Comp. | Date | Opponents | Score | Scorers | Team | Opponents' Scorers | Crowd | Half-Time Score |
CL 1/42 | 22-08-1953 | Stoke City (a) | 3-0 (W) | Forrest 2 Willis | Team | | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 2/42 | 26-08-1953 | Bolton Wanderers (h) | 1-0 (W) | Webb | Team | | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 3/42 | 29-08-1953 | Preston North End (h) | 0-2 (L) | | Team | Beattie Jones | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 4/42 | 02-09-1953 | Bolton Wanderers (a) | 0-4 (L) | | Team | Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 5/42 | 05-09-1953 | Burnley (a) | 0-4 (L) | | Team | Cargill 2 (30' pen, 75') Chew 60' Morris 86' | Unknown | 0-1 |
CL 6/42 | 09-09-1953 | Manchester United (h) | 1-0 (W) | Kenyon | Team | | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 7/42 | 12-09-1953 | Chesterfield (h) | 1-2 (L) | Kenyon (40') | Team | Marsden Whiteside | Unknown | 1-0 |
CL 8/42 | 14-09-1953 | Manchester United (a) | 2-6 (L) | Tyrer Adam | Team | Blanchflower 3 Aston Gibson Cassidy | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 9/42 | 19-09-1953 | Sheffield Wednesday (a) | 1-5 (L) | Adam | Team | Finney 2 (48', ?') Howells (P) (51') Slater 2 (?',?') | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 10/42 | 23-09-1953 | Newcastle United (a) | 2-4 (L) | Kenyon (48') Willis (80') | Team | Tulip 2 (?', 65') Luke 2 (10', 30') | Unknown | 0-3 |
CL 11/42 | 26-09-1953 | Huddersfield Town (h) | 2-1 (W) | Ripley Tyrer | Team | McKenna | Unknown | 0-1 |
CL 12/42 | 30-09-1953 | Liverpool (h) | 2-3 (L) | Nightingale Iggleden | Team | Smyth 2 Smith | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 13/42 | 03-10-1953 | West Bromwich Albion (h) | 1-3 (L) | McCall (3') | Team | Mountford (5') Jones Ripley (og) | Unknown | 1-1 |
CL 14/42 | 10-10-1953 | Aston Villa (a) | 0-3 (L) | | Team | Tyrell (20') Lynn (80') Chapman (85') | Unknown | 0-1 |
CL 15/42 | 17-10-1953 | Everton (h) | 2-6 (L) | McCall 2 | Team | Stewart 2 Easthope 3 Mayers | Unknown | 1-4 |
CL 16/42 | 24-10-1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) | 0-5 (L) | | Team | Stockin 2 (7', ?') Smith (55' pen) Taylor (60') Punter | Unknown | 0-1 |
CL 17/42 | 07-11-1953 | Bury (a) | 0-4 (L) | | Team | Daniel 2 Hitchen 2 | Unknown | 0-2 |
CL 18/42 | 14-11-1953 | Derby County (h) | 0-2 (L) | | Team | Lee Powell | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 19/42 | 21-11-1953 | Blackburn Rovers (a) | 2-2 (D) | Chadwick (og) Ripley | Team | Leaver (7') Pearson (89') | Unknown | 1-1 |
CL 20/42 | 28-11-1953 | Blackpool (h) | 2-1 (W) | Forest 2 (?', 90') | Team | Lythgoe | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 21/42 | 05-12-1953 | Barnsley (a) | 2-1 (W) | McCall (16') Forrest (37') | Team | Kelly | Unknown | 2-0 |
CL 22/42 | 12-12-1953 | Sheffield United (h) | 4-2 (W) | Gratton (og) Willis 2 Forrest | Team | Dodds (35') Grainger | Unknown | 0-1 |
CL 23/42 | 19-12-1953 | Stoke City (h) | 3-0 (W) | McCall 2 Forrest | Team | | 14,659 | 2-0 |
CL 24/42 | 25-12-1953 | Newcastle United (h) | 3-1 (W) | Flynn Forrest Partridge | Team | Keery | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 25/42 | 01-01-1954 | Sheffield United (a) | 1-3 (L) | Willis (30') | Team | Turley (17') McNab (50') Luke (58') | Unknown | 1-1 |
CL 26/42 | 02-01-1954 | Preston North End (a) | 1-2 (L) | Webb | Team | Higham Waterhouse | Unknown | 1-1 |
CL 27/42 | 16-01-1954 | Burnley (h) | 0-1 (L) | | Team | Cargill | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 28/42 | 23-01-1954 | Chesterfield (a) | 2-1 (W) | McCall (28') Adam (34') | Team | Lunn | Unknown | 2-0 |
CL 29/42 | 30-01-1954 | Manchester City (h) | 0-2 (L) | | Team | Cunliffe Hayes | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 30/42 | 06-02-1954 | Sheffield Wednesday (h) | 0-2 (L) | | Team | Edwards (14') Jordan (28') | Unknown | 0-2 |
CL 31/42 | 13-02-1954 | Huddersfield Town (a) | 0-3 (L) | | Team | Simpson Duthie Gunn | Unknown | 0-0 |
CL 32/42 | 24-02-1954 | West Bromwich Albion (a) | 2-3 (L) | Willis Flynn | Team | Carter Evans Jones | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 33/42 | 27-02-1954 | Aston Villa (h) | 2-4 (L) | Webb (36') Forrest (50') | Team | Lockhart 2 (22', 47') Pace 2 (24', ?') | Unknown | 1-3 |
CL 34/42 | 06-03-1954 | Everton (a) | 0-5 (L) | | Team | Potts (15') Melville (25') Lewis (44') McNamara (50') Harris (J) (65') | Unknown | 0-3 |
CL 35/42 | 13-03-1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) | 1-4 (L) | Vickers (20') | Team | Booth Cooper 2 Clamp | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 36/42 | 20-03-1954 | Manchester City (a) | 1-3 (L) | Willis | Team | Davies Fagan 2 | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 37/42 | 27-03-1954 | Bury (h) | 0-2 (L) | | Team | Williams Clarke | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 38/42 | 03-04-1954 | Derby County (a) | 1-3 (L) | Willis | Team | G. Hazledine Lovell 2 | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 39/42 | 10-04-1954 | Blackburn Rovers (h) | 1-1 (D) | Kelshaw | Team | Cairns (50') | Unknown | 1-0 |
CL 40/42 | 16-04-1954 | Liverpool (a) | 1-1 (D) | Unknown | Team | Baron (22') | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 41/42 | 17-04-1954 | Blackpool (a) | 1-4 (L) | Webb | Team | Harris 2 Lythgoe Withers | Unknown | Unknown |
CL 42/42 | 24-04-1954 | Barnsley (h) | 0-1 (L) | | Team | Kelly | Unknown | 0-0 |