| D1 | 02/05/1936 | Portsmouth | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Hurst | | 13,314 | Loss |
| D1 | 29/04/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Arsenal | Goslin, Taylor G T | | 29,479 | Win |
| D1 | 18/04/1936 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood, Currier | | 27,468 | Draw |
| D1 | 13/04/1936 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 25,996 | Loss |
| D1 | 11/04/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | Milsom, Atkinson J E | | 32,306 | Win |
| D1 | 10/04/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Preston North End | Milsom | | 35,992 | Draw |
| D1 | 04/04/1936 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom 2, Westwood | | 13,779 | Win |
| D1 | 01/04/1936 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom | | 10,485 | Draw |
| D1 | 28/03/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Leeds United | Eastham, Milsom, Westwood | | 21,289 | Win |
| D1 | 21/03/1936 | Manchester City | 7-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 40,779 | Loss |
| D1 | 14/03/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Chelsea | Milsom, O'Hare (og) | | 18,925 | Loss |
| D1 | 07/03/1936 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 20,170 | Draw |
| D1 | 29/02/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Stoke City | Goslin (pen) | | 14,906 | Loss |
| D1 | 22/02/1936 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Currier | | 24,543 | Draw |
| D1 | 15/02/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-3 | Aston Villa | Westwood 2, Currier, Rimmer J | | 30,834 | Win |
| D1 | 08/02/1936 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 18,377 | Draw |
| D1 | 01/02/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | Eastham | | 30,852 | Loss |
| D1 | 29/01/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Grimsby Town | Taylor G T, Westwood, Cook, Currier | | 10,068 | Win |
| D1 | 22/01/1936 | Everton | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Taylor G T 3 (1 pen) | | 14,562 | Draw |
| FAC3R | 14/01/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | | | 40,800 | Loss |
| FAC3 | 11/01/1936 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Woods C | | 41,000 | Draw |
| D1 | 04/01/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Derby County | | | 31,392 | Loss |
| D1 | 01/01/1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Portsmouth | Milsom 2 (1 pen), Westwood 2 | | 28,300 | Win |
| D1 | 28/12/1935 | Brentford | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 27,156 | Loss |
| D1 | 26/12/1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom 2, Westwood | | 35,672 | Draw |
| D1 | 25/12/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | 30,438 | Loss |
| D1 | 14/12/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | West Bromwich Albion | Milsom (pen), Westwood, Cook | | 21,736 | Win |
| D1 | 07/12/1935 | Sunderland | 7-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Eastham, Westwood | | 27,375 | Loss |
| D1 | 30/11/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Birmingham City | Milsom, Cook | | 21,684 | Win |
| D1 | 23/11/1935 | Leeds United | 5-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Cook 2 | | 22,973 | Loss |
| D1 | 16/11/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-3 | Manchester City | Milsom (pen), Westwood 2 | | 42,110 | Draw |
| D1 | 09/11/1935 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Westwood 2 | | 21,771 | Win |
| D1 | 02/11/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers | Milsom, Westwood, Cook | | 28,981 | Win |
| D1 | 26/10/1935 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom | | 36,080 | Loss |
| D1 | 19/10/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Liverpool | | | 19,322 | Draw |
| D1 | 12/10/1935 | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Milsom 2 | | 36,297 | Win |
| D1 | 05/10/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Middlesbrough | Taylor G T, Eastham, Milsom | | 29,910 | Win |
| D1 | 28/09/1935 | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 22,564 | Draw |
| D1 | 21/09/1935 | Grimsby Town | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Taylor G T | | 12,768 | Loss |
| D1 | 14/09/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Everton | Milsom, Cook | | 28,391 | Win |
| D1 | 09/09/1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Goslin, Westwood | | 12,912 | Draw |
| D1 | 07/09/1935 | Derby County | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 25,716 | Loss |
| D1 | 02/09/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Eastham | | 21,655 | Draw |
| D1 | 31/08/1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Brentford | | | 31,949 | Loss |