This campaign eventually proved to be a disappointing affair, with the Rovers ending in 22nd place in the old Division Four. This, of course, meant that they had to apply for re-election to the Football League, and whilst they eventually did so successfully, there was something to enjoy during the course of the season. Not least a League Cup victory at Hillsborough, and an excellent win at Grimsby Town in the last match of the season.

The season opened so promisingly with a good win at Hartlepool and then a useful draw at York City, before the Rovers could only draw their first home game against Scunthorpe United. The next five fixtures yielded but a single point, although this was a good one, won at old rivals Barnsley.

Two successive home wins at the start of October served to boost the Rovers flagging fortunes, but a further run of poor results saw the Rovers back in the bottom four before too long. Team manager, Stan Anderson, must have seen the danger signals and resigned his position a month later. This led to the appointment of former Leeds United and Scotland star, Billy Bremner in his place, and as is usual in these cases, the team responded positively to the introduction of a new manager.

The New Year saw the Rovers enjoy a fine run of five wins in six matches. This included excellent victories at Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra, but we must also mention the game at Bournemouth which resulted in a 7-1 victory for the home side. To their credit, the Rovers did bounce back with three straight wins, but from then on, it was to prove a dire struggle to avoid the ignomy of applying for re-election. The Easter games provided a little light relief with a home victory over Crewe Alexandra and a draw against Halifax Town, also at Belle Vue.

The team continued to struggle, however, and by the last match of the season, their fate was sealed. Grimsby Town were already promoted by this time, and were an outside bet for the Fourth Division Championship if Reading, the current leaders, lost on the last day. The Rovers rose to the occasion and beat the "Mariners" by the odd goal in seven, with former Town striker, Jack Lewis, notching a memorable hat-trick for the visitors.

Thus, the Rovers ended their league season as they had started it, with a 4-3 away win. It was only the bit in between that spoiled things!

The Cup games did provide a little diversion. Huddersfield were beaten at Belle Vue in the first round of the FA Cup, before the Rovers lost to Shrewsbury Town for the third successive season, this game having been played at Gay Meadow. The League Cup saw the Rovers lose out to Sheffield Wednesday after taking the "Owls" to a third game, following each team winning the away leg of their First Round meeting.

Leading scorers: Owen 10, Lewis 7