| DATE | OPPONENTS | VEN | RES | SCORERS | |
| Jul | 17 | ASHTON UNITED | a | 2-1 | Agyei, Rylah |
| 24 | SHEFFIELD | a | 4-0 | Frost, Agyei(2), Lowe | |
| 28 | RAMSBOTTOM | a | 2-2 | Trialist Frost | |
| 31 | COLWYN BAY | a | 2-2 | Frost, Lowe | |
| Aug | 2 | WEST BROM | a | 1-3 | Sordell |
| 12 | WIGAN | h | 1-2 | Smith | |
| 19 | ROCHDALE | h | 2-0 | Long, Massanka | |
| 25 | FLEETWOOD | h | 0-1 | ||
| 28 | DERBY | a | 2-3 | Massanka(2) | |
| Sep | 2 | PORT VALE | h | 1-1 | Agyei |
| 4 | MANCHESTER CITY | a | 6-2 | C Long, Marney, Jackson, Hennings(2), Agyei | |
| 7 | WOLVES | a | 1-0 | Agyei | |
| 11 | MIDDLESBROUGH | h | 1-1 | Massanka | |
| 15 | EVERTON | a | 4-0 | Massanka(2), Barton(pen), Dummigan | |
| 22 | HARTLEPOOL | h | 3-0 | Barton, Ulvestad, Hendrie | |
| 24 | FLEETWOOD ( CL CUP) | h | 3-3 | Dummigan, Massanka(2 1pen) | |
| 28 | WIGAN (U21 CUP) | h | 3-0 | Massanka(2), Anderson | |
| Oct | 5 | ASTON VILLA | a | 1-2 | Frost |
| 12 | BARNSLEY(U21 CUP) | h | 3-1 | Jackson, Hendrie, Massanka | |
| 20 | BRADFORD (CUP) | a | 4-1 | Frost, own goal, Metz(2) | |
| 28 | ROCHDALE | h | 2-5 | Hennings, Ginnelly | |
| Nov | 3 | OLDHAM | h | 4-5 | Frost, Marney, Smith, Ginnelly |
| 9 | BLACKBURN (U21 CUP) | h | 1-3 | Massanka | |
| 12 | MORECAMBE (CL CUP) | h | 1-0 | Ginnelly | |
| 17 | EVERTON | a | 4-2 | Ginnelly, Dolling(2), O'Neill | |
| 25 | HARTLEPOOL | h | 0-0 | ||
| Dec | 1 | ROCHDALE | h | 4-3 | Massanka(2), C Long, Kightly(pen) |
| 4 | FLEETWOOD | a | 1-3 | Frost | |
| 22 | LIVERPOOL | a | kick off 1 p.m. | ||
| Jan | 26 | BIRMINGHAM | a | kick off 1 p.m. | |
| Mar | 22 | SWANSEA | a | kick off 2 p.m. | |
| Apr | 19 | NEWCASTLE | h | kick off 1 p.m. | |