| D1 | 28/04/1956 | Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | | 18,877 | Loss |
| D1 | 21/04/1956 | Birmingham City | 5-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stevens D 2 | | 29,640 | Loss |
| D1 | 14/04/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Newcastle United | Stevens D, Neill, Gubbins | | 17,378 | Win |
| D1 | 07/04/1956 | Preston North End | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Gubbins | | 18,834 | Win |
| D1 | 02/04/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Blackpool | Allcock | | 39,208 | Loss |
| D1 | 31/03/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Burnley | | | 29,488 | Loss |
| D1 | 30/03/1956 | Blackpool | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 34,764 | Draw |
| D1 | 24/03/1956 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 46,346 | Loss |
| D1 | 21/03/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Barrass 2 (1 pen), Edwards G B | | 10,942 | Win |
| D1 | 17/03/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | West Bromwich Albion | Lofthouse 2, Stevens D 2 | | 23,603 | Win |
| D1 | 10/03/1956 | Luton Town | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 20,432 | Draw |
| D1 | 03/03/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sheffield United | Lofthouse, Stevens D | | 20,521 | Win |
| D1 | 25/02/1956 | Everton | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 47,293 | Loss |
| D1 | 18/02/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Aston Villa | Lofthouse | | 19,737 | Win |
| D1 | 11/02/1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Stevens D | | 24,919 | Loss |
| FAC4 | 28/01/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Sheffield United | Hartle | | 47,105 | Loss |
| D1 | 21/01/1956 | Sunderland | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 38,871 | Draw |
| D1 | 14/01/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Portsmouth | Gubbins, Parry R, Lofthouse, Edwards G B | | 24,093 | Win |
| FAC3 | 11/01/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Huddersfield Town | Lofthouse, Stevens D, Neill | | 20,862 | Win |
| D1 | 02/01/1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Huddersfield Town | Lofthouse, Parry R (pen) | | 39,524 | Draw |
| D1 | 31/12/1955 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse | | 43,757 | Loss |
| D1 | 27/12/1955 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 38,407 | Loss |
| D1 | 26/12/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Manchester City | Hartle | | 43,947 | Loss |
| D1 | 24/12/1955 | Charlton Athletic | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Parry R | | 18,746 | Loss |
| D1 | 17/12/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Chelsea | Lofthouse 3, Gubbins | | 24,129 | Win |
| D1 | 10/12/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 6-0 | Birmingham City | Lofthouse 4, Wheeler, Stevens D | | 15,793 | Win |
| D1 | 03/12/1955 | Newcastle United | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 36,856 | Loss |
| D1 | 26/11/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Preston North End | | | 32,630 | Draw |
| D1 | 19/11/1955 | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2, Holden D | | 21,002 | Win |
| D1 | 12/11/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Manchester United | Lofthouse 2, Parry R | | 41,829 | Win |
| D1 | 05/11/1955 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 23,651 | Loss |
| D1 | 29/10/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Luton Town | Lofthouse 2, Holden D 2 | | 26,794 | Win |
| D1 | 22/10/1955 | Burnley | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 23,839 | Loss |
| D1 | 15/10/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Everton | Stevens D | | 32,999 | Draw |
| D1 | 08/10/1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse, Gubbins 2 | | 35,237 | Win |
| D1 | 01/10/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stevens D, Webster | | 34,134 | Win |
| D1 | 24/09/1955 | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2 | | 28,418 | Win |
| D1 | 17/09/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Sunderland | | | 33,178 | Loss |
| D1 | 10/09/1955 | Portsmouth | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Lofthouse 2, Stevens D | | 30,904 | Draw |
| D1 | 07/09/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Cardiff City | Lofthouse, Stevens D, Parry R 2 | | 25,012 | Win |
| D1 | 03/09/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Arsenal | Lofthouse 3 (1 pen), Parry R | | 26,324 | Win |
| D1 | 31/08/1955 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 26,973 | Loss |
| D1 | 27/08/1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Charlton Athletic | Lofthouse | | 25,989 | Loss |
| D1 | 20/08/1955 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stevens D, Holden D | | 44,454 | Win |