| Date | Opponent | Comp | Venue | Result | Attendance |
Scorer(s)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 Aug | Aston Villa | L | H | 2-1 | 20,101 | Sheringham, Berger |
| Sat 23 Aug | Manchester City | L | A | 1-1 | 46,287 | Yakubu |
| Tue 26 Aug | Bolton Wanderers | L | H | 4-0 | 20,113 | Sheringham (3), Stone |
| Sat 30 Aug | Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | A | 0-0 | 28,860 | |
| Sat 13 Sept | Arsenal | L | A | 1-1 | 38,052 | Sheringham |
| Sat 20 Sept | Blackburn Rovers | L | H | 1-2 | 20,024 | De Zeeuw |
| Tue 23 Sept | Northampton Town | LC2 | H | 5-2 | 11,130 | Sherwood (2), Roberts (2), Taylor |
| Sat 27 Sept | Birmingham City | L | A | 0-2 | 29,057 | |
| Sat 4 Oct | Charlton Athletic | L | H | 1-2 | 20,106 | Sheringham |
| Sat 18 Oct | Liverpool | L | H | 1-0 | 20,123 | Berger |
| Sat 25 Oct | Newcastle United | L | A | 0-3 | 56,121 | |
| Wed 29 Oct | Nottingham Forest | LC3 | A | 4-2 | 20,078 | |
| Sat 1 Nov | Manchester United | L | A | 0-3 | 69,639 | |
| Sat 8 Nov | Leeds United | L | H | 6-1 | 20,112 | Stefanovic, O’Neil, Foxe, Berger, Yakubu |
| Mon 24 Nov | Fulham | L | A | 0-2 | 15,624 | |
| Sat 29 Nov | Leicester City | L | H | 0-2 | 20,061 | |
| Tue 2 Dec | Southampton | LC4 | A | 0-2 | 29,201 | |
| Sat 6 Dec | Middlesbrough | L | A | 0-0 | 28,031 | |
| Sat 13 Dec | Everton | L | H | 1-2 | 20,101 | Roberts |
| Sun 21 Dec | Southampton | L | A | 0-3 | 31,697 | |
| Fri 26 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur | L | H | 2-0 | 20,078 | Berger (2) |
| Sun 28 Dec | Chelsea | L | A | 0-3 | 41,552 | |
| Sat 3 Jan | Blackpool | FAC3 | H | 2-1 | 13,479 | Schemmel, Yakubu |
| Tue 6 Jan | Aston Villa | L | A | 1-2 | 28,625 | Yakubu |
| Sat 10 Jan | Manchester City | L | H | 4-2 | 20,120 | Sheringham, Stefanovic, Yakubu (2)) |
| Sat 17 Jan | Bolton Wanderers | L | A | 0-1 | 26,558 | |
| Sat 24 Jan | Scunthorpe | FAC4 | H | 2-1 | 17,508 | Taylor (2) |
| Sat 31 Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | H | 0-0 | 20,112 | |
| Sat 7 Feb | Tottenham Hotspur | L | A | 3-4 | 36,107 | Berkovic, LuaLua, Mornar |
| Wed 11 Feb | Chelsea | L | H | 0-2 | 20,140 | |
| Sun 15 Feb | Liverpool | FAC5 | A | 1-1 | 34,669 | Taylor |
| Sun 22 Feb | Liverpool | FAC5r | H | 1-0 | 19,529 | Hughes |
| Sun 29 Feb | Newcastle United | L | H | 1-1 | 20,140 | LuaLua |
| Sat 6 Mar | Arsenal | FAC6 | H | 1-5 | 20,137 | Sheringham |
| Sat 13 Mar | Everton | L | A | 0-1 | 40,105 | |
| Wed 17 Mar | Liverpool | L | A | 0-3 | 34,663 | |
| Sun 21 Mar | Southampton | L | H | 1-0 | 20,140 | Yakubu |
| Sat 27 Mar | Blackburn Rovers | L | A | 2-1 | 22,855 | Sheringham, Yakubu |
| Sat 10 April | Charlton Athletic | L | A | 1-1 | 26,385 | Yakubu |
| Mon 12 Apr | Birmingham City | L | H | 3-1 | 20,104 | Stefanovic, LuaLua, Yakubu |
| Sat 17 Apr | Manchester United | L | H | 1-0 | 20,140 | Stone |
| Sun 25 Apr | Leeds United | L | A | 2-1 | 39,273 | Yakubu, LuaLua |
| Sat 1 May | Fulham | L | H | 1-1 | 20,065 | Yakubu |
| Tue 4 May | Arsenal | L | H | 1-1 | 20,140 | Yakubu |
| Sat 8 May | Leicester City | L | A | 1-3 | 31,536 | Quashie |
| Sat 15 May | Middlesbrough | L | H | 5-1 | 20,134 | Yakubu (4, 1 pen), Sheringham |
