| DATE | OPPONENTS | VEN | RES | SCORERS | |
| Jul | 12 | WOLVES | a | 2-2 | Hall, Azam |
| 16 | OLDHAM | a | 5-4 | Hall(2), Burge, Frost, B Anderson | |
| 23 | ACADEMICA | h | 4-0 | Hall, Gilchrist, Frost, Errington | |
| 24 | OLDHAM | a | 5-0 | Treacy(2), O'Neill, Vokes, Edgar | |
| 27 | PADIHAM | a | 4-0 | Gilchrist (3), Frost | |
| 31 | HYDE | a | 1-1 | Noble | |
| Aug | 7 | LEEDS | a | 0-1 | |
| 10 | ALTRINCHAM | a | 2-3 | Hewitt, Frost | |
| 13 | RHYL | a | 3-0 | Anderson, Noble(pen), Mills | |
| 20 | CHESTER | a | 2-2 | Mee, Hewitt (pen) | |
| 27 | CREWE | a | 4-2 | Gilchrist(2), Howieson, Lowe | |
| Sep | 6 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | a | 2-2 | Hill, Anderson |
| 11 | DERBY | a | 1-1 | Hewitt(pen) | |
| 18 | LIVERPOOL | a | 2-0 | Howieson, Hewitt | |
| 24 | BIRMINGHAM | a | 2-3 | Howieson, Evans | |
| Oct | 1 | BURY | h | 1-4 | Trialist |
| 8 | WIGAN (U21 CUP) | h | 0-0 | won 7-6 on penalties | |
| 15 | MORECAMBE (LSC) | h | 4-1 | Noble(2), Hewitt, Frost | |
| 30 | CREWE (U21 CUP) | a | 2-1 | Noble, Coleman | |
| Nov | 5 | CHESTER | a | 1-0 | Love |
| 12 | SHEFFIELD WED | a | 1-1 | Long | |
| 19 | DERBY | a | 1-1 | Gallagher | |
| 26 | SUNDERLAND (U21 C) | h | 2-1 | Gallagher, Conlan | |
| Dec | 4 | BRADFORD CITY | a | 1-3 | Gilchrist(pen) |
| 23 | BOLTON (U21 CUP) | h | 3-0 | Howieson, Gilchrist, Frost | |
| Jan | 6 | WOLVES | a | 1-0 | Howieson |
| 9 | LIVERPOOL | a | 1-3 | Gilchrist | |
| 21 | LEEDS | a | 0-3 | ||
| 25 | SUNDERLAND | a | 4-4 | Gilchrist, Hewitt(pen), Frost, Howieson | |
| 29 | OLDHAM (LSC) | h | 1-1 | Wallace - won 4-1 on penalties. | |
| Feb | 12 | IFK GӦTEBORG | h | 0-0 | |
| 18 | MIDDLESBROUGH | a | 4-1 | Hewitt, Anderson(3) | |
| 25 | STOKE | a | 3-1 | Stanislas, Lowe, Barnes | |
| 27 | BLACKPOOL | a | 0-2 | ||
| 4 | EXETER (U21 CUP) | a | 3-2 | Love(2), Lowe - after extra time | |
| Apr | 1 | MAN CITY (U21 CUP) | a | 2-3 | Dummigan, Gilchrist |
| 15 | BURY(LSC) | h | 1-2 | Massanka | |
| 22 | SUNDERLAND | h | kick off 1 p.m. | ||
| 29 | LEEDS | a | kick off 1 p.m. | ||