| 25-Aug-90 | Swansea City | Home | League | 3-0 | Harvey, Castle, Sayer | 4512 | |
| 29-Aug-90 | Maidstone United | Away | LC r1-1 | 2-2 | Nugent, Berry | 2225 | |
| 1-Sep-90 | Birmingham City | Away | League | 1-3 | Sayer | 5847 | |
| 4-Sep-90 | Maidstone United | Home | LC r1-2 | 4-1 | Harvey, Castle (2), Nugent | 3429 | |
| 8-Sep-90 | Mansfield Town | Home | League | 2-1 | Castle, Harvey | 3692 | |
| 15-Sep-90 | Chester City | Away | League | 0-2 | | 1716 | |
| 17-Sep-90 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | League | 0-3 | | 5510 | |
| 22-Sep-90 | Rotherham United | Home | League | 3-0 | Castle (2, 1 pen), Berry | 3492 | |
| 26-Sep-90 | Charlton Athletic | Away | LC r2-1 | 2-2 | Nugent, Berry | 3238 | |
| 29-Sep-90 | Bradford City | Home | League | 2-1 | Castle (2) | 3756 | |
| 2-Oct-90 | Cambridge United | Away | League | 0-1 | | 4991 | |
| 6-Oct-90 | Huddersfield Town | Away | League | 0-1 | | 4686 | |
| 9-Oct-90 | Charlton Athletic | Home | LC r2-2 | 1-0 | Castle (pen) | 6811 | |
| 13-Oct-90 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | League | 3-2 | Harvey, Nugent, Achampong | 4391 | |
| 20-Oct-90 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | League | 0-1 | | 4118 | |
| 23-Oct-90 | Grimsby Town | Away | League | 2-2 | Achampong, Carter | 6660 | |
| 27-Oct-90 | Reading | Away | League | 2-1 | Nugent, Carter | 4513 | |
| 30-Oct-90 | Crystal Palace | Away | LC r3 | 0-0 | | 12958 | |
| 4-Nov-90 | Fulham | Home | League | 1-0 | Berry | 6158 | |
| 7-Nov-90 | Crystal Palace | Home | LC r3r | 0-1 | | 10158 | |
| 10-Nov-90 | Exeter City | Home | League | 1-0 | Nugent | 3772 | |
| 12-Nov-90 | Fulham | Home | LD s.prg8 | 0-2 | | 1373 | |
| 17-Nov-90 | Southend United | Home | FAC r1 | 3-2 | Castle (2), Nugent | 6095 | |
| 24-Nov-90 | Wigan Athletic | Away | League | 2-1 | Nugent, Berry | 2295 | |
| 2-Dec-90 | Brentford | Away | League | 0-1 | | 7383 | |
| 12-Dec-90 | Colchester United | Away | FAC r2 | 0-0 | | 6150 | |
| 15-Dec-90 | Preston North End | Home | League | 1-0 | Achampong | 3282 | |
| 17-Dec-90 | Colchester United | Home | FAC r2r | 4-1 | Howard, Castle, Carter, Pike | 4615 | |
| 22-Dec-90 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | League | 3-2 | Howard, Berry, Carter | 3899 | |
| 29-Dec-90 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | League | 2-2 | Castle, Achampong | 6139 | |
| 1-Jan-91 | Stoke City | Home | League | 0-2 | | 6369 | |
| 5-Jan-91 | Swindon Town | Home | FAC r3 | 1-1 | Pike | 6697 | |
| 12-Jan-91 | Birmingham City | Home | League | 1-1 | Castle | 4701 | |
| 21-Jan-91 | Swindon Town | Away | FAC r3r | 0-1 | | 7395 | |
| 26-Jan-91 | Chester City | Home | League | 1-0 | Castle | 3435 | |
| 29-Jan-91 | Brentford | Away | LD s.prg8 | 0-2 | | 2526 | |
| 2-Feb-91 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | League | 4-0 | Castle, Pike, Bart-Williams, Cooper | 4314 | |
| 5-Feb-91 | Rotherham United | Away | League | 0-0 | | 4062 | |
| 19-Feb-91 | Bury | Away | League | 0-1 | | 2207 | |
| 23-Feb-91 | Exeter City | Away | League | 0-2 | | 3216 | |
| 3-Mar-91 | Brentford | Home | League | 1-2 | Cooper | 5313 | |
| 9-Mar-91 | Preston North End | Away | League | 1-2 | Bart-Williams | 3651 | |
| 12-Mar-91 | Cambridge United | Home | League | 0-3 | | 4289 | |
| 16-Mar-91 | Bradford City | Away | League | 0-4 | | 5059 | |
| 19-Mar-91 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | League | 0-3 | | 2236 | |
| 23-Mar-91 | Huddersfield Town | Home | League | 1-0 | Nugent | 3289 | |
| 30-Mar-91 | Bury | Home | League | 1-0 | Cooper | 3535 | |
| 1-Apr-91 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | League | 3-3 | Cooper (2), Taylor | 3048 | |
| 6-Apr-91 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | League | 2-0 | Bond (og), Carter | 4294 | |
| 9-Apr-91 | Southend United | Home | League | 0-1 | | 6297 | |
| 13-Apr-91 | Stoke City | Away | League | 2-1 | Cooper (2) | 8070 | |
| 16-Apr-91 | Mansfield Town | Away | League | 3-3 | Castle, Cooper (2) | 2050 | |
| 20-Apr-91 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | League | 0-1 | | 7926 | |
| 23-Apr-91 | Wigan Athletic | Home | League | 1-1 | Tomlinson | 2613 | |
| 27-Apr-91 | Grimsby Town | Home | League | 0-2 | | 4302 | |
| 30-Apr-91 | Swansea City | Away | League | 0-0 | | 2132 | |
| 4-May-91 | Reading | Home | League | 4-0 | Howard, Berry, Castle (pen), Carter | 2644 | |
| 7-May-91 | Southend United | Away | League | 1-1 | Day | 8759 | |
| 11-May-91 | Fulham | Away | League | 1-1 | Howard | 6590 | |