
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/08/1971 | FLC1 | READING | H | 4-0 | Hill,Wilks,Watson,Tydeman | 6578 | | |
| 21/08/1971 | Div 4 | SOUTHPORT | H | 2-1 | Yeo(2) | 6421 | | |
| 28/08/1971 | Div 4 | Chester | A | 1-5 | Yeo | 3302 | | |
| 01/09/1971 | Div 4 | CAMBRIDGE UTD | H | 2-0 | Williams,Yeo | 6424 | | |
| 04/09/1971 | Div 4 | ALDERSHOT | H | 0-1 | 5406 | | ||
| 08/09/1971 | FLC2 | Notts County | A | 2-1 | Wilks,Watson | 12650 | | |
| 11/09/1971 | Div 4 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-0 | Watson | 2575 | | |
| 18/09/1971 | Div 4 | HARTLEPOOL UTD | H | 1-0 | Yeo | 5477 | | |
| 25/09/1971 | Div 4 | Peterborough Utd | A | 1-2 | Yeo | 4917 | | |
| 29/09/1971 | Div 4 | WORKINGTON | H | 0-0 | 5856 | | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Div 4 | DONCASTER ROVERS | H | 2-0 | Yeo,Peach | 4899 | | |
| 06/10/1971 | FLC3 | GRIMSBY TOWN | H | 1-1 | Yeo | 9038 | | |
| 09/10/1971 | Div 4 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-2 | Yeo | 10381 | | |
| 12/10/1971 | FLC3R | Grimsby Town | A | 0-1 | 15804 | | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Div 4 | DARLINGTON | H | 4-2 | Peach(p),Yeo(2),Wilks | 4625 | | |
| 20/10/1971 | Div 4 | Exeter City | A | 1-1 | Yeo | 3656 | | |
| 23/10/1971 | Div 4 | NEWPORT COUNTY | H | 1-2 | Tydeman | 5817 | | |
| 29/10/1971 | Div 4 | Colchester Utd | A | 2-2 | Peach(p),Yeo | 6622 | | |
| 06/11/1971 | Div 4 | STOCKPORT COUNTY | H | 3-2 | Knight,Wilks,Yeo | 4896 | | |
| 13/11/1971 | Div 4 | Reading | A | 2-1 | Knight,Tydeman | 4342 | | |
| 20/11/1971 | FAC1 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | H | 3-2 | Galvin,Wilks,Yeo | 7842 | | |
| 27/11/1971 | Div 4 | Brentford | A | 3-1 | Peach,Bickle,Yeo | 10940 | | |
| 04/12/1971 | Div 4 | SCUNTHORPE UTD | H | 0-1 | 6988 | | ||
| 11/12/1971 | FAC2 | Romford | A | 1-0 | Wilks | 8359 | | |
| 18/12/1971 | Div 4 | Aldershot | A | 2-0 | Bickle,Peach | 3730 | | |
| 27/12/1971 | Div 4 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 4-1 | Yeo(2),Wilks,Peach | 11795 | | |
| 01/01/1972 | Div 4 | Hartlepool Utd | A | 1-3 | Galvin | 2932 | | |
| 08/01/1972 | Div 4 | CHESTER | H | 1-0 | Bickle | 5614 | | |
| 15/01/1972 | FAC3 | Swansea | A | 0-1 | 5099 | | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Div 4 | Workington | A | 1-1 | Williams | 2405 | | |
| 29/01/1972 | Div 4 | EXETER CITY | H | 0-2 | 3755 | | ||
| 05/02/1972 | Div 4 | BARROW | H | 1-1 | Wilks | 4331 | | |
| 26/02/1972 | Div 4 | Stockport County | A | 1-2 | Bickle | 1596 | | |
| 04/03/1972 | Div 4 | READING | H | 4-2 | Woolcott,Yeo,Wilks,Hill | 4351 | | |
| 09/03/1972 | Div 4 | Lincoln City | A | 1-1 | Bickle | 8621 | | |
| 11/03/1972 | Div 4 | GRIMSBY TOWN | H | 0-1 | 4279 | | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Div 4 | CREWE ALEXANDRA | H | 2-1 | Woolcott(2) | 3733 | | |
| 01/04/1972 | Div 4 | Northampton Town | A | 1-6 | Woolcott | 2625 | | |
| 03/04/1972 | Div 4 | PETERBOROUGH UTD | H | 1-1 | Williams | 4218 | | |
| 15/04/1972 | Div 4 | BRENTFORD | H | 0-1 | 5719 | | ||
| 19/04/1972 | Div 4 | LINCOLN CITY | H | 3-3 | Peach,Bickle,Yeo | 3538 | | |
| 22/04/1972 | Div 4 | Scunthorpe Utd | A | 3-3 | Yeo(2),Knight | 5504 | | |
| 26/04/1972 | Div 4 | Cambridge Utd | A | 1-2 | Wilks | 3220 | | |
| 29/04/1972 | Div 4 | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 0-0 | 6092 | | ||
| 01/05/1972 | Div 4 | Darlington | A | 0-0 | 2250 | | ||
| 03/05/1972 | Div 4 | Southend Utd | A | 2-2 | Wilks,Woolcott | 15854 | |