| Sat 19 Aug | Notts County | Home | League | 0-1 | | 5364 |
| Tue 22 Aug | Gillingham | Away | LC r1-1 | 4-1 | Howard, Harvey, Cooper, Castle | 3258 |
| Sat 26 Aug | Shrewsbury Town | Away | League | 2-4 | Cooper (2) | 3299 |
| Tue 29 Aug | Gillingham | Home | LC r1-2 | 3-0 | Day, Castle, Carter | 25818 |
| Sat 02 Sep | Preston North End | Home | League | 3-0 | Castle, Sitton, Hull | 4871 |
| Sat 09 Sep | Walsall | Away | League | 3-1 | Castle (2), Harvey | 3824 |
| Sat 16 Sep | Wigan Athletic | Home | League | 1-0 | Cooper | 4280 |
| Tue 19 Sep | Everton | Home | LC r2-1 | 0-2 | | 8214 |
| Sat 23 Sep | Bolton Wanderers | Away | League | 1-2 | Carter | 5951 |
| Tue 26 Sep | Bristol Rovers | Home | League | 0-1 | | 4675 |
| Sat 30 Sep | Huddersfield Town | Away | League | 0-2 | | 5258 |
| Tue 03 Oct | Everton | Away | LC r2-2 | 2-2 | Carter, Pike | 10128 |
| Fri 06 Oct | Tranmere Rovers | Away | League | 0-3 | | 8223 |
| Sat 14 Oct | Blackpool | Home | League | 2-0 | Howard (2) | 4126 |
| Tue 17 Oct | Rotherham United | Away | League | 2-5 | Harvey, Cooper | 5728 |
| Sat 21 Oct | Reading | Home | League | 4-1 | Castle, Hoddle, Berry, Cooper | 4280 |
| Sat 28 Oct | Cardiff City | Away | League | 1-1 | Harvey | 2370 |
| Tue 31 Oct | Chester City | Home | League | 0-3 | | 3979 |
| Sun 05 Nov | Fulham | Home | League | 1-1 | Cooper | 5817 |
| Tue 07 Nov | Brentford | Away | LD s.prg8 | 0-3 | | 2544 |
| Sat 11 Nov | Birmingham City | Away | League | 0-0 | | 7491 |
| Sat 18 Nov | Birmingham City | Home | FAC r1 | 0-1 | | 4368 |
| Sat 25 Nov | Mansfield Town | Home | League | 3-1 | Cooper, Howard, Harvey | 3317 |
| Tue 28 Nov | Mansfield Town | Home | LD s.prg8 | 2-0 | Beesley, Hunt (og) | 1133 |
| Sun 03 Dec | Brentford | Away | League | 3-4 | Howard, Castle (2, 1 pen) | 6434 |
| Sat 16 Dec | Bristol City | Away | League | 1-2 | Castle | 7486 |
| Tue 26 Dec | Northampton Town | Home | League | 1-1 | Cooper | 4784 |
| Sat 30 Dec | Crewe Alexandra | Home | League | 2-1 | Hull, Cooper | 3773 |
| Mon 01 Jan | Bury | Away | League | 0-2 | | 2551 |
| Sat 06 Jan | Chester City | Away | League | 0-1 | | 1722 |
| Tue 09 Jan | Mansfield Town | Away | LD s.prg8 | 1-2 | Sitton | 1938 |
| Sat 13 Jan | Shrewsbury Town | Home | League | 1-0 | Hales (pen) | 3715 |
| Sat 20 Jan | Notts County | Away | League | 0-1 | | 5367 |
| Sat 27 Jan | Walsall | Home | League | 1-1 | Hull | 3564 |
| Sat 10 Feb | Wigan Athletic | Away | League | 2-0 | Hull (2) | 2396 |
| Tue 13 Feb | Preston North End | Away | League | 3-0 | Cooper, Hull, Day | 4480 |
| Sun 18 Feb | Brentford | Home | League | 0-1 | | 6572 |
| Sat 24 Feb | Mansfield Town | Away | League | 0-1 | | 2542 |
| Sat 03 Mar | Swansea City | Home | League | 0-2 | | 3628 |
| Tue 06 Mar | Huddersfield Town | Home | League | 1-0 | Sayer | 3040 |
| Sun 11 Mar | Bristol Rovers | Away | League | 0-0 | | 7018 |
| Sat 17 Mar | Tranmere Rovers | Home | League | 0-1 | | 4046 |
| Tue 20 Mar | Blackpool | Away | League | 0-1 | | 2746 |
| Sat 24 Mar | Rotherham United | Home | League | 1-1 | Carter | 3359 |
| Tue 27 Mar | Bolton Wanderers | Home | League | 0-0 | | 3296 |
| Sat 31 Mar | Reading | Away | League | 1-1 | Sitton | 4130 |
| Tue 03 Apr | Swansea City | Away | League | 1-0 | Carter | 2582 |
| Sat 07 Apr | Cardiff City | Home | League | 3-1 | Hales (pen), Beesley, Harvey | 3411 |
| Sat 14 Apr | Bury | Home | League | 2-3 | Howard, Cooper | 3535 |
| Mon 16 Apr | Northampton Town | Away | League | 1-0 | Carter | 3215 |
| Sat 21 Apr | Bristol City | Home | League | 1-1 | Howard | 7273 |
| Tue 24 Apr | Crewe Alexandra | Away | League | 1-0 | Hoddle | 3808 |
| Sat 28 Apr | Birmingham City | Home | League | 1-2 | Harvey | 5691 |
| Sat 05 May | Fulham | Away | League | 2-1 | Howard, Carter | 7141 |
