Date
Comp
Round
Opposition
Ven
Result
Lge Pos.
Attendance
Details
Aug
25
FLN
1
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L
3
-
6
-
c. 18,000
Sep
1
FLN
2
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
H
W
1
-
0
-
22,300
8
FLN
3
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
H
L
0
-
2
-
c. 24,000
13
FLN
4
Sheffield United
A
L
0
-
4
-
c. 12,000
15
FLN
5
Huddersfield Town
A
L
1
-
4
-
12,555
22
FLN
6
Chesterfield
A
L
0
-
3
-
c. 14,000
29
FLN
7
CHESTERFIELD
H
L
0
-
5
-
19,300
Oct
6
FLN
8
BARNSLEY
H
W
1
-
0
-
c. 14,000
13
FLN
9
Barnsley
A
L
2
-
4
-
14,580
17
FLN
10
STOKE CITY
H
W
4
-
2
-
c. 10,000
20
FLN
11
Everton
A
L
0
-
4
-
c. 30,000
27
FLN
12
EVERTON
H
L
0
-
4
-
c. 20,000
Nov
3
FLN
13
BOLTON WANDERERS
H
W
1
-
0
-
13,381
10
FLN
14
Bolton Wanderers
A
W
2
-
1
-
18,336
17
FLN
15
Preston North End
A
D
1
-
1
-
c. 10,000
24
FLN
16
PRESTON NORTH END
H
L
0
-
1
-
c. 12,000
Dec
1
FLN
17
Leeds United
A
L
2
-
4
-
9,509
8
FLN
18
LEEDS UNITED
H
W
5
-
1
-
10,106
15
FLN
19
Manchester United
A
L
1
-
2
-
19,500
22
FLN
20
MANCHESTER UNITED
H
W
4
-
2
-
c. 20,000
25
FLN
21
BURNLEY
H
D
1
-
1
-
c. 24,000
26
FLN
22
Burnley
A
W
3
-
2
-
22,427
29
FLN
23
SHEFFIELD UNITED
H
L
1
-
2
-
c. 18,000
Jan
1
FLN
24
Middlesbrough
A
L
0
-
1
-
29,157
5
FAC
3-L1
Grimsby Town
A
W
3
-
1
-
12,050
9
FAC
3-L2
GRIMSBY TOWN
H
W
2
-
1
-
19,500
Sunderland won 5 - 2 on aggregate
19
FLN
25
Stoke City
A
D
0
-
0
-
c. 14,000
26
FAC
4-L1
BURY
H
W
3
-
1
-
29,003
29
FAC
4-L2
Bury
A
L
4
-
5
-
11,236
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 5 - 3
. Sunderland won 7 - 6 on aggregate
Feb
2
FLN
26
GRIMSBY TOWN
H
W
2
-
0
-
18,000
9
FAC
5-L1
BIRMINGHAM CITY
H
W
1
-
0
-
44,820
13
FAC
5-L2
Birmingham City
A
L
1
-
3
-
c. 38,000
Birmingham City won 3 - 2 on aggregate
16
FLN
27
Blackpool
A
L
0
-
4
-
12,883
23
FLN
28
Liverpool
A
D
2
-
2
-
c. 37,000
Mar
2
FLN
29
LIVERPOOL
H
L
0
-
2
-
c. 20,500
9
FLN
30
BURY
H
W
2
-
1
-
12,500
13
FLN
31
BLACKPOOL
H
W
3
-
1
-
c. 6,000
16
FLN
32
Bury
A
L
0
-
3
-
c. 8,000
23
FLN
33
Blackburn Rovers
A
L
1
-
2
-
7,600
26
FLN
34
Grimsby Town
A
L
1
-
4
-
n/k
30
FLN
35
BLACKBURN ROVERS
H
D
2
-
2
-
14,640
Apr
6
FLN
36
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
H
W
1
-
0
-
14,600
13
FLN
37
Bradford Park Avenue
A
L
0
-
1
-
12,660
17
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GATESHEAD
H
W
3
-
0
-
c. 7,000
19
FLN
38
Manchester City
A
W
2
-
0
-
31,209
20
FLN
39
NEWCASTLE UNITED
H
W
1
-
0
-
c. 37,000
22
FLN
40
MANCHESTER CITY
H
W
4
-
0
-
27,656
27
FLN
41
Newcastle United
A
L
1
-
4
-
29,564
May
4
FLN
42
MIDDLESBROUGH
H
L
0
-
1
-
c. 28,000
8
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F
DARLINGTON
H
L
0
-
2
-
c. 7,000