Crowd | | | Opponents |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54,636 | H | P (1) | Macclesfield FC | X | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 53,649 | A | P (2) | Wolves | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | - -
| 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 56,653 | H | P (3) | Port Vale | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | - -
| 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 112 |
| 50,929 | A | P (4) | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 56,641 | A | P (5) | Manchester United | X | 1-1 | 0-1 | 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 52,209 | H | P (6) | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 112 |
| 62,474 | A | P (7) | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 111 |
| 51,782 | H | P (8) | Bristol Rovers | X | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 111 |
| 73,406 | A | P (9) | Liverpool | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 46,938 | H | LC 2 | Manchester United | W | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 112 | 41 |
| H | P (10) | Crystal Palace |
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| A | P (11) | QPR |
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| H | P (12) | Blackpool |
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| A | P (13) | Bury |
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| H | P (14) | Swindon Town |
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| A | P (15) | Portsmouth |
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| H | P (16) | Wrexham |
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| A | P (17) | Barnsley |
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| H | P (18) | FC Halifax |
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| A | P (19) | Swansea City |
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| A | P (20) | Macclesfield FC |
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| H | P (21) | Wolves |
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| A | P (22) | Port Vale |
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| H | P (23) | Crewe Alexandra |
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| H | P (24) | Manchester United |
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| A | P (25) | Tranmere Rovers |
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| H | P (26) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| A | P (27) | Bristol Rovers |
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| H | P (28) | Liverpool |
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| A | P (29) | Crystal Palace |
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| H | P (30) | QPR |
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| A | P (31) | Blackpool |
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| H | P (32) | Bury |
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| A | P (33) | Swindon Town |
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| H | P (34) | Portsmouth |
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| A | P (35) | Wrexham |
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| H | P (36) | Barnsley |
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| A | P (37) | FC Halifax |
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| H | P (38) | Swansea City |
| Key: P - Premier League and (#) - league round number. |
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