Date Comp Round Opposition Ven Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details

Aug 19 Lge 1 Charlton Athletic A L 3 - 5 16 49,742

22 Lge 2 Newcastle United A L 1 - 2 19 58,490

26 Lge 3 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H W 3 - 2 17 57,137

29 Lge 4 MANCHESTER CITY H L 4 - 5 18 49,434

31 Lge 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 1 - 3 18 41,442

Sep 5 Lge 6 Cardiff City A D 1 - 1 19 41,500

12 Lge 7 ARSENAL H W 7 - 1 17 59,808

14 Lge 8 Aston Villa A L 1 - 3 17 32,751

19 Lge 9 Portsmouth A L 1 - 4 21 39,053

26 Lge 10 BLACKPOOL H W 3 - 2 18 60,998

Oct 3 Lge 11 Chelsea A D 2 - 2 19 56,685

5 F West Ham United A L 0 - 2 - c. 26,500

10 Lge 12 Manchester United A L 0 - 1 20 34,617

17 Lge 13 BOLTON WANDERERS H L 1 - 2 22 45,358

21 F RACING CLUB PARIS H W 5 - 2 - 30,377

24 Lge 14 Preston North End A L 2 - 6 22 35,200

31 Lge 15 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H W 4 - 3 22 38,345

Nov 4 F RAPID VIENNA H L 2 - 3 - 33,332

7 Lge 16 West Bromwich Albion A L 0 - 2 22 35,850

14 Lge 17 LIVERPOOL H W 3 - 2 20 36,639

21 Lge 18 Sheffield Wednesday A D 2 - 2 18 38,120

23 F EAST FIFE H D 2 - 2 - 18,493

28 Lge 19 MIDDLESBROUGH H L 0 - 2 21 41,538

30 DSC SF DARLINGTON H D 1 - 1 - 5,272

Dec 5 Lge 20 Burnley A L 1 - 5 22 27,835

12 Lge 21 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H W 2 - 1 21 29,652

19 Lge 22 NEWCASTLE UNITED H D 1 - 1 20 49,922

25 Lge 23 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H D 1 - 1 20 36,751

26 Lge 24 Huddersfield Town A L 1 - 2 21 40,898

Jan 1 Lge 25 ASTON VILLA H W 2 - 0 20 44,337

2 Lge 26 Manchester City A L 1 - 2 21 22,742

9 FAC 3 DONCASTER ROVERS H L 0 - 2 - 49,435

16 Lge 27 CARDIFF CITY H W 5 - 0 20 40,629

23 Lge 28 Arsenal A W 4 - 1 18 60,218

30 F LEEDS UNITED H W 5 - 2 - 16,963

Feb 6 Lge 29 PORTSMOUTH H W 3 - 1 16 45,935

8 F HIBERNIAN H D 2 - 2 - 14,064

13 Lge 30 Blackpool A L 0 - 3 18 23,058

20 Lge 31 CHELSEA H L 1 - 2 19 45,755

27 Lge 32 MANCHESTER UNITED H L 0 - 2 19 38,400

Mar 6 Lge 33 Bolton Wanderers A L 1 - 3 19 21,336

20 Lge 34 Tottenham Hotspur A W 3 - 0 19 39,397

27 F BLACKPOOL H L 1 - 2 - 10,148

31 Lge 35 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H W 2 - 1 19 26,632

Apr 3 Lge 36 Liverpool A L 3 - 4 19 30,417

7 Lge 37 PRESTON NORTH END H D 2 - 2 18 36,143

7 DSC SF-R Darlington A W 4 - 1 - 1,920

After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 1 - 1

10 Lge 38 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H L 2 - 4 19 36,982

16 Lge 39 SHEFFIELD UNITED H D 2 - 2 19 49,419

17 Lge 40 Middlesbrough A D 0 - 0 19 38,558

19 Lge 41 Sheffield United A W 3 - 1 19 31,387

22 DSC F HARTLEPOOLS UNITED H L 0 - 3 - 3,278

24 Lge 42 BURNLEY H W 2 - 1 18 28,014