Directors: JH Ireland (Chairman), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman), GS Clark, GP Devine, HJ Marshall, P Shaw (Secretary). Manager: Bill McGarry (to 13 May). Coach: Sammy Chung. Captain: Mike Bailey. Playing Staff: Kevan Aston, Mike Bailey, Norman Bell, George Berry, John Black, Colin Brazier, Willie Carr, Wayne Clarke, Stephen Cousins, Steve Crompton, Steven Cutler, Steve Daley, Maurice Daly, Derek Dougan, Mel Eves, John Farley, David Field, Chris Fleming, Allan Gallagher, Don Gardner, Stuart Garnham, Bobby Gould, Bob Hazell, Stephen Hemsley, Kenny Hibbitt, Andrew Jackson, Derek Jefferson, Kevin Jones, James Kelly, Steve Kindon, Peter Knowles, Martin Loftus, Paul Longmore, Gary Marsh, Paul Marsh, Gary Matthews, John McAlle, Bob McNab, Paul Moss, Moston, Frank Munro, Gerry O’Hara, Geoff Palmer, Phil Parkes, Derek Parkin, Paul Parry, Martin Patching, Ian Pearson, Bob Peck, Gary Pierce, Barry Powell, Carlton Richards, David Richards, John Richards, Dave Silman, Chrinda Singh, Alan Sunderland, Dave Syrett, Gerry Taylor, Anthony Thomas, Kenny Todd, Gary Tranter, Gary Tysall, Dave Wagstaffe, Tony Walker, Richard Wellings, Paul Wilding, Nigel Williams, Peter Withe, Steven Wooldridge, Simon Worthington, Sammy Wright.

 
July

21 (a) Norrkoping W 3-0 Details [Friendly]
23 (a) Kalmar W 1-0 Details [Friendly]
24 (a) Malmo W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
27 (a) Halmstad W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
29 (a) Helsingborg W 4-0 Details [Friendly]

August

4 (a) Bedford Town W 1-0 Details [Friendly]
7 (a) Brighton & Hove Albion W 2-0 Details [Friendly]
9 (H) Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
16 (H) Manchester United L 0-2 Details
20 (a) Stoke City D 2-2 Details
23 (a) Middlesbrough L 0-1 Details
26 (H) Queens Park Rangers D 2-2 Details
30 (H) Arsenal D 0-0 Details

September

6 (a) Leeds United L 0-3 Details
9 (a) Swindon Town D 2-2 Details [FLC2]
13 (H) Birmingham City W 2-0 Details
16 (H) Swindon Town W 3-2 Details [FLC2R]
20 (a) Newcastle United L 1-5 Details
23 (H) Aston Villa D 0-0 Details
27 (H) West Ham United L 0-1 Details

October

4 (a) Liverpool L 0-2 Details
7 (a) Birmingham City W 2-0 Details [FLC3]
11 (H) Sheffield United W 5-1 Details
14 (a) Telford United W 1-0 Details [Friendly]
18 (a) Derby County L 2-3 Details
20 (H) International XI D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
25 (H) Everton L 1-2 Details

November 

1 (a) Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 Details
8 (H) Ipswich Town W 1-0 Details
12 (a) Mansfield Town L 0-1 Details [FLC4]
15 (a) Burnley W 5-1 Details
22 (H) Derby County D 0-0 Details
29 (H) Manchester City L 0-4 Details

December

6 (a) Leicester City L 0-2 Details
13 (H) Middlesbrough L 1-2 Details
20 (a) Manchester United L 0-1 Details
26 (H) Coventry City L 0-1 Details
27 (a) Norwich City D 1-1 Details

January

3 (H) Arsenal W 3-0 Details [FAC3]
10 (a) Birmingham City W 1-0 Details
17 (H) Leeds United D 1-1 Details
24 (a) Ipswich Town D 0-0 Details [FAC4]
27 (H) Ipswich Town W 1-0 Details [FAC4R]
31 (H) Stoke City W 2-1 Details

February

7 (a) Queens Park Rangers L 2-4 Details
14 (H) Charlton Athletic W 3-0 Details [FAC5]
17 (a) Ipswich Town L 0-3 Details
21 (H) Burnley W 3-2 Details
24 (a) Aston Villa D 1-1 Details
28 (a) Everton L 0-3 Details

March

6 (a) Manchester United D 1-1 Details [FAC6]
9 (H) Manchester United L 2-3 Details [FAC6R]
13 (a) Sheffield United W 4-1 Details
16 (H) Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Details
20 (a) Manchester City L 2-3 Details
27 (H) Leicester City D 2-2 Details

April

3 (a) West Ham United D 0-0 Details
10 (H) Newcastle United W 5-0 Details
13 (a) Arsenal L 1-2 Details
17 (a) Coventry City L 1-3 Details
19 (H) Norwich City W 1-0 Details
24 (H) Liverpool P-P

May

4 (H) Liverpool L 1-3 Details
25 (@ Gibraltar) Blackburn Rovers W 3-2 Details [Friendly]
27 (@ Gibraltar) Sheffield United W 4-1 Details [Friendly]