20/08/55 Wolves (a) 2-6 Cummings 1-3, Monkhouse 2-4 (WWFC scorers McDonald 5,2-6,  Mullen 20, Clamp 0-3, Murray 1-4, 2-5) (HT 0-2)
22/08/55 Everton (a) 2-3 Keery 42, Tait 83 (EFC scorers Mayers 22, Harris 1-2, Mayers 1-3) (1-1 ht)
27/08/55 Manchester United (h) 1-2 Cummings
31/08/55 Everton (h) 1-1 Cummings (1-1 ht)
03/09/55 Sheffield United (a) 0-0 no scorer
07/09/55 West Bromwich Albion (a) 3-0 Monkhouse, Tait, Tulip (HT 2-0)
10/09/55 Preston North End (h) 4-0 Monkhouse 3, A.Simpson
14/09/55 Barnsley (h) 1-0 A.Simpson 20
17/09/55 Burnley (a) 2-2 Monkhouse, A.Simpson
24/09/55 Leeds United (h) 3-0 OG, White (2)
01/10/55 Bury (a) 3-5 OG, Keery, Monkhouse
08/10/55 Manchester City (a) 2-3 Casey, K Redhead
15/10/55 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 1-3 Cummings
22/10/55 Huddersfield Town (a) 2-2 Tulip, White
29/10/55 Blackburn Rovers (h) 0-2 no scorer
05/11/55 Blackpool (a) 3-2 Herbertson, White, Cummings
12/11/55 Bolton Wanderers (h) 0-5 no scorer
26/11/55 Liverpool (h) 2-1 Monkhouse, Taylor
03/12/55 Stoke City (a) 1-1 Taylor
10/12/55 Aston Villa (h) 2-2 Taylor, Curry
17/12/55 Wolves (h) 4-2 Monkhouse 30pen,56, Curry 48,65 (WWFC scorers Smith pen 43, Middleton 60) (1-1 HT)
24/12/55 Manchester United (a) 0-2 no scorer
26/12/55 Barnsley (a) 3-4 scorers tbc
31/12/55 Sheffield United (h) 3-0 Cummings 2, Monkhouse
07/01/56 Chesterfield (a) 1-1 Taylor
14/01/56 Preston North End (a) 0-2 no scorer
21/01/56 Burnley (h) 1-2 Cummings
28/01/56 Derby County (a) 0-3 no scorer
11/02/56 Bury (h) 0-1 no scorer
03/03/56 Huddersfield Town (h) 0-2 no scorer
10/03/56 Blackburn Rovers (a) 3-1 Taylor, White, Monkhouse
21/03/56 Manchester City (h) 3-0 White 35,44,52, Hannah 65 (2-0 ht)
24/03/56 Bolton Wanderers (a) 1-5 Cummings
30/03/56 Derby County (h) 1-1 scorer tbc
31/03/56 Chesterfield (h) 3-1 Curry 3
07/04/56 Liverpool (a) 1-2 Hannah
11/04/56 Leeds United (a) 3-8 Cummings 3
(LUFC scorers Forrest 4, Hutchinson, Ripley, Crowe, Henderson) (0-4 ht then 3-4)
14/04/56 Stoke City (h) 3-0 Monkhouse, Cummings 2
18/04/56 Sheffield Wednesday (a) 1-2 Cummings (SWFC scorers Hukin 1-1, Howells 84) (HT 1-1)
21/04/56 Aston Villa (a) 4-2 Monkhouse 2, Hannah 2
25/04/56 Blackpool (h) 0-0 no scorer
28/04/56 West Bromwich Albion (a) 1-3 Tait

NUFC finished in 16th place, on 35 points