| League One |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-04 | A | Hull City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 17,569 |
| 2 | 10-Aug-04 | H | Walsall | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Hayter 72; Elliott 74 | 6,485 |
| 3 | 14-Aug-04 | H | Bristol City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Carl Fletcher 38; Hayter 88 | 6,918 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-04 | A | Milton Keynes Dons | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Hayter 21, 76; Carl Fletcher 90 | 3,230 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-04 | H | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Connell 28 | 5,774 |
| 6 | 30-Aug-04 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 7,404 |
| 7 | 04-Sep-04 | A | Brentford | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Holmes 50 | 5,682 |
| 8 | 11-Sep-04 | H | Colchester United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Stockley(og) 74 | 5,944 |
| 9 | 18-Sep-04 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Spicer 41 | 19,203 |
| 10 | 25-Sep-04 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 5-0 | (4-0) | Rodrigues 3; Hayter 5, 70; Howe 19; O'Connor 25 | 6,588 |
| 11 | 02-Oct-04 | A | Blackpool | D | 3-3 | (2-3) | Hayter 12; Rodrigues 28, 64 | 5,525 |
| 12 | 08-Oct-04 | H | Stockport County | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Stock 22; Hayter 45 | 6,925 |
| 13 | 16-Oct-04 | H | Port Vale | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | Spicer 9; Stock 39, 45; Cummings 46 | 6,119 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-04 | A | Torquay United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Steve Fletcher 57; O'Connor 62 | 3,055 |
| 15 | 23-Oct-04 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Hayter 59, 76 | 5,335 |
| 16 | 30-Oct-04 | H | Barnsley | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Elliott 52 | 7,709 |
| 17 | 06-Nov-04 | A | Peterborough United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Hayter 4 | 4,004 |
| 18 | 20-Nov-04 | H | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 6,565 |
| 19 | 27-Nov-04 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 2-3 | (2-1) | Holmes 34; Stock 45 | 4,376 |
| 20 | 07-Dec-04 | H | Bradford City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Karl Broadhurst 12; Alan Connell 18 | 5,578 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-04 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 8,557 |
| 22 | 18-Dec-04 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | O'Connor 51; Maher 77 | 7,110 |
| 23 | 28-Dec-04 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Spicer 17, 51 | 8,448 |
| 24 | 01-Jan-05 | H | Brentford | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Fletcher 5, 35, 58 | 8,072 |
| 25 | 03-Jan-05 | A | Doncaster Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Spicer 44 | 6,016 |
| 26 | 15-Jan-05 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | O'Connor 11 | 8,847 |
| 27 | 22-Jan-05 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 2-3 | (1-3) | Hayter 45, 62 | 9,754 |
| 28 | 01-Feb-05 | A | Stockport County | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Spicer 6; O'Connor 83 | 3,850 |
| 29 | 05-Feb-05 | A | Port Vale | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | O'Connor 13 | 4,186 |
| 30 | 12-Feb-05 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Fletcher 28; O'Connor 60, 90; Hayter 81 | 6,622 |
| 31 | 15-Feb-05 | A | Colchester United | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | Cummings 47 | 2,820 |
| 32 | 19-Feb-05 | A | Barnsley | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | O'Connor 77 | 8,153 |
| 33 | 22-Feb-05 | H | Torquay United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Maher 29; O'Connor 48p; Fletcher 84 | 5,887 |
| 34 | 26-Feb-05 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Mills 43 | 7,305 |
| 35 | 05-Mar-05 | A | Swindon Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Elliot 1; Hayter 56; Mills 74 | 8,275 |
| 36 | 08-Mar-05 | H | Blackpool | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | Stock 7; Hayter 90p | 5,390 |
| 37 | 12-Mar-05 | A | Walsall | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Fletcher 40; O'Connor 53 | 5,126 |
| 38 | 19-Mar-05 | H | Hull City | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 8,895 |
| 39 | 28-Mar-05 | H | Milton Keynes Dons | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 7,064 |
| 40 | 02-Apr-05 | A | Wrexham | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Purches 58; Elliott 67 | 3,801 |
| 41 | 05-Apr-05 | A | Bristol City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | O'Connor 60, 77p | 12,008 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-05 | H | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 9,058 |
| 43 | 16-Apr-05 | A | Chesterfield | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Fletcher 47, 90; Stock 63 | 4,009 |
| 44 | 23-Apr-05 | H | Peterborough United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 7,929 |
| 45 | 30-Apr-05 | A | Bradford City | L | 2-4 | (0-2) | Hayter 61; Mills 63 | 10,263 |
| 46 | 07-May-05 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Hayter 12, 31 | 8,620 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 13-Nov-04 | A | Forest Green Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Steve Fletcher 24 | 1,837 |
| 1r | 24-Nov-04 | H | Forest Green Rovers | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Connell 10; Spicer 70; Rodrigues 90 | 5,489 |
| 2 | 04-Dec-04 | H | Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Holmes 48; Connell 64 | 5,815 |
| 3 | 08-Jan-05 | H | Chester City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Maher 33; Elliott 56 | 7,653 |
| 4 | 29-Jan-05 | A | Burnley | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 9,944 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 24-Aug-04 | A | Leyton Orient | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Browning 33; Cummings 64; Hayter 71 | 1,705 |
| 2 | 22-Sep-04 | A | Blackburn Rovers | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | O'Connor 13; Broadhurst 82; Spicer 115 [aet, pen 6-7] | 7,226 |
| 3 | 26-Oct-04 | H | Cardiff City | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | Hayter 8, 90; Stock 118 [aet, pen 4-5] | 8,598 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 28-Sep-04 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | Stock 72; Whitehead(og) 90 | 1,278 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings