Directors: JH Ireland (Chairman), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman), GS Clark, JH Marshall, HJ Marshall, JT Howley (Secretary & General Manager). Manager: Ronnie Allen (from 24 July). Coaches & Trainers: Jack Dowen, George Palmer, Ron Bradley. Captain: Mike Bailey. Playing Staff: Ainger, Robert Aldwinckle, Glen Andrews, Alan Arnett, Alan Aubrey, Michael Bailey, John Ball, R Ball, Neil Beddows, Stephen Bird, Bloor, John Brindley, Lee Brogden, Derk Brown, Pat, Buckley, Ronald Burns, David Burnside, Richard Bursztyn, Campbell, Trevor Carnwall, Chambers, David Clive, Pat Connolly, David Cooke, Cooper, William Coulthard, Crichton, Adrian Crowley, Geoffrey Crudgington, Dangerfield, Stuart Darfield, Fred Davies, John Day, Derek Dougan, Alun Evans, Keith Evans, John Farrington, Ron Flowers, Alan Forrest, Stephen Gale, David Galvin, James Gardiner, John Garfield, Kevin Grayley, Brian Green, Roger Grice, A Griffiths, Doug Griffiths, Gucat, Philip Guest, Alan Harris, Harrison, Bob Hatton, Graham Hawkins, Peter Haywood, Rodney Hemphill, Hilditch, John Holsgrove, Malcolm Horne, Robert Hughes, Ernie Hunt, Gordon Hutchinson, John Joyce, Bertie Lutton, Dave MacLaren, Brian Makings, George Marshall, David Martin, Mason, Matchwick, John McAlle, Thomas McAteer, Ian McDonald, Robert McGregor, Hugh McIlmoyle, Alan Murray, Oldfield, Ollin, Phil Parkes, Sidney Pickerill, Anthony Plumb, Preece, Leslie Randle, Riches, Grenville Riley, Paul Rimmer, Stewart Ross, Jimmy Seal, Fred Siddall, Silto, Smith, Robert Stephenson, Terry Swift, Gerry Taylor, Brian Thompson, Dave Thompson, Bobby Thomson, Charles Veale, Dave Wagstaffe, Clifford Wakelin, Brian Walker, Paul Walker, Ian Wallace, Michael Ward, Robert Webb, Phil Weir, Terry Wharton, Sam Williams, Joseph Wilson, Leslie Wilson, David Woodfield, Bobby Woodruff, Ian Woods, Raymond Worthington. Club Finances: The club made a profit of just over £2,000. United States Soccer Association Championship Western Division

 
August

9 (a) FC Zurich L 1-3 Details [Friendly]
12 (a) Servette D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
15 (H) Pre Season Practice Match Details
20 (H) Birmingham City L 1-2 Details
27 (a) Ipswich Town L 1-3 Details
31 (a) Cardiff City W 3-0 Details

September

3 (H) Bristol City D 1-1 Details
7 (H) Crystal Palace D 1-1 Details
10 (a) Carlisle United W 3-1 Details
13 (H) Mansfield Town W 2-1 Details [FLC2]
17 (H) Blackburn Rovers W 4-0 Details
21 (H) Cardiff City W 7-1 Details
24 (a) Bolton Wanderers D 0-0 Details

October

1 (H) Charlton Athletic W 1-0 Details
5 (a) Fulham L 0-5 Details [FLC3]
8 (H) Portsmouth W 3-1 Details
12 (H) International Details
15 (a) Hull City L 1-3 Details
22 (H) Plymouth Argyle W 2-1 Details
29 (a) Northampton Town W 4-0 Details

November

5 (H) Millwall W 2-0 Details
12 (a) Rotherham United D 2-2 Details
19 (H) Preston North End W 3-2 Details
26 (a) Bury L 1-2 Details

December

3 (H) Coventry City L 1-3 Details
10 (a) Norwich City W 2-1 Details
17 (a) Birmingham City L 2-3 Details
24 (H) Derby County W 5-3 Details
26 (a) Derby County W 3-0 Details
31 (H) Ipswich Town D 0-0 Details

January

7 (a) Bristol City L 0-1 Details
14 (H) Carlisle United D 1-1 Details
21 (a) Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 Details
28 (a) Oldham Athletic D 2-2 Details [FAC3]

February

1 (H) Oldham Athletic W 4-1 Details [FAC3R]
4 (H) Bolton Wanderers W 5-2 Details
11 (a) Charlton Athletic W 3-1 Details
18 (H) Everton D 1-1 Details [FAC4]
21 (a) Everton L 0-1 Details [FAC4R]
25 (a) Portsmouth W 3-2 Details

March

4 (H) Northampton Town W 1-0 Details
18 (a) Plymouth Argyle W 1-0 Details
25 (H) Hull City W 4-0 Details
27 (a) Huddersfield Town W 1-0 Details
28 (H) Huddersfield Town W 1-0 Details

April

1 (a) Millwall D 1-1 Details
8 (H) Rotherham United W 2-0 Details
15 (a) Preston North End W 2-1 Details
22 (H) Bury W 4-1 Details
29 (a) Coventry City L 1-3 Details

May

6 (H) Norwich City W 4-1 Details
13 (a) Crystal Palace L 1-4 Details
27 (@ Houston) Bagu D 1-1 Details [Friendly]

June

4 (@ Los Angeles) Cerro W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
7 (@ Cleveland) Stoke City D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
11 (@ Toronto) Hibernian W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
14 (@ Los Angeles) Sunderland 5-1 Details [Friendly]
18 (@ Los Angeles) Glentoran 4-1 Details [Friendly]
20 (@ Washington) Aberdeen D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
25 (@ Los Angeles) Shamrock Rovers D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
28 (@ San Francisco) ADO L 0-1 Details [Friendly]
30 (@ Los Angeles) ADO W 2-0 Details [Friendly]

July

5 (@ Los Angeles) Cagliari D 2-2 Details [Friendly]
8 (@ Dallas) Dundee United D 2-2 Details [Friendly]
10 (@ Washington) Aberdeen L 0-3 Details [Friendly]
14 (@ Los Angeles) Aberdeen W 6-5 Details [Friendly]