| Date |
Round |
Opponents |
Result |
| 1971-72 |
1 |
Bury (h) |
1-2 |
| 1972-73 |
1
1r |
Blackburn Rovers (h)
Blackburn Rovers (a) |
2-2
1-4 |
| 1973-74 |
1 |
Doncaster Rovers (a) |
0-1 |
| 1974-75 |
1
1r
2
2r
3 |
Port Vale (a)
Port Vale (h)
Hartlepool (a)
Hartlepool (h)
Swindon Town (a) |
2-2
2-0
0-0
1-0
0-2 |
| 1975-76 |
1
2
3
4 |
Boston United (a)
Mansfield Town (a)
Aldershot (a)
West Bromwich Albion (a) |
1-0
2-1
2-1
2-3 |
| 1976-77 |
1
2
3
3r |
Morecambe (h)
Nuneaton Borough (h)
Burnley (a)
Burnley (h) |
1-0
6-0
2-2
0-1 |
| 1977-78 |
1 |
Preston North End (a) |
2-3 |
| 1978-79 |
1 |
Blackpool (a) |
1-2 |
| 1979-80 |
1 |
Sheffield Wednesday (a) |
0-3 |
| 1980-81 |
1
2 |
Gateshead (h)
Bury (a) |
1-0
0-2 |
| 1981-82 |
1
1r
1r2 |
Port Vale (h)
Port Vale (a)
Port Vale (a) |
2-2
0-0
0-2 |
| 1982-83 |
1 |
Hartlepool United (a) |
0-3 |
| 1983-84 |
1
2
2r |
Port Vale (a)
Sheffield United (h)
Sheffield United (a) |
2-1
0-0
0-1 |
| 1984-85 |
1
1r |
Telford United (h)
Telford United (a) |
1-1
1-2 |
| 1985-86 |
1 |
Blackpool (h) |
0-1 |
| 1986-87 |
1 |
Wigan Athletic (a) |
1-3 |
| 1987-88 |
4Q
1
2 |
Brigg Town (a)
Crewe Alexandra (h)
Mansfield Town (a) |
4-1 e
2-1
3-4 |
| 1988-89 |
1 |
Altrincham (a) |
2-3 |
| 1989-90 |
1
2 |
Billingham Synthonia (h)
Rochdale (a) |
1-0
0-3 |
| 1990-91 |
1 |
Crewe Alexandra (h) |
1-4 |
| 1991-92 |
1 |
Stockport County (a) |
1-3 |
| 1992-93 |
1
1r |
Stafford Rangers (h)
Stafford Rangers (a) |
0-0
1-2 |
| 1993-94 |
1
2 |
Witton Albion (a)
Bolton Wanderers (h) |
2-0
1-3 |
| 1994-95 |
1
2
3 |
Hull City (a)
Huddersfield Town (h)
Crystal Palace (a) |
1-0
1-0
1-5 |
| 1995-96 |
1 |
Stockport County (a) |
0-5 |
| 1996-97 |
1 |
Burnley (a) |
1-2 |
| 1997-98 |
1
1r
2
2r |
Gainsborough Trinity (h)
Gainsborough Trinity (a)
Emley (h)
Emley (a) |
1-1
3-2 e
2-2
3-3 f |
| 1998-99 |
1
2
3 |
Cheltenham Town (a)
Stevenage Borough (h)
Sunderland (h) |
1-0
4-1
0-1 |
| 1999-00 |
1
2
2r |
Welling United (h)
Luton Town (a)
Luton Town (h) |
1-0
2-2
0-1 |
| 2000-01 |
1
2 |
Bracknell Town (h)
Dagenham & Redbridge (h) |
4-0
0-1 |
| 2001-02 |
1
1r
2 |
Bury (h)
Bury (a)
Leyton Orient (a) |
1-1
1-1 g
1-2 |
| 2002-03 |
1 |
Carlisle United (a) |
1-2 |
| 2003-04 |
1
2 |
Brighton (h)
Southend United (a) |
3-1
0-3 |
| 2004-05 |
1 |
Hartlepool (a) |
0-3 |
| 2005-06 |
1
1r |
MK Dons (h)
MK Dons (a) |
1-1
1-2 |
| 2006-07 |
1 |
Port Vale (a) |
1-2 |
| 2007-08 |
1
1r |
Nottm Forest (h)
Nottm Forest (a) |
1-1
1-3 |
