After being relegated and the subsequent resignation of Arthur Dickinson the previous season, Wednesday appoint Bob Brown as their first "proper" manager, with full responsibility for picking the team.  After a decent start with two defeats in the first nine matches, Wednesday go on a terrible run of one win in fifteen to leave them in 20th by mid November.  However, a terrific run of one defeat in the final fifteen matches sees them finish in a respectable 10th place.

In the FA Cup Wednesday go out in the 2nd round, losing to 1st Division Everton at Hillsborough after a draw at Goodison Park.

With Wednesday not having played in the 2nd Division since 1899-1900, they play a number of teams they have not met before in a first class fixture.  These are:  Cardiff City, Fulham, Gateshead (South Shields), Hull City, Leeds United, Leyton Orient, Rotherham United, Stockport County and West Ham United.