| DATE | OPPONENTS | H/A | F | A | POS | HT | SCORERS | ATT | AWAY | REFEREE | |||
| Fri 18 Jul | Offenbach Kickers | A | Fr | 19:30 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | McCleary 27, Davies 50 | 3,023 | ||||
| Tue 22 Jul | Burton Albion | A | Fr | 19:15 | 3 | 1 | 1-1 | Davies 23, McGugan 47, Tyson 81 | 2,340 | O.Langford | |||
| Wed 23 Jul | AFC Telford | A | Fr | 19:00 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | Thornhill 7, McCleary 20, Newbold 37, Sinclair 59 | 1,441 | S.Dorr | |||
| Fri 25 Jul | Everton | H | Fr | 19:45 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | Valente og 56 | 15,488 | 2,152 | K.Friend | ||
| Mon 28 Jul | Curzon Ashton | A | Fr | 19:00 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | Sinclair 67 | 524 | D.Bond | |||
| Wed 30 Jul | Sunderland (Live on SETANTA) | H | Fr | 19:45 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 12,573 | 2,377 | A.Woolmer | |||
| Sat 02 Aug | Notts County | A | Fr | 15:00 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | Earnshaw 27, 74, Bennett 34 | 7,665 | R.Booth | |||
| Sun 10 Aug | Reading (Live on SKY) | H | FLC | 13:15 | 0 | 0 | D | 12 | 0-0 | 21,571 | 1,538 | S.Attwell | |
| Wed 13 Aug | Morecombe | H | CC1 | 19:45 | 4 | 0 | W | 1-0 | Cohen 14, Earnshaw 62, 88, Newbold 81 | 4,030 | 414 | C.Boyeson | |
| Sat 16 Aug | Swansea City | A | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 3 | L | 19 | 1-1 | Perch 35 | 16,611 | 1,016 | P.Taylor |
| Sat 23 Aug | Watford | H | FLC | 15:00 | 3 | 2 | W | 14 | 2-1 | Martin 10, Earnshaw 35, Tyson 69 | 20,005 | 1,374 | M.Haywood |
| Wed 27 Aug | Sunderland (Live on SKY) | H | CC2 | 19:45 | 1 | 2 | L | 0-0 | (aet) Earnshaw 60 | 9,198 | 1,509 | I.Williamson | |
| Sat 30 Aug | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 5 | L | 16 | 0-4 | Stearman (og) 54 | 25,301 | 2,591 | G.Hegley |
| Sat 13 Sep | Burnley | H | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 2 | L | 21 | 0-1 | Earnshaw 52 | 20,504 | 1,153 | C.Penton |
| Tue 16 Sep | Preston North End | A | FLC | 19:45 | 1 | 2 | L | 22 | 0-0 | Mawene (og) 67 | 13,145 | 867 | C.Webster |
| Sat 20 Sep | Charlton Athletic | H | FLC | 15:00 | 0 | 0 | D | 23 | 0-0 | 18,771 | 877 | K.Evans | |
| Sat 27 Sep | Plymouth Argyle | A | FLC | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | L | 24 | 0-1 | 12,594 | 1,475 | K.Wright | |
| Tue 30 Sep | Sheffield Wednesday | A | FLC | 19:45 | 0 | 1 | L | 24 | 0-0 | 20,823 | A.D'Urso | ||
| Sat 04 Oct | Crystal Palace | H | FLC | 15:00 | 0 | 2 | L | 24 | 0-1 | 22,811 | 1,444 | R.Beeby | |
| Thu 09 Oct | Republic of Ireland | A | Fr | 19:30 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 4,040 | D.Hancock | ||||
| Sat 18 Oct | QPR | A | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 2 | L | 24 | 0-0 | McGugan 84 | 15,122 | 1,653 | F.Graham |
| Tue 21 Oct | Ipswich Town | H | FLC | 19:45 | 1 | 1 | D | 24 | 1-0 | McCleary 32 | 19,455 | 1,267 | G.Laws |
| Sat 25 Oct | Cardiff City | H | FLC | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | L | 24 | 0-0 | 19,468 | 2,242 | K.Stroud | |
| Tue 28 Oct | Crystal Palace | A | FLC | 19:45 | 2 | 1 | W | 23 | 1-0 | Cohen 28, Thornhill 81 | 15,162 | 1,391 | A.D'Urso |
| Sun 02 Nov | Derby County (Live on SKY) | A | FLC | 13:15 | 1 | 1 | D | 23 | 0-0 | Villa (og) 55 | 33,010 | 2,766 | S.Attwell |
| Sat 08 Nov | Birmingham City | H | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | D | 23 | 0-1 | Perch 52 | 21,415 | 3,152 | P.Dowd |
| Sat 15 Nov | Bristol City | A | FLC | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | D | 23 | 1-1 | Garner 11, Tyson 47 | 17,440 | 1,393 | G.Horwood |
| Sat 22 Nov | Norwich City (Live on SKY) | H | FLC | 17:20 | |||||||||
| Tue 25 Nov | Doncaster Rovers | A | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 29 Nov | Barnsley | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 06 Dec | Coventry City | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Tue 09 Dec | Sheffield United | H | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 13 Dec | Blackpool | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 20 Dec | Southampton | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Fri 26 Dec | Doncaster Rovers | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sun 28 Dec | Norwich City | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 03 Jan | F.A.Cup Round 3 | FAC3 | 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Sat 10 Jan | Charlton Athletic | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 17 Jan | Plymouth Argyle | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 24 Jan | F.A.Cup Round 4 | FAC4 | 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Tue 27 Jan | Sheffield Wednesday | H | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 31 Jan | Cardiff City | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Tue 03 Feb | Ipswich Town | A | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 07 Feb | QPR | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 14 Feb | Birmingham City | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 14 Feb | or F.A.Cup Round 5 | FAC5 | 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Sat 21 Feb | Derby County | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 28 Feb | Reading | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Tue 03 Mar | Preston North End | H | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 07 Mar | Swansea City | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 07 Mar | or F.A.Cup Quarter Finals | FAQF | 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Tue 10 Mar | Watford | A | FLC | 19:45 | |||||||||
| Sat 14 Mar | Burnley | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 21 Mar | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 04 Apr | Barnsley | A | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||
| Sat 11 Apr | Bristol City | H | FLC | 15:00 | |||||||||