21/08/48 Aston Villa (h) 4-0 A Donaldson[2], Stobbart[2]
25/08/48 Chesterfield (a) 1-1 scorer tbc (CFC scorer Holmes pen)
28/08/48 Bury (a) 3-1 Graver[2], Thompson
01/09/48 Chesterfield (h) 4-2 Graver 2, Middleton, Sibley (2-0 HT)  (CFC scorers Southall, Thompson)
04/09/48 Everton (h) 0-2 no scorer
11/09/48 Stoke City (a) 1-2 Graver
15/09/48 Manchester City (a) 3-2 Sibley 2, Wright
18/09/48 Burnley (h) 0-4 no scorer
22/09/48 Man City (h) 3-2 Sibley 1-1, Taylor 2-1, Graver 28 (HT 3-1) (MC scorers Jones 1-0, Hogan 84)
25/09/48 Preston North End (a) 1-0 Graver
02/10/48 The Rest [Central Lge] FR (H) 1-0 scorer tbc
09/10/48 Wolves (h) 1-2 Stobbart (WWFC scorers Rowley 0-1, Reid 1-2) (HT 1-1)
16/10/48 Barnsley (a) 0-2 no scorer 0-0 HT (BFC scorer Richardson 47,51)
23/10/48 Sheffield United (h) 5-0 Donaldson[2], McCall, Thompson[2]
30/10/48 Manchester United (a) 2-2 Donaldson, Walker
06/11/48 Huddersfield Town (h) 0-0 no scorer
13/11/48 Blackburn Rovers (a) 2-1 Thompson, McCall
20/11/48 Derby County (h) 2-1 Thompson, Donaldson
27/11/48 Blackpool (a) 0-2 no scorer
04/12/48 Liverpool (h) 1-2 Graver
11/12/48 Bolton Wanderers (a) 2-2 Thompson, Donaldson
18/12/48 Aston Villa (a) 1-2 Lowrie
25/12/48 West Bromwich Albion (h) 0-2 no scorer
27/12/48 West Bromwich Albion (a) 1-2 scorer tbc
01/01/49 Bury (h) 2-1 Sibley, Stokoe
08/01/49 Liverpool (a) 0-1 no scorer
15/01/49 Everton (a) 1-3 Taylor
22/01/49 Stoke City (h) 1-2 Lowrie pen
29/01/49 Leeds United (h) 3-0 Graver[3]
05/02/49 Burnley (a) 1-2 Graver
12/02/49 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 0-0 no scorer
19/02/49 Preston North End (h) 1-1 Lowrie
26/02/49 Leeds United (a) 2-0 Younger, Graver
05/03/49 Wolves (a) 1-0 Stobbart
12/03/49 Barnsley (h) 5-1 Sibley,Graver[4]
19/03/49 Sheffield United (a) 0-2 no scorer
26/03/49 Manchester United (h) 3-0 Graver[2], Thompson
02/04/49 Huddersfield Town (a) 1-3 Thompson
09/04/49 Blackburn Rovers (h) 1-1 Lowrie
16/04/49 Derby County (a) 1-0 Graver
18/04/49 Sheffield Wednesday (a) 0-0 no scorer
23/04/49 Blackpool (h) 3-0 Middleton[2], Lowrie pen
07/05/49 Bolton Wanderers (h) 0-2 no scorer

NUFC finished in 11th place, on 44 points