| D3 | 12/05/1984 | Preston North End | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rudge | | 5,077 | Loss |
| D3 | 07/05/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sheffield United | Chandler 2, Caldwell | | 9,036 | Win |
| D3 | 05/05/1984 | Millwall | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,346 | Loss |
| D3 | 28/04/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Bournemouth | | | 3,045 | Loss |
| D3 | 21/04/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Wigan Athletic | | | 6,142 | Loss |
| D3 | 20/04/1984 | Oxford United | 5-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 9,788 | Loss |
| D3 | 16/04/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | Chandler (pen), Bell G | | 3,266 | Win |
| D3 | 14/04/1984 | Brentford | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,831 | Loss |
| D3 | 07/04/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Gillingham | | | 4,815 | Loss |
| D3 | 31/03/1984 | Burnley | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Thompson S, Whatmore | | 8,359 | Draw |
| D3 | 27/03/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Bradford City | | | 5,994 | Loss |
| D3 | 24/03/1984 | Newport County | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Whatmore, Thompson S, Joyce W G | | 2,436 | Win |
| D3 | 17/03/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Exeter City | Foster W | | 5,161 | Win |
| D3 | 06/03/1984 | Orient | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler | | 2,449 | Loss |
| D3 | 03/03/1984 | Hull City | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler | | 6,869 | Draw |
| D3 | 25/02/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Port Vale | Caldwell 2 | | 5,818 | Win |
| AMC1 | 21/02/1984 | Burnley | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell | | 3,355 | Loss |
| D3 | 14/02/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Lincoln City | | | 5,450 | Loss |
| D3 | 11/02/1984 | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rudge | | 5,043 | Draw |
| D3 | 06/02/1984 | Southend United | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell | | 1,594 | Win |
| D3 | 04/02/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Bristol Rovers | Caldwell 2, Chandler (pen) | | 5,399 | Win |
| D3 | 28/01/1984 | Walsall | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 7,812 | Loss |
| D3 | 21/01/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Scunthorpe United | | | 5,379 | Draw |
| D3 | 14/01/1984 | Wimbledon | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,955 | Loss |
| FAC3 | 07/01/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Sunderland | | | 14,018 | Loss |
| D3 | 02/01/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Millwall | Rudge, Joyce W G | | 7,054 | Win |
| D3 | 31/12/1983 | Sheffield United | 5-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 14,252 | Loss |
| D3 | 27/12/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Oxford United | Chandler | | 11,059 | Win |
| D3 | 26/12/1983 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler | | 10,045 | Win |
| D3 | 17/12/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Preston North End | Foster W, Chandler | | 6,245 | Draw |
| FAC2 | 10/12/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | Foster W, Rudge | | 6,934 | Win |
| D3 | 03/12/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Brentford | Chandler | | 5,416 | Win |
| D3 | 26/11/1983 | Bournemouth | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler, Thompson S | | 3,941 | Draw |
| FAC1R | 22/11/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Tranmere Rovers | Chandler 2 (1 pen), Rudge, Caldwell (aet) | | 6,305 | Win |
| FAC1 | 19/11/1983 | Tranmere Rovers | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Joyce W G, Chandler (pen) | | 5,497 | Draw |
| D3 | 12/11/1983 | Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,624 | Loss |
| D3 | 05/11/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Orient | McElhinney, Foster W, Joyce W G | | 5,859 | Win |
| D3 | 02/11/1983 | Lincoln City | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,988 | Draw |
| D3 | 29/10/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Southend United | Caldwell 2 | | 5,366 | Win |
| D3 | 22/10/1983 | Port Vale | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler, Caldwell | | 4,269 | Win |
| D3 | 18/10/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Hull City | | | 6,397 | Draw |
| D3 | 15/10/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Newport County | Caldwell, Chandler | | 4,928 | Loss |
| D3 | 08/10/1983 | Exeter City | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell 2 | | 3,478 | Draw |
| D3 | 01/10/1983 | Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rudge | | 5,651 | Loss |
| D3 | 27/09/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Burnley | | | 9,709 | Draw |
| D3 | 24/09/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Rotherham United | Caldwell, Redfearn | | 5,592 | Win |
| D3 | 16/09/1983 | Scunthorpe United | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,406 | Loss |
| LC1L2 | 14/09/1983 | Chester City | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | (aet) (Lost 2-0 on penalties) | | 1,502 | Loss |
| D3 | 10/09/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 8-1 | Walsall | Caldwell 5, Deakin R, Rudge, Valentine | | 4,375 | Win |
| D3 | 06/09/1983 | Gillingham | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,087 | Loss |
| D3 | 03/09/1983 | Bradford City | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell, Rudge | | 3,324 | Win |
| LC1L1 | 30/08/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Chester City | Joyce W G, Caldwell 2 | | 2,665 | Win |
| D3 | 27/08/1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Wimbledon | Rudge, Chandler (pen) | | 3,992 | Win |