| Date | Opponent | Venue | Fixture | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Match Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-46 | Ipswich Town | Home | League | 2-2 | Willshaw, WC Brown | 12530 | |
| 4-Sep-46 | Southend United | Home | League | 1-1 | Baynham | 6799 | |
| 7-Sep-46 | Watford | Away | League | 1-3 | Ballard | 9093 | |
| 11-Sep-46 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | League | 0-2 | 15344 | ||
| 14-Sep-46 | Walsall | Home | League | 1-0 | Willshaw | 8797 | |
| 19-Sep-46 | Southend United | Away | League | 0-0 | 7610 | ||
| 21-Sep-46 | Reading | Away | League | 0-2 | 12366 | ||
| 28-Sep-46 | Crystal Palace | Home | League | 0-1 | 11802 | ||
| 5-Oct-46 | Torquay United | Away | League | 2-3 | Hunt (2) | 5881 | |
| 12-Oct-46 | Mansfield Town | Home | League | 3-1 | Baynham, Fullbrook, Hunt | 9783 | |
| 19-Oct-46 | Norwich City | Away | League | 0-5 | 15948 | ||
| 26-Oct-46 | Notts County | Home | League | 1-3 | Pullen | 7613 | |
| 2-Nov-46 | Northampton Town | Away | League | 1-4 | Hunt | 10173 | |
| 9-Nov-46 | Aldershot | Home | League | 1-3 | Bacon | 7489 | |
| 16-Nov-46 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | League | 1-2 | Hunt | 9044 | |
| 30-Nov-46 | Notts County | Home | FAC r1 | 1-2 | Hunt | 10000 | |
| 7-Dec-46 | Bristol City | Home | League | 4-1 | Pullen (3), Morrad | 7600 | |
| 25-Dec-46 | Cardiff City | Home | League | 0-1 | 12947 | ||
| 28-Dec-46 | Ipswich Town | Away | League | 0-0 | 13039 | ||
| 4-Jan-47 | Watford | Home | League | 3-1 | Pullen (2), Morrad | 9126 | |
| 11-Jan-47 | Exeter City | Home | League | 3-1 | Baynham, Hunt, Morrad | 8577 | |
| 16-Jan-47 | Port Vale | Away | League | 1-2 | Pullen | 6753 | |
| 18-Jan-47 | Walsall | Away | League | 1-3 | Hunt (pen) | 12131 | |
| 25-Jan-47 | Reading | Home | League | 3-3 | Morrad (2), Pullen | 9981 | |
| 1-Feb-47 | Crystal Palace | Away | League | 0-2 | 8326 | ||
| 22-Feb-47 | Norwich City | Home | League | 3-0 | Pullen, Hunt, Smith | 7509 | |
| 8-Mar-47 | Northampton Town | Home | League | 2-1 | Pullen, Roberts | 8567 | |
| 15-Mar-47 | Aldershot | Away | League | 0-0 | 3372 | ||
| 22-Mar-47 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | League | 2-1 | Morrad (2) | 10467 | |
| 29-Mar-47 | Exeter City | Away | League | 1-3 | Pullen | 7387 | |
| 4-Apr-47 | Bristol Rovers | Home | League | 3-0 | Hunt, Morrad, Davidson | 13602 | |
| 5-Apr-47 | Port Vale | Home | League | 5-3 | Pullen (2), Hunt, Roberts, Morrad | 12371 | |
| 7-Apr-47 | Bristol Rovers | Away | League | 1-6 | Morrad | 14045 | |
| 12-Apr-47 | Bristol City | Away | League | 0-3 | 16751 | ||
| 19-Apr-47 | Swindon Town | Home | League | 0-0 | 9804 | ||
| 26-Apr-47 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Away | League | 0-2 | 7780 | ||
| 3-May-47 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | League | 1-1 | Morrad | 13956 | |
| 10-May-47 | Torquay United | Home | League | 0-1 | 11747 | ||
| 17-May-47 | Swindon Town | Away | League | 0-2 | 12064 | ||
| 24-May-47 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Home | League | 2-3 | Smith, Hunt | 9937 | |
| 26-May-47 | Notts County | Away | League | 2-1 | Baynham, Hunt, Morrad | 10785 | |
| 31-May-47 | Mansfield Town | Away | League | 3-1 | Bacon (2), Hunt | 4412 | |
| 7-Jun-47 | Cardiff City | Away | League | 0-1 | 24572 |
