| Date | Opponents | V | Comp | Res | Scorers | Att | R | G | Pos |
| Sat 03 Aug | BOLTON | h | L | D1-1 | Ings 26 | 12,919 | R | G | 12 |
| (Pratley 37) | |||||||||
| Tue 03 Aug | YORK | a | LC | W4-0 | Jones 12, Stanislas 61, Ings 78, Arfield 82 | 3,922 | R | ||
| Sat 10 Aug | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | a | L | W2-1 | Ings 33, Vokes 38 | 22,282 | R | 4 | |
| (Prutton 71) | |||||||||
| Sat 17 Aug | YEOVIL | h | L | W2-0 | Treacy 74, Vokes 79 | 10,085 | R | 4 | |
| Sat 24 Aug | BRIGHTON | a | L | L0-2 | 26,007 | R | G | 9 | |
| (Crofts 28, Ulloa 72) | |||||||||
| Tue 27 Aug | PRESTON | h | LC | W2-0 | Trippier 6, Ings 34 | 10,648 | R | ||
| Sat 31 Aug | DERBY | a | L | W3-0 | Ings 14, Vokes 32, Shackell 74 | 23,514 | R | 3 | |
| Sat 14 Sep | BLACKBURN | h | L | D1-1 | Stanislas 76 | 15,699 | R | G | 5 |
| (Rhodes 85) | |||||||||
| Tue 17 Sep | BIRMINGHAM | h | L | W3-0 | Ings 3, 54, Arfield 46 | 9,641 | R | 4 | |
| Sat 21 Sep | LEEDS | a | L | W2-1 | Arfield 18, Vokes 42 | 26,465 | R | 2 | |
| (Smith 79) | |||||||||
| Tue 24 Sep | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | h | LC | W2-1 | Ings 45, 68 | 6,405 | R | ||
| (Derbyshire 24) | |||||||||
| Sat 28 Sep | CHARLTON | h | L | W3-0 | Ings 38, Vokes 67, 86 | 10,645 | R | 2 | |
| Tue 01 Oct | DONCASTER | a | L | W2-0 | Vokes 45+1p, Jones(og) 87 | 7,836 | R | 1 | |
| Sat 05 Oct | READING | h | L | W2-1 | Ings 21, Vokes 80 | 11,256 | R | G | 1 |
| (Shackell(og) 82) | |||||||||
| Sat 19 Oct | IPSWICH | a | L | W1-0 | Arfield 80 | 16,062 | R | G | 1 |
| Sat 26 Oct | QPR | h | L | W2-0 | Ings 65 81p | 16,074 | R | G | 1 |
| Tue 29 Oct | WEST HAM | h | LC | L0-2 | 14,376 | R | |||
| (Taylor 76p, Collison 90p) | |||||||||
| Sat 02 Nov | MILLWALL | a | L | D2-2 | Vokes 39, Lowry(og) 55 | 10,168 | R | G | 1 |
| (McDonald 23, Shittu 38) | |||||||||
| Sat 09 Nov | BOURNEMOUTH | h | L | D1-1 | Ings 84 | 12,221 | R | 1 | |
| (Rantie 50) | |||||||||
| Sat 23 Nov | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | a | L | D1-1 | Vokes 28p | 22,877 | R | G | 1 |
| (Cox 42) | |||||||||
| Sat 30 Nov | HUDDERSFIELD | a | L | L1-2 | Ings 84 | 17,390 | R | G | 2 |
| (Norwood 50, Vaughan 55p) | |||||||||
| Tue 03 Dec | WATFORD | h | L | D0-0 | 10,910 | R | 3 | ||
| Sat 07 Dec | BARNSLEY | h | L | W1-0 | Kightly 65 | 11,462 | R | G | 1 |
| Sat 14 Dec | LEICESTER | a | L | D1-1 | Ings 47 | 23,143 | R | 2 | |
| (Nugent 14p) | |||||||||
| Sat 21 Dec | BLACKPOOL | h | L | W2-1 | Ings 7, Arfield 47 | 14,489 | R | G | 1 |
| (Cathcart 24) | |||||||||
| Thu 26 Dec | MIDDLESBROUGH | a | L | L0-1 | 20,689 | R | 2 | ||
| (Ledesma 24) | |||||||||
| Sun 29 Dec | WIGAN | a | L | D0-0 | 17,712 | R | 3 | ||
| Wed 01 Jan | HUDDERSFIELD | h | L | W3-2 | Ings 6, 41, Trippier 79 | 14,105 | R | G | 2 |
| (Paterson 20,89) | |||||||||
| Sat 04 Jan | SOUTHAMPTON | a | FA | L3-4 | Vokes 51, Ings 57, Long 87 | 15,077 | R | ||
| (Clyne 22, Lambert 28, Rodriguez 66, Lallana 73) | |||||||||
| Sat 11 Jan | YEOVIL | a | L | W2-1 | Ings 19, Vokes 62 | 6,293 | R | G | 2 |
| (Moore 80) | |||||||||
| Sat 18 Jan | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | h | L | D1-1 | Vokes 43 | 13,735 | R | 3 | |
| (Maguire 45) | |||||||||
| Tue 28 Jan | BRIGHTON | h | L | D0-0 | 11,054 | R | 3 | ||
| Sat 01 Feb | QPR | a | L | D3-3 | Ings 25, Vokes 54, 62 | 16,393 | R | 3 | |
| (Doyle 7, Dunne 34, Maiga 79) | |||||||||
| Sat 08 Feb | MILLWALL | h | L | W3-1 | Ings 29, 62, Marney 45+2 | 11,502 | G | G | 2 |
| (Woolford 27) | |||||||||
| Tue 11 Feb | BOLTON | a | L | W1-0 | Vokes 58 | 16,439 | R | G | 2 |
| Sat 15 Feb | BOURNEMOUTH | a | L | D1-1 | Treacy 67 | 10,422 | R | 2 | |
| (Rantie 51) | |||||||||
| Sat 22 Feb | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | h | L | W3-1 | Arfield 12, Vokes 25, 35 | 14,928 | R | G | 2 |
| (Abdoun 80) | |||||||||
| Sat 01 Mar | DERBY | h | L | W2-0 | Jones 29, Marney 68 | 17,285 | R | 2 | |
| Sun 09 Mar | BLACKBURN | a | L | W2-1 | Shackell 73, Ings 79 | 21,589 | R | G1/G2 | 2 |
| (Rhodes 24) | |||||||||
| Wed 12 Mar | BIRMINGHAM | a | L | D3-3 | Marney 30, Duff 67, Vokes 86 | 16,695 | R | 2 | |
| (Macheda 64, 90+4, Huws 69) | |||||||||
| Sat 15 Mar | LEEDS | h | L | W2-1 | Pearce(og) 38, Arfield 67 | 18,109 | R | 2 | |
| (McCormack 27) | |||||||||
| Sat 22 Mar | CHARLTON | a | L | W3-0 | Barnes 38, Vokes 55p, Kightly 90+2 | 16,113 | R | 2 | |
| Tue 25 Mar | DONCASTER | h | L | W2-0 | Vokes 47p, Stanislas 75 | 12,325 | R | 2 | |
| Sat 29 Mar | LEICESTER | h | L | L0-2 | 16,794 | R | 2 | ||
| (Nugent 35, Wood 78) | |||||||||
| Sat 05 Apr | WATFORD | a | L | D1-1 | Arfield 86 | 16,182 | R | G | 2 |
| (Deeney 9) | |||||||||
| Tue 08 Apr | BARNSLEY | a | L | W1-0 | Barnes 7 | 12,904 | R | G | 2 |
| Sat 12 Apr | MIDDLESBROUGH | h | L | L0-1 | 16,661 | R | G | 2 | |
| (Butterfield 51) | |||||||||
| Fri 18 Apr | BLACKPOOL | a | L | W1-0 | Kightly 49 | 16,098 | R | 2 | |
| Mon 21 Apr | WIGAN | h | L | W2-0 | Barnes 22, Kightly 42 | 19,125 | R | G | 2 |
| Sat 26 Apr | IPSWICH | h | L | W1-0 | Kightly 54 | 14,574 | R | 2 | |
| Sat 03 May | READING | a | L | D2-2 | Arfield 20, Ings 28 | 23,335 | R | G | 2 |
| (Trippier(og) 16, McCleary 58) | |||||||||