| League One |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-09 | H | Exeter City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Beckford 13, 88 | 27,681 |
| 2 | 15-Aug-09 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Becchio 61 | 8,400 |
| 3 | 18-Aug-09 | A | Walsall | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Johnson 83; Beckford 86 | 8,483 |
| 4 | 22-Aug-09 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Johnson 14; Beckford 35; Becchio 86 | 21,692 |
| 5 | 29-Aug-09 | A | Colchester United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Johnson 47; Beckford 64 | 8,810 |
| 6 | 05-Sep-09 | H | Stockport County | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Grella 9; Michalik 37 | 22,870 |
| 7 | 11-Sep-09 | A | Southend United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 10,123 |
| 8 | 19-Sep-09 | H | Gillingham | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Johnson 14, 28; Howson 46; Beckford 80 | 21,026 |
| 9 | 26-Sep-09 | A | Milton Keynes Dons | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Snodgrass 90 | 16,713 |
| 10 | 29-Sep-09 | H | Carlisle United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Beckford 30 | 19,673 |
| 11 | 03-Oct-09 | H | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 31,838 |
| 12 | 19-Oct-09 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Johnson 15; Beckford 90 | 19,912 |
| 13 | 24-Oct-09 | A | Millwall | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Kisnorbo 12 | 14,165 |
| 14 | 27-Oct-09 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Beckford 9, 65; Vokes 55; Kandol 87 | 11,448 |
| 15 | 31-Oct-09 | H | Yeovil Town | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Johnson 42; Gradel 69; Beckford 79; Kandol 84 | 24,482 |
| 16 | 21-Nov-09 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Snodgrass 27; Beckford 43; Kilkenny 90 | 7,615 |
| 17 | 24-Nov-09 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Gradel 89 | 19,744 |
| 18 | 01-Dec-09 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Kilkenny 37; Becchio 82 | 7,793 |
| 19 | 05-Dec-09 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Snodgrass 2; Gradel 66p | 36,723 |
| 20 | 12-Dec-09 | A | Brentford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 9,031 |
| 21 | 19-Dec-09 | H | Southampton | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Snodgrass 77 | 25,948 |
| 22 | 26-Dec-09 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Beckford 38, 69; Becchio 45 | 30,191 |
| 23 | 28-Dec-09 | A | Stockport County | W | 4-2 | (1-1) | Snodgrass 2; Beckford 67, 90; Bromby 87 | 7,768 |
| 24 | 09-Jan-10 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Howson 4 | 24,383 |
| 25 | 16-Jan-10 | A | Exeter City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 8,549 |
| 26 | 26-Jan-10 | A | Swindon Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 14,508 |
| 27 | 30-Jan-10 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Beckford 38p, 55 | 23,425 |
| 28 | 06-Feb-10 | A | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Becchio 23, 78 | 5,115 |
| 29 | 13-Feb-10 | A | Leyton Orient | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Daniels(og) 90 | 8,013 |
| 30 | 16-Feb-10 | H | Walsall | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | McSheffrey 54 | 18,941 |
| 31 | 20-Feb-10 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Snodgrass 90 | 24,120 |
| 32 | 23-Feb-10 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Becchio 54, 61 | 17,635 |
| 33 | 27-Feb-10 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Howson 61; Becchio 66 | 21,764 |
| 34 | 06-Mar-10 | H | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Beckford 72 | 25,445 |
| 35 | 09-Mar-10 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | Snodgrass 9; Beckford 16p, 65; Becchio 34 | 8,346 |
| 36 | 13-Mar-10 | A | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 30,794 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Nov-09 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Howson 36; Grella 90 | 5,552 |
| 2 | 29-Nov-09 | A | Kettering Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Beckford 78 | 4,837 |
| 2r | 08-Dec-09 | H | Kettering Town | W | 5-1 | (1-0) | Becchio 20; Grella 108, 116; Kandol 109; Beckford 119 | 10,670 |
| 3 | 03-Jan-10 | A | Manchester United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Beckford 19 | 74,526 |
| 4 | 23-Jan-10 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Beckford 52, 90p | 35,750 |
| 4r | 03-Feb-10 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | Becchio 45 | 37,704 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-09 | A | Darlington | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Showunmi 54 | 4,487 |
| 2 | 25-Aug-09 | H | Watford | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Snodgrass 38, 98 [aet] | 14,681 |
| 3 | 22-Sep-09 | H | Liverpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 38,168 |
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| Johnstones Paint Trophy |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 2 | 06-Oct-09 | H | Darlington | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Robinson 25; Kandol 28 | 8,429 |
| QF | 10-Nov-09 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Lancashire(og) 40; Kilkenny 45; Beckford 55 | 10,430 |
| SF | 15-Dec-09 | H | Accrington Stanley | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Ephraim 9; Kilkenny 50 | 12,696 |
| F L1 | 19-Jan-10 | H | Carlisle United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Crowe 56 | --,--- |
| F L2 | 09-Feb-10 | A | Carlisle United | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 46; Crowe 80; Grella 86 [aet, pen 6-5] | 9,430 |
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Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.