| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 0 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 2 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 0 - 2 | EvertonEverton |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 2 - 1 | CharltonCharlton |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | BrentfordBrentford | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 2 - 2 | WolvesWolves |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 2 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 2 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 2 | StokeStoke |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 2 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 27 Aug 38 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 4 - 2 | StokeStoke |
| 29 Aug 38 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 0 - 0 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 3 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 3 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 2 - 0 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 2 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 31 Aug 38 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 1 - 0 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 0 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 0 | LeedsLeeds |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 3 - 0 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 2 - 1 | BrentfordBrentford |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 4 - 1 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 2 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | PrestonPreston | 1 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | StokeStoke | 1 - 3 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 1 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 03 Sep 38 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 1 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 0 - 3 | EvertonEverton |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 0 - 2 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | PrestonPreston | 2 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 05 Sep 38 | r00        | StokeStoke | 1 - 1 | LeedsLeeds |
| 06 Sep 38 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 2 - 1 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | BirminghamBirmingham | 2 - 1 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 3 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 07 Sep 38 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 1 - 1 | WolvesWolves |
| 08 Sep 38 | r00        | BrentfordBrentford | 1 - 0 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 1 - 2 | EvertonEverton |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 2 | StokeStoke |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 2 - 4 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | BrentfordBrentford | 0 - 1 | WolvesWolves |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 1 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 10 Sep 38 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 4 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 12 Sep 38 | r00        | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 1 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 14 Sep 38 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 1 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 14 Sep 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 0 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 14 Sep 38 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 1 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 5 - 0 | BrentfordBrentford |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 3 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 1 - 0 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 2 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 5 - 1 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 0 - 1 | LeedsLeeds |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | PrestonPreston | 3 - 1 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | StokeStoke | 1 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 1 - 2 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 17 Sep 38 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 0 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 19 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 4 - 1 | BrentfordBrentford |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 0 - 0 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 3 | PrestonPreston |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 3 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | BrentfordBrentford | 2 - 3 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 5 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 3 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | LeicesterLeicester | 0 - 0 | BoltonBolton |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 0 | LeedsLeeds |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 5 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 4 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 24 Sep 38 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 1 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 0 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 4 - 1 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 4 - 4 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 2 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 2 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 0 - 0 | BrentfordBrentford |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 8 - 2 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | PrestonPreston | 1 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 0 - 0 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 01 Oct 38 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 3 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | BirminghamBirmingham | 0 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 5 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | BrentfordBrentford | 1 - 3 | DerbyDerby |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 1 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 1 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 0 - 2 | CharltonCharlton |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 2 | LeedsLeeds |
| 08 Oct 38 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 2 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |