| Opponent |
Date |
Home/Away |
Result |
Score |
Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
| LEAGUE DIVISION 1 |
| Man City |
23/08/47 |
A |
L |
3-4 |
Galley,Hancocks,Westcott |
67,782 |
| Grimsby |
27/08/47 |
H |
W |
8-1 |
Pye (3),Smyth (2),Westcott (2),Hancocks, |
43,289 |
| Blackburn |
30/08/47 |
H |
W |
5-1 |
Hancocks,Mullen,Pye,Smith,Westcott |
46,890 |
| Grimsby |
03/09/47 |
A |
W |
4-0 |
Forbes (2),Hancocks,Pye, |
21,426 |
| Blackpool |
06/09/47 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
Forbes,Hancocks, |
29,497 |
| Middlesbro |
10/09/47 |
H |
L |
1-3 |
Mullen |
49,961 |
| Derby |
13/09/47 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Pye |
53,166 |
| Huddersfield |
20/09/47 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
Pye |
28,491 |
| Chelsea |
27/09/47 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Forbes |
51,365 |
| Everton |
04/10/47 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
Hancocks |
48,106 |
| Charlton |
11/10/47 |
A |
L |
1-5 |
Mullen |
45,088 |
| Arsenal |
18/10/47 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
Pye |
55,998 |
| Sheff Utd |
25/10/47 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
Smyth,Wright, |
44,855 |
| Man Utd |
01/11/47 |
H |
L |
2-6 |
Dunn,Hancocks, |
44,309 |
| Burnley |
08/11/47 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
Mullen |
36,880 |
| Portsmouth |
15/11/47 |
H |
W |
3-1 |
Forbes (2),Mullen |
37,545 |
| Preston |
22/11/47 |
A |
W |
3-2 |
Forbes,McLean,Pye |
28,451 |
| Stoke |
29/11/47 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
Pye |
35,712 |
| Bolton |
06/12/47 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
Mullen,Smyth, |
26,304 |
| Liverpool |
13/12/47 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
Forbes |
31,317 |
| Man City |
20/12/47 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Westcott |
32,545 |
| Aston Villa |
26/12/47 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
Hancocks,Westcott, |
68,099 |
| Aston Villa |
27/12/47 |
H |
W |
4-1 |
Hancocks (2),Mullen,Westcott, |
54,667 |
| Middlesbro |
01/01/48 |
A |
W |
4-2 |
Westcott (3),Hancocks, |
37,200 |
| Blackburn |
03/01/48 |
A |
L |
0-1 |
|
28,109 |
| Blackpool |
17/01/48 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
Hancocks |
46,383 |
| Huddersfield |
07/02/48 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
Dunn,Wright, |
35,875 |
| Chelsea |
14/02/48 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
Hancocks |
55,640 |
| Everton |
21/02/48 |
H |
L |
2-4 |
Dunn,Westcott, |
24,105 |
| Charlton |
28/02/48 |
H |
W |
2-0 |
Hancocks,Pye, |
28,716 |
| Arsenal |
06/03/48 |
A |
L |
2-5 |
Hancocks,Smyth, |
57,643 |
| Sheff Utd |
13/03/48 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
Wright |
33,035 |
| Man Utd |
20/03/48 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
Dunn,Smyth, |
50,667 |
| Sunderland |
26/03/48 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Wright |
59,840 |
| Burnley |
27/03/48 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
Dunn |
38,360 |
| Sunderland |
29/03/48 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
Smyth,Wright, |
33,840 |
| Portsmouth |
03/04/48 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
|
45,252 |
| Preston |
10/04/48 |
H |
W |
4-2 |
Pye (2),Dunn,Hancocks, |
24,550 |
| Derby |
14/04/48 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
Dunn,Pye, |
17,376 |
| Stoke |
17/04/48 |
A |
W |
3-2 |
Dunn,Mullen,Pye |
24,054 |
| Bolton |
24/04/48 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Dunn |
25,751 |
| Liverpool |
01/05/48 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Pye |
31,773 |
| FA CUP |
| Bournemouth |
10/01/48 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
Mullen (2) |
23,782 |
| Everton |
24/01/48 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
Westcott |
45,085 |
| Everton |
31/01/48 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
Westcott (2) |
72,569 |
