19/08/1950 Everton (H) 5-0 G.Robledo, Thompson 2, Graver 2 (Tom Paterson)
21/08/1950 Stoke City (A) 2-1 OG, Graver
26/08/1950 Bury (A) 0-2 No scorer
30/08/1950 Stoke City (H) 2-0 Paterson, Brown
02/09/1950 Burnley (H) 1-1 King (King)
06/09/1950 West Brom (A) 0-0 No scorer
09/09/1950 Preston NE (A ) 1-1 McNeil
13/09/1950 West Brom (H) 2-4 Thompson, scorer tbc
16/09/1950 Chesterfield (H) 3-0 Thompson, Brown, Graver
23/09/1950 Sheff Wed (A) 1-1 Lackenby (George Lackenby)
30/09/1950 Man City (H) 2-1 Lackenby 2
07/10/1950 Man United (H) 0-1 No scorer
14/10/1950 Sheffield U (A) 1-0 Corbett pen
21/10/1950 Barnsley (H) 1-0 Coulter (Jimmy Coulter)
28/10/1950 Blackburn R (A) 1-2 Corbett pen
04/11/1950 Blackpool (H) 3-3 Hannah, Coulter, Hughes
11/11/1950 Bolton W (A) 2-2 Houghton, Coulter
18/11/1950 Liverpool (H) 3-0 OG, Hughes, King
25/11/1950 Derby County (A) 5-3 Houghton 2, Stokoe, Coulter, Patterson (John Duncan)
02/12/1950 Wolves (H) 0-1 No scorer
09/12/1950 Aston Villa (A) 0-2 No scorer
23/12/1950 Bury (H) 1-0 T.Robledo (George Luke)
25/12/1950 Leeds United (A) 0-5 No scorer
30/12/1950 Burnley (A) 0-4 No scorer
06/01/1951 Everton (A) 0-4 No scorer
13/01/1951 Preston NE (H) 1-3 Lackenby (PNEFC scorer Quigley 3)
20/01/1951 Chesterfield (A) 2-1 Paterson, Lackenby  (CFC scorer Holmes pen)
03/02/1951 Sheffield Wed (H) 1-3 (0-2 HT) Hannah 48 (SWFC scorers Thomas 27,57, Dooley 43)
17/02/1951 Man City (A) 0-2 No scorer
24/02/1951 Man United (A) 0-2 No scorer
03/03/1951 Sheffield U (H) 1-3 Brown (SUFC scorer Weatherspoon 3)
10/03/1951 Barnsley (A) 1-1 (0-1 HT) Paterson (BFC scorer Dunn 1)
17/03/1951 Blackburn R (H) 3-1 (0-1 HT)  Lowery 61, Robledo 73pen, McMichael 76 (BRFC scorer Horton)
23/03/1951 Huddersfield (A) 1-0 Scorer tbc
24/03/1951 Blackpool (A) 0-4 No scorer (0-1 HT) (BFC scorers McKnight 40pen, Adams 3)
26/03/1951 Huddersfield (H) 1-1 (1-0 HT) Middleton (HTFC scorer Carr)
31/03/1951 Bolton Wanderers (H) 1-2 (0-1 HT) Kerr 73 (BWFC scorers Corfield 14, Stephens 90)
07/04/1951 Liverpool (A) 1-4 Hannah  (LFC scorers Fagan 2(1pen), Smith, Brierley)
14/04/1951 Derby County (H) 1-1 (1-1 HT) Johnson 41 (DCFC scorer Mynard 18)
21/04/1951 Wolves (A) 1-1 (0-0 HT) Davies 50 (WWFC scorer Whitfield 67)
25/04/1951 Aston Villa (H) 2-1 G.Robledo pen, Houlahan (Hugh Cameron)
03/05/1951 Leeds United (H) 1-1 scorer tbc

NUFC finished 16th with 39 points