Upon promotion, Dwyer was handed a new one-year contract by Ashurst. However, the club's return proved to be disappointing as a lack of funds and serious injury problems to the side's forward players made results difficult. During the course of the season, Ashurst resigned from his role to join Sunderland and was replaced by a caretaker manager duo of coaches Jimmy Goodfellow and Jimmy Mullen. The club finished the campaign in 15th place while Dwyer remained ever present in league competition for the second time during his career. He appeared in all 42 league matches and all 8 matches in cup competitions.