Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
23-Aug-52 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Smith | 38,000 | | |
27-Aug-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Baron | 46,614 | | |
30-Aug-52 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | Smith Baron Liddell | 40,062 | | |
03-Sep-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Baron Liddell | 41,183 | | |
06-Sep-52 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | Baron Smith | 42,965 | | |
10-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | Smith Liddell | 49,809 | | |
13-Sep-52 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Williams | 49,771 | | |
15-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | Williams | 37,331 | | |
20-Sep-52 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Payne Smith Williams Baron | 40,715 | | |
27-Sep-52 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | | 33,774 | | |
04-Oct-52 | Newcastle United | H | 5–3 | Liddell Smith Baron Paisley | 48,002 | | |
11-Oct-52 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Baron Payne | 35,251 | | |
18-Oct-52 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | | 42,573 | | |
25-Oct-52 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | Liddell | 50,555 | | |
01-Nov-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Payne Liddell | 46,487 | | |
08-Nov-52 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | Williams Brierley | 30,000 | | |
15-Nov-52 | Arsenal | H | 1–5 | Payne | 45,010 | | |
22-Nov-52 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | Liddell Smith | 20,758 | | |
29-Nov-52 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Payne | 32,336 | | |
13-Dec-52 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | Liddell | 34,450 | | |
20-Dec-52 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | Liddell Baron | 27,659 | | |
25-Dec-52 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 35,858 | | |
26-Dec-52 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Liddell | 46,589 | | |
03-Jan-53 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | Baron | 25,000 | | |
17-Jan-53 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | | 41,191 | | |
24-Jan-53 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | Paisley | 27,045 | | |
07-Feb-53 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | Liddell Smyth Taylor | 30,000 | | |
14-Feb-53 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | Liddell Payne Smyth | 24,890 | | |
21-Feb-53 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | Smyth Taylor | 35,000 | | |
04-Mar-53 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | | 30,000 | | |
07-Mar-53 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | | 30,000 | | |
14-Mar-53 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Smyth A'Court | 40,409 | | |
21-Mar-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | | 30,000 | | |
23-Mar-53 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | | 40,000 | | |
28-Mar-53 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | Payne | 23,204 | | |
03-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | Jones Bimpson | 52,079 | | |
04-Apr-53 | Arsenal | A | 3–5 | Bimpson A'Court Liddell | 40,564 | | |
06-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | A | 0–4 | | 20,000 | | |
11-Apr-53 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Smyth | 34,064 | | |
18-Apr-53 | Blackpool | A | 1–3 | Smyth | 22,073 | | |
20-Apr-53 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Smyth | 20,869 | | |
25-Apr-53 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Jones Bimpson | 47,699 | | |