| August | ||||
| 25 | Charlton Athletic | A | Won 2-4 | Woodward 2, Seal, Jones |
| 29 | Huddersfield Town - League Cup | H | Won 1-0 | Opponent own-goal |
| September | ||||
| 1 | Halifax Town | H | Drew 1-1 | Jones |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Lost 4-0 | |
| 10 | Walsall | H | Drew 1-1 | Butler |
| 15 | Port Vale | H | Won 3-1 | Swallow 2, Seal |
| 19 | Chesterfield | A | Won 0-2 | Pollard, Jones |
| 22 | Watford | A | Drew 1-1 | Pollard |
| 29 | Aldershot | H | Won 3-1 | Seal, Lyons 2 |
| October | ||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | H | Drew 0-0 | |
| 6 | Cambridge United | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa - League Cup | H | Won 1-0 | Peachey |
| 12 | Wrexham | H | Won 1-0 | Peachey |
| 16 | Walsall | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 27 | Tranmere Rovers | H | Drew 2-0 | Swallow, Seal |
| 31 | Orient - League Cup | A | Drew 1-1 | Swallow |
| November | ||||
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 6 | Orient - League Cup replay | H | Won 2-1* | Holmes, Butler |
| 10 | Southend United | H | Won 1-0 | Jones |
| 12 | Hereford United | H | Drew 0-0 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | A | Won 0-2 | Jones, Peachey |
| 21 | Manchester City - League Cup | H | Drew 0-0 | |
| 24 | Mansfield Town - FA Cup | H | Drew 0-0 | |
| December | ||||
| 5 | Manchester City - League Cup replay | A | Lost 4-1 | Pollard |
| 8 | Southport | H | Won 4-0 | Seal, Jones, Pollard, Peachey |
| 10 | Mansfield Town - FA Cup | A | Lost 5-3 | Jones 2, Swallow |
| 22 | Aldershot | A | Drew 2-2 | Seal, Woodward |
| 26 | Grimsby Town | H | Drew 1-1 | Woodward (pen) |
| 29 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Won 1-0 | Pollard |
| January | ||||
| 5 | Rochdale | H | Won 2-1 | Jones, Seal |
| 12 | Port Vale | A | Drew 2-2 | Seal, Holmes |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | H | Lost 0-1 | |
| February | ||||
| 3 | Rochdale | A | Won 1-3 | Jones 2, Seal |
| 10 | Watford | H | Drew 2-2 | Seal, Holmes |
| 20 | Wrexham | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| 24 | Cambridge United | H | Won 2-0 | Seal, Opponent own-goal |
| March | ||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | A | Won 1-2 | Seal, Lyons (pen) |
| 6 | Bournemouth | H | Won 4-1 | Topping, Lyons 2 (1 pen), Seal |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | A | Lost 2-1 | Burrows |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | H | Won 2-1 | Jones, Holmes |
| 24 | Southend United | A | Drew 3-3 | Jones 2, Seal |
| 27 | Bournemouth | A | Won 1-3 | Jones, Seal, Holmes |
| 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | Won 3-0 | Burrows, Jones 2 |
| April | ||||
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | H | Drew 1-1 | Seal |
| 6 | Hereford United | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | H | Won 2-1 | Holmes (pen), Jones |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | H | Lost 0-1 | |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | A | Won 0-1 | Seal |
| 19 | Southport | A | Drew 1-1 | Lyons |
| 27 | Oldham Athletic | H | Drew 1-1 | Jones |
| 30 | Halifax Town | A | Lost 2-1 | Hunter |
| May | ||||
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | A | Won 0-2 | Seal, Opponent own-goal |
* After extra-time
Manager: Tom Johnston
Finished 3rd Division Three - promoted.
Squad: Crawford, Stone, Burrows, Taylor, Swallow, Topping, Holmes, Woodward, Seal, Jones, Butler, Pollard, Hillyard, Calvert, Lyons, Wilson, Peachey, Hunter, Wann, Robb.
Stats: David Batter's book, York City: The Complete Record