22/08/53 Wolves (a) 0-4 no scorer (WWFC scorers Smith 1, Mason 34,50 Clews 47 (HT 0-2)
26/08/53 Liverpool  H 1-4 (1-2 HT) Keery 30pen (LFC scorers A'Court 15, Smith 19, Symth 57, 70) 5,320
29/08/53 Manchester United (h) 2-6 Casey[2]
31/08/53 Liverpool (a) 2-0 (2-0 HT) Brander 18,40
05/09/53 Bolton Wanderers (a) 0-1 no scorer
09/09/53 West Bromwich Albion (h) 0-5 no scorer
12/09/53 Stoke City   H 3-1 White,Mulgrew[2]
16/09/53 West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-3 no scorer
19/09/53 Preston North End (a) 1-5 Mulgrew
23/09/53 Leeds United H 4-2 (3-1 HT) Tulip 1-0, 65 Luke 2-0, 30 (LUFC scorers Kenyon 43, Willis 80)
26/09/53 Burnley   H 1-0 Tulip
03/10/53 Chesterfield   A 1-3 Middleton
10/10/53 Manchester City  A 3-1 Brander[2],Harvey
17/10/53 Bury H 0-2 no scorer
24/10/53 Derby County A 1-9 Hannah Alex Gaskell
31/10/53 Blackburn Rovers  H 4-1 Gaskell[2],Walker,White
14/11/53 Barnsley   H 3-2 Gaskell[2],Walker
21/11/53 Sheffield United   A 2-1 Gaskell,Mitchell
28/11/53 Huddersfield Town   H 1-2 Casey[p]
05/12/53 Aston Villa   A 2-1 Monkhouse,Keery
12/12/53 Everton   H 1-1 (0-1 HT) Casey 47 (EFC scorer Lewis 36) 3,930
19/12/53 Wolves H 1-5 Gaskell 40 (WWFC scorers: D.Taylor 2, 1-4,1-5 Smith 13, Stockin 37 (HT 1-3)
25/12/53 Leeds United   A 1-3 scorer tbc
25/12/53 Sunderland Friendly H 4-0 Herbertson[3],Hymes[p]
02/01/54 Manchester United   A 1-3 Walker
06/01/54 Bolton Wanderers   H 2-1 Gaskell[2]
23/01/54 Stoke City   A 1-7 Crowe [p]
13/02/54 Burnley   A 0-1 no scorer
20/02/54 Chesterfield   H 2-2 Gaskell,White
27/02/54 Manchester City   H 1-2 Davies
06/03/54 Bury   A 4-2 Monkhouse[3],White
10/03/54 Preston North End H 2-0 Monkhouse 18, Davies 78 (1-0 HT) 9,060.
20/03/54 Blackburn Rovers   A 1-1 Keeble
24/03/54 Derby County   H 3-1 (0-0 HT) Keeble  47,64,69  (DCFC scorer D.Hazeldine 88) 8,648
27/03/54 Blackpool   H 0-0 no scorer
03/04/54 Barnsley   A 1-2 Curry
10/04/54 Sheffield United   H 2-1 Curry, Mulgrew
16/04/54 Sheffield Wednesday   A 2-1 (0-0 HT) Punton, Curry (SWFC scorer Ellis for 1-2)
17/04/54 Huddersfield Town   A 2-0 Mulgrew, Curry
21/04/54 Sheffield Wednesday   H lost 0-2
24/04/54 Aston Villa H 3-0 Taylor 28, Prior 53, Casey 78pen (1-0 HT)
26/04/54 Everton   A lost 0-4 Melville, Lewis 2, Harris (0-2 HT)
28/04/54 Blackpool   A won 1-0

NUFC finished in 16th place, on 38 points