| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
| 09/08/03 | A | Burnley | 3-2 | Freedman 3. |
| 16/08/03 | H | Watford | 1-0 | Shipperley. |
| 23/08/03 | A | Wimbledon | 3-1 | Butterfield. Freedman. Hughes. |
| 26/08/03 | H | Sheffield United 8pm | 1-2 | Johnson. |
| 30/08/03 | A | Millwall | 1-1 | Watson. |
| 13/09/03 | A | Sunderland | 1-2 | Johnson. |
| 16/09/03 | H | Bradford City | 0-1 | |
| 20/09/03 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Freedman. Johnson. |
| 27/09/03 | A | Norwich City | 1-2 | Derry. |
| 01/10/03 | A | West Ham United | 0-3 | |
| 04/10/03 | H | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Routledge. Shipperley. |
| 14/10/03 | H | Derby County | 1-1 | Butterfield. |
| 18/10/03 | H | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Freedman. |
| 21/10/03 | H | Ipswich Town | 3-4 | Johnson. Freedman 2. |
| 25/10/03 | A | Gillingham | 0-1 | |
| 01/11/03 | A | Wigan 12.30pm | 0-5 | |
| 08/11/03 | H | Preston North End | 1-1 | Johnson. |
| 22/11/03 | A | Walsall | 0-0 | |
| 25/11/03 | A | Stoke City 7.45pm | 1-0 | Johnson. |
| 29/11/03 | H | Coventry City | 1-1 | Edwards. |
| 06/12/03 | A | Preston North End | 1-4 | Derry. |
| 09/12/03 | H | Crewe Alexandra | 1-3 | Butterfield. |
| 13/12/03 | H | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Johnson. |
| 20/12/03 | A | Reading 5.35pm | 3-0 | Johnson 2. Routledge. |
| 26/12/03 | H | Millwall 12 noon | 0-1 | |
| 28/12/03 | A | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Johnson 2. Gray. |
| 10/01/04 | H | Burnley | 0-0 | |
| 17/01/04 | A | Watford | 5-1 | Johnson 2. Routledge. Gray. Freedman. |
| 24/01/04 | A | Bradford City | 2-1 | Johnson. Shipperley. |
| 31/01/04 | H | Wimbledon | 3-1 | Johnson 2. Granville. |
| 07/02/04 | A | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Johnson. Popovic. Shipperley. |
| 14/02/04 | H | Stoke City | 6-3 | Johnson 3. Hughes. Shipperley. Routledge. |
| 21/02/04 | A | Derby County | 1-2 | Hughes. |
| 28/02/04 | H | Gillingham | 1-0 | Butterfield. |
| 06/03/04 | H | Reading | 2-2 | Freedman. Johnson. |
| 13/03/04 | A | Nottingham Forest | 2-3 | Shipperley. Granville. |
| 20/03/04 | H | Norwich City | 1-0 | Routledge. |
| 27/03/04 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | |
| 06/04/04 | A | Rotherham United 7.45pm | 2-1 | Gray. Shipperley. |
| 10/04/04 | A | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Johnson. Routledge. |
| 12/04/04 | H | West Ham United | 1-0 | Freedman. |
| 17/04/04 | H | Wigan | 1-1 | Granville. |
| 21/04/04 | H | Sunderland 8pm | 3-0 | Johnson. Shipperley. Freedman. |
| 24/04/04 | A | Crewe Alexandra | 3-2 | Johnson 3. |
| 01/05/04 | H | Walsall | 1-0 | Johnson. |
| 09/05/04 | A | Coventry City 1pm | 1-2 | Freedman. |
