| August | ||||
| 16 | Portsmouth | H | Won 2-1 | Lyons, McMordie |
| 20 | Bradford City (League Cup) | A | Lost 2-0 | |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | A | Lost 2-1 | Downing |
| 26 | Bradford City (League Cup) | H | Won 3-0 | Seal 2, Jones |
| 30 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Lost 2-1 | Jones |
| September | ||||
| 6 | West Brom | A | Drew 2-2 | Seal, Jones |
| 10 | Liverpool (League Cup) | H | Lost 0-1 | |
| 13 | Notts County | H | Lost 1-2 | McMordie |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | A | Drew 1-1 | Seal |
| 23 | Orient | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| 27 | Oxford United | H | Won 2-0 | Swallow, Wann |
| October | ||||
| 4 | Chelsea | A | Drew 0-0 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | A | Lost 2-0 | |
| 18 | Bristol City | H | Lost 1-4 | Cave |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | H | Lost 1-3 | Jones |
| 25 | Southampton | A | Lost 2-0 | |
| November | ||||
| 1 | Sunderland | H | Lost 1-4 | Jones |
| 4 | Luton Town | A | Lost 4-0 | |
| 8 | Carlisle United | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| 15 | Fulham | H | Won 1-0 | Holmes (pen) |
| 22 | Bristol City | A | Lost 4-1 | Seal |
| 29 | Nottingham Forest | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| December | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | H | Lost 1-2 | Seal |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | H | Drew 0-0 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | A | Won 0-1 | Hinch |
| 26 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Won 2-1 | Holmes (pen), Hosker |
| 27 | Blackpool | A | Drew 0-0 | Holmes |
| January | ||||
| 3 | Hereford United (FA Cup) | H | Won 2-1 | Seal, Hosker |
| 10 | Notts County | A | Lost 4-0 | |
| 17 | West Brom | H | Lost 0-1 | |
| 24 | Chelsea (FA Cup) | H | Lost 0-2 | |
| 31 | Charlton Athletic | A | Lost 3-2 | Cave, Pollard |
| February | ||||
| 7 | Luton Town | H | Lost 2-3 | Holmes (pen), Pollard |
| 14 | Carlisle United | H | Lost 1-2 | Holmes |
| 21 | Fulham | A | Lost 2-0 | |
| 24 | Orient | H | Lost 0-2 | |
| 28 | Southampton | H | Won 2-1 | Cave, Hinch |
| March | ||||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | H | Won 1-0 | Cave |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | H | Won 3-2 | Hinch, Pollard 2 |
| 27 | Hull City | A | Drew 1-1 | Cave |
| 30 | Sunderland | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| April | ||||
| 3 | Oxford United | A | Lost 1-0 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | H | Won 3-1 | Hinch, Pollard, Cave |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Won 1-2 | Hinch, Cave |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Lost 4-0 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | H | Drew 1-1 | Holmes |
| 24 | Chelsea | H | Drew 2-2 | Seal, Cave |
Manager: Wilf McGuninness
Finished 21st in Division Two - relegated.
Squad: Crawford, Oliver, Downing, Holmes, Swallow, Topping, Lyons, Cave, Seal, Jones, McMordie, Woodward, Calvert, Stone, Pollard, Wann, Hinch, Hunter, Creamer, Hosker, Scott, Taylor, James.
Stats: David Batter's book, York City: The Complete Record