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| Date | Opposition | H/A | FT | HT | Scorer | Scorer | Attd | Pts | Pos | Yellow | Red |  
| Wed 09-Aug
 | ARF Aarhus | (h) | 6-0 | 3-0 | Allchurch 1 Leek 12,18,70
 Tuohy 60
 Neale 80
 |  | 13,667 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 12-Aug
 | Odense | (h) | 2-0 | 1-0 | Allchurch 3,24 |  | 9,869 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 19-Aug
 | Leyton Orient | (h) | 0-0 | 0-0 |  |  | 26,638 | 1 | ? |  |  |  
| Wed 23-Aug
 | Walsall | (h) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Tuohy 34 |  | 33,821 | 3 | ? |  |  |  
| Sat 26-Aug
 | Preston North End | (a) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Woods 35 |  | 14,122 | 5 | 3 |  |  |  
| Tue 29-Aug
 | Walsall | (a) | 0-1 | 0-1 |  | Younger
28 | 25,453 | 5 | 5 |  |  |  
| Sat 02-Sep
 | Plymouth Argyle | (h) | 0-2 | 0-2 |  | Kirby
16 Carter 22
 | 28,235 | 5 | 14 |  |  |  
| Wed 06-Sep
 | mackems | (a) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Leek 40 |  | 18,239 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 09-Sep
 | Huddersfield Town | (a) | 1-2 | 0-1 | White 80 | Kerray 14 Massie 67
 | 18,087 | 5 | 17 |  |  |  
| Wed 13-Sep
 LC1
 | Scunthorpe United | (h) | 2-0 | 1-0 | Hale
12 Allchurch 63
 |  | 14,372 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 16-Sep
 | Swansea Town | (h) | 2-2 | 2-1 | Leek
20 Allchurch 37
 | H.Williams
3,57 | 23,644 | 6 | 17 |  |  |  
| Wed 20-Sep
 | Liverpool | (h) | 1-2 | 0-2 | Hale
63 | Milne
10 og(Heslop) 43
 | 38,192 | 6 | 18 |  |  |  
| Sat 23-Sep
 | Southampton | (a) | 0-1 | 0-1 |  | O'Brien
34pen | 20,064 | 6 | 19 |  |  |  
| Sat 30-Sep
 | Luton Town | (h) | 4-1 | 3-0 | Allchurch
5 Hughes 22
 Hale 29
 White 48
 | McGuffie 51 | 22,452 | 8 | 18 |  |  |  
| Mon 02-Oct
 LC2
 | Sheffield United | (a) | 2-2 | 0-1 | McGuigan
57 McKinney 88
 | Allchurch 30 Pace 55
 | 12,065 | - | - |  |  |  
| Wed 04-Oct
 | Liverpool | (a) | 0-2 | 0-1 |  | Lewis 38 Hunt 75
 | 52,419 | 8 | 18 |  |  |  
| Sat 07-Oct
 | Charlton Athletic | (h) | 4-1 | 1-0 | McGuigan
39,53 og(Sewell) 57
 Allchurch 60
 | Hewie 62 | 22,957 | 10 | 17 |  |  |  
| Mon 09-Oct
 | International XI | (h) | 2-3 | 0-2 | Allchurch 73 Tuohy 89
 | Milburn
12,60 Stokoe 22
 | 40,993 | - | - |  |  |  
| Wed 11-Oct
 LC2R
 | Sheffield United | (h) | 0-2 | 0-0 |  | Hartle 65,80 | 12,595 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 14-Oct
 | Bury | (a) | 7-2 | 2-1 | Hale
42,48 Leek 44,74
 McGuigan 64
 Suddick 77,86
 | Jackson
1 Calder 82
 | 13,809 | 12 | 14 |  |  |  
| Mon 16-Oct
 | Middlesbrough | (h) | 2-3 | 2-1 | Leek 27 Hale 31
 | Peacock 14,50 Neal 59
 | 10,154 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 21-Oct
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | (h) | 5-0 | 2-0 | Leek 10,33,70 Tuohy 72
 Hale 74
 |  | 24,408 | 14 | 12 |  |  |  
| Wed 25-Oct
 | mackems | (h) | 2-1 | 1-1 | White 44,67 | Herd
32 | 12,230 | - | - |  |  |  
| Fri 27-Oct
 | Scunthorpe United | (a) | 2-3 | 2-0 | Allchurch 18 Suddick 38
 | Brownsword 63pen Thomas 71,80
 | 13,987 | 14 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 04-Nov
 | Norwich City | (h) | 0-0 | 0-0 |  |  | 25,895 | 15 | 14 |  |  |  
| Wed 08-Nov
 | Middlesbrough | (a) | 3-4 | 1-1 | McGuigan 17 Hughes 60
 Wood 70
 | Peacock 15,66 Burbeck 49
 og(Mitchell) 53
 | 5,221 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 11-Nov
 | Rotherham United | (a) | 0-0 | 0-0 |  |  | 11,427 | 16 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 18-Nov
 | Bristol Rovers | (h) | 5-2 | 3-1 | J.Wilson 1 White 33,50,75
 Allchurch 36
 | Jarman 45 Hooper 90
 | 23,215 | 18 | 9 |  |  |  
| Sat 25-Nov
 | Stoke City | (a) | 1-3 | 0-0 | Hale 79pen | S.Matthews
47 Mudie 64
 Thompson 67
 | 22,009 | 18 | 11 |  |  |  
| Sat 02-Dec
 | mackems | (h) | 2-2 | 1-0 | White 18 McGuigan 67
 | Clough
66,82 | 53,991 | 19 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 16-Dec
 | Leyton Orient | (a) | 0-2 | 0-1 |  | White
31 Elwood 60
 | 13,261 | 19 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 23-Dec
 | Preston North
End | (h) | 0-2 | 0-0 |  | Biggs
57 Dawson 88
 | 18,775 | 19 | 15 |  |  |  
| Tue 26-Dec
 | Middlesbrough | (h) | 3-4 | 1-2 | Tuohy 22 Allchurch 50
 McGuigan 83
 | Peacock
13 Harris 21,73,77
 | 21,038 | 19 | 18 |  |  |  
| Sat 06-Jan
 FAC3
 | Peterborough United | (h) | 0-1 | 0-0 |  | Bly
74 | 42,782 | - | - |  |  |  
| Sat 13-Jan
 | Plymouth Argyle | (a) | 1-1 | 1-0 | Allchurch 32 | Maloy
82 | 17,457 | 20 | 18 |  |  |  
| Sat 20-Jan
 | Huddersfield Town | (h) | 1-1 | 0-0 | J.Wilson 62 | O'Grady
61 | 31,950 | 21 | 18 |  |  |  
| Sat 27-Jan
 | Leeds United | (a) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Tuohy 41 |  | 17,209 | 23 | 18 |  |  |  
| Fri 02-Feb
 | Swansea Town | (a) | 2-3 | 1-1 | Thomas 27 Wright 83
 | Reynolds
10,57 Jones 74
 | 20,000 | 23 | 16 |  |  |  
| Sat 10-Feb
 | Southampton | (h) | 3-2 | 3-2 | Thomas 23 Neale 26
 Kerray 31
 | O'Brien
3 Paine 11
 | 30564 | 25 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 17-Feb
 | Luton Town | (a) | 0-1 | 0-0 |  | Turner
67 | 9,040 | 25 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 24-Feb
 | Charlton Athletic | (a) | 1-1 | 1-0 | Allchurch 40 | Lawrie
50 | 16,935 | 26 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 03-Mar
 | Bury | (h) | 1-2 | 0-2 | Thomas 89 | Turner
16 og(Thompson) 42
 | 25,853 | 26 | 16 |  |  |  
| Wed 07-Mar
 | Middlesbrough | (a) | 0-3 | 0-2 |  | Orritt
16,59 Harris 20
 | 21,023 | 26 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 10-Mar
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | (a) | 4-0 | 2-0 | Suddick 16 Thomas 32
 Kerray 52
 Allchurch 90
 |  | 12,286 | 28 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 17-Mar
 | Scunthorpe United | (h) | 2-1 | 2-0 | Thomas 4 Day 14
 | McGuigan
89 | 37,931 | 30 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 24-Mar
 | Norwich City | (a) | 0-0 | 0-0 |  |  | 18,022 | 31 | 13 |  |  |  
| Sat 31-Mar
 | Rotherham United | (h) | 1-0 | 0-0 | Thomas 53 |  | 21,865 | 33 | 13 |  |  |  
| Sat 07-Apr
 | Bristol Rovers | (a) | 1-2 | 0-0 | Thomas 89 | Jarman
69,70 | 10,770 | 33 | 14 |  |  |  
| Sat 14-Apr
 | Stoke City | (h) | 2-0 | 0-0 | Thomas 59 og(Allan) 85
 |  | 20,593 | 35 | 15 |  |  |  
| Fri 20-Apr
 | Derby County | (h) | 3-0 | 2-0 | Thomas 17 Hale 30
 Fell 76pen
 |  | 33,138 | 37 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 21-Apr
 | mackems | (a) | 0-3 | 0-1 |  | Herd
19,82 McPheat 76
 | 57,666 | 37 | 15 |  |  |  
| Mon 23-Apr
 | Derby County | (a) | 2-1 | 1-1 | Thomas 25 Allchurch 71
 | Bowers 22 | 10,745 | 39 | 15 |  |  |  
| Sat 28-Apr
 | Leeds United | (h) | 0-3 | 0-1 |  | Johanneson
37 McAdams 65
 og(Keith) 75
 | 21,708 | 39 | 11 |  |  |  |