| League Two |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-04 | H | Macclesfield Town | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Purser 83 | 4,540 |
| 2 | 10-Aug-04 | A | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Scott 41 | 4,114 |
| 3 | 14-Aug-04 | A | Cheltenham Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Steele 35; Ibehre 68 | 3,346 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-04 | H | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 3,426 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-04 | A | Northampton Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Carlisle 6, 62 | 5,577 |
| 6 | 30-Aug-04 | H | Rochdale | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Steele 26; Newey 77 | 3,243 |
| 7 | 04-Sep-04 | A | Kidderminster Harriers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Alexander 20; Lockwood 69p | 2,367 |
| 8 | 11-Sep-04 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 4-2 | (1-1) | Simpson 34; Steele 63; Carlisle 65; Alexander 70 | 3,972 |
| 9 | 18-Sep-04 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 5,082 |
| 10 | 25-Sep-04 | H | Boston United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,753 |
| 11 | 02-Oct-04 | A | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Steele 20; Alexander 71 | 5,141 |
| 12 | 09-Oct-04 | H | Bury | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Steele 9 | 3,398 |
| 13 | 16-Oct-04 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 4-1 | (3-0) | Steele 17, 85; Scott 19, 25 | 3,718 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-04 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 8,485 |
| 15 | 23-Oct-04 | A | Lincoln City | W | 4-3 | (2-2) | Steele 11, 78, 89; Ibehre 37 | 4,246 |
| 16 | 30-Oct-04 | H | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Scott 51 | 4,359 |
| 17 | 06-Nov-04 | A | Chester City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Steele 38 | 3,125 |
| 18 | 20-Nov-04 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Carlisle 29 | 4,047 |
| 19 | 27-Nov-04 | A | Mansfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Scott 51 | 3,803 |
| 20 | 07-Dec-04 | H | Southend United | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | Lockwood 15p; Scott 59 | 3,852 |
| 21 | 11-Dec-04 | A | Darlington | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 3,702 |
| 22 | 18-Dec-04 | H | Yeovil Town | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | Echanomi 67; Chillingworth 74 | 3,867 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-04 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Lockwood 6p | 8,414 |
| 24 | 28-Dec-04 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Echanomi 88; Chillingworth 90 | 3,777 |
| 25 | 01-Jan-05 | H | Kidderminster Harriers | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Scott 74, 84 | 3,573 |
| 26 | 03-Jan-05 | A | Boston United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | McMahon 32, 90 | 3,183 |
| 27 | 08-Jan-05 | A | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 2,192 |
| 28 | 15-Jan-05 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Echanomi 81 | 3,816 |
| 29 | 22-Jan-05 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 3,288 |
| 30 | 29-Jan-05 | H | Notts County | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Youngs 56; Barnard 85 | 3,440 |
| 31 | 05-Feb-05 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | Echanomi 90 | 3,496 |
| 32 | 12-Feb-05 | H | Swansea City | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Scott 15; McMahon 34; Lockwood 52p | 4,050 |
| 33 | 19-Feb-05 | A | Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 5,162 |
| 34 | 22-Feb-05 | H | Lincoln City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Mackie 83 | 2,436 |
| 35 | 26-Feb-05 | H | Darlington | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Steele 26 | 3,430 |
| 36 | 05-Mar-05 | A | Yeovil Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 6,545 |
| 37 | 12-Mar-05 | H | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Lockwood 72 | 3,759 |
| 38 | 19-Mar-05 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Steele 50 | 2,234 |
| 39 | 25-Mar-05 | H | Cheltenham Town | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | Alexander 50; Mackie 84 | 3,261 |
| 40 | 28-Mar-05 | A | Oxford United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Steele 1; Simpson 72 | 5,320 |
| 41 | 02-Apr-05 | H | Northampton Town | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Mackie 16; Steele 63, 90 | 3,585 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-05 | A | Rochdale | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 2,255 |
| 43 | 15-Apr-05 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Mackie 22 | 9,189 |
| 44 | 23-Apr-05 | H | Chester City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Echanomi 14; Lockwood 31p | 3,192 |
| 45 | 30-Apr-05 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 2-3 | (0-3) | Alexander 48, 49 | 5,333 |
| 46 | 07-May-05 | H | Mansfield Town | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Alexander 26, 33 | 3,882 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 13-Nov-04 | H | Dagenham & Redbridge | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Lockwood 11; Hunt 37; Carlisle 58 | 4,155 |
| 2 | 04-Dec-04 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 4,657 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 24-Aug-04 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | Steele 12 | 1,705 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 28-Sep-04 | A | Woking | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Ibehre 33; Saah 61; Miller 76 | 1,166 |
| 2 | 02-Nov-04 | A | Cambridge United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Ibehre 51; Carlisle 74 | 1,812 |
| 3 | 30-Nov-04 | H | Walsall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Wright(og) 48 | 1,452 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings