| D1 | 10/05/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Brentford | Hamlett (pen) | | 19,887 | Win |
| D1 | 26/04/1947 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | | 19,359 | Loss |
| D1 | 19/04/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | 34,419 | Loss |
| D1 | 12/04/1947 | Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 21,639 | Loss |
| D1 | 07/04/1947 | Sheffield United | 4-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Moir | | 29,170 | Loss |
| D1 | 05/04/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Arsenal | Wrigglesworth | | 34,398 | Loss |
| D1 | 04/04/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Sheffield United | Hamlett, Roberts J (pen), Lofthouse | | 34,109 | Win |
| D1 | 29/03/1947 | Derby County | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Westwood, Hamlett (pen) | | 18,767 | Win |
| D1 | 22/03/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Aston Villa | Lofthouse, Moir | | 26,417 | Win |
| D1 | 15/03/1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Moir | | 31,262 | Loss |
| D1 | 01/03/1947 | Blackpool | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Woodward | | 20,356 | Win |
| D1 | 22/02/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Everton | | | 21,080 | Loss |
| D1 | 19/02/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Charlton Athletic | | | 16,489 | Loss |
| D1 | 15/02/1947 | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Hamlett (pen) | | 31,437 | Loss |
| D1 | 03/02/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Leeds United | Woodward, Hamlett | | 4,280 | Win |
| D1 | 01/02/1947 | Grimsby Town | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Hamlett (pen) | | 11,467 | Draw |
| FAC4R | 29/01/1947 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 39,355 | Loss |
| FAC4 | 25/01/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-3 | Manchester City | Lofthouse, Barrass, Wrigglesworth | | 41,286 | Draw |
| D1 | 18/01/1947 | Liverpool | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Moir, Barrass | | 49,820 | Win |
| FAC3 | 11/01/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 5-1 | Stockport County | Lofthouse 2, Geldard, Barrass, Woodward | | 30,024 | Win |
| D1 | 04/01/1947 | Portsmouth | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 25,221 | Loss |
| D1 | 01/01/1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Preston North End | Lofthouse | | 47,040 | Loss |
| D1 | 28/12/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Chelsea | Hamlett (pen) | | 36,048 | Draw |
| D1 | 26/12/1946 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 57,446 | Loss |
| D1 | 25/12/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Manchester United | Woodward, Lofthouse | | 30,511 | Draw |
| D1 | 21/12/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland | | | 19,757 | Loss |
| D1 | 14/12/1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 37,775 | Loss |
| D1 | 07/12/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Huddersfield Town | Moir, Lofthouse, Roberts J, Gillies M | | 21,975 | Win |
| D1 | 30/11/1946 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Woodward, Roberts J | | 42,522 | Draw |
| D1 | 23/11/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 5-1 | Derby County | Woodward, Moir 2, Lofthouse 2 | | 28,127 | Win |
| D1 | 16/11/1946 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | | 40,399 | Draw |
| D1 | 09/11/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers | | | 31,727 | Draw |
| D1 | 02/11/1946 | Brentford | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 23,782 | Loss |
| D1 | 26/10/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Blackpool | Westwood | | 35,896 | Draw |
| D1 | 19/10/1946 | Everton | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Roberts J | | 45,104 | Loss |
| D1 | 12/10/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Middlesbrough | Lofthouse | | 32,000 | Draw |
| D1 | 05/10/1946 | Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 33,859 | Loss |
| D1 | 28/09/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Grimsby Town | Hamlett (pen) | | 30,547 | Loss |
| D1 | 21/09/1946 | Leeds United | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 25,739 | Loss |
| D1 | 16/09/1946 | Preston North End | 0-4 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2, Westwood, Roberts J | | 32,536 | Win |
| D1 | 14/09/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Liverpool | Woodward | | 35,861 | Loss |
| D1 | 11/09/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Stoke City | Roberts J, Barrass 2 | | 26,366 | Win |
| D1 | 07/09/1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Portsmouth | Moir | | 33,597 | Win |
| D1 | 02/09/1946 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Woodward, Westwood | | 22,559 | Win |
| D1 | 31/08/1946 | Chelsea | 4-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2, Forrest | | 62,850 | Loss |