| Match | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | |
| 1 | 18 August, 2012 | Notts County | home | 1-2 | L |
| 2 | 21 August, 2012 | Scunthorpe United | away | 2-1 | W |
| 3 | 25 August, 2012 | Brentford | away | 1-5 | L |
| 4 | 1 September, 2012 | Coventry City | home | 1-0 | W |
| 5 | 8 September, 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | home | 0-0 | D |
| 6 | 15 September, 2012 | Stevenage | away | 2-2 | D |
| 7 | 18 September, 2012 | Carlisle United | away | 0-0 | D |
| 8 | 22 September, 2012 | Leyton Orient | home | 1-1 | D |
| 9 | 29 September, 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | away | 0-1 | L |
| 10 | 2 October, 2012 | Oldham Athletic | home | 0-2 | L |
| 11 | 6 October, 2012 | Hartlepool United | home | 2-1 | W |
| 12 | 13 October, 2012 | Portsmouth | away | 0-2 | L |
| 13 | 20 October, 2012 | Walsall | away | 2-2 | D |
| 14 | 23 October, 2012 | Swindon Town | home | 2-1 | W |
| 15 | 27 October, 2012 | Yeovil Town | home | 0-1 | L |
| 16 | 6 November, 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | away | 2-0 | W |
| 17 | 10 November, 2012 | Colchester United | home | 3-2 | W |
| 18 | 17 November, 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | away | 0-1 | L |
| 19 | 20 November, 2012 | Sheffield United | away | 3-3 | D |
| 20 | 24 November, 2012 | Crawley Town | home | 2-0 | W |
| 21 | 8 December, 2012 | Preston North End | away | 3-1 | W |
| 22 | 15 December, 2012 | Bury | home | 1-0 | W |
| 23 | 26 December, 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | away | 1-2 | L |
| 24 | 29 December, 2012 | Oldham Athletic | away | 2-1 | W |
| 25 | 1 January, 2013 | Carlisle United | home | 1-0 | W |
| 26 | 5 January, 2013 | Stevenage | home | 1-2 | L |
| 27 | 12 January, 2013 | Leyton Orient | away | 1-1 | D |
| 28 | 26 January, 2013 | Bournemouth | away | 1-3 | L |
| 29 | 2 February, 2013 | Scunthorpe United | home | 1-0 | W |
| 30 | 9 February, 2013 | Notts County | away | 1-1 | D |
| 31 | 12 February, 2013 | Bournemouth | home | 1-2 | L |
| 32 | 23 February, 2013 | Coventry City | away | 2-1 | W |
| 33 | 26 February, 2013 | Hartlepool United | away | 0-3 | L |
| 34 | 2 March, 2013 | Portsmouth | home | 1-2 | L |
| 35 | 9 March, 2013 | Colchester United | away | 2-1 | W |
| 36 | 16 March, 2013 | Shrewsbury Town | home | 1-1 | D |
| 37 | 19 March, 2013 | Milton Keynes Dons | home | 2-1 | W |
| 38 | 26 March, 2013 | Crawley Town | away | 0-2 | L |
| 39 | 29 March, 2013 | Bury | away | 2-2 | D |
| 40 | 1 April, 2013 | Preston North End | home | 1-0 | W |
| 41 | 10 April, 2013 | Brentford | home | 0-2 | L |
| 42 | 13 April, 2013 | Doncaster Rovers | home | 1-2 | L |
| 43 | 16 April, 2013 | Swindon Town | away | 1-4 | L |
| 44 | 20 April, 2013 | Yeovil Town | away | 0-1 | L |
| 45 | 23 April, 2013 | Sheffield United | home | 1-0 | W |
| 46 | 27 April, 2013 | Walsall | home | 2-0 | W |