| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1959 | Home | Blues v. Whites | Friendly | 6–1 | W | 0 | → |
| 22 August 1959 | Away | Halifax Town | League | 1–2 | L | 7665 | → |
| 24 August 1959 | Home | Q P R | League | 3–2 | W | 12197 | → |
| 29 August 1959 | Home | Bury | League | 0–4 | L | 12973 | → |
| 31 August 1959 | Away | Q P R | League | 0–0 | D | 13360 | → |
| 5 September 1959 | Away | Barnsley | League | 1–4 | L | 5391 | → |
| 7 September 1959 | Home | Mansfield Town | League | 0–2 | L | 11416 | → |
| 12 September 1959 | Home | Southampton | League | 2–4 | L | 10751 | → |
| 14 September 1959 | Away | Mansfield Town | League | 1–1 | D | 7000 | → |
| 19 September 1959 | Away | Reading | League | 1–4 | L | 10211 | → |
| 21 September 1959 | Home | Bradford City | League | 2–1 | W | 10186 | → |
| 26 September 1959 | Home | Shrewsbury Town | League | 2–1 | W | 10669 | → |
| 29 September 1959 | Away | Bradford City | League | 1–3 | L | 8569 | → |
| 3 October 1959 | Away | Port Vale | League | 1–3 | L | 12008 | → |
| 5 October 1959 | Home | Norwich City | League | 1–0 | W | 16568 | → |
| 10 October 1959 | Home | Grimsby Town | League | 3–0 | W | 10462 | → |
| 17 October 1959 | Away | Wrexham | League | 1–3 | L | 9232 | → |
| 24 October 1959 | Home | Tranmere Rovers | League | 7–1 | W | 9533 | → |
| 31 October 1959 | Away | Coventry City | League | 0–2 | L | 14144 | → |
| 7 November 1959 | Home | Accrington Stanley | League | 6–1 | W | 9338 | → |
| 14 November 1959 | Home | Oswestry Town | FA Cup | 6–0 | W | 11710 | → |
| 21 November 1959 | Home | Chesterfield | League | 1–2 | L | 10115 | → |
| 28 November 1959 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 0–2 | L | 8822 | → |
| 5 December 1959 | Away | Southampton | FA Cup | 0–3 | L | 21692 | → |
| 12 December 1959 | Away | Bournemouth + BA | League | 0–0 | D | 10000 | → |
| 19 December 1959 | Home | Halifax Town | League | 3–0 | W | 5722 | → |
| 26 December 1959 | Home | Brentford | League | 2–0 | W | 11771 | → |
| 28 December 1959 | Away | Brentford | League | 1–3 | L | 11750 | → |
| 2 January 1960 | Away | Bury | League | 0–3 | L | 12049 | → |
| 9 January 1960 | Away | Q P R | Friendly | 0–0 | D | 0 | → |
| 23 January 1960 | Away | Southampton | League | 1–3 | L | 13535 | → |
| 30 January 1960 | Home | York City | League | 1–1 | D | 8636 | → |
| 6 February 1960 | Home | Reading | League | 2–0 | W | 8153 | → |
| 13 February 1960 | Away | Shrewsbury Town | League | 3–1 | W | 6263 | → |
| 20 February 1960 | Home | Port Vale | League | 2–1 | W | 6500 | → |
| 20 February 1960 | Home | Peterborough Utd | Friendly | 5–0 | W | 0 | → |
| 27 February 1960 | Away | Grimsby Town | League | 1–1 | D | 8860 | → |
| 29 February 1960 | Home | Barnsley | League | 2–2 | D | 10941 | → |
| 5 March 1960 | Home | Wrexham | League | 1–1 | D | 9296 | → |
| 12 March 1960 | Away | Tranmere Rovers | League | 0–1 | L | 8715 | → |
| 19 March 1960 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 1–3 | L | 8451 | → |
| 21 March 1960 | Away | Newport County | League | 1–1 | D | 5652 | → |
| 26 March 1960 | Away | Accrington Stanley | League | 4–0 | W | 2052 | → |
| 2 April 1960 | Home | Newport County | League | 3–2 | W | 8632 | → |
| 9 April 1960 | Away | Chesterfield | League | 0–1 | L | 5423 | → |
| 15 April 1960 | Away | Colchester United | League | 3–2 | W | 10317 | → |
| 16 April 1960 | Home | Coventry City | League | 1–0 | W | 12152 | → |
| 18 April 1960 | Home | Colchester United | League | 1–0 | W | 12664 | → |
| 23 April 1960 | Away | York City | League | 3–2 | W | 4883 | → |
| 27 April 1960 | Away | Norwich City | League | 3–4 | L | 34908 | → |
| 28 April 1960 | Away | Romford | Friendly | 0–2 | L | 0 | → |
| 30 April 1960 | Home | Bournemouth + BA | League | 3–0 | W | 8071 | → |
| 2 May 1960 | Home | West Ham United | Friendly | 1–5 | L | 9000 | → |
| 6 May 1960 | Home | Newcastle United | Friendly | 3–6 | L | 0 | → |