| Competition | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 354 | 140 | 93 | 121 | 545 | 508 |
| League | 321 | 121 | 88 | 112 | 489 | 469 |
| FA Cup | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 39 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Europe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* GF: Goals for; * GA: Goals against.
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fitzsimmons | Mather United | Free | October 1936 |
| John Shafto | Hexham | Free | 26 November 1936 |
| Dirk Kemp | Transvaal | N/A | 7 December 1936 |
| Alexander Smith | Buckie Thistle | £100 | February 1937 |
| William Hood | Cliftonville | Free | 8 March 1937 |
| George Paterson | Hall Russell's | N/A | 21 May 1937 |
| Ted Harston | Mansfield Town | £3,000 | 18 June 1937 |
| Harman van den Berg | Peninsular | N/A | 18 October 1937 |
| Willie Fagan | Preston North End | £8,000 | 22 October 1937 |
| Cyril Done | Bootle FC | Free | January 1938 |
| Bill Kinghorn | Queen's Park | N/A | 5 February 1938 |
| Ron Jones | Wrexham | N/A | 10 March 1938 |
| Jimmy McInnes | Third Lanark | £5,500 | 15 March 1938 |
| Billy Liddell | Lochghelly Violet | £200 | 27 July 1938 |
| Bill Jones | Hayfield St Matthews | Free | 24 September 1938 |
| Bob Paisley | Bishop Auckland | Free | 8 May 1939 |
| George Poland | Wrexham | £1,500 | 29 June 1939 |
| Stan Palk | South Liverpool | Free | 1940 |
| Laurie Hughes | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 19 February 1943 |
| Bryan Williams | South Liverpool | Free | March 1944 |
| Frank Christie | St Johnstone YMC | Free | 19 July 1945 |
| Bob Priday | Cape Town City | N/A | 28 November 1945 |
| Bill Shepherd | Elm Park | Free | December 1945 |
| Billy Watkinson | Prescot Cables | Free | 15 February 1946 |
| Cyril Sidlow | Wolves | £4,000 | 21 February 1946 |
| Albert Stubbins | Newcastle United | £13,000 | 12 September 1946 |
| Alex Muir | Lochghelly Violet | N/A | July 1947 |
| Doug McAvoy | Kilmarnock | £7,000 | 12 December 1947 |
| Ken Brierley | Oldham Athletic | £7,000 | 25 February 1948 |
| Roy Saunders | Hull City | Free | 24 May 1948 |
| Joe Cadden | Brooklyn Wanderers | Free | 12 June 1948 |
| John Heydon | Everton | Free | 1 January 1949 |
| Peter Kippax | Free Transfer | Free | 10 January 1949 |
| Frank Christie | Forfar Athletic | N/A | 25 March 1949 |
| Sam Shields | Cowdenbeath | Free | 3 May 1949 |
| Jack Haigh | Gainsborough Town | Free | 28 October 1949 |
| Don Woan | Bootle Athletic | £1,000 | 6 October 1950 |
| Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Johnson | Darwen | Free | 18 August 1936 |
| Lance Carr | Newport County | N/A | 22 October 1936 |
| Bob Glassey | Horden Colliery Welfare | Free | November 1936 |
| Norman Low | Newport County | N/A | 13 November 1936 |
| John Shield | Bishop Auckland | Free | 1937 |
| Jimmy Collins | Cardiff City | N/A | 12 May 1937 |
| Vic Wright | Plymouth Argyle | £1,000 | 11 June 1937 |
| Syd Roberts | Shrewsbury Town | Free | August 1937 |
| Ernie Blenkinsop | Cardiff City | N/A | 26 November 1937 |
| Ted Savage | Manchester United | £1,500 | 30 December 1937 |
| Jimmy McDougall | South Liverpool | N/A | 1938 |
| Alexander Smith | Crewe | N/A | 1938 |
| Ben Dabbs | Watford | N/A | 13 June 1938 |
| Fred Howe | Manchester City | N/A | 17 June 1938 |
| Alf Hanson | Chelsea | £7,500 | 6 July 1938 |
| William Hood | Derry City | Free | 15 August 1938 |
| Tiny Bradshaw | Third Lanark | N/A | 5 September 1938 |
| Alf Hobson | Chester City | £700 | 24 October 1938 |
| Matthew Fitzsimmons | Ipswich Town | N/A | 8 June 1939 |
| Ted Harston | Shorts | Free | 7 August 1939 |
| John Browning | Gillingham | N/A | 16 August 1939 |
| Frank Christie | Forfar Athletic | Free | 22 May 1946 |
| Alf Hobson | South Liverpool | N/A | 30 May 1946 |
| George Paterson | Swindon Town | N/A | 19 October 1946 |
| Harry Kaye | Swindon Town | N/A | 19 May 1947 |
| John Easdale | Stockport County | N/A | 1948 |
| Bernard Ramsden | Sunderland | £10,000 | 15 March 1948 |
| Harry Eastham | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 14 May 1948 |
| Stan Palk | Port Vale | N/A | 2 July 1948 |
| Alex Muir | South Liverpool | N/A | 1949 |
| Bob Priday | Blackburn Rovers | £10,000 | 16 March 1949 |
| Doug McAvoy | Queen of the South | N/A | 16 September 1949 |
| Les Shannon | Burnley | £6,000 | 2 November 1949 |
| Peter Kippax | Free Transfer | Free | 1950 |
| Frank Christie | East Fife | £7,000 | 17 January 1951 |
| Billy Watkinson | Accrington Stanley | £3,000 | 19 January 1951 |
