18/08/51 Stoke City   A 1-0 Coulter Robinson
22/08/51 West Bromwich A   A 0-1
25/08/51 Manchester United   H 3-0 Houlahan[2],E Robeldo[p] Harry Houlahan
01/09/51 Everton   A 0-0
05/09/51 West Bromwich A   H 0-1
08/09/51 Preston North End   H 1-3 Houlahan
12/09/51 Bolton Wanderers   H 4-1 Milburn[3],Houlahan
15/09/51 Burnley   A 0-3
22/09/51 Chesterfield   H 1-0 Davies
29/09/51 Sheffield Wed   A 1-2 Paterson Bill Tulip
06/10/51 Aston Villa   A 0-4
13/10/51 Derby County   H 6-0 Lackenby[4],Paterson,Tulip
20/10/51 Manchester City   A 3-4 Davies,Cameron[2]
27/10/51 Liverpool   H 3-1 Paterson[2],Cameron
03/11/51 Blackburn Rovers   A 3-2 Walker,Tait[2] Alec Tait
10/11/51 Blackpool   H 3-2 Corbett[p],Walker,Hannah
17/11/51 Barnsley   A 2-3 Duncan[2]
24/11/51 Sheffield United   H 2-3 Paterson,Cameron
01/12/51 Huddersfield Town   A 2-2 Duncan[2]
08/12/51 Wolves  H 4-3 Stokoe,Crowe,Luke,Hannah
15/12/51 Stoke City   H 3-0 Hannah,Tulip,Dale Leo Dale
22/12/51 Manchester United   A 1-1 Paterson
25/12/51 Bury   H 3-0 Tulip[2],Cameron
26/12/51 Bury   A 0-3
29/12/51 Everton   H 1-0 Paterson[p]
01/01/52 Bolton Wanderers   A 2-3 Tulip,Hannah
05/01/52 Preston North End   A 3-2 Hannah[2],Davies
19/01/52 Burnley   H 0-1 Tommy Cahill
26/01/52 Chesterfield   A 1-3 Hannah[p]
09/02/52 Sheffield Wed   H 1-3 Davies
16/02/52 Aston Villa   H 3-4 Davies[3]
01/03/52 Derby County   A 0-3
08/03/52 Manchester City   H 2-0 Prior[2]
15/03/52 Liverpool   A 2-2 Keeble[2]
22/03/52 Blackburn Rovers   H 1-2 Tulip
29/03/52 Blackpool   A 1-2 Keeble
05/04/52 Barnsley   A 1-0 Tulip
11/04/52 Leeds United   A 0-0
12/04/52 Sheffield United   A 0-1
14/04/52 Leeds United   H 1-4 [n/k]
19/04/52 Huddersfield Town   H 3-2 own-goal,Luke,Stoddart Terry Stoddart
26/04/52 Wolves  A 0-5