| Game | Date | Opposition | Venue | Competition | Result | Scorers | Att. | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27/08/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 2-3 | Dellow, Hamilton | 15,360 | Jim Knowles |
| 2 | 29/08/1938 |
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H | League Division Two | 2-0 | Waring (2) | 17,848 | Jim Knowles |
| 3 | 03/09/1938 |
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H | League Division Two | 0-1 | - | 12,849 | Jim Knowles |
| 4 | 10/09/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 32,200 | Jim Knowles |
| 5 | 17/09/1938 |
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H | League Division Two | 3-0 | O.G., Buckley, Waring | 12,100 | Jim Knowles |
| 6 | 19/09/1938 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-3 | - | 5,120 | Jim Knowles |
| 7 | 24/09/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-6 | Waring | 20,549 | Jim Knowles |
| 8 | 01/10/1938 |
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H | League Division Two | 1-1 | Waring (52') | 10,364 | Jim Knowles |
| 9 | 08/10/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-1 | - | 8,740 | Jim Knowles |
| 10 | 15/10/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-5 | Buckley | 34,955 | Jim Knowles |
| 11 | 22/10/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 3-1 | Docking (2), Cassidy | 11,930 | Jim Knowles |
| 12 | 29/10/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-3 | Buckley | 16,341 | Jim Knowles |
| 13 | 05/11/1938 |
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H | League Division Two | 2-3 | Cassidy, Docking | 11,409 | Jim Knowles |
| 14 | 12/11/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-3 | Dellow | 13,891 | Jim Knowles |
| 15 | 19/11/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 11,198 | Jim Knowles |
| 16 | 26/11/1938 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-3 | Griffiths (21') | 9,354 | Jim Knowles |
| 17 | 03/12/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 12,043 | Jim Knowles |
| 18 | 10/12/1938 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 8,132 | Jim Knowles |
| 19 | 17/12/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 1-2 | Roy | 7,056 | Jim Knowles |
| 20 | 24/12/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 1-1 | Dellow (12') | 9,261 | Jim Knowles |
| 21 | 26/12/1938 |
|
H | League Division Two | 3-9 | Docking (11', 58'), Travis (89') | 13,378 | Jim Knowles |
| 22 | 27/12/1938 |
|
A | League Division Two | 2-5 | Docking, Miller | 45,700 | Jim Knowles |
| 23 | 31/12/1938 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-1 | - | 12,152 | Jim Knowles |
| 24 | 02/01/1939 |
|
H | League Division Two | 2-1 | Buckley, Roy | 9,523 | Jim Knowles |
| 25 | 10/01/1939 |
|
A | FA Cup | 0-6 | - | 10,000 | Jim Knowles |
| 26 | 14/01/1939 |
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H | League Division Two | 1-4 | Docking | 8,762 | Jim Knowles |
| 27 | 21/01/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-5 | - | 6,654 | Jimmy Morton |
| 28 | 28/01/1939 |
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H | League Division Two | 2-2 | Buckley (2) | 8,456 | Jimmy Morton |
| 29 | 04/02/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 2-2 | Cassidy (51'), Eden (57') | 9,856 | Jimmy Morton |
| 30 | 11/02/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-3 | - | 8,895 | Jimmy Morton |
| 31 | 18/02/1939 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-3 | - | 9,155 | Jimmy Morton |
| 32 | 25/02/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 17,196 | Jimmy Morton |
| 33 | 04/03/1939 |
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H | League Division Two | 1-1 | Travis | 7,699 | Jimmy Morton |
| 34 | 11/03/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-3 | - | 12,788 | Jimmy Morton |
| 35 | 18/03/1939 |
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H | League Division Two | 2-0 | Eden, Travis | 5,781 | Jimmy Morton |
| 36 | 25/03/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 18,207 | Jimmy Morton |
| 37 | 01/04/1939 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-3 | - | 6,759 | Jimmy Morton |
| 38 | 07/04/1939 |
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H | League Division Two | 2-0 | Eden (2) | 9,489 | Jimmy Morton |
| 39 | 08/04/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 1-3 | Thomas | 19,229 | Jimmy Morton |
| 40 | 10/04/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-1 | - | 11,075 | Jimmy Morton |
| 41 | 15/04/1939 |
|
H | League Division Two | 0-1 | - | 4,898 | Jimmy Morton |
| 42 | 22/04/1939 |
|
A | League Division Two | 0-2 | - | 11,869 | Jimmy Morton |
| 43 | 29/04/1939 |
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A | League Division Two | 1-2 | Kearns | 15,074 | Jimmy Morton |