1937-1938 3rd NORTH ( 12 )
| Sat 28 Aug | Accrington Stanley | A | League | W 4-1 | 7970 | Galloway,Roberts,Mills,Cliffe |
| Wed 01 Sep | Chester | H | League | L 1-3 | 11377 | Mill |
| Sat 04 Sep | Lincoln City | H | League | L 0-1 | 7766 | |
| Wed 08 Sep | Chester | A | League | L 0-1 | 5372 | |
| Sat 11 Sep | Halifax Town | H | League | W 5-2 | 5974 | Mills 5 |
| Mon 13 Sep | Rotherham United | A | League | W 1-0 | 6393 | Scott |
| Thu 16 Sep | Tranmere Rovers | A | League | L 0-5 | 9517 | |
| Sat 25 Sep | York City | H | League | W 2-1 | 6467 | Temple,Cliff |
| Sat 02 Oct | Bradford City | A | League | L 0-4 | 6606 | |
| Sat 09 Oct | Southport | H | League | W 1-0 | 6474 | Mills |
| Sat 16 Oct | Hull City | A | League | L 1-2 | 10837 | Keating |
| Sat 23 Oct | New Brighton | H | League | D 1-1 | 3911 | (OG) |
| Sat 30 Oct | Gateshead | A | League | L 1-2 | 10514 | Temple |
| Sat 06 Nov | Oldham Athletic | H | League | D 1-1 | 6608 | Adey (Pen) |
| Sat 13 Nov | Darlington | A | League | L 1-3 | 3913 | Cliffe |
| Sat 20 Nov | Port Vale | H | League | W 3-1 | 4959 | Scott,Roberts,Beresford |
| Sat 27 Nov | Tranmere Rovers | A | F.A. Cup | L 1-2 | 7395 | Leach |
| Sat 04 Dec | Barrow | H | League | W 2-1 | 2770 | Hamilton 2 |
| Sat 18 Dec | Hartlepools United | H | League | W 3-1 | 3855 | Mills 2, Hamilton |
| Sat 25 Dec | Doncaster Rovers | H | League | D 2-2 | 10821 | Tate,Mills |
| Mon 27 Dec | Doncaster Rovers | A | League | W 3-1 | 17446 | Hamilton,Tate,Mills |
| Sat 01 Jan | Accrington Stanley | H | League | W 3-1 | 9492 | Hamilton 2,Johnson |
| Sat 08 Jan | Crewe Alexandra | H | League | W 5-1 | 5429 | Mills 3,McGarr,Hamilton |
| Sat 15 Jan | Lincoln City | A | League | W 1-0 | 5848 | Roberts |
| Sat 22 Jan | Halifax Town | A | League | D 0-0 | 6228 | |
| Sat 29 Jan | Tranmere Rovers | H | League | D 0-0 | 7216 | |
| Sat 05 Feb | York City | A | League | L 1-3 | 6284 | Tate |
| Sat 12 Feb | Bradford City | H | League | W 2-0 | 6372 | Mills,Beresford |
| Sat 19 Feb | Southport | A | League | D 1-1 | 4295 | Galloway |
| Sat 26 Feb | Hull City | H | League | L 0-1 | 7525 | |
| Sat 05 Mar | New Brighton | A | League | L 1-5 | 4075 | Cliffe |
| Sat 12 Mar | Gateshead | H | League | W 1-0 | 9139 | Cliffe |
| Sat 19 Mar | Oldham Athletic | A | League | L 0-3 | 10669 | |
| Sat 26 Mar | Darlington | H | League | W 3-0 | 4911 | Mills 2,McGarr |
| Sat 02 Apr | Port Vale | A | League | D 2-2 | 6463 | McGarr,Adey (Pen) |
| Sat 09 Apr | Crewe Alexandra | A | League | L 1-4 | 3545 | Temple |
| Fri 15 Apr | Rochdale | A | League | L 1-3 | 4648 | Temple |
| Sat 16 Apr | Barrow | A | League | L 2-4 | 4934 | Cliffe,Beresford |
| Mon 18 Apr | Rochdale | H | League | L 0-1 | 5609 | |
| Sat 23 Apr | Wrexham | H | League | D 0-0 | 4145 | |
| Mon 25 Apr | Wrexham | A | League | D 0-0 | 2237 | |
| Sat 30 Apr | Hartlepools United | A | League | L 1-4 | 2766 | Beresford |
| Sat 07 May | Rotherham United | H | League | L 0-1 | 3748 |
3rd Div North Cup
| 19/10/1937 | Southport | A | Cup | D 1-1 | 1400 | MaCartney |
| 03/01/1938 | Southport | H | Cup | L 2-3 | 1800 | Beresford,Hamilton |
Friendlies
| 28/04/1938 | Queen of the South | A | Testimonial | W 4-0 |
Table
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 56 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 54 | |
| 3 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 80 | 43 | 53 | |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 46 | 51 | |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 84 | 59 | 51 | |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 56 | 50 | |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | 46 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 53 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chester | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 72 | 44 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 43 | |
| 11 | York City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 42 | |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 67 | 39 | |
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New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 38 | |
| 14 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 69 | 38 | |
| 15 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 73 | 38 | |
| 16 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 82 | 38 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 78 | 37 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 66 | 36 | |
| 19 | Darlington | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 79 | 32 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 80 | 32 | |
| 21 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 32 | |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 75 | 29 |
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