| DATE | OPPONENTS | VEN | RES | SCORERS | |
| Jul | 14 | MANCHESTER UNITED (F) | a | 1-3 | Hobson |
| 18 | WEST BROM (F) | a | 1-3 | ||
| 25 | PRESTON (F) | a | 1-3 | ||
| Aug | 5 | SV ZEBAU BAD ISCHL | a | 8-0 | scorers not known |
| 12 | TRANMERE | h | 0-1 | ||
| 15 | SHREWSBURY | a | 1-3 | Dolling | |
| 22 | FLEETWOOD | h | 0-1 | ||
| Sep | 5 | ROCHDALE | a | 2-0 | Wood, Dolling |
| 19 | BLACKPOOL | a | 1-3 | Metz | |
| 22 | ACCRINGTON (LYC) | h | 2-1 | Wood, Metz | |
| 26 | CARLISLE | a | 2-2 | Wood, Shrimpton | |
| 29 | MORECAMBE | h | 3-2 | own goal, Jumeau, Wood | |
| Oct | 3 | ROTHERHAM (YAC) | a | 1-2 | Nugent |
| 10 | WIGAN | a | 0-4 | ||
| 24 | BURY | h | 1-3 | Dolling | |
| 31 | ROCHDALE (LYC) | h | 0-2 | ||
| Nov | 7 | ACCRINGTON | h | 0-2 | |
| 14 | WALSALL | h | 1-2 | Chakwana | |
| 21 | PRESTON | a | 3-0 | Wood, Metz(2) | |
| Dec | 5 | WREXHAM | a | 1-6 | scorer not know |
| 7 | MET POLICE (FAYC) | h | 2-2 | Metz, Dolling (lost 6-5 on penalties) | |
| 12 | PORT VALE | h | 4-3 | own goal, Wood, Dolling, Bayode | |
| Jan | 9 | MORECAMBE | a | 4-1 | Metz, Dolling, Fenton, Shrimpton |
| 23 | WIGAN | h | |||
| 30 | CARLISLE | h | |||
| Feb | 6 | SHREWSBURY | h | ||
| 13 | BLACKPOOL | h | |||
| 20 | TRANMERE | a | |||
| 27 | ROCHDALE | h | |||
| Mar | 5 | FLEETWOOD | a | ||
| 19 | BURY | a | |||
| Apr | 2 | ACCRINGTON | a | ||
| 9 | WALSALL | a | |||
| 16 | PRESTON | h | |||
| 23 | WREXHAM | h | |||
| 30 | PORT VALE | a | |||