| Comp | Date | Home | Score | Away | Scorers | Video | Attendance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 01/05/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Everton | 17,391 | Draw | ||
| D1 | 24/04/1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25,751 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 21/04/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Derby County | 25,938 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 17/04/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | Lofthouse, Bradley J | 23,378 | Win | |
| D1 | 10/04/1948 | Manchester City | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2 | 36,409 | Win | |
| D1 | 05/04/1948 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | 25,050 | Draw | |
| D1 | 03/04/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Aston Villa | Burgess | 26,403 | Win | |
| D1 | 29/03/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Manchester United | 46,322 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 26/03/1948 | Manchester United | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Woodward, Barrass | 72,840 | Win | |
| D1 | 20/03/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | Woodward | 34,520 | Win | |
| D1 | 28/02/1948 | Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Moir, Barrass | 14,273 | Win | |
| D1 | 21/02/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | Lofthouse | 16,792 | Win | |
| D1 | 14/02/1948 | Middlesbrough | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Howe (pen) | 24,324 | Loss | |
| D1 | 07/02/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Liverpool | Howe (pen), Barrass, Lofthouse | 22,895 | Win | |
| D1 | 31/01/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Chelsea | Lofthouse, Moir | 24,232 | Win | |
| D1 | 24/01/1948 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Bradley J | 24,326 | Win | |
| D1 | 17/01/1948 | Portsmouth | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25,347 | Loss | ||
| FAC3 | 10/01/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | (aet) | 37,075 | Loss | |
| D1 | 03/01/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Burnley | Barrass | 43,442 | Draw | |
| D1 | 01/01/1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Arsenal | 30,028 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 27/12/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Sheffield United | Barrass 2 | 29,262 | Loss | |
| D1 | 25/12/1947 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | 36,670 | Loss | |
| D1 | 20/12/1947 | Stoke City | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 23,469 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 13/12/1947 | Everton | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 33,458 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 06/12/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2, Moir | 28,438 | Win | |
| D1 | 29/11/1947 | Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2 | 11,901 | Win | |
| D1 | 22/11/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Manchester City | Lofthouse 2 | 28,883 | Win | |
| D1 | 15/11/1947 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bradley J | 43,531 | Loss | |
| D1 | 08/11/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sunderland | Moir 2, Hamlett (pen) | 26,729 | Win | |
| D1 | 01/11/1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 31,721 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 25/10/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Blackpool | Lofthouse | 45,037 | Win | |
| D1 | 18/10/1947 | Derby County | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | 24,134 | Loss | |
| D1 | 11/10/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-5 | Huddersfield Town | Lofthouse | 27,590 | Loss | |
| D1 | 04/10/1947 | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rothwell | 31,284 | Loss | |
| D1 | 27/09/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Middlesbrough | Woodward | 30,641 | Loss | |
| D1 | 20/09/1947 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 43,920 | Draw | ||
| D1 | 13/09/1947 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Howe | 41,242 | Draw | |
| D1 | 10/09/1947 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 46,969 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 06/09/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Portsmouth | Burgess 2, Middlebrough, Flewin (og) | 26,597 | Win | |
| D1 | 01/09/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Preston North End | Woodward | 31,867 | Loss | |
| D1 | 30/08/1947 | Burnley | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,835 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 25/08/1947 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 33,901 | Loss | ||
| D1 | 23/08/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Stoke City | 31,189 | Loss |