| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 2 | TranmereTranmere |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 1 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 3 - 2 | West HamWest Ham |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 5 - 0 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 1 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 3 | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 0 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 2 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 2 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | West BromWest Brom | 3 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park | 1 - 1 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | BuryBury | 0 - 2 | FulhamFulham |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 0 - 3 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 0 | CoventryCoventry |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 3 - 3 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | TranmereTranmere | 2 - 0 | MillwallMillwall |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 1 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 30 Aug 38 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 3 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 01 Sep 38 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 3 | West BromWest Brom |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park | 4 - 2 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | BuryBury | 5 - 2 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 0 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 1 | NorwichNorwich |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 2 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | SwanseaSwansea | 1 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 2 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | TranmereTranmere | 0 - 1 | FulhamFulham |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 2 - 3 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 0 | FulhamFulham |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 0 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | SwanseaSwansea | 1 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 2 - 4 | West HamWest Ham |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 0 | NorwichNorwich |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | West BromWest Brom | 5 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 08 Sep 38 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 3 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 4 - 0 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | BuryBury | 1 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 3 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 2 - 0 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 1 | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 3 - 2 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 1 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 1 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 2 - 0 | TranmereTranmere |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | West BromWest Brom | 3 - 4 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 12 Sep 38 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 0 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 12 Sep 38 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 2 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 14 Sep 38 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 5 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 14 Sep 38 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 2 - 1 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park | 0 - 4 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 0 - 3 | West BromWest Brom |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 3 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 6 | MillwallMillwall |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 4 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 4 - 0 | NorwichNorwich |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 2 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | SwanseaSwansea | 1 - 1 | FulhamFulham |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 1 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | TranmereTranmere | 3 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 4 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 19 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 19 Sep 38 | r00        | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park | 3 - 0 | TranmereTranmere |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 3 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | BuryBury | 3 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 4 - 0 | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 0 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 0 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 1 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 4 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 3 - 0 | CoventryCoventry |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 1 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | West BromWest Brom | 4 - 3 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 6 - 1 | TranmereTranmere |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park | 3 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 3 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 1 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 3 - 5 | FulhamFulham |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 4 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 1 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 2 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | SwanseaSwansea | 3 - 3 | BuryBury |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 4 - 1 | NorwichNorwich |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | TranmereTranmere | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | BuryBury | 0 - 1 | Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 2 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | LutonLuton | 0 - 0 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 4 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 1 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 3 - 1 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | TranmereTranmere | 0 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |