| FA Cup Round 3 |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | Highbury | 54,193 | |
| Lewis | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | Middlesbrough | D 1 | Villa Park | 49,564 | |
| Gibson, Dorsett (p) | Lineups | Linacre, McKennan | | | | |
| D 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | Ewood Park | 52,468 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | Southend United | D 3S | Bloomfield Road | 24,532 | |
| Slater 3 (1p), Mortensen | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Bradford | 0 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | D 3S | Park Avenue | 19,709 | |
| | Lineups | Cross | | | | |
| D 2 | Brentford | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | Griffin Park | 37,000 | |
| | Lineups | Bowie | | | | |
| D 2 | Bury | 5 | 4 | Rotherham United | D 3N | Gigg Lane | 23,308 | |
| Bardsley, Massart, Whitworth 2, Bellis | Lineups | Rudd, Bower, Noble, Shaw | | | | |
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Ninian Park | 39,980 | |
| Evans, Williams G | Lineups | Williams, Inwood | | | | |
| D 3N | Carlisle United | 2 | 5 | Leeds United | D 2 | Brunton Park | 22,832 | |
| Lindsay, Dick | Lineups | Browning, Dudley 2, Williams, Cochrane | | | | |
| D 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | Fulham | D 1 | The Valley | 51,979 | |
| Hurst 2 | Lineups | Thomas R, Freeman | | | | |
| D 2 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 |
Yeovil Town |
SL |
Saltergate Recreation Ground | 24,288 | |
| Costello 2, Thompson | Lineups | Manstey | | | | |
| D 2 | Coventry City | 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Highfield Road | 29,390 | |
| Alderton | Lineups | Lofthouse, Langton | | | | |
| D 3S | Exeter City | 3 | 0 |
Nuneaton Borough |
BmC |
St James Park | 14,365 | |
| Greenwood, Regan, Fallon | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Luton Town | 3 | 4 | Grimsby Town | D 2 | Kenilworth Road | 18,843 | |
| Waugh, Kiernan 2 | Lineups | Briggs 4 | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 5 | Derby County | D 1 | Maine Road | 53,212 | |
| Black 2, Clarke | Lineups | Stamps 3 (1p), Steel, Powell | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 |
Weymouth |
SL |
Old Trafford | 38,284 | |
| Rowley 2, Pearson, Delaney | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3S | Newport County | 1 | 2 | Port Vale | D 3S | Somerton Park | 17,781 | |
| Comley | Lineups | Allen 2 | | | | |
| D 3S | Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | Southampton | D 2 | County Ground | 23,209 | |
| McCulloch | Lineups | Scott | | | | |
| D 3S | Notts County | 1 | 4 | Burnley | D 1 | Meadow Lane | 43,482 | |
| Johnston | Lineups | Spencer, Attwell, Potts, Wilson | | | | |
| D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 7 | Newcastle United | D 1 | Boundary Park | 31,706 | |
| Spurdle, Haddington | Lineups | Houghton, Milburn 3, Mitchell, Walker 2 | | | | |
| D 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Home Park | 42,089 | |
| Williams | Lineups | Smyth | | | | |
| D 1 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | D 3S | Fratton Park | 42,059 | |
| Delapenha | Lineups | Kinsey | | | | |
| D 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 2 | Everton | D 1 | Loftus Road | 22,433 | |
| | Lineups | Buckle, Catterick | | | | |
| D 3S | Reading | 2 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | D 3N | Elm Park | 25,050 | |
| Blackman 2 | Lineups | Todd 2, Doherty | | | | |
| D 2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | D 2 | Bramall Lane | 41,898 | |
| Thompson, Brook, Collindridge | Lineups | Adam | | | | |
| D 3N | Southport | 0 | 0 | Hull City | D 2 | Haig Avenue | 15,617 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3N | Stockport County | 4 | 2 | Barnsley | D 2 | Edgeley Park | 23,847 | |
| Cocker 2, Swinscoe, McGuigan | Lineups | Wright, Griffiths | | | | |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | Victoria Ground | 47,000 | |
| | Lineups | Baily | | | | |
| D 1 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | Roker Park | 55,097 | |
| Davis 2, Broadis 2, Shackleton 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | Vetch Field | 19,000 | |
| Allchurch, Burns, Scrine | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3S | Watford | 2 | 2 | Preston North End | D 2 | Vicarage Road | 25,087 | |
| Thomas, Oliver | Lineups | Brown E, Finney | | | | |
| D 2 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | Ipswich Town | D 3S | Upton Park | 25,000 | |
| Gazzard, Robinson, Wade, Woodgate 2 | Lineups | Parker | | | | |
