| Date | Opponents | Score (Scorers) | |
| Sat August 12 | Peterborough United (h) | 0 - 1 | Details |
| Sat August 19 | Port Vale (a) | 0 - 3 | Details |
| Tue August 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) | 1 - 0 (Murphy) | Details |
| Sat August 26 | Brentford (h) | 0 - 1 | Details |
| Tue August 29 | Walsall (a) | 2 - 3 (Beauchamp 2) | Details |
| Sat September 2 | Cambridge United (h) | 1 - 1 (Jarman) | Details |
| Tue September 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) | 1 - 3 (Shepheard) | Details |
| Fri September 8 | Wycombe Wanderers (a) | 1 - 3 (Tait) | Details |
| Wed September 13 | Stoke City (a) | 0 - 4 | Details |
| Sat September 16 | Bury (h) | 1 - 0 (Cook) | Details |
| Sat September 23 | Millwall (a) | 0 - 5 | Details |
| Sat September 30 | Bristol City (h) | 0 - 1 | Details |
| Sun October 8 | Swindon Town (a) | 1 - 2 (Whittingham) | Details |
| Sat October 14 | Wrexham (h) | 3 - 4 (Tait, Beauchamp, o.g.) | Details |
| Tue October 17 | Luton Town (h) | 0 - 0 | Details |
| Sat October 21 | Rotherham United (a) | 1 - 3 (Lilley) | Details |
| Tue October 24 | Wigan Athletic (h) | 0 - 2 | Details |
| Sat October 28 | Reading (a) | 3 - 4 (Lilley, o.g., Richardson) | Details |
| Sat November 4 | Bristol Rovers (h) | 0 - 1 | Details |
| Sat November 11 | Swansea City (a) | 2 - 1 (Beauchamp, Andrews) | Details |
| Sat November 18 | Macclesfield Town (a) | 1 - 0 (Gray) | Details |
| Sat November 25 | Notts County (h) | 2 - 3 (Murphy 2) | Details |
| Sat December 2 | Oldham Athletic (a) | ||
| Tue December 5 | Brentford (a) | ||
| Sat December 9 | Plymouth Argyle / Chester City (a) | ||
| Sat December 16 | Northampton Town (h) | ||
| Fri December 22 | Colchester United (a) | ||
| Tue December 26 | Bournemouth (h) | ||
| Sat December 30 | Port Vale (h) | ||
| Mon January 1 | Brentford (a) | ||
| Saturday January 6 | Peterborough United (a) | ||
| Sat January 13 | Walsall (h) | ||
| Sat January 20 | Bournemouth (a) | ||
| Sat January 27 | Colchester United (h) | ||
| Sat February 3 | Cambridge United (a) | ||
| Sat February 10 | Wycombe Wanderers (h) | ||
| Sat February 17 | Bury (a) | ||
| Tue February 20 | Stoke City (h) | ||
| Sat February 24 | Millwall (h) | ||
| Sat March 3 | Bristol City (a) | ||
| Tue March 6 | Wrexham (a) | ||
| Sat March 10 | Swindon Town (h) | ||
| Sat March 17 | Luton Town (a) | ||
| Sat March 24 | Rotherham United (h) | ||
| Sat March 31 | Northampton Town (a) | ||
| Sat April 7 | Oldham Athletic (h) | ||
| Sat April 14 | Wigan Athletic (a) | ||
| Mon April 16 | Reading (h) | ||
| Sat April 21 | Bristol Rovers (a) | ||
| Sat April 28 | Swansea City (h) | ||
| Sat May 5 | Notts County (a) |