| League One |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-04 | A | Stockport County | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Carss 45; Booth 87; Abbott 90 | 7,473 |
| 2 | 10-Aug-04 | H | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 11,942 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-04 | H | Hartlepool United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 9,968 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-04 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 26,264 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-04 | H | Peterborough United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | McAliskey 16; Worthington 48 | 9,531 |
| 6 | 30-Aug-04 | A | Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Worthington 83 | 7,068 |
| 7 | 05-Sep-04 | H | Hull City | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Abbott 7; Edwards 19; Brandon 74; Booth 87 | 13,542 |
| 8 | 11-Sep-04 | A | Port Vale | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Abbott 62, 67, 75 | 6,298 |
| 9 | 18-Sep-04 | H | Barnsley | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 14,794 |
| 10 | 25-Sep-04 | A | Bristol City | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | Schofield 28; Abbott 35; Brandon 60 | 10,783 |
| 11 | 02-Oct-04 | H | Walsall | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Abbott 29, 68; Mendes 30 | 11,324 |
| 12 | 09-Oct-04 | A | Torquay United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Mendes 39 | 3,033 |
| 13 | 16-Oct-04 | A | Luton Town | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Mendes 14, 36 | 8,192 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-04 | H | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | Abbott 33 | 10,324 |
| 15 | 23-Oct-04 | H | Milton Keynes Dons | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | Abbott 33, 45p; Mendes 45 | 10,709 |
| 16 | 30-Oct-04 | A | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Booth 15 | 7,676 |
| 17 | 07-Nov-04 | H | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Abbott 71 | 10,810 |
| 18 | 20-Nov-04 | A | Colchester United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 3,972 |
| 19 | 27-Nov-04 | H | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Schofield 41 | 11,127 |
| 20 | 08-Dec-04 | A | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Abbott 19; Brandon 34 | 4,828 |
| 21 | 11-Dec-04 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | Abbott 7 | 8,389 |
| 22 | 18-Dec-04 | H | Bradford City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 17,281 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-04 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Schofield 4; Abbot 8 | 12,243 |
| 24 | 28-Dec-04 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | McAliskey 38; Mirfin 60 | 8,448 |
| 25 | 01-Jan-05 | A | Hull City | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Brandon 40 | 22,291 |
| 26 | 03-Jan-05 | H | Bristol City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Orr(og) 18; Abbott 58 | 11,151 |
| 27 | 08-Jan-05 | H | Torquay United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Sodje 24 | 9,194 |
| 28 | 15-Jan-05 | A | Barnsley | L | 2-4 | (0-3) | Abbott 55p; Booth 70 | 11,725 |
| 29 | 22-Jan-05 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | Abbott 8p; Beckett 35, 45 | 9,754 |
| 30 | 29-Jan-05 | A | Walsall | L | 3-4 | (3-2) | Booth 7; Beckett 11, 33 | 5,727 |
| 31 | 05-Feb-05 | H | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Beckett 90 | 12,611 |
| 32 | 12-Feb-05 | A | Milton Keynes Dons | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Booth 30 | 4,793 |
| 33 | 19-Feb-05 | H | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Beckett 2 | 10,614 |
| 34 | 22-Feb-05 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 7,613 |
| 35 | 26-Feb-05 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Abbott 4, 29 | 11,161 |
| 36 | 05-Mar-05 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 15,417 |
| 37 | 12-Mar-05 | A | Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Mirfin 79 | 4,827 |
| 38 | 19-Mar-05 | H | Stockport County | W | 5-3 | (1-1) | Booth 4; Abbott 51; Mirfin 82; Ahmed 83; Dolan 90 | 11,180 |
| 39 | 25-Mar-05 | A | Hartlepool United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Booth 42 | 6,205 |
| 40 | 29-Mar-05 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Worthington 7 | 17,292 |
| 41 | 02-Apr-05 | A | Peterborough United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Brandon 21; Schofield 84 | 3,976 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-05 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Abbott 1; Booth 43; Brandon 56 | 12,972 |
| 43 | 16-Apr-05 | H | Colchester United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Abbott 20; Schofield 62 | 10,831 |
| 44 | 23-Apr-05 | A | Brentford | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Abbott 26 | 3,351 |
| 45 | 30-Apr-05 | H | Swindon Town | W | 4-0 | (0-0) | Abbott 62, 80; Booth 79; Edwards 85 | 13,559 |
| 46 | 07-May-05 | A | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Mirfin 43 | 7,151 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 13-Nov-04 | A | Stockport County | L | 1-3 | (0-3) | Abbott 90 | 3,479 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 24-Aug-04 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 30,115 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 28-Sep-04 | H | Morecambe | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Mirfin 47; Mendes 84p; Fowler 90 | 3,831 |
| 2 | 02-Nov-04 | A | Blackpool | L | 3-6 | (0-1) | McAliskey 47; Schofield 53; Ahmed 105 [aet] | 3,533 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings