Date         Opponents           V Res   Att  Scorers
 Sat 19 July  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR   H L 2-3 5389 Harris, Harding 
 Sat 26 July  Aylesbury United    A W 3-0  650 Currie, Mapes, Patterson
 Tue 29 July  WEST HAM UNITED     H W 3-1 4202 Holligan, Johnson, Cook
 Sat  2 Aug   WATFORD             H W 2-1 1796 Currie 2

 Date         Opponents           V Res    Att (away) Scorers
 Sat  9 Aug   STOCKPORT COUNTY    H W 1-0  4826 (581) Mapes
 Tue 12 Aug   WIMBLEDON (CC1)     H W 2-0  1986 (113) Harris 2
 Sat 16 Aug   Blackpool           A L 2-3  5960 (315) Patterson, Currie
 Sat 23 Aug   CHESTERFIELD        H D 3-3  4529 (268) Currie, McSporran,
                                                      Patterson
 Mon 25 Aug   Grimsby Town        A L 1-3  4512 (138) Mapes
 Mon  1 Sep   SHEFFIELD WED       H L 1-2  6444(1478) McSporran
 Sat  6 Sep   Rushden & Diamonds  A L 0-2  4192 (677)
 Sat 13 Sep   Queens Park Rangers A D 0-0 13618 (817)
 Tue 16 Sep   COLCHESTER UNITED   H L 1-2  4401 (309) Currie (pen)
 Sat 20 Sep   OLDHAM ATHLETIC     H L 2-5  4725 (384) Bell 2
 Tue 23 Sep   ASTON VILLA (CC2)   H L 0-5  6072(1677)
 Sat 27 Sep   Port Vale           A D 1-1  6822 (151) Mapes
 Tue 30 Sep   Tranmere Rovers     A L 1-2  6847  (58) Bell
 Sat  4 Oct   PLYMOUTH ARGYLE     H D 0-0  5708(1330)
 Sat 11 Oct   Luton Town          A L 1-3  5695 (414) Brown (pen)
 Tue 14 Oct   CAMBRIDGE UTD (LDV1)H W 1-0   977 (174) Branston
 Sat 18 Oct   BARNSLEY            H L 1-2  4449 (491) Thomson
 Tue 21 Oct   BRISTOL CITY        H W 3-0  4613 (752) Holligan 2, McSporran
 Sat 25 Oct   Hartlepool United   A D 1-1  5153 (183) Currie
 Sat  1 Nov   Swindon Town        A L 0-2  5681 (561)
 Tue  4 Nov   Plymouth A (LDV2)   A D 2-2* 4298  (50) McSporran 2
 Sat  8 Nov   SWINDON TOWN (FAC1) H W 4-1  4738(1127) Thomson, Currie 2,
                                                      McSporran
 Sat 15 Nov   BRENTFORD           H L 1-2  6445(1078) McSporran 
 Sat 22 Nov   Wrexham             A D 0-0  3208 (250)
 Sat 29 Nov   PETERBOROUGH UTD    H L 1-2  4669 (316) Currie
 Fri  5 Dec   MANSFIELD T (FAC2)  H D 1-1  3212 (538) Holligan
 Tue  9 Dec   COLCHESTER U (LDV3) H L 2-3  1873 (326) Thomson, Johnson
 Sat 13 Dec   Notts County        A D 1-1  5014 (357) Simpson
 Tue 16 Dec   Mansfield T (FAC2r) A L 2-3  5512 (163) McSporran 2
 Sat 20 Dec   BOURNEMOUTH         H W 2-0  5205 (819) Ryan, Moore
 Fri 26 Dec   Brighton & H        A L 0-4  6141 (243)
 Sun 28 Dec   RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS  H L 0-2  5421 (569)
 Sat  3 Jan   GRIMSBY TOWN        H W 4-1  4519 (377) Moore 3, McSporran
 Sat 10 Jan   Stockport County    A L 0-2  4406 (219)
 Sat 17 Jan   BLACKPOOL           H L 0-3  4834 (467)
 Sat 24 Jan   Chesterfield        A D 2-2  3576 (188) Tyson, Nethercott
 Fri 30 Jan   Sheffield Wed       A D 1-1 19596 (350) Simpemba
 Sat  7 Feb   BRIGHTON & H        H D 1-1  6567(1627) Tyson
 Sat 14 Feb   LUTON TOWN          H D 0-0  6407(1838)
 Sat 21 Feb   Barnsley            A D 0-0  8507 (200)
 Sat 28 Feb   HARTLEPOOL UNITED   H L 3-4  4731 (349) Simpemba, McSporran,
                                                      Tyson
 Tue  2 Mar   Bristol City        A D 1-1 12291 (215) McSporran
 Sat  6 Mar   Bournemouth         A L 0-1  7311 (746)
 Sat 13 Mar   NOTTS COUNTY        H D 1-1  5125 (485) Tyson
 Tue 16 Mar   Colchester United   A D 1-1  3092 (300) Simpson
 Sat 20 Mar   QUEENS PARK RANGERS H D 2-2  7634(1986) Bloomfield,
                                                      Faulconbridge
 Sat 27 Mar   Oldham Athletic     A W 3-2  5758 (128) Tyson 2, Faulconbridge
 Sat  3 Apr   PORT VALE           H W 2-1  4739 (437) Currie 2 (1 pen) 
 Sat 10 Apr   Plymouth Argyle     A L 1-2 14806 (308) Tyson
 Mon 12 Apr   TRANMERE ROVERS     H L 1-2  5256 (396) Johnson
 Sat 17 Apr   SWINDON TOWN        H L 0-3  5769(1678)
 Sat 24 Apr   Brentford           A D 1-1  7145 (600) Tyson
 Sat  1 May   WREXHAM             H D 1-1  4684 (229) Johnson
 Sat  8 May   Peterborough United A D 1-1  6398 (474) Tyson

* won 4-2 on penalties