Home matches in bold type
| August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | Wolves | 1-1 | Booth |
| 19th | Huddersfield | ||
| 26th | Grimsby | 1-0 | Di Piedi |
| 28th | Blackburn | 1-1 | |
| September | |||
| 9th | Wimbledon | 0-5 | |
| 13th | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | |
| 16th | Tranmere | 0-2 | |
| 19th | Oldham (Coca-Cola Cup R2, 1st Leg) | 3-1 | Morrison, De Bilde, Westwood |
| 23rd | Preston | 1-3 | Morrison |
| 27th | Oldham (Coca-Cola Cup R2, 2nd Leg) | 5-1 | Hamshaw, Westwood, Di Piedi, Sibon, Quinn |
| 30th | Gillingham | 0-2 | |
| October | |||
| 8th | West Brom | 1-2 | Morrison |
| 14th | Portsmouth | 1-2 | Morrison |
| 17th | Burnley | 0-1 | |
| 22nd | Birmingham | 1-0 | Harkness |
| 25th | QPR | 2-1 | Cooke, Quinn |
| 28th | Fulham | 3-3 | Sibon, Morrison, Westwood |
| November | |||
| 1st | Sheffield United (Coca-Cola Cup R3) | 2-1 | Ekoku (2) |
| 4th | Crystal Palace | 4-1 | Sibon |
| 7th | Watford | 3-1 | Haslam, Crane, Quinn |
| 11th | Norwich | 3-2 | Hinchliffe (Pen), Crane, Di Piedi |
| 18th | Barnsley | 0-1 | |
| 25th | Crewe | 0-1 | |
| 29th | West Ham United (CC Cup) | 1 2 | Morrison, Westwood |
| December | |||
| 2nd | QPR | 5-2 | Sibon (3), Morrison, Ekoku |
| 9th | Stockport County | ||
| 16th | Sheffield United | ||
| 23rd | Wolves | ||
| 26th | Bolton | ||
| 30th | Huddersfield | ||
| January | |||
| 1st | Grimsby | ||
| 13th | Blackburn | ||
| 20th | Bolton | ||
| February | |||
| 3rd | Watford | ||
| 10th | Wimbledon | ||
| 17th | Tranmere | ||
| 21st | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 24th | Preston | ||
| March | |||
| 3rd | Gillingham | ||
| 7th | Portsmouth | ||
| 10th | West Brom | ||
| 17th | Burnley | ||
| 24th | Birmingham | ||
| 31st | Sheffield United | ||
| April | |||
| 7th | Stockport | ||
| 14th | Crystal Palace | ||
| 16th | Fulham | ||
| 21st | Barnsley | ||
| 28th | Norwich | ||
| May | |||
| 6th | Crewe |