1984-85 season
Aug 25 a Crystal P.......D 1-1 thompson 6,709
Sep 1 h Carlisle U......W 4-0 garner,miller,thompson 2 5,121
4 a Huddersfield T..D 1-1 brotherston 6,177
8 a Fulham..........L 2-3 keeley,brotherston 4,541
15 h Grimsby T.......W 3-1 garner 2,miller 5,203
18 h Cardiff C.......W 2-1 barker,thompson 5,922
22 a Notts Co........W 3-0 garner,lowey,thompson 5,241
29 h Wimbledon.......W 2-0 garner,thompson 5,911
Oct 6 h Shrewsbury T....W 3-1 fazackerley,garner,thompson 6,226
13 a Birmingham C....W 2-0 thompson 2 12,758
20 h Oldham A........D 1-1 branagan 7,300
27 a Manchester C....L 1-2 brotherston 23,798
Nov 3 a Oxford U........L 1-2 garner 9,292
10 h Brighton HA.....W 2-0 garner,randell 7,341
17 a Middlesbrough...W 2-1 thompson,og 4,815
24 h Charlton A......W 3-0 brotherston,garner,thompson 7,156
Dec 1 a Portsmouth......D 2-2 og 2 16,284
8 h Sheffield U.....W 3-1 quinn 2,thompson 9,284
15 a Wolves..........W 3-0 quinn 2,randell 7,538
23 a Carlisle U......W 1-0 fazackerley 10,730
26 h Leeds U.........W 2-1 brotherston,randell 20,150
29 h Huddersfield T..L 1-3 brotherston 15,524
Jan 1 a Barnsley........D 1-1 brotherston 10,628
12 a Grimsby T.......D 1-1 thompson 7,856
Feb 2 a Wimbledon.......D 1-1 quinn 4,011
9 h Fulham..........W 2-1 quinn,thompson 11,023
23 h Oxford U........D 1-1 quinn 12,006
Mar 2 h Manchester C....L 0-1 22,137
6 a Brighton HA.....L 1-3 fazackerley 11,117
9 a Oldham A........L 0-2 6,992
16 h Birmingham C....W 2-1 barker,lowey 10,596
23 a Shrewsbury T....L 0-3 4,979
30 h Notts Co........W 1-0 garner 7,132
Apr 6 a Leeds U.........D 0-0 15,843
8 h Barnsley........D 0-0 9,322
13 a Cardiff C.......W 2-1 garner,miller 3,387
20 h Middlesbrough...W 3-0 garner,miller,thompson 8,216
23 h Crystal P.......L 0-1 9,725
27 a Charlton A......L 0-1 4,327
May 4 h Portsmouth......L 0-1 7,747
6 a Sheffield U.....W 3-1 quinn 3 7,697
11 h Wolves..........W 3-0 fazackerley,keeley,lowey 9,543
Final League Position: 5th in Division Two
Manager: Bob Saxton
FA Cup: 5th round
League Cup: 2nd round
League Records;
Chris Thompson - 15 goals
Mick Rathbone - 42 apps
Average Gate; 9,647