| Comp | Date | Home | Score | Away | Scorers | Video | Attendance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 07/05/1938 | Arsenal | 5-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 40,500 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 30/04/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Middlesbrough | Woodward, Howe, Westwood | 12,164 | Win | |
| D1 | 23/04/1938 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Currier | 26,370 | Loss | |
| D1 | 18/04/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Manchester City | Currier, Grosvenor | 29,872 | Win | |
| D1 | 16/04/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Portsmouth | Goslin (pen) | 21,854 | Draw | |
| D1 | 15/04/1938 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood, Carruthers | 53,328 | Win | |
| D1 | 09/04/1938 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 19,889 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 02/04/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Leeds United | 18,492 | Draw | ||
| D1 | 26/03/1938 | Stoke City | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Currier, Jones J | 19,431 | Loss | |
| D1 | 19/03/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion | Hunt G, Westwood 2 | 23,098 | Win | |
| D1 | 12/03/1938 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 38,171 | Draw | ||
| D1 | 05/03/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | Howe | 23,051 | Win | |
| D1 | 26/02/1938 | Preston North End | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Anderson 2 | 29,335 | Draw | |
| D1 | 19/02/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sunderland | Milsom | 23,943 | Draw | |
| D1 | 12/02/1938 | Leicester City | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Howe | 15,069 | Draw | |
| D1 | 05/02/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Grosvenor | 38,101 | Loss | |
| D1 | 29/01/1938 | Everton | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Calder | 25,848 | Loss | |
| D1 | 26/01/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | Calder 2 | 9,722 | Win | |
| D1 | 22/01/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Derby County | 26,351 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 15/01/1938 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Grimsby Town | Westwood 3 | 14,342 | Win | |
| FAC3 | 08/01/1938 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Carruthers | 64,244 | Loss | |
| D1 | 01/01/1938 | Brentford | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Carruthers | 23,210 | Draw | |
| D1 | 27/12/1937 | Derby County | 4-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood, Currier | 31,679 | Loss | |
| D1 | 18/12/1937 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom, Hardwick (og) | 21,407 | Win | |
| D1 | 11/12/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Liverpool | 15,073 | Draw | ||
| D1 | 04/12/1937 | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood | 14,508 | Draw | |
| D1 | 27/11/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Birmingham City | Goslin | 21,995 | Draw | |
| D1 | 20/11/1937 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood | 23,687 | Draw | |
| D1 | 13/11/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Stoke City | Westwood | 29,870 | Win | |
| D1 | 06/11/1937 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-4 | Bolton Wanderers | Calder 3, Westwood | 20,485 | Win | |
| D1 | 30/10/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 5-5 | Chelsea | Westwood 3, Grosvenor, Calder | 22,293 | Draw | |
| D1 | 23/10/1937 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Goslin | 24,000 | Draw | |
| D1 | 16/10/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-4 | Preston North End | Westwood | 37,911 | Loss | |
| D1 | 09/10/1937 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Tennant | 29,932 | Loss | |
| D1 | 02/10/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 6-1 | Leicester City | Carruthers, Westwood 2, Milsom, Goslin 2 | 26,498 | Win | |
| D1 | 25/09/1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Carruthers | 36,995 | Draw | |
| D1 | 18/09/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Everton | Westwood | 35,691 | Loss | |
| D1 | 15/09/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Arsenal | Westwood | 39,750 | Win | |
| D1 | 11/09/1937 | Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,758 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 06/09/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Blackpool | Grosvenor 2, Westwood | 23,606 | Win | |
| D1 | 04/09/1937 | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Taylor G | 10,642 | Win | |
| D1 | 30/08/1937 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom, Westwood | 24,929 | Draw | |
| D1 | 28/08/1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Brentford | Milsom, Westwood | 31,572 | Win |