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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62,901 | A | P (1) | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 101 | 11 | | 61,781 | H | P (2) | Tottenham Hotspur | O | 0-0 | 0-0 | - -
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8b | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 59,706 | A | P (3) | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | - -
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 111 | | 59,895 | H | P (4) | Manchester United | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 11 | | 76,269 | A | P (5) | Macclesfield FC | X | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 111 | | 65,998 | H | P (6) | FC Halifax | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1
| 1 | 2b | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11b | | 66,318 | A | P (7) | Crystal Palace | X | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 11 | | 41,075 | A | P (8) | Barnsley | W | 4-0 | 1-0 | 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 101 | 11 | | 70,522 | A | LC 2 | WBA | W | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| A | P (10) | Bury |
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| H | P (11) | Wrexham |
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| A | P (12) | Norwich City |
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| H | P (13) | Crewe Alexandra |
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| A | P (14) | Wolves |
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| H | P (15) | Port Vale |
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| H | P (16) | Liverpool |
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| A | P (17) | Portsmouth |
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| H | P (18) | Swindon Town |
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| A | P (19) | QPR |
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| H | P (20) | Bristol Rovers |
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| A | P (21) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| H | P (22) | Tranmere Rovers |
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| A | P (23) | Manchester United |
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| H | P (24) | Macclesfield FC |
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| A | P (25) | FC Halifax |
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| H | P (26) | Crystal Palace |
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| H | P (27) | Barnsley |
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| A | P (28) | Swansea City |
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| H | P (29) | Bury |
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| A | P (30) | Wrexham |
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| H | P (31) | Norwich City |
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| A | P (32) | Crewe Alexandra |
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| H | P (33) | Wolves |
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| A | P (34) | Port Vale |
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| A | P (35) | Liverpool |
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| H | P (36) | Portsmouth |
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| A | P (37) | Swindon Town |
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| H | P (38) | QPR |
| | Key: P - Premier League and (#) - league round number. |
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