| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1938 | Away | Ipswich Town | League | 2–4 | L | 19242 | → |
| 31 August 1938 | Home | Torquay United | League | 1–1 | D | 6022 | → |
| 3 September 1938 | Home | Reading | League | 2–0 | W | 8725 | → |
| 7 September 1938 | Home | Q P R | League | 2–1 | W | 6999 | → |
| 10 September 1938 | Away | Bristol Rovers | League | 1–4 | L | 8967 | → |
| 17 September 1938 | Home | Brighton + H.A. | League | 1–1 | D | 8274 | → |
| 24 September 1938 | Away | Bournemouth + BA | League | 4–0 | W | 7975 | → |
| 28 September 1938 | Away | Northampton Town | League | 1–1 | D | 0 | → |
| 1 October 1938 | Home | Walsall | League | 2–0 | W | 7326 | → |
| 5 October 1938 | Home | Northampton Town | League | 2–3 | L | 1000 | → |
| 8 October 1938 | Away | Mansfield Town | League | 1–3 | L | 5472 | → |
| 15 October 1938 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 2–3 | L | 7619 | → |
| 22 October 1938 | Away | Clapton Orient | League | 0–5 | L | 9744 | → |
| 29 October 1938 | Home | Watford | League | 3–0 | W | 6385 | → |
| 5 November 1938 | Away | Crystal Palace | League | 3–4 | L | 17685 | → |
| 12 November 1938 | Home | Bristol City | League | 2–0 | W | 5957 | → |
| 19 November 1938 | Away | Aldershot | League | 0–1 | L | 5583 | → |
| 26 November 1938 | Home | Corinthians | FA Cup | 3–0 | W | 10068 | → |
| 3 December 1938 | Away | Northampton Town | League | 2–2 | D | 5568 | → |
| 10 December 1938 | Away | Port Vale | FA Cup | 1–0 | W | 7933 | → |
| 17 December 1938 | Away | Port Vale | League | 2–2 | D | 4209 | → |
| 27 December 1938 | Away | Exeter City | League | 3–3 | D | 9601 | → |
| 31 December 1938 | Away | Reading | League | 0–3 | L | 6272 | → |
| 11 January 1939 | Away | Chesterfield | FA Cup | 1–1 | D | 6121 | → |
| 14 January 1939 | Home | Bristol Rovers | League | 3–2 | W | 5610 | → |
| 16 January 1939 | Home | Chesterfield | FA Cup | 4–3 | W | 11393 | → |
| 21 January 1939 | Away | Blackburn Rovers | FA Cup | 2–4 | L | 21200 | → |
| 28 January 1939 | Home | Bournemouth + BA | League | 2–2 | D | 5845 | → |
| 4 February 1939 | Away | Walsall | League | 2–0 | W | 8459 | → |
| 8 February 1939 | Away | Brighton + H.A. | League | 0–3 | L | 5408 | → |
| 11 February 1939 | Home | Mansfield Town | League | 2–0 | W | 6195 | → |
| 18 February 1939 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 1–2 | L | 8270 | → |
| 25 February 1939 | Home | Clapton Orient | League | 1–0 | W | 4497 | → |
| 4 March 1939 | Away | Watford | League | 0–3 | L | 5708 | → |
| 11 March 1939 | Home | Crystal Palace | League | 3–1 | W | 6244 | → |
| 18 March 1939 | Away | Bristol City | League | 0–1 | L | 7747 | → |
| 25 March 1939 | Home | Aldershot | League | 2–1 | W | 5563 | → |
| 1 April 1939 | Away | Notts County | League | 1–4 | L | 9467 | → |
| 7 April 1939 | Home | Cardiff City | League | 2–0 | W | 9299 | → |
| 8 April 1939 | Home | Northampton Town | League | 2–0 | W | 7031 | → |
| 10 April 1939 | Away | Cardiff City | League | 0–1 | L | 8220 | → |
| 12 April 1939 | Home | Exeter City | League | 0–1 | L | 3218 | → |
| 15 April 1939 | Away | Newport County | League | 0–3 | L | 11397 | → |
| 19 April 1939 | Home | Ipswich Town | League | 0–0 | D | 3984 | → |
| 22 April 1939 | Home | Port Vale | League | 0–0 | D | 4239 | → |
| 25 April 1939 | Home | Notts County | League | 1–0 | W | 2270 | → |
| 29 April 1939 | Away | Torquay United | League | 0–2 | L | 2704 | → |
| 2 May 1939 | Home | Newport County | League | 5–0 | W | 2815 | → |
| 6 May 1939 | Away | Q P R | League | 1–1 | D | 5702 | → |