| Match | Date | Opponents | Venue | HT | FT | Result | Pts | Pos | Scorers | Att |
| PSF | July 14, 2012 | Radcliffe Boro | Away | 3-1 | 6-1 | W | 0 | 0 | Bishop, Harrad (2), Marshall, Elford-Alliyu, John-Lewis | 0 |
| PSF | July 24, 2012 | Burnley | Home | 0-0 | 0-1 | L | 0 | 0 | | 1981 |
| PSF | July 28, 2012 | Morecambe | Away | 1-0 | 2-0 | W | 0 | 0 | Bishop (pen), Harrad | 0 |
| PSF | July 31, 2012 | Birmingham City | Home | 0-5 | 1-5 | L | 0 | 0 | Elford-Alliyu | 807 |
| PSF | August 2, 2012 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 0-2 | 1-4 | L | 0 | 0 | Harrop | 315 |
| PSF | August 4, 2012 | Bradford City | Away | 2-0 | 3-0 | W | 0 | 0 | Own Goal, John-Lewis, Elford-Alliyu | 0 |
| PSF | August 8, 2012 | Ramsbottom United | Away | 0-0 | 1-2 | L | 0 | 0 | Rugg | 0 |
| Lge Cup | August 11, 2012 | Middlesbrough | Home | 0-1 | 1-2 | L | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 2964 |
| 1 | August 18, 2012 | Brentford | Home | 0-0 | 0-0 | D | 1 | 14 | | 2659 |
| 2 | August 21, 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1-1 | 1-2 | L | 1 | 16 | Skarz | 6380 |
| 3 | August 25, 2012 | Coventry City | Away | 0-2 | 2-2 | D | 2 | 19 | Healey (pen), John-Lewis | 10285 |
| 4 | September 1, 2012 | Notts County | Home | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 2 | 22 | | 2725 |
| 5 | September 8, 2012 | Preston North End | Home | 0-1 | 1-2 | L | 2 | 23 | Skarz | 5213 |
| 6 | September 15, 2012 | Sheffield United | Away | 1-1 | 1-1 | D | 3 | 22 | Sweeney | 16866 |
| 7 | September 18, 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 0-1 | 0-3 | L | 3 | 24 | | 4976 |
| 8 | September 22, 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 0-1 | 1-4 | L | 3 | 24 | John-Lewis | 2321 |
| 9 | September 29, 2012 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 2-2 | D | 4 | 24 | Hopper, Cullen | 2660 |
| 10 | October 6, 2012 | Swindon Town | Home | 0-1 | 0-1 | L | 4 | 24 | | 2683 |
| FL Trophy | October 9, 2012 | Rochdale | Away | 0-1 | 1-1 | D | 0 | 0 | (pens: 5-4) Schumacher | 2826 |
| 11 | October 13, 2012 | Crawley Town | Away | 0-1 | 2-3 | L | 4 | 24 | Hopper, Bishop | 3300 |
| 12 | October 16, 2012 | Carlisle United | Home | 1-0 | 1-1 | D | 5 | 24 | Thompson | 1913 |
| 13 | October 19, 2012 | Yeovil Town | Away | 0-1 | 1-2 | L | 5 | 24 | Poleon | 3386 |
| 14 | October 23, 2012 | Hartlepool United | Home | 1-0 | 2-1 | W | 8 | 23 | Hopper, Worrall | 1877 |
| 15 | October 27, 2012 | Walsall | Home | 1-1 | 1-1 | D | 9 | 23 | Poleon | 2514 |
| FA Cup | November 3, 2012 | Exeter City | Home | 1-0 | 1-0 | W | 0 | 0 | Sodje | 1821 |
| 16 | November 6, 2012 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1-0 | 2-1 | W | 12 | 23 | Own Goal, Schumacher (pen) | 4120 |
| 17 | November 10, 2012 | Portsmouth | Home | 1-0 | 2-0 | W | 15 | 22 | Lockwood, Schumacher (pen) | 3280 |
| 18 | November 17, 2012 | Colchester United | Away | 0-0 | 0-2 | L | 15 | 23 | | 3214 |
| 19 | November 20, 2012 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 1-0 | 2-1 | W | 18 | 22 | Schumacher, Hewitt | 3027 |
| 20 | November 24, 2012 | Bournemouth | Home | 1-0 | 2-2 | D | 19 | 21 | Hewitt, Worrall | 2541 |
| FA Cup | December 1, 2012 | Southend United | Home | 1-1 | 1-1 | D | 0 | 0 | Doherty (pen) | 2391 |
| 21 | December 8, 2012 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 19 | 22 | | 2121 |
| FA Cup | December 11, 2012 | Southend United | Away | 0-0 | 1-1 | D | 0 | 0 | (Pens: 2-3) Thompson | 3043 |
| 22 | December 15, 2012 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 0-0 | 0-1 | L | 19 | 23 | | 4648 |
| FL Trophy | December 18, 2012 | Preston North End | Home | 0-1 | 3-3 | D | 0 | 0 | (pens: 4-5) Skarz, Doherty, Schumacher | 2023 |
| 23 | December 22, 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 1-1 | 2-2 | D | 20 | 22 | Doherty, Schumacher | 2536 |
| 24 | December 26, 2012 | Preston North End | Away | 0-0 | 0-0 | D | 21 | 22 | | 12014 |
| 25 | December 29, 2012 | Carlisle United | Away | 0-2 | 1-2 | L | 21 | 22 | Schumacher | 4435 |
| 26 | January 1, 2013 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 0-0 | 0-1 | L | 21 | 22 | | 3208 |
| 27 | January 12, 2013 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 0-1 | 1-1 | D | 22 | 22 | Schumacher | 7384 |
| 28 | January 26, 2013 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 0-0 | 0-0 | D | 23 | 22 | | 4795 |
| 29 | February 2, 2013 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 2-0 | 2-0 | W | 26 | 21 | Bishop, Ajose | 3618 |
| 30 | February 9, 2013 | Brentford | Away | 0-0 | 2-2 | D | 27 | 22 | Soares, Ajose | 5137 |
| 31 | February 12, 2013 | Sheffield United | Home | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 27 | 22 | | 3064 |
| 32 | February 16, 2013 | Coventry City | Home | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 27 | 22 | | 3745 |
| 33 | February 22, 2013 | Notts County | Away | 1-0 | 1-4 | L | 27 | 22 | Schumacher | 5795 |
| 34 | February 26, 2013 | Swindon Town | Away | 1-0 | 1-0 | W | 30 | 22 | Schumacher | 7508 |
| 35 | March 2, 2013 | Crawley Town | Home | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 30 | 22 | | 2491 |
| 36 | March 9, 2013 | Portsmouth | Away | 0-0 | 0-2 | L | 30 | 24 | | 11493 |
| 37 | March 16, 2013 | Colchester United | Home | 1-2 | 1-2 | L | 30 | 24 | Fagan | 2018 |
| 38 | March 19, 2013 | Stevenage | Home | 0-0 | 2-0 | W | 33 | 22 | Jones, Clarke-Harris | 1396 |
| 39 | March 23, 2013 | Bournemouth | Away | 1-1 | 1-4 | L | 33 | 23 | Bishop | 7229 |
| 40 | March 29, 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 0-1 | 2-2 | D | 34 | 23 | Soares, Bishop (pen) | 2749 |
| 41 | April 1, 2013 | Leyton Orient | Away | 0-2 | 0-2 | L | 34 | 23 | | 3713 |
| 42 | April 6, 2013 | Hartlepool United | Away | 0-1 | 0-2 | L | 34 | 24 | | 2939 |
| 43 | April 13, 2013 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 0-0 | 0-1 | L | 34 | 24 | | 4558 |
| 44 | April 16, 2013 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 0-1 | 2-1 | W | 37 | 24 | Clarke-Harris, Ajose | 1567 |
| 45 | April 20, 2013 | Walsall | Away | 0-1 | 1-1 | D | 38 | 24 | Sodje | 4745 |
| 46 | April 27, 2013 | Yeovil Town | Home | 3-0 | 3-2 | W | 41 | 22 | Clarke-Harris (2), Ajose | 2440 |
