 
  | 
6,000 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
Wed 
01-May  | 
 Lincoln City
 | 
(a) | 
2-2 | 
1-1 | 
Hannah 5 
Hale 2-2 | 
Northcott 21,54 | 
5,600 | 
- | 
- | 
  | 
  | 
 
 
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