| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-Off | Result | |
| Burscough | Wed 10th July | 7.30pm | 2-0 Win | |
| Bamber Bridge | Thur 11th July | 7.30pm | 2-0 Win | |
| Carlisle United | Sun 21st July | 1.00pm | 2-0 Win | |
| Dunfermline | Tue 23rd July | 7.30pm | 3-3 Draw | |
| Dundee | Sat 27th July | 3.00pm | 2-0 Win | |
| Ryan Kidd's Testimonial Manchester City | Tue 30 th July | 7.45pm | 1-3 Loss | |
| Wigan Athletic | Sat 3rd Aug | 3.00pm | 1-1 Draw |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Crystal Palace | Sat 10th | 3.00pm | 1-2 Loss | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Wed 14th | 7.45pm | 2-2 Draw | ||
| Rotherham United | Sat 17th | 3.00pm | 0-0 Draw | ||
| Stoke City | Sat 24th | 3.00pm | 4-3 Win | ||
| Gillingham | Mon 26th | 3.00pm | 1-1 Draw |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Ipswich Town | Sun 1st | 2.00 pm | 0-0 Draw | ||
| Scunthrope | Wed 11th | 7.45pm | 2-0 Win | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sat 14th | 3.00pm | 2-2 Draw | ||
| Watford | Tue 17th | 7.45pm | 1-1 Draw | ||
| Derby County | Sat 21st | 5.3500pm | 0-2 Win | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tue 24th | 7.45pm | 4-0 Loss | ||
| Norwich City | Sat 28th | 3.00pm | 1-2 Loss |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Macclesfield | Tue 1st | 7.45pm | 1-2 Win | ||
| Bradford City | Sat 5th | 3.00pm | 1-1 Draw | ||
| Walsall | Sat 19th | 3.00pm | 3-3 Draw | ||
| Reading | Sat 26th | 3.00pm | 1-0 Win | ||
| Portsmouth | Tue 29th | 7.45pm | 3-2 Loss |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Burnley | Sat 2nd | 5.35pm | 3-1 Win | ||
| Birmingham | Tues 5th | 7.45pm | 0-2 Win | ||
| Millwall | Sat 9th | 3.00pm | 2-1 Loss | ||
| Grimsby Town | Sat 16th | 3.00pm | 3-3 Draw | ||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Sat 23rd | 3.00pm | 2-2 Draw | ||
| Leicester City | Tue 26th | 7.45pm | 2-0 Win | ||
| Coventry City | Sat 30th | 3.00pm | 1-2 Win |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Aston Villa | Sat 3rd or 4th | 3.00pm | 5-0 Loss | ||
| Wimbledon | Sat 7th | 3.00pm | 3-5 Loss | ||
| Grimsby Town | Sat 14th | 3.00pm | 3-0 Win | ||
| Sheffield United | Sat 21st | 3.00pm | 0-1 Loss | ||
| Rotherham United | Tue 26th | 3.00pm | 0-2 Loss | ||
| Crystal Place | Sat 28th | 3.00pm | 2-0 Loss |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Stoke City | Jan 1st | 3.00pm | 1-2 Loss | ||
| Rochdale | Jan 4th | 3.00pm | 1-2 Loss | ||
| Ipswich Town | Sat 18th | 3.00pm | 0-3 Loss | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Sat 25th | 3.00pm | 1-1 Draw |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Gillingham | Sat 1st | 3.00pm | 3-0 Win | ||
| Millwall | Sat 8th | 3.00pm | 2-1 Win | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sat 22nd | 3.00pm | 0-2 Loss |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sat 1st | 3.00pm | 0-1 Win | ||
| Watford | Tue 4th | 7.45pm | 0-1 Win | ||
| Derby County | Sat 8th | 3.00pm | 4-2 Win | ||
| Leicester City | Sat 15th | 5.35pm | 0-2 Loss | ||
| Walsall | Tue 18th | 7.45pm | 5-0 Win | Portsmouth | Sat 22nd | 3.00pm | 1-1 Draw |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Coventry City | Sat 5th | 3.00pm | 2-2 Draw | ||
| Burnley | Tue 8th | 19.45pm | 2-0 Loss | ||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Sat 12th | 3.00pm | 0-2 Win | ||
| Reading | Tue 15th | 19.45pm | 5-1 Loss | ||
| Sheffield United | Sat 19th | 3.00pm | 2-0 Win | ||
| Wimbledon | Mon 21st | 3.00pm | 2-0 Loss | ||
| Bradford City | Sat 26th | 3.00pm | 1-0 Win |
| Fixture | Home/Away | Kick-off | Result | League position | |
| Norwich City | Sun 4th | 3.00pm | 0-2 Loss |
