1961/62
| 19 / 8 / 61 | D2 | H | Leyton Orient | D | 0 - 0 | 26,638 | |
| 23 / 8 / 61 | D2 | H | Walsall | W | 1 - 0 | 33,821 | |
| 26 / 8 / 61 | D2 | A | Preston North End | W | 1 - 0 | 14,122 | |
| 29 / 8 / 61 | D2 | A | Walsall | L | 0 - 1 | 25,453 | |
| 02 / 9 / 61 | D2 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0 - 2 | 28,235 | |
| 09 / 9 / 61 | D2 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 1 - 2 | 18,087 | |
| 13 / 9 / 61 | LC | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 2 - 0 | 14,372 | |
| 16 / 9 / 61 | D2 | H | Swansea Town | D | 2 - 2 | 23,644 | |
| 20 / 9 / 61 | D2 | H | Liverpool | L | 1 - 2 | 38,180 | |
| 23 / 9 / 61 | D2 | A | Southampton | L | 0 - 1 | 20,064 | |
| 30 / 9 / 61 | D2 | H | Luton Town | W | 4 - 1 | 22,452 | |
| 02 / 10 / 61 | LC | A | Sheffield United | D | 2 - 2 | 12,065 | |
| 04 / 10 / 61 | D2 | A | Liverpool | L | 0 - 2 | 52,419 | |
| 07 / 10 / 61 | D2 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 4 - 1 | 22,957 | |
| 11 / 10 / 61 | LC | H | Sheffield United | L | 0 - 2 | 12,595 | |
| 14 / 10 / 61 | D2 | A | Bury | W | 7 - 2 | 13,809 | |
| 21 / 10 / 61 | D2 | H | Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 5 - 0 | 24,408 | |
| 27 / 10 / 61 | D2 | A | Scunthorpe United | L | 2 - 3 | 14,158 | |
| 04 / 11 / 61 | D2 | H | Norwich City | D | 0 - 0 | 25,895 | |
| 11 / 11 / 61 | D2 | A | Rotherham United | D | 0 - 0 | 11,427 | |
| 18 / 11 / 61 | D2 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 5 - 2 | 23,215 | |
| 25 / 11 / 61 | D2 | A | Stoke City | L | 1 - 3 | 22,009 | |
| 02 / 12 / 61 | D2 | H | Sunderland | D | 2 - 2 | 53,991 | |
| 16 / 12 / 61 | D2 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0 - 2 | 13,261 | |
| 23 / 12 / 61 | D2 | H | Preston North End | L | 0 - 2 | 18,775 | |
| 26 / 12 / 61 | D2 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 3 - 4 | 21,038 | |
| 06 / 1 / 62 | FAC | H | Peterborough United | L | 0 - 1 | 42,782 | |
| 13 / 1 / 62 | D2 | A | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1 - 1 | 17,457 | |
| 20 / 1 / 62 | D2 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1 - 1 | 31,950 | |
| 27 / 1 / 62 | D2 | A | Leeds United | W | 1 - 0 | 17,209 | |
| 02 / 2 / 62 | D2 | A | Swansea Town | L | 2 - 3 | 20,000 | |
| 10 / 2 / 62 | D2 | H | Southampton | W | 3 - 2 | 30,564 | |
| 17 / 2 / 62 | D2 | A | Luton Town | L | 0 - 1 | 9,040 | |
| 24 / 2 / 62 | D2 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 1 - 1 | 16,935 | |
| 03 / 3 / 62 | D2 | H | Bury | L | 1 - 2 | 25,853 | |
| 07 / 3 / 62 | D2 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0 - 3 | 21,296 | |
| 10 / 3 / 62 | D2 | A | Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 4 - 0 | 12,286 | |
| 17 / 3 / 62 | D2 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 2 - 1 | 37,931 | |
| 24 / 3 / 62 | D2 | A | Norwich City | D | 0 - 0 | 18,022 | |
| 31 / 3 / 62 | D2 | H | Rotherham United | W | 1 - 0 | 21,865 | |
| 07 / 4 / 62 | D2 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 1 - 2 | 10,770 | |
| 14 / 4 / 62 | D2 | H | Stoke City | W | 2 - 0 | 20,593 | |
| 20 / 4 / 62 | D2 | H | Derby County | W | 3 - 0 | 33,138 | |
| 21 / 4 / 62 | D2 | A | Sunderland | L | 0 - 3 | 57,666 | |
| 23 / 4 / 62 | D2 | A | Derby County | W | 2 - 1 | 10,745 | |
| 28 / 4 / 62 | D2 | H | Leeds United | L | 0 - 3 | 21,708 | |