Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2 23-Aug-47 Preston North End H 3–1 Liddell 57' Stubbins 64', 68' 49,000 Report Report 27-Aug-47 Manchester United A 0–2 53,610 Report Report 30-Aug-47 Stoke City A 2–0 Liddell 30', 34' 37,558 Report Report 03-Sep-47 Manchester United H 2–2 Stubbins 48' Balmer pen 67' 48,081 Report Report 06-Sep-47 Burnley H 1–1 Balmer 32' 56,074 Report Report 08-Sep-47 Sheffield United A 1–3 Stubbins 80' 35,071 Report Report 13-Sep-47 Portsmouth A 0–1 33,479 Report Report 17-Sep-47 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 24,424 Report Report 20-Sep-47 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 43,920 Report Report 27-Sep-47 Everton A 3–0 Balmer 50' Stubbins 51' Fagan 80' 66,776 Report Report 04-Oct-47 Middlesbrough A 1–3 Balmer 13' 41,140 Report Report 11-Oct-47 Chelsea H 3–0 Priday 3' Stubbins Liddell 87' 51,359 Report Report 18-Oct-47 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 Balmer 28' 27,518 Report Report 25-Oct-47 Derby County H 2–2 Priday 25' Balmer 57' 49,624 Report Report 01-Nov-47 Blackpool A 0–2 23,999 Report Report 08-Nov-47 Grimsby Town H 3–1 Stubbins 1' Priday 49' Baron 77' 36,796 Report Report 15-Nov-47 Sunderland A 1–5 Liddell 41' 37,258 Report Report 22-Nov-47 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 Balmer 55' Liddell 80' 35,672 Report Report 29-Nov-47 Manchester City A 0–2 40,093 Report Report 06-Dec-47 Aston Villa H 3–3 Spicer Stubbins Balmer 88' 37,732 Report Report 13-Dec-47 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Stubbins 33' Balmer 70' 31,317 Report Report 20-Dec-47 Preston North End A 3–3 Jones 3' Liddell 20' Stubbins 22' 30,452 Report Report 25-Dec-47 Arsenal H 1–3 Priday 13' 53,604 Report Report 27-Dec-47 Arsenal A 2–1 Stubbins 17' Liddell 75' 56,650 Report Report 01-Jan-48 Charlton Athletic H 2–3 Stubbins 80', 88' 34,533 Report Report 03-Jan-48 Stoke City H 0–0 48,665 Report Report 17-Jan-48 Burnley A 0–3 31,470 Report Report 31-Jan-48 Portsmouth H 0–3 23,097 Report Report 07-Feb-48 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 22,895 Report Report 21-Feb-48 Middlesbrough H 0–1 36,133 Report Report 28-Feb-48 Chelsea A 1–3 Baron 75' 39,078 Report Report 06-Mar-48 Huddersfield Town H 4–0 Stubbins 3', 19', 54', 60' 46,342 Report Report 20-Mar-48 Blackpool H 2–0 Stubbins 1 pen' 48,725 Report Report 26-Mar-48 Sheffield United H 4–0 Fagan 6', 90' Liddell 41' Stubbins 57' 54,797 Report Report 27-Mar-48 Grimsby Town A 2–0 Balmer 8' Spicer 17' 15,781 Report Report 31-Mar-48 Derby County A 4–0 Stubbins 3' Balmer 21', 24' Fagan 87' 16,277 Report Report 03-Apr-48 Sunderland H 0–0 49,687 Report Report 10-Apr-48 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 Stubbins 13' Balmer 50' 25,915 Report Report 17-Apr-48 Manchester City H 1–1 Fagan 10' 39,348 Report Report 21-Apr-48 Everton H 4–0 Stubbins 14' Liddell 80' Brierley 81' Balmer 83' 55,305 Report Report 24-Apr-48 Aston Villa A 1–2 Stubbins 25' 22,668 Report Report 01-May-48 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Paisley 22' Balmer 80' 31,775 Report Report