| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 11 August 2001 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–1 | 3,534 | Greenacre |
| 2 | 18 August 2001 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 2,774 | |
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Cheltenham Town | A | 3–2 | 3,105 | Disley, Corden |
| 4 | 27 August 2001 | Macclesfield Town | H | 4–0 | 2,681 | Disley, White, Greenacre |
| 5 | 1 September 2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 1–1 | 2,387 | Greenacre |
| 6 | 8 September 2001 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | 3,878 | Greenacre, Corden |
| 7 | 14 September 2001 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–1 | 4,759 | Greenacre, Bacon |
| 8 | 18 September 2001 | Halifax Town | A | 0–1 | 1,880 | |
| 9 | 22 September 2001 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | 3,857 | |
| 10 | 25 September 2001 | Hull City | H | 4–2 | 5,702 | Disley, Hassell, Reddington, Greenacre |
| 11 | 29 September 2001 | Rochdale | A | 1–3 | 3,963 | Greenacre |
| 12 | 5 October 2001 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–2 | 5,168 | Williamson, Greenacre, Disley |
| 13 | 13 October 2001 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | 4,021 | Tankard |
| 14 | 20 October 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–3 | 4,621 | |
| 15 | 23 October 2001 | Torquay United | H | 2–0 | 4,059 | Greenacre, Corden |
| 16 | 27 October 2001 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 1–3 | 4,937 | Bradley |
| 17 | 3 November 2001 | Luton Town | H | 4–1 | 5,973 | Bradley, Greenacre, Pemberton |
| 18 | 10 November 2001 | Carlisle United | A | 1–0 | 2,546 | Greenacre |
| 19 | 20 November 2001 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 5,043 | Lawrence |
| 20 | 23 November 2001 | York City | H | 1–1 | 4,877 | Disley |
| 21 | 4 December 2001 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | 3,240 | Greenacre, Piper |
| 22 | 15 December 2001 | Oxford United | A | 2–3 | 5,437 | Hatswell, Corden |
| 23 | 21 December 2001 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | 3,958 | |
| 24 | 29 December 2001 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–0 | 2,550 | Tankard |
| 25 | 12 January 2002 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 3,300 | |
| 26 | 19 January 2002 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–0 | 4,349 | Lee, Corden, Greenacre |
| 27 | 22 January 2002 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | 3,106 | Lawrence |
| 28 | 29 January 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 1–1 | 4,321 | Pemberton |
| 29 | 2 February 2002 | Rochdale | H | 3–1 | 4,876 | Pemberton, Greenacre |
| 30 | 9 February 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 14,716 | |
| 31 | 12 February 2002 | Lincoln City | A | 4–1 | 4,072 | Pemberton, Williamson, Corden |
| 32 | 16 February 2002 | Darlington | H | 4–2 | 5,107 | Corden, Greenacre, Kelly |
| 33 | 23 February 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–3 | 4,120 | |
| 34 | 26 February 2002 | Halifax Town | H | 2–1 | 4,513 | Kelly, Greenacre |
| 35 | 2 March 2002 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 6,292 | Murray |
| 36 | 5 March 2002 | Hull City | A | 1–4 | 9,158 | Bradley |
| 37 | 9 March 2002 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 4,916 | Murray, Kelly |
| 38 | 16 March 2002 | Swansea City | A | 0–2 | 3,527 | |
| 39 | 19 March 2002 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | 3,316 | |
| 40 | 23 March 2002 | Torquay United | A | 0–0 | 2,676 | |
| 41 | 30 March 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–4 | 5,807 | Murray |
| 42 | 1 April 2002 | Luton Town | A | 3–5 | 8,231 | Murray, Greenacre, Sellars |
| 43 | 6 April 2002 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 3,996 | Murray, White |
| 44 | 9 April 2002 | Cheltenham Town | H | 2–1 | 8,633 | Greenacre, White |
| 45 | 13 April 2002 | York City | A | 1–3 | 5,460 | Murray |
| 46 | 20 April 2002 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 | 8,638 | Corden, White |
