| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attend |
| Aug 12 2000 | Grimsby Town | Away | 2-1 | 5,755 |
| Aug 19 2000 | Sheffield United | Home | 3-0 | 13,948 |
| Aug 22 2000 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 0-1 | 2,445 |
| Aug 26 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0-2 | 19,954 |
| Aug 28 2000 | Wimbledon | Home | 1-1 | 13,519 |
| Sept 2 2000 | Portsmouth | Home | 1-0 | 13,343 |
| Sept 5 2000 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 4-1 | 5,451 |
| Sept 9 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 0-0 | 11,091 |
| Sept 12 2000 | Birmingham City | Away | 1-3 | 16,464 |
| Sept 16 2000 | Stockport County | Home | 1-1 | 12,735 |
| Sept 19 2000 | Coventry City | Home | 1-3 | 10,770 |
| Sept 23 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 3-1 | 17,379 |
| Sept 27 2000 | Coventry City | Away | 1-4 | 7,425 |
| Sept 30 2000 | Crystal Palace | Home | 2-0 | 13,028 |
| Oct 14 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 1-0 | 14, 511 |
| Oct 17 2000 | Norwich City | Home | 1-0 | 13,002 |
| Oct 21 2000 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 0-0 | 13, 161 |
| Oct 24 2000 | Fulham | Away | 1-0 | 14, 354 |
| Oct 28 2000 | Barnsley | Home | 1-2 | 13, 566 |
| Nov 4 2000 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-3 | 19, 504 |
| Nov 11 2000 | Crew Alexandra | Home | 2-1 | 12, 632 |
| Nov 18 2000 | Watford | Away | 3-2 | 13, 066 |
| Nov 25 2000 | West Bromich Albion | Away | 1-3 | 20, 043 |
| Dec 2 2000 | Fulham | Home | 1-1 | 16, 047 |
| Dec 9 2000 | Burnley | Home | 2-1 | 17, 355 |
| Dec 16 2000 | Gillingham | Away | 0-4 | 8, 198 |
| Dec 23 2000 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1-2 | 14, 667 |
| Dec 26 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-0 | 24, 306 |
| Dec 30 2000 | Sheffield United | Away | 2-3 | 22, 316 |
| Jan 1 2001 | Bolton Wanderes | Home | 0-2 | 15, 063 |
| Jan 6 2001 | Stockport County | Home | 0-1 | 9, 975 |
| Jan 10 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 2-3 | 23, 983 |
| Jan 13 2001 | Wimbledon | Away | 1-3 | 7, 242 |
| Feb 3 2001 | Portsmouth | Away | 1-0 | 13, 311 |
| Feb 10 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 5-0 | 14, 423 |
| Feb 13 2001 | Stockport County | Away | 1-0 | 7, 590 |
| Feb 20 2001 | Birmingham City | Home | 0-2 | 14, 864 |
| Feb 24 2001 | Sheffiled Wednesday | Home | 2-0 | 14, 379 |
| Mar 3 2001 | Crystal Palace | Away | 2-0 | 15, 160 |
| Mar 6 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 1-1 | 10, 335 |
| Mar 14 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 2-0 | 15, 457 |
| Mar 17 2001 | Norwich City | Away | 2-1 | 16, 282 |
| Mar 31 2001 | Gillingham | Home | 0-0 | 13, 352 |
| Apr 6 2001 | Burnley | Away | 0-3 | 16, 491 |
| Apr 10 2001 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 0-0 | 13, 185 |
| Apr 14 2001 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-1 | 16, 842 |
| Apr 16 2001 | Barnsley | Away | 4-0 | 16, 361 |
| Apr 22 2001 | Watford | Home | 3-2 | 14, 071 |
| Apr 28 2001 | Crew Alexandra | Away | 3-1 | 9, 415 |
| May 2 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 0-1 | 16, 975 |
| May 6 2001 | West Bromich Albion | Home | 2-1 | 16, 226 |
| May 13 2001 | Birmingham City (Play-off) | Away | 0-1 | -------- |
| May 17 2001 | Birmingham City (Play-off) | Home | 4-2 | 16, 928 |
