| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1951 | Away | Ipswich Town | League | 1–4 | L | 15828 | → |
| 21 August 1951 | Home | Port Vale | League | 0–0 | D | 10000 | → |
| 25 August 1951 | Home | Torquay United | League | 2–2 | D | 10000 | → |
| 27 August 1951 | Away | Port Vale | League | 0–0 | D | 10000 | → |
| 1 September 1951 | Away | Gillingham | League | 0–2 | L | 15000 | → |
| 8 September 1951 | Home | Brighton + H.A. | League | 2–0 | W | 9500 | → |
| 11 September 1951 | Home | Northampton Town | League | 2–0 | W | 8000 | → |
| 15 September 1951 | Away | Millwall | League | 0–2 | L | 17918 | → |
| 20 September 1951 | Away | Northampton Town | League | 3–4 | L | 10395 | → |
| 22 September 1951 | Home | Bournemouth + BA | League | 1–0 | W | 11000 | → |
| 29 September 1951 | Home | Leyton Orient | League | 1–0 | W | 11700 | → |
| 6 October 1951 | Away | Shrewsbury Town | League | 1–0 | W | 11636 | → |
| 13 October 1951 | Home | Aldershot | League | 7–1 | W | 11500 | → |
| 20 October 1951 | Away | Watford | League | 0–0 | D | 13748 | → |
| 27 October 1951 | Home | Bristol Rovers | League | 2–1 | W | 12000 | → |
| 3 November 1951 | Away | Plymouth Argyle | League | 0–2 | L | 18000 | → |
| 10 November 1951 | Home | Norwich City | League | 2–1 | W | 13000 | → |
| 17 November 1951 | Away | Exeter City | League | 2–2 | D | 7200 | → |
| 24 November 1951 | Home | Bournemouth + BA | FA Cup | 6–1 | W | 12581 | → |
| 1 December 1951 | Away | Crystal Palace | League | 0–1 | L | 15940 | → |
| 8 December 1951 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 2–2 | D | 9000 | → |
| 15 December 1951 | Home | Oldham Athletic | FA Cup | 5–0 | W | 13300 | → |
| 22 December 1951 | Away | Torquay United | League | 3–1 | W | 6997 | → |
| 25 December 1951 | Away | Walsall | League | 0–2 | L | 7484 | → |
| 26 December 1951 | Home | Walsall | League | 3–0 | W | 15000 | → |
| 29 December 1951 | Home | Gillingham | League | 3–1 | W | 9000 | → |
| 5 January 1952 | Away | Brighton + H.A. | League | 0–5 | L | 19400 | → |
| 12 January 1952 | Home | Southampton | FA Cup | 3–0 | W | 18920 | → |
| 17 January 1952 | Away | Newport County | League | 0–3 | L | 4897 | → |
| 19 January 1952 | Home | Millwall | League | 0–1 | L | 9000 | → |
| 26 January 1952 | Away | Bournemouth + BA | League | 1–2 | L | 10018 | → |
| 2 February 1952 | Home | Bristol Rovers | FA Cup | 2–1 | W | 22429 | → |
| 6 February 1952 | Away | Bristol City | League | 0–4 | L | 6912 | → |
| 9 February 1952 | Away | Leyton Orient | League | 4–1 | W | 16900 | → |
| 16 February 1952 | Home | Shrewsbury Town | League | 2–2 | D | 9500 | → |
| 23 February 1952 | Home | Sheffield United | FA Cup | 1–2 | L | 21887 | → |
| 27 February 1952 | Home | Bristol City | League | 5–1 | W | 5000 | → |
| 1 March 1952 | Away | Aldershot | League | 2–2 | D | 7500 | → |
| 8 March 1952 | Home | Watford | League | 5–1 | W | 11000 | → |
| 15 March 1952 | Away | Bristol Rovers | League | 0–2 | L | 14519 | → |
| 22 March 1952 | Home | Plymouth Argyle | League | 1–1 | D | 15000 | → |
| 2 April 1952 | Away | Norwich City | League | 0–1 | L | 10903 | → |
| 5 April 1952 | Home | Exeter City | League | 0–0 | D | 6000 | → |
| 11 April 1952 | Home | Reading | League | 2–0 | W | 18000 | → |
| 12 April 1952 | Away | Colchester United | League | 0–1 | L | 11967 | → |
| 14 April 1952 | Away | Reading | League | 2–5 | L | 16245 | → |
| 19 April 1952 | Home | Crystal Palace | League | 4–0 | W | 11500 | → |
| 22 April 1952 | Home | Colchester United | League | 3–2 | W | 7500 | → |
| 24 April 1952 | Away | Tilbury | Friendly | 0–1 | L | 0 | → |
| 26 April 1952 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 0–1 | L | 7469 | → |
| 29 April 1952 | Home | Ipswich Town | League | 5–0 | W | 6500 | → |
| 3 May 1952 | Home | Newport County | League | 2–1 | W | 7000 | → |