The most notable feature of this particular season was the Rovers' disturbing away record which involved just one win and a small matter of 66 goals conceded in 21 fixtures. Largely as a result of this, the Rovers could finish no better than 17th in Division Two.

Opening with a bad home defeat at the hands of Stoke City, the Rovers then did well to return from the long trip down to Plymouth with a point. An away defeat at Bristol Rovers followed, before the Rovers entered the unusual situation of playing four consecutive home games within the space of nine days. These matches provided two wins and two draws, with the outstanding result being a six-two thrashing of Leicester City - Alick Jeffrey and Jimmy Walker each scored twice.

A heavy defeat at Nottingham Forest was a bad blow, but the team bounced back with a solid home success over Hull City, before losing heavily at West Ham and Bury during the following few weeks. The Rovers' disappointing away form was causing concern to all connected with the club, and it was all the more annoying bearing in mind how well the team was doing at home, with only one defeat at Belle Vue.

The Christmas period was a busy one with four games to be played in seven days, but the Rovers did well with home wins over Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City and away draws at Rotherham United and in the return game with Lincoln. Due to adverse weather conditions, the Rovers did not play again until mid-January, when, in an amazing game at Hillsborough, they contrived to lose by five goals to two to Sheffield Wednesday after being two goals up at half-time. The 'Owls' would go on to take the Second Division Championship five months later. This result, in a season of largely disappointing results was a massive set back to the team's fragile confidence, and the following six games produced but two draws.

However, a remarkable purple patch in late March gave them fresh hope with four wins in just seven days. The pick of these was a fine 2-1 win at Liverpool of all places, before a gate of nearly 50,000. this subsequently proved to be the Rovers' only away victory of the season, and, indeed, their last win of any kind.

The last six games realised one draw and five defeats. The attendance at the last home game was 5,670 - nearly 7,000 below the season's average. The Rovers supporters were obviously ready for the cricket season!

The FA Cup did offer a degree of solac for the Rovers and their supporters, as they reached the fifth round of the competition for the second successive season. Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers were eliminated, but Tottenham Hotspur roved to be a little too clever when they came to Belle Vue, and eventually beat the Rovers by two goals to nil before an attendance of over 30,000.

Leading scorers (league): Tindill 18, Jeffrey 13, Mooney 12.