| Date | Opponents | Ven | Res | Scorers | |
| Aug | 18 | Rochdale | a | 3-1 | og Waine(2) |
| Sep | 1 | Preston North End | a | 2-1 | Barratt Hindle |
| 8 | Tranmere R (Cup) | h | 1-2 | Barrett | |
| 15 | Carlisle United | a | 0-2 | ||
| 22 | Bury | h | 3-1 | Waine(2 1pen) Pilkington | |
| Oct | 8 | Preston NE (Cup) | a | 2-4 | Chaplow Hindle |
| 20 | Blackpool | a | 3-2 | Pilkington O'Neill Barrett | |
| 27 | Oldham Athletic | a | 3-1 | og Leeson(2) | |
| Nov | 3 | Blackpool (Cup) | a | 1-2 | Barrett |
| 17 | Carlisle United | h | 6-1 | Eves Pilkington Hindle Waine(2) Barrett | |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | h | 1-4 | O'Neill | |
| 24 | Bury | a | 0-1 | ||
| Dec | 15 | Wigan Athletic | a | 0-2 | |
| Jan | 12 | Blackpool | h | 3-1 | Hindle(2) Chaplow |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | a | 1-2 | Rasmussen | |
| Feb | 2 | Rochdale | h | P-P | this fixture was not played |
| 16 | Preston North End | h | 4-0 | O'Neill(2) Pilkington(2) | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | h | 1-0 | Leeson(pen) | |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | h | 1-4 | O'Neill |