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 DSC SF 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 DSC F DARLINGTON H L 0 - 2 - c. 7,000