| Date | Opponents | Ven | Res | Scorers | |
a | |||||
| Jul | 15 | BRADFORD CITY (F) | H | 5-2 | Fletcher(2), og, Devenney, Knowles |
| 21 | Rangers (F) | a | 0-1 | ||
| 24 | Partick Thistle (F) | a | 0-1 | ||
| 26 | Motherwell (F) | a | 3-0 | Fletcher(3 1pen) | |
| 31 | Barnsley (F) | a | 5-0 | Newman(3), Anderson, King | |
| Aug | 2 | Colne (F) | a | 0-2 | |
| 9 | Stoke City (F) | a | 1-2 | Brown | |
| 16 | Carlisle United | a | 4-2 | Harvey(2), Hoskin, Craggs(pen) | |
| 23 | Stockport County | a | 2-0 | Anderson(2) | |
| 30 | MORECAMBE | h | 5-1 | Knowles, Newman, Harvey, Devenney, King | |
| Sep | 6 | Rochdale (F) | a | 2-2 | King Craggs |
| 13 | Stockport County | a | 7-2 | og Fletcher(3) Harvey Devenney Knowles | |
| 20 | ROCHDALE | h | 5-1 | Fletcher(3) Craggs Chaggar | |
| 27 | BLACKPOOL | h | 1-0 | Fletcher | |
| Oct | 4 | Bury | a | 4-3 | Newman(3) Knowles |
| 11 | ROTHERHAM (All Cup) | h | 4-0 | Fletcher(2) Anderson og | |
| 18 | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | h | 2-0 | Harvey Anderson | |
| 25 | Morecambe | a | 7-2 | Fletcher(4) Knowles Lynch Kudiersky | |
| Nov | 1 | PRESTON NORTH END | h | 3-2 | Fletcher Anderson Craggs |
| 8 | Blackpool | a | 1-1 | Fletcher(pen) | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury (All Cup) | a | 2-2 | Devenney Anderson (lost 9-8 on pens) | |
| 29 | Accrington Stanley | a | 5-1 | Fletcher(2) King Kudiersky Newman | |
| Dec | 15 | WEST BROM (FAYC) | h | 3-1 | King Fletcher(pen) Knowles |
| Jan | 15 | EVERTON (FAYC) | h | 1-3 | Craggs |
| 24 | Rochdale | a | 3-2 | Anderson Fletcher Kudiersky | |
| 31 | CARLISLE UNITED | h | 1-3 | Fletcher | |
| Feb | 18 | Bury (Lancs FAYC) | a | 3-1 | Newman Fletcher(2) |
| 21 | TRANMERE ROVERS | h | 2-1 | Newman(2) | |
| 28 | BURY | h | 3-0 | Knowles Fletcher Craggs | |
| Mar | 7 | Walsall | a | 1-3 | Knowles |
| 14 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | h | 2-1 | Devenney(2) | |
| 21 | Wrexham | a | 0-1 | ||
| 28 | CHESTER CITY | h | 3-0 | Newman Devenney Knowles | |
| 30 | Oldham (Lancs FAYC) | a | 3-1 | Fletcher(3) | |
| Apr | 4 | PORT VALE | h | 3-0 | Knowles Newman King |
| 6 | Tranmere (Lancs FAYC) | a | 3-0 | Fletcher(2 1pen) Kudiersky | |
| 11 | TRANMERE ROVERS | h | 2-0 | Newman King | |
| 18 | Macclesfield | a | 0-1 | ||
| 20 | SHREWSBURY TOWN | h | 2-2 | Wilson Devenney | |
| 22 | Preston (Lancs FAYC) | a | 2-3 | Knowles King | |
| 25 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | h | 2-1 | Fletcher(2) | |
| May | 2 | Oldham Athletic | a | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | a | 3-7 | T Taylor, Knowles, Chaggar |
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