23/08/52 Aston Villa  H 0-2 Bobby Robinson, Tom Casey
27/08/52 West Bromwich Albion   H 5-0 Keeble[3],Black,Brander Neville Black
30/08/52 Sheffield Wed   A 2-2 Black,Keeble
06/09/52 Chesterfield   H 6-1 Brander,Walker[2],own-goal,Black,Davies
10/09/52 Bury   A 0-2 Joe Cooper, Johnson, Adams
13/09/52 Stoke City   A 0-2
17/09/52 Bury   H 1-0 Lackenby
20/09/52 Burnley   H 4-2 Keeble[3],Lackenby
27/09/52 Preston North End   A 1-2 own-goal
04/10/52 Manchester City   H 1-3 Lackenby
11/10/52 Huddersfield Town   H 2-2 Keeble,Lackenby
18/10/52 Wolves   A 2-2 Brander,Haddrick Tom Mulgrew
25/10/52 Bolton Wanderers   H 1-0 Brander
01/11/52 Everton   A 1-5 Mitchell
08/11/52 Manchester United   H 1-1 Lackenby
15/11/52 Blackburn Rovers   A 2-2 Luke,Foulkes Stan Keery
22/11/52 Blackpool   H 1-2 Bobby Robinson
29/11/52 Derby County   A 3-3 Keery[2],Tait
06/12/52 Barnsley   H 2-2 Luke,Keery
20/12/52 Aston Villa   A 0-5
26/12/52 Leeds United   A 1-1 [n/k]
26/12/52 Scottish Secondary Sc XI Friendly H 4-0 Hutton,Riding[2],Herbertson
27/12/52 Leeds United   H 1-1 Crowe
03/01/53 Sheffield Wednesday   H 1-3 Tulip
10/01/53 Chesterfield Friendly H 2-2 [n/k]
17/01/53 Chesterfield   A 0-2
24/01/53 Stoke City   H 1-0 G Robeldo
31/01/53 Liverpool   A 1-2 Crowe Martin
07/02/53 Burnley   A 0-1
21/02/53 Manchester City   A 2-1 Davies,G Robledo
28/02/53 Huddersfield Town   A 0-3
07/03/53 Wolves   H 0-2
14/03/53 Bolton Wanderers   A 1-2 Sword Sword
21/03/53 Everton   H 1-1 Mulgrew
28/03/53 Manchester United   A 1-3 Batty
04/04/53 Blackburn Rovers   H 1-3 own-goal
11/04/53 Blackpool   A 2-1 G Robledo,White
15/04/53 East Fife Friendly A 4-1 Mitchell[2],Mulgrew,Hannah
18/04/53 Derby County   H 2-2 Brander,own-goal
25/04/53 Barnsley   A 1-6 G Robldeo
01/05/53 Sheffield United   H 1-1 Brander Thompson, J Hutton

missing:

West Bromwich Albion A
Preston North End H
Liverpool H
Sheffield United A