Directors: JH Ireland (Chairman), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman), GS Clark, JH Marshall, HJ Marshall, P Shaw (Secretary). Manager: Bill McGarry. Coaches: Sammy Chung, John Jarman. Captain: Mike Bailey. Playing Squad: Alderson, Rod Arnold, Mike Bailey, Barnett, Gordon Beecham, Bevin, David Bourne, S Bourne, Bowes, Mick Bradbury, Brown, K Burton, Calloway, Kevin Charlton, Tony Clark, Derek Clarke, Michael Collins, Neil Cordey, Phillip Cosgriff, A Craske, Hugh Curran, R Dainteth, Steve Daley, R Dams, M Davies, Trevor Davies, D Davis, Doug Devlin, P Dixon, Derek Dougan, E Duevid, Peter Eastoe, M Ellis, D Evans, Gerard Farrell, B Fisher, M Ford, Gibbons, Bobby Gould, Eddie Gould, A Green, B Green, D Green,C Griffiths, G Harris, Daniel Hegan, P Henzall, Kenny Hibbitt, John Holsgrove, Howells, Alan Hughes, Hunter, H James, Johnson, Jones, Mike Kent, Peter Knowles, Kevin Lamb, M Lander, Kazu Lapinski, D Law, Gerrard Lawrence, Robert Lee, J Lewis, Bertie Lutton, D Maddison, John McAlle, Jim McCalliog, Eugene McDonagh, Jim McVeigh, Allen Meredith, A Millington, Anthony Mitchell, Frank Munro, Jeffrey Murphy, Phil Nicholls, Wayne Nicholls, Mike O’Grady, John Oldfield, Geoff Palmer, M Palmer, Phil Parkes, Derek Parkin, Roy Pepper, Clive Podd, K Povey, Barry Powell, Michael Pugh, G Quested, T Reynolds, John Richards, W Richardson, Colin Rimmer, Eric Robinson, Stewart Ross, J Russon, John Rutter, Jimmy Seal, Bernard Shaw, Adrian Shepherd, M Smith, Mike Spelman, Alan Stephens, Alan Sunderland, J Swan, G Tamblyn, Gerry Taylor, J Taylor, Robert Taylor, Clifford Thomas, S Tindale, Paul Tinkler, R Tynan, David Wagstaffe, Paul Walker, T Walton, Carl Warhurst, Ivor Watton, Clive Whitehead, T Whitehead, Graeme Whitehouse, K Wilkes, G Williams, Nigel Williams, R Williams, Leslie Wilson, M Wilson, A Winter, David Woodfield, M Woodhouse, R Wootton, Sammy Wright, John Yates.

 
July

28 (a) VfB Stuttgart L 0-2 Details [Friendly]

August

1 (a) Hanover 96 Details [Friendly]
4 (a) GVAV Groningen L 0-1 Details [Friendly]
10 (H) Hanover 96 D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
11 (a) Stafford Rangers L 2-3 Details [Friendly]
12 (a) Telford United D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
15 (a) Newcastle United L 2-3 Details
19 (H) Derby County L 2-4 Details
22 (H) Tottenham Hotspur L 0-3 Details
25 (a) Coventry City W 1-0 Details
29 (a) Nottingham Forest L 1-4 Details

September

1 (a) Ipswich Town W 3-2 Details
5 (H) Stoke City D 1-1 Details
9 (a) Oxford United L 0-1 Details [FLC2]
12 (a) Chelsea D 2-2 Details
16 (a) Dundee W 2-1 Details [TC1/1]
19 (H) Huddersfield Town W 3-1 Details
26 (a) Burnley W 3-2 Details
29 (H) Dundee D 0-0 Details [TC1/2]

October

3 (H) Manchester United W 3-2 Details
10 (a) Southampton W 2-1 Details
12 (H) England XI W 8-4 Details [Friendly]
17 (H) Newcastle United W 3-2 Details
21 (a) Morton W 3-0 Details [TC2/1]
24 (H) Manchester City W 3-0 Details
31 (a) Liverpool L 0-2 Details

November

3 (H) Morton L 1-2 Details [TC2/2]
7 (H) West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Details
14 (a) West Ham United D 3-3 Details
21 (H) Leeds United L 2-3 Details
28 (a) Crystal Palace D 1-1 Details

December

1 (a) Derry City W 1-0 Details [TCsf1]
5 (H) Blackpool W 1-0 Details
8 (H) Derry City P-P [TCsf2]
12 (a) Arsenal L 1-2 Details
19 (a) Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 Details
26 (H) Everton W 2-0 Details

January

2 (H) Norwich City W 5-1 Details [FAC3]
9 (a) Derby County W 2-1 Details
16 (H) Coventry City D 0-0 Details
23 (a) Derby County L 1-2 Details [FAC4]
30 (H) Crystal Palace W 2-1 Details

February

6 (a) Blackpool W 2-0 Details
13 (H) Arsenal P-P
13 (H) Chelsea W 1-0 Details
20 (a) Leeds United L 0-3 Details
24 (a) Marsa W 5-1 Details [Friendly]
27 (H) Liverpool W 1-0 Details

March

2 (H) Arsenal L 0-3 Details
6 (a) Manchester City D 0-0 Details
13 (H) West Ham United W 2-0 Details
15 (a) Bristol City W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
20 (a) West Bromwich Albion W 4-2 Details
23 (H) Derry City W 4-0 Details [TCsf2]
27 (a) Stoke City P-P
30 (a) Torquay United W 3-2 Details [Friendly]

April

3 (H) Nottingham Forest W 4-0 Details
7 (a) Stoke City L 0-1 Details
10 (a) Everton W 2-1 Details
12 (a) Manchester United L 0-1 Details
13 (H) Chelsea M-M
14 (a) Heart of Midlothian W 3-1 Details [TCf1]
15 (a) Kidderminster Harriers W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
17 (H) Southampton L 0-1 Details
24 (a) Huddersfield Town W 2-1 Details
28 (H) Ipswich Town D 0-0 Details

May

1 (H) Burnley W 1-0 Details
3 (H) Heart of Midlothian L 0-1 Details [TCf2]
5 (a) Israel XI W 3-1 Details [Friendly]
11 (a) Brighton & Hove Albion W 2-0 Details [Friendly]
16 (a) Blantyre D 1-1 Details [Friendly]