23/08/52 Aston Villa  H 0-2 no scorer
27/08/52 West Bromwich Albion   H 5-0 Keeble[3],Black,Brander
30/08/52 Sheffield Wed   A 2-2 Black, Keeble
03/09/53 West Bromwich Albion A 1-2 scorer tbc
06/09/52 Chesterfield   H 6-1 Brander,Walker[2], OG, Black, Davies
10/09/52 Bury   A 0-2 no scorer
13/09/52 Stoke City   A 0-2 no scorer
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 OG
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 31, Haddrick 57 (WWFC scorers Dunn 62, Stockin 2-2) (1-0 HT)
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
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
13/12/52 Sheffield United A 3-3 Luke, Davies tbc, Black (Dodd, McNab 2)
20/12/52 Aston Villa   A 0-5 no scorer
26/12/52 Leeds United   A 1-1 scorer tbc
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 scorers tbc
17/01/53 Chesterfield   A 0-2 no scorer
24/01/53 Stoke City   H 1-0 G Robledo
31/01/53 Liverpool   A 1-2 Crowe Martin
07/02/53 Burnley   A 0-1 no scorer
21/02/53 Manchester City   A 2-1 Davies,G Robledo
28/02/53 Huddersfield Town   A 0-3 no scorer
07/03/53 Wolves  H 0-2 no scorer (WWFC scorer: Booth 35,75) (HT 0-1)
14/03/53 Bolton Wanderers   A 1-2 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 OG
06/04/53 Liverpool H 7-1 scorers tbc
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, OG
22/04/53 Preston North End (h) 1-0 Brander 85 (0-0 HT)
25/04/53 Barnsley A 1-6 G Robledo
01/05/53 Sheffield United   H 1-1 Brander Thompson, J Hutton

NUFC finished in 18th place, on 33 points

N's game 26/12/52 Scottish Secondary Sc XI Friendly H 4-0 Hutton,Riding[2],Herbertson